Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-20


side which the commerce OF the At
lantic will pale into insigni6cance.
There r 100000 600 people on the
other side OF the Atlantic. They
largely produce the same kind OF
things We produce. We sell them
only enough TO fill up deficiencies
here and there. On the west side OF
the Pacific, within 1000 miles oiMan-
liza, more than half the population OF
the globe resides. China, japan,
Korea, the Philippines, and all theis-
lands and smaller states connected,
promise a trade which is visible to
the.eye of every enterprising nation
In Europe and OF every enterprising
merchant In Europe AZ well. Our
people are not blind to the opportun-
ity. By all the rules the oriental
trade is ours.
Where the Englishman is compel
led to go from Liverpool throughthe
Suez canal, the Gulf Of Alden, and the
Red sea. waters difficult Of naviga-
ton under tropical suns, ii 900 miles
to Hong Kong, we reach the same
point at 5000 miles from our Western
coast across an ocean in the temper
ate zone, and we send forth our ships
from shores that are capable OF pro-
ducing each and every article o itrade
or commerce demanded by the vast
Oriental population.
If this be not a vain vision, II this
be not "a long-drawn picture OF the
imagination, ii ii is in truth IA reality
that great opportunities exist for the
extension of trade and and
civilization to the west, then we ore
properly extending our boundaries to
the end that we may be able to pro.
tect our merchants, find a home for
our navy, and put u country In a
position where il will give to our
own citizens at least an equal chance
in the struggle. We are today in "A
splendid position in the Pacific.
The group OF Aleutian islands, con-
stituting a part of Alaska, reach
down To within about n thousand
miles of Yokohama. Out in mid
ocean we have the Hawaiian group.
We annexed the Hawaiian islands in
the midst OF the same abuse and Will
~tication that marks our progress
now with reference to the Philippine
islands. Yet all may see now, and
none will question, that the acquisi-
tion OF the Hawaiian islands, coming
In the course of nature and under
natures laws, vas wise, prudent, pa
triotic and iarseeing as a policy.
The people who criticised the &C.
QUESTION of the Hawaiian islands
but a short time ago have ceased TO
criticise now. They accept the logic
OF the situation. Theindividual who
would now repeat thepuerile, trifing
insinuatiops, arguments and sugges-
tons that were made upon this floor
with reference to the annexation OF
the Hawaiian islands would he con.
sidered a fit subject for %transporta.
ton over the branch to st. Eliza
beth's asylum for the insane. People
move on. The carping critics, well
meaning in their day, and | do not
impugn their motives, h&ve moved
up and they now see what IA visi'
BILE TO clearer minds a long time ago.
In the regular order OF intellectual
development these same people will
move up to the Philippine situation
They will ease to regard their own
government as always in the wrong
They will reach a point where they
will approve OF its action and lend i,
"A helping rather than place upon it q
hindering hand: and, within a brieieI
term than any one would credit now,
I believe the American people, with.
out a dissenting voice, will as clearly
approve the action of this govern
ment with reference to the Philippine
islands as they now approve the ac'
ton of the government with refer
ence to the Hawaiian islands.
The same is true OF Porto Rico We
,.- l,,.a t,;ols aud limnultias, ~,
may have to try some experiments
we MAY here and there find a dishOn
est servant; but we will profit by th'
experience. We will profit 10y oul
own failures. We will punish thos,
who prove faithless TO their trust
aud punish them with n severity tina
will be a lesson to the people Of TN
country in which they perpetratet
the wrong.
t We will thus move forward. Mr.
President, and before the middle u
: the next Mckinley administrator
= shall have been reached we will hav
: the Democratic party looking 70
some other issue. They will be tent
ing on what will be to US an oil
camp ground, and we will probabl,
q have moved forward to anothe
e proposition, which they will comba
! with the great intelligence and yigo
t with which they have combated u
t on each aud every proposition tina
g has been presented during this ad
j ministration.
] We are glad TO have the opposition
n Mr.. President. 1t is wholesome; 1t
useful. We do not hold 1t In cor
tempt because the people Of thecour
try AT large condemn il so literally