The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-18

Us under the. name Of Louisiana all the
country from the mouth OF the M'ssis-
sippi to the mouth Of the Columbia We
could not stand still, because the genius
OF our people would not permit H. We
began TO stretch westward into the Pa
cific. The first island TO cnme into the
nation was the island OF Hawaii We
started TO take Hawaii and then In came
a Democratic administration" "a voice,
And they raised he'll. too."D
II wiah. gentlemen. 10 indorse without
reservation. that terse and graphic de-
scrfption OF what followed. Among the
places where they msconducted them
selves was Hawaii. Now. they gave II
up TO us. and in the time Of President
Cleveland, they hauled down the flag.
that being done under the guidance OF
Mr.. Blount. that being the paramount is
sue AZ that time. That was the word
used in connection with Mr.. Blount.
That Paramount Issue.
Now, they say the paramount issue
IL again the hauling down Of the flag in
the Philippines Now, let me call your
attention TO Just one thing. II process
sion was moving up this street and NOV
ing that way the head would be over
about the corner there and the tail would
be down about the Yellowstone bank.
Now, ms II moves along. after a while
the tail will get to the corner. II won't
catch up with the head. but 1t viii get
where the head has been. At this time
the tail Of the Democratic party has got
up 10 Hawaii. the place where we al the
head stood ten years ago. You may rec
oliect how six or seven years ago one OF
the chief notes sounded by the Demo-
cratic statesmen, who are always sound
Ing notes OF alarm, was great con-
Germ over the faet that II Hawaii were
: admitted. and Il became a part OF our
country, that we would establish an OIL
garchy and that we would have inaugu-
rated colonial system. which would be
contrary to our traditions and to our con-
st4ution. They said II would be the be-
ginning OF imperialism and the ruin OF
our Institutions
LiIiuokalani and AgpinaIdo.
The Democracy always have TO have
some heroine outside OF the country. Al
that time II was the fanaka queen. am
a little shakv about her name. 1t was
something like Queen Liluokalani AT
present they have dropped Queen Liliuo-
kaiani and taken up Agunaldo. Now.
am speaking perfectly sober and seri-
Gus. Eight years ago they refused to
take Hawaii They wished TO give II back
to the Kanaka queen. IL we had put her
back again upon the throne, we could not
have kept her there except by an armed
forse. so II IL with the Philippines now.
II we turn those islands over to the diff
ferent tribes who viii fight for the mastery
among themselves: II we did what MIR.
Bryan proposes TO do. give them into the
hands OF a syndicate OF Chinese half
breeds with Aguinaido at their head. TO
work their wicked will upon the weak In
habitants 81 the islands we would have
such anarchy and confusion that II would
inevitably happen that some stronger
power would step in to do the work that
we would have shown ourselves too weak
and too unworthy TO perform. We. the
men Of this republic, and you the men
OF the mighty west. the men who have
conquered this continent would have
avowed yourselves in the face OF the
great nation In the face Of the nations OF
the earth.
Converted 60 Lincoln Policy.
"You men OF this nation who fought the
civil war remember when this Union, which
had but quarter on the population that II
now has. put million men into thp neid
and thcr our opponents called out that
we were inauRurating and establishing
n military power. They had not then In
vented the word imperialism. You re-
member how they prophesied that " Lin
coin had his way he would establish an
empire. Now they are Just beginning 20
ind out that lincoln was a great and a
good man AS ] said while ago. tho tan
% the procession II coming up They have
now come TO realize that the people whose
political heir and assign Mr. Rryan u.s.
WERE right. Mr., Bryan does not quote the
words OF the Democrats or iSfa 1854 and
1858. He quotes the words Of MI Lneoln
and " he lives rs hope hn NAV. for
wish him well in private ilfe. n be lives
shirty-five years more he will auote with
equal admiration the words 81 Presiden,
Mckinley
Democrats Move slowly.
The Democrats have moved up nv de-
greca They realize that Mr. fincuir WAS
right. that the men who wore the blue
were right: ana they realize now that W.
were riEh, about Hawaii. after Hawaii
has come N. No aesnniisn has followed
You could not even know hat u was IN
u YOU an not think 81 a. Ten years hence
they win realize That when your sons and
brothers 81 yeur Montana regiment and
the ether regiments from the pAkutas and
from Minnesota, and from 0geNou Wash
ingtnn. California, Utah Idaho aad COL
orado went over q the Philippines and
Some - them lost thrir Hives there,
thelF success imposed upon US a solemn
duty
I'VE owe a duty 20 ourselves and we
owe a duty 90 Tire people 81 those islands
You remember what happened IN CAsna
this summer TNev had a Boxer nuthTeak
there Now TIRE pn1era are simplv the
analoEGes OF AFuinaida and hia follow
era They represent fes Same antl-far-
pixn ucrisinx $rw. gentlemen. shan we
neanacn tire phBlppineeT We cawst heip
toing rur share q the work We stand
AZ 'Ns threshold ~ 4 century that i %
tscide The fate ~ the great nations -
the earth. n i aurinW shis century t-t
Our people Vii aeciSs once fer al the
position thar y s. 90 bake Throughout the
ages. Woe Ne "a va u AZ the very outset
We crinxe ana shrink hack frightened AZ
the teak Before us"
speech az Columbus.
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