New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-10
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY TO- 1900

practice after the fashion or our Us for
the purpose of securing the great ete , not in
Ie yaq 5if 1 me Civilized meaning Of those
terms-fe according to orderly iV ~ baDpi-
ness limited by the pursuit OF happiness a1 ~
every GtaeT man to r Government itself de-
mics the Declaration every Tune I,,o,, Fornn OF
aTernment such as that of the sultan the C5as
other absolute autoerats. wa osS ion Of the
according to the oppositons lntegptfs because the
Declaration. are spurious goyergTseHasS TO them
SOME CASES FOR THE OPPOsITlON-
60. =, ,.,.,,-,.to, ar. estopped from denying
our constitutional power to govern the h
circumstances may demand OF 49,, sC,a Alaska
How then is it denied In the Philippines
ge3graphiea! Interpretation 70 Sf,tutona Inita
tons? Does thousand miles OF USe1 ~ miles
of :ande The ocean does rot separate US rom
the field Of our duty and endeavor.ir and landing
established highway needing no rep5 az ct ssparate
us at any point desired. The seas 90 hoo - other
T@ ssa are hgbways through archipelago
which would cost hundreds or hllton55 ~ wafer
Ls.ilT nsIer Russia has been centuries IN cross
t eii,~I vases. the PJritaus crossed the At
Iantic In brief and flying weeks II the 49, bave
sacbeJ the TransvaaI; but they sailed on LloeItys
ocean-they walked cfvlizatOns untaSeti ,,,sII,
saiied round the Cape and anchored in CallfoIna s
% b Tbfen!ng bones Of those who made It. no
No! The ocean unites US; steam ulIe9 US; s 70 the
r aeS IThere dutv and interest call There IS
az IN onean no constitutional argument against
~ n Inc b f the Aag for the oceans, too. are ours.
With more extended coast sS thdn dn my i otber
people ever dreamed Of and that eomeTGe as
only m its 6eg9nIngsj VII IF ereece ard the
of our Navy only just begun WIN me an auO- an
cestry in our veins with the shores Of al the e2
tinents calling US the great Eeps9hc, TI5sz high
viii be the acknowledge lord Of the "0'i' ''7''
And over them the Republic viii hold odd doninf ron
Nv yirtu Of
tfe peace of the world and the betterment OF man
THE POWER OF CONGRESS.
No the oceans arc not limitations Of the poW 20
which the Constitution expressly gives CongresS 10
govern all territory the Nation may acqRaIHf have
Constitution declares that M g5eedfu rules and
Regulations respecting the ter[ltory Territor
only: Louisiana Florida only; not JSTvSeT
I, 10 tba Nation The founders of the Ma
ton were not provincial Theirs was the gTos
landsnen, and they knew that where our shiPs
should go our tag might follow t4 45 RepybIc
they were planting must in obedience 20 the La% avs
OF re oqe RepGbe Witch the World behods to-day
and into the still mightier Republic nch ne W Cs
of the destinies Of mankind And SO our IaIneEs
of exnansion of empTe if YOU will unlimited by
geography or climate or by anything out fhe wa
gTess shall have power to dispose Of and make all
tory beIongfng to the United States"
The power TO govern all territory the Nation may
guage affirming that power had not been wTitteN Nm IN
the Constitution For not all powers OF Lng
tional Government are expressed Its prIHclpaaI
powers are implied The written ConstiII4I04 ti =
not not been true the Constitution would have failed
G the 2soPe IN amy the had not
had the capacity for growth corresponding Win IhS
should have been abandoned the Articles OF Con-
federation were abandoned
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NATION
For the Constitution is not immortal in itself is
NOT I1SafE eVen n 81
mortal and useful only serves the orderly
development of the Nation The Nation alone is
immortal The Nation alone is sacred The Army
is its servant The Navy is its servant The Presi-
our laws are its methods Our Constitution is it's
tionai Interpretation: the constitution was made for
The people not the people d9F the GonSI h b
formulated the doctrine of implied powers Mar
constitutiona1 interpreta ton i'm McCullogh against
Maryland. Congress recognized it when it provided
The supreme Court of the Republic recognized it
the promissory notes of the Republic legal tender
for debts. Washington recognized it when he sent
and Lincoln, the soul and symbol Of the common
people. recognized the doctrine of implied powers
ter bank: and although the subject was familiar
manned silent it, Marshall said that this power
Constitution to make internal improvements; and.
although it was a subject painfully before the
silent upon it, Congress said it is implied.
There is no power expressed in the Constitution.
but almost the reverse. TO make anything but gold
and silver legal tender for payment of debts; the
power expressed in the Constitution TO maintain
order in State with the Nations soldiers unless
and Cleveland said it is implied. The legislative.
the executive and the judicial departments of our
Government have recognized and confirmed the
doctrine of implied powers by which alone the Con-
stitution lives, the people make progress and the
Republic marches forward to its imperial destiny.
The letter killeth but the spirit giveth life"
INFERENCE FROM THE CONSTITUTION.
BY the same reasoning that Hamilton Marshall
Washington and Lincoln employed could infer
power to do the work of administering govern
ment in the Philippines as the situation may de-
mand even if that power had not been affirmed in
express words. We could infer it from the purpose
OF the Constitution to provide for the common de-
fence and promote the general welfare of the
Nation and the power given Congress to make
laws TO secure these ends For the archipelago is
base for the commerce of the East. 1t Is a base
for military and naval operations against the only
POWERS with whom conflict is possible; fortress
thrown up in the Pacific. defending our Western
coast, commanding the waters OF the Orient and
giving us point from which we can instantly
strike and seize the possession of any possible foe
The Nations power to make rules and regulations
fined any given set of rules or regulations II Is
not confined to any particular formula of laws or
Where do Senators find constitutional warrant for
longing the 1 United sates The II anF9as r 9
ing our power to govern such territory Is as broad
there is nothing in the Constitution TO limit that
comprehensive language The very reverse is true,
and in any manner the situation demands would
nave been In Congress if the Constitution had been
10 the States or people, merely because ii is a
power inherent IN and an attribute of nationality
specihc provisions of the Constitution but because
dency OF our race-the tendency to expIore eSnsSd
ana grow. TO sail new and seek new lands
ana plant civilized and cviiiznG governmep[s owes
all the globe. For the makers of the CONSTITUTION
Drake. and Raleigh and Smith and Winthron aud