The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-04

expansionist 81 believe that trade follows
the flag" he said land that we should
put the flag at the ad of our commerce.
The Southern people have been so en-
crossed in her enc great question of white
supremacy that they have lost sight of
the many g:eat questions which now con-
front the country. We need the Philippines
now as much as we needed Louisiana
, when Jefferson bought it, and the Philip
zines are as near to us now as Louisiana
was in Jefferson's day"
The audience expressed approval of the
expansion sentiment by applause Mr.
| Tompkins referred to the opposition which
was made to the Louisiana purchase and
later to the acquisition of Texas. The
same good results which had followed the
| acquisition of these countries would re-
suit in the case of the Philippines, he
said.
Mr.. Tompkins said that before conclud-
ing he wished to allude TO the capabilities
of the people of the South and especially
Of their forefathers. The generation which,
led by men like Washington and Jeffer-
sen, accomplished the revolution, was
among the greatest Of the earth. The gen
Grafton which developed the great cotton
industry of the South was a great one.
The generation which fought the Civil
War with 6e0,0 men against 100000 was
an exceedingly great one. But to my
mind" he said. "of all these genera lions
that which, since the Civil War, has stood
against the hard conditions which con-
fronted 1t and which has controlled and
held back the great tide of barbarism wi it'll
which it was sought to overwhelm it is
the greatest of all. In this great struggle
they have developed force and acquired
strength which will be Of great value In
the future industrial development of the
country. By experience and environment
our people are best fitted to deal with the
conditions which exist in our outlying
possessions. l believe that their fitness
IN this capacity will be demonstrated, and
that II Will result in restoring the South
to the place of Importance which it should
occupy in the nation. We have preserved
our monopoly of the cotton crop we have
paid about one-third of the pensions and
received nothing in return, we have main
tanned our civilization and we have re-
stored our manufacturing industries. The
struggle has made us strong and our pov-
erty has been blessing which has pre-
pared our young men to take hold of and
direct this industrial development of our
section"
Mr.. Tompkins entered into an interest,"
Eng description of the career of the Young
Southerner before the war How he ac-
quired thorough knowledge as
he grew up of all the condi-
tons and surroundings CT the plan-
tation and how, when to this was added
collegiate education, he returned home
| at p fully equipped to assume his fathers
duty. These were the men, he said, who
made the great agricultural system of the
South a success before the war, and IL Is
their sons who are now equipping them
| selves thoroughly for the Industrial life
and who are preparing to take hold of and
control the industries which will restore
the wealth and importance of the South
he dwet especially upon the necessity
for technical education and spoke with
pride of the number of textile schools
which have been recently estab-
lshed in the South and the
largest numbers Of young men who are
equipplng themselves in these schools
many OF whom are also going into the
factories aud learning the practical fea-
lures Of the business in every depart
ment.
Ono trouble, Mr.. Tompkins said is that
the people labor under misapprehension
as to the great work which has already
been accomplished. He spoke Of an Gun.
delivered speech" shown him by Col. Es
TIL, In which 1t was shown that Savnn-
nah already has about 100000 invested
In various manufacturing enterprises
AT Col. Estllrs suggestion Mr.. Tompkine
told of his visit to some of Savannah's
enterprises, speaking first of the new
docks of the Central Railway, which he
said were not included in this 100000
estimate. He referred at length 10 the
large plant of the Southern Cotton OIL
Company, and the great Improvement
which has been made In the processes OF
manufacturing and extracting the oil In
the last fifteen years. It was news to his
Savannah audience to be told that this