The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-03

Admitting for the sake of argument
that the Mckinley plan of expansion
is a good thing, it will be instructive
to compare what the republican
president has done with what was ac-
complished by democratic execu-
tives
Facts concerning the history of ter
ritorial growth are found in little
book just published in Boston under
the title of ''Territoria Aggrandise-
ment OF the United States" This
work is simply historical and entirely
nOnpartisan.
Following are some OF the interest
ing statistics to be found in this
book:
Louisiana purchase in 1SO3-bv
Jefferson-area S64 ,931 acres. Pop
ulatiOn at date of acquisition so. 900.
Population in 1890. II. 900, 900. in
habiting the states of Arkansas,
Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska. North and
South DakOtas, nearly the whole of
Louisiana. the whole of Indian Ter
ritory, and the greater parts of Kan
sas, Minnesota, Montana and Wy
oming and parts of Colorado and
Oklahoma
"F1orida purchase in 1S19-Area
50, 26S acres. Population at date
of purchase 1000; population in
1890, 5000, 900, including Florida,
and small parts of Alabama, Louisi-
ana and Mississippi.
Texas annexation in 1S45-area
81, 239 acres. Population at date
OF acquisition 100000: population
i'll 1890, 100000, including Texas
and small parts of Colorado, New
Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Mexican cessions in 1916 and S53
Area, 591 BIB. Population It date
OF acquisition, 10000; population
in 1890, l 600, 900. including Arizo-
ma, California, Nevada, Utah and
parts of Colorado and New Mexico
and a small part of Wyoming"
| All OF these acquisitions were Sc.
cured by democratic presidents, jeff
ersOn. Monroe. Polk and Pierce. Com
menting on this sort of expansion,
the Pittsburg Post says:
"They comprise an area of 1,S90,-
| I'D acres as AGAINST SD7 Sl1 aoraS
which constituted the area of the
union when the constitution was
formed. They had a population OF
314 900 at the time of their acquisi
ton. They now have a population
of not less than 10000. 900, occupy
inc twenty states and territories OF
the American union. They are self
governing states, constituting the
backbone OF the republic, with an in
telligent, patriotic and progressive
pOpula tiOn. They have become the
9ranary of the world and supply a
large proportion of the world yield
OF gold, silver, cope" and other
metals No imperialism or colonial
ism among any OF them. They were
acquired with the intent they should
become states. and free and equa
states they are. They have added
vastly to the natural wealth anC
power This was democratic expan
sion.
| Now, what has Mckinley done? By
the acquisition of Hawaii. Porto
Rico and the Philippines, he has &C
quired total area of 124,75S acre.
and population of 1864, 7OS o
every complexion known to sunshine
save the pure, unadulterated eau
casion; they are black. brown ane
copper colored, and the Mckinley
administration is now loudly pro
claiming they are incapable of self
government, or fitted TO enjoy th,
rights and privileges OF American
citizens, or the benefits and guaran
tees of constitutional government.
Is it necessary to argue on the mer
its OF the two kinds of expansion
Assuredly not. The facts are nor
eloquent than words Chicago Dis
patch.
Three Aurderers Hanged.