The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-13

olgested Geographic service which is
characteristic OF it.
1t will be worth your while to read the
Sunday Globe.
established any fact by it's history it is
lnat thereSls mo conflict and no lncon-
slstency between justice and profit; that
the pathway to greatness Is by oDedien0e
10 the moral law; that the constitution
Wnlch was iestdonshed, primarily 10 es-
r tdpllSh Justice, has proved lJseIE the
pest agent OF prosperity the word has
ever known, ana that system can only be
halntalnedssby maintaining the source
unspilled and invioiate. Great applause)
EArENDIHG THE APPLICATION.
Let US z&eeS in practical operation,
Wnelher the eSta adjustment of l:IiS form
OF SoVernmeffr III the philippine IS anus
Is possipFe aN1tnouu any INJURY to our
serves. Let us consider the effect OF ii
on cur own 'repuplc, and, let ME repeat,
l nave no uoupt that Mckinney is honest
anu sincere Wnen he tells US that he In
TENDS his imperiansuc establishments TO
pe tfanSmarlne, and tor domestic pur-
poses the republic shall be kept intact
ueupt the4capaclty OF any man TO lore
close the future. SThe oay that empire
IS established IN the Philippine isIands,
Ildt Gay the foundations or this republc
III The United States are impaired, en-
udngefed and the ruin of Inc republic
is accomplished. (AppIause.) If there
&c any Justification Tor the taking of
the Philippine islands, it is difficult TO
bay where IS any territory that we ought
not To take. (Appiause.)
1hey ten US we are justified in taking
the Philippine islands because there rs
proilt III their conquest. L will discuss
mat little later, but assume that
statement to be true, ii the Iacr that con-
p ~ ~ IS profitable makes CONQUEST Justi-
Maple then where shall the limitations
Oh our conquest be liked. P,ainIy II Is
our DUTY, under this dispensaUon, to
cUHquer every territory We are aoIe to
Supoue. The limits OF our empire will
therefore, be the limits OF our power /
peneVe that every patriot now confidently
hopes InaC the Gay viii come when Can
ada will be Incorporated into the Union
lAppfauSe.) That we are all agreed
upon, put we are not agreed upon the
rlght or the wisdom of extending our
author1ty over the Philippine Islands, but
II this principle of conquest be correct
that We must carry 1t wnere we can.
where 1t is profitable, then we are
pound to acquire every territory over
Whlch we can extend our armies. The
conquest OF the South American coun-
trleS would not be impossible. Nay
more, the conquest of emma would be
less 1anclrul suggestion now tnan the
conquest OF the fnInppine islands three
years ago they say We are justified III
taxing the Philippines because they are
near China. They are not half so near
emma as China is Itself. Moreover, the
NIFTY, The Fiipinos have never done
any thing except render us service on the
neld OF battle and rislking their lives and
and blood for the triumph Of our flag
If we subdued China, we would be pun
lsmng enemies. In attempting to sub
due the Philippine islands we are butch
erlhg, oetfay4AlS and slaughtering our al
hes. If congress can accomplish all these
conquests,.e aud can govern them as it
pleases, 1t is perfectly plain that 1t is
i Mltnln the power OF congress and pres
ldent to establish as many different gov
ernments as they think proper. Then
they can make Mckinley constitutional
ruler in Canada and consul of Mexico
ana son OF, heaven in China and some 9TH
e En- form o., despot further east. You may
tell me that this is a fanciful suggestion;
tnat II is ridiculous to assume that Nc
Nlnley would set up for wrongful
despot. The Republicans say to you that
an emperor is too ridiculous for discus
sion. l admit that as an emperor he is
a rather ludicrous exhibit. (Applause)
n nur, lad f ; ana gentlemen, the darkest
without some grotesque features.
M'K1NLEY IS A SULTAN.
When. I say that this policy involves the
posslpihty of 1ar. McKiniey's assuming
powers of a wrongful despot, | do not
prophecy at all. 1t doesn't involve the
gift of prophecy. 1t is matter of his
tory, He is a wrongful despot now He
claims of the Republicans. CAppiause)
You will remember ladies and gentle
men. that there is but one feature of this
InllipPine policy to which Republican
newspapers, statesmen and orators point
with PRIDE as complete, something that
is no longer to be achieved but Is com
p p1It, and that is the recognition by the
Suzeraln. (Applause). Well, if Mr.. SFr-
kinney Is the suzerain, he is the sultan.
ana the other person is his deputy Hbu
n Gu -
compete authority. Now, let us see
what the condition of this government
Is Mr.; Mckinley today is suzerain of
the sultan OF Sulu, therefore, he is the
sultan NOW, under the Oriental gov
eminent, the sultan is responsible for
the acts of government. With us, the
PRESIDENT Pre- IS responsible for the acts of
the executive officers appointed by him
SELF. He. has no authority over the
courts and Judiciary He is therefore
free from any responsibility for the pro-
ment of legislative departments. but the
sultan is the source of all authority.
from fn91od MN m Al al powers proceed He is the
source r1't,, OF the laws, he is the source of
by which they are enforced. The Judges
are his creatures. There are no repre-
S ser HZt The laws are his dictates.
The officers to enforce them are his
creatures, their acts being simply the act
OF his hand. Where in the Island of S1Ilu
To-Day there is slave bound by chains,
fastened
by MckinleySs hands. The scouree thar
1ails upon his back Is applied by Nc
Kinley.
HIS CHANGE SINCE 1895.
Mr.. Cochran stated that he was aware
that he had been and Is being severely
criticised and arraigned by the Repun-
Hcans for supporting the candidacy Of
Mr.. Bryan this year, when four years
ago he opposed it. He explained his
present attitude In comparison with that
of the last campaign by saying that he
then believed Mr.. Bryan was wrong
and that this year he believes he is
right. He stated that no man had a
right to. question his consistency for
the situation is by no means the same
The issues at stake are wholly different
The principles involved are. widely at
variance with those before the people
four years1ago.
He said that he could not possibly j.1en-
tify himself with the administration of
President Mckinley in any wav what
ever, ana therefore 1t would be radically
inconsistent If he did not support Mr..
Bryan and do all In his, power to bring
about the defeat Of the man and the
party that, If given the reigns of power
again, might bring this nation into a
state OF ruin and disaster For these rea-
sons, Mr.. Cochran said, in the most We
hement terms which he could command,
he could not support the candidacy Of
Mckinley and was morally bound oy a
deep-abiding sense of duty to support
Mr.. Bryan.