The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-17


his wife and children suffer, for the act
ual necessities of life. The one absolute
ly vital need of our whole Industrial sys-
tenn is sound money.
One of the serious problems with which
we are confronted under the conditions
of our modern industrial civilization is
that presented by the great business COM
binations, which are generally known un-
der the names of trusts.
The problem is an exceedingly difficult
one and the difficulty is immensely ag-
headed attacks on our whole industrial
system in the effort to remove some
of the evils connected with it, and
by the mischievous advice of men
who either think crookedly on
who advanced remedies knowing them to
be ineffective, but deeming that they may,
by darkening counsel, achieve for them
selves a spurious reputation for wisdom.
No good whatever is SubServed by in
discriminate denunciation of corporations
generally, and of all forms of industrial
combination IN particular; and when this
public denuncation is accompanied by
private membership in the great corpora
uons denounced, the effect is, of course,
to give an air of insincerity to the whole
movement. Nevertheless, there are real
abuses, and there is ample reason for
striving to remedy these abuses. A
crude or ill-consdered effort to remedy
them would either be absolutely without
ERECT or else would simply do damage
The first thing to do is to find out the
facts; and for this purpose publicity as
to capitalization, profits, and all else of
Importance to the public, is the most use
~! measure. The mere fact of this pub
nc1ty would in itself remedy certain evils
and, as to others, it would in some cases
point out the remedies, and would al
least enable us to tell whether or not
certain proposed remedies would be use
Iui. Inc state acting in its collective
capacity would thus first find out the
facts and then be able to take such meas
ures as wisdom dictated. Much can be
done by regulation, by close supervision,
ana the unsparing eXciSion of all un-
healthy, destructive and anti social ele-
ments. The separate state governments
can do great deal; and where they de-
cine to cooperate the national govern
ment must step in.
While paying heed to the necessity of
Keeping our house in order at home. the
American people cannot. if they wish to
retain self-respect, refrain from doing
Inelr duty as great nation in the world
Ihe history of the nation is in large part
Lne history of the nations expansion.
%nen the first continental congress met
IN Liberty hall and the thirteen original
states declared themselves a nation the
westward limit of the country was mark
ga py me Alleghany mountains. Even
uuF'nS the revolutionary war tho work of
expansion went on Kentucky Tennessee
ana the great Northwest then known as
the Illinois country, were conquered fram
our white and Indian foes during the
revolutionary struggle and were confirm
cd TO US by the treaty of peace in 17S3
Yet the land thus confirmed was not then
stsi slven 70 US 1t was held by an alien foe
until the army under Gen. Anthonv
WAYNE freed Ohio from the red man
While the treaties Of Jaw and PincInev
secured from the Spanish and Brit;sb
Natchez and Detroit - : .
EARLY EXPANSION.
oraa IN 1903 dSoS' under President Jefferson, the
greatest single stride in expansion that
we ever took was taken by the purchase
OF the Louisiana territory This so-caJIed
LOUISIANA, t5 which included what are now
the states of Arkansas. Missouri Louis
lana, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas Nehraslla
North and South Dakota. Idaho. Mon,
lana and a large part of Colorado and
Jtah, was acquired by treaty and pur-
cnase UNDER President Jefferson exactly
ana precisely as the Philippines have
peen acquired by treaty and purchase mn
der ote President Mckinley The doctrine Of
Inc. me consent of the governed the doc
III the declaration of independence was
not held by him or by any other eans
4lai; Is.I,. 10 apply 20 the Indian tribes in the
LOUISIANA territory which he thus ac
CURED, and there was no vote tajSeT e1Ie,
oI W the white inhabitants not to sneak of
me negroes and Indians as to WhethSr
she eiley were willing that their territory
Snould De annexed The great ma iorit1,
OF the inhabitants, white and coIored
allke, We're bitterly opposed to the trans C.
IeT: ,. An armed force of United SAFES
he
g 5geIIItoTy TO prevent insurrection. Presi
gent Jefferson sending these troonS -
~ NHo9l94aua Tor exactly the same reas
p,.o.;s 16no wlth eXactiy the same purpose that
the Philippines Jefferson diS+ino+Sto 71qbs 20
stated that the Louisianians were moi
nj or ready for government an5 ,,o1
seif-soyarpp effls eaapsea before they were given
the governor and other officials Uiti,oIl53 I,.r5
any any consultation with the inhabjtants
9nctrife 9I I9e newly fh aequired territory. The
me nag was not then even considera5
elther by jefferson or by any other seril
Gus tb,. party a leader, for it never entered
he nleio tyoiieT neads tnat new territory should
p9 governed other than in the wav in
NlI WilIch the territories of Ohio and Illinois i
i!au i!su. dlready hRen governed under Wash
lso1Jl. i!IS con ana the elder Adams; the theory
hidowi iln WI py inns utterly false and mfsIead-
LIZ phrase was only struck ont in no
H itIcaI controversy at a much later dafe
to LOT tne sole purpose of justifying the ex,
tension OF slavery into the territories
The parallel between what Tefeors,,
dld with Louisiana and what ic now, Ioi1 b3
ing done In the Philippines is exact Tef
Indena,n6 IIniIUt, dne authoT Of the Declaration of
governed doctrine. saw no inconor,1i4 iil1
between this and the establishments Of
5,1 government on common sense grounds in
the new territory; and ne rallied At tba
suckers for an impossible application nf
ms prlnclple, saying, in language which
at the present day, applies to fhe sitIIa i
cbn,o cO1, IN tne Ph1llppines without the
c!5dhS@ OF word. though it is acknovy1
eoged that our new fellow citizens orc
as yet as capable of self-governnnen+ &c
I cnIlldren yet some cannot bring them
selves to suspend its principles for . sir-
gle moment" He intended t6a+ ,Iitt
mately self-government should he iptro- "a
oucea throughout tie territory, but on1v
ana ana no sooner. This is just the noIicy
tnat has been pursued. In no nart ~
lhe Louisiana purchase was e5mnJata
SelI-government introduced for a num-
per OF years; in one part of if the II
dlan territory, it has not yet been intro
ouced, although nearly century bac
eIapsed- over enormous tracts of it in.
Guiding the various Indian reserva tior, r,s
with a territory in the agereea+a 0-.o, a.
large as that of the Philippines. fhe eon9 no
St1tuton has never yet "folIoNed tho
e, nag, tne me, army officer and the civilian
agent still exercise authority. witboIIt
ASKING the consent of the eoverned -
We must proceed in the Philippines viii
me same wise caution, taking each sue
accommodating the detail of orr nogin1 IT,
to the peculiar needs of the situafi
put as soon as the present revolt is nI1f
do0Sbt doWa ana 1Il oraer established, it will un-
ooubtedly be possible to give to the is1.
ands o larger measure of self-govern-
ment than Jefferson originally gave
Louisiana. save
The next great step in EXPANSION wac
the acquisition of Florida. This waS wesS
partly acquired by conquest and partIv
s by purchase, Andrew Jackson being thss
most prominent figure in the acouisition
It It was taken under President Monroe,
@ dne aItertlme President John Quincy Ad
ANS being active in securing tIe N.Y.
chase AS in the case of the Philippines
Florida was acquired by purchase from
Spain, and in Florida the SeminoIes. who
NAG not been consulted in the sale ra
beled and waged war exactly as some
of the Tagals have rebelled and waged
war In the Philippines. The Seminole
dents Monroe, Adams and Jackson De-
clined for moment to consider the oues-
ton of abandoning ENlo,-idn - .l-N go: