New-York tribune., 1900-08-30

miscellaneous to every market in the world as the
Greet result Of Republican economic PoiGies @ pu'
n force during our Civil War and steadily per
This is manifest destiny g written eE an ,l aus
Il VIII give fifteen millions Of people to our States
the P@e % C9ss S it va % oP99a ga in every
carry the -Unlted States far along on that course
Of National grandeur for which believe II was
IsEsl Is rot TIE psFaouq{ ei issgs gsuss IF ths
Of any question the Philippines Is 10 oe con-
s1thoTity ot TIE United States has been put down
The paramount issues this year are nlTa t ~ % Is
10 / be put in power 10 advance its principles by
~ RTas s eIectea and win the frst engagement
in a campaign the next battle Of which VII De
The question for The plain Peope IS 90 Jey fresh T1sh
and deep in their memories 10 chanee gt OF Si1h
the change OF that abouudfng prosteIlIIg ".-AeL
prosperity which no Democratic platform o.
speaker denies dare rejoice IN or even a'uue ~
take "a bond Of fste' L necessary by annihilatlng
for ;he Dreservation of their own domestic inter
time their enemy and the alder and abettor OF 'he
TagaI rebels?
DUTY TO THE PHILIPPINES.
TIE Immediate duty Of this Government as t9
70 crush rebeiiion against it What its eonstitg-
toEsl Po~eIs ana aaila1DHs NM e5ereS after the su-
tho-fiy Of United States shan have oeeti lI l
contains any disabling inhibtions which viii pre-
vent This Government from governing lhose Ij lsas
their best interests may deInana ana eeGG . ciis
20 the capacities OF the4r People no s9ch aiItcI5
ties lntervenea il the adj aI1o o. 4a5 m rom
Mexico. Congress iegslated al the last session. II
titisTs enfireiy unUaTTanred by the Cons1,ruon.
Il the disabling construction paced @ lion - a %, -
our opponents Is correct There are certain -afSe
and general considerations, however which. 10 my
mind demonstrate that the 4utnoTJy 70 s%is1 gIssI
70 disabling limitations OF certain proEisons OF
the Constitution. which. because they are lna2Le1
be 70 TIE situation. never conId nave oeei Ne-
4 beiieTe II never was heard before that any con
stirutional government with the tu4I ana compete
strunent which created it from the acquisition OF
territory b. the consideration that II Soulq pe
sny own opinion. 1 would hold the Philippines per
1penay r neo a 0' rbeig Be9pe eonstrate their
caPabihty. give them the fullest power OF self
you'd do as Great Britain d.d with OF the
same stock in the Straits Settlement Where I nIty
By three separate suitans making war on eaeh
little she has given them SUPERINTENDENT until
their self-admirst ration Is now almost j
peaceful communities IN the world II is loyal to
ihe mother State and its soldiers stand ready TO
sovereignty and for civilization in China
The conditions and situations as 70 Cuba and the
Philippines are not the same We never had SOW
ereigntx, over Cuba We have soye4reignty y. over
Cuba and Spain, the Cubans were in arms. fighting
erents i9g ls.[ MPea we invaded the P6pPines the
natives not In arms. We never promised 70
maSd il a. thst time BEFORE we invaded cuba in
the very declaration of war against spain this
that island We made no such promise as 70
ippines rests upon the same incontestabIe basis
ana yet I have not heard that even the Democracy
proposes or wishes 10 erect Porto Rico into an
Independent State
BRYAN sHIRKs RESPONSIBILITY.
In declaring that he will convene Congress for
or hs own p6o5 # eeeed e PTes
dent OF the United States he will become the Com
ing 2 war which he and the platform upon which
he stands assert to be criminal aggression
such Command er-in-Chief. holding 10 such princi-
PIE, he would have tie right TO withdraw every
sail out Of Manila Bay, to entirely evacuate the
their people 10 work out their own destiny. As
President he could recognize the existence and in
holding such views as these and with such powers
sir Bryan halts and recoils- he purposes 10 throw
the responsibility upon Congress, well knowing
sentetives TO such action as he proposes 10 recon-
mead would receive the least sanction.
shall not detain you with any discussion Of this
i7adealiaCv n orr Tnlitar force in peTforHn our
manifest du,iss-as TO people in China The
events that empire demonstrate did
prepared condition at the beginning Of the Spanish
war. how suddenly and unexpectedly crises Tnay
arise which viii call for ne exercise Of our mill
tary power and find IT entirely lacking. A nation
Of 5000 Of free people, vast in extent need have
fear that empire viii erected upon the
ruins of The republic by the scattered forces of an
army u l55 m men.
But II an increased army leads miIitarIsTn.
does an increased navy, and yet we hear word
Of protest from the Democratic party against that,
because such a protest would be carrying the argu-
ment too far, and yet navy In the establishment
cities. could attack Washington. could hold the
ersenas and strategic points all our shores and
do as much and possibly more, than army
could. toward the overthrow Of this Government
the change IF its form small Brazilian navy
did this 70 Brazil, and attempted II again.
The truth Is that there Is danger from either of
these great arms % military service They are
the right hand and the left hand Of power
and defence al home and abroad. Their officers
Sheridan and FaTagut and Porter and Worden,
and their soldiers and sailors were IN their time
II the existence Of the Republican party should
be closed to-day Its history would be that of the
Nation saved, Of protective system under which
the United States has become the greatest manu-
featuring nation in the world Of general indus
Of financial system which has created Unm-
peachable credit and Of all the blessings which civ
fEZation can confer upon humanity.
But its existence VIII not end this year. nor for
many years 10 come. Its august mission Is not
yet performed So long II represents as Il
does the National prosperity and honor. Ma
tionai growth with renown and right National
prestige in the relations Of the United States with
foreign Powers the result Of the neutrality of
rights, because OF its manifest ability TO cause
other nations 10 respect them. the Republican party
VIII shape the destinies Of the American people
DoLLIvER ON PROSPERITY.
Senator DolIiver. Of Iowa was greeted with
prolonged chers he rose 10 respond TO the
toast Prosperity and It's Causes" He spoke in
part, follows:
have been asked TO speak about the National
prosperity its causes and effects. its incoming and
tts outgoing: its salutatOry and its farewell I'd
he O0ee TIra1r-