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canal their ships VIII be enabled to
reach the Pacific In a few days steam-

canal their ships Will be enabled to
reach the Pacific In few days steam
ing.
Providence itself directed the war
against Spain, for had we not engaged
in 1t we would, perhaps, have permitted
the changes In the East to pass as
something beyond the scope of our ef-
forts, and we certainly would not have
seized control of the Pacific route
which must for all time give us para
mount position in those waters.
'.It would be crime to neglect the
opportunity to participate In the COM
merce of Asin. 1t would be crime
to give up the Philippines"
Democracy and Expansion.
November 90, 1898.
"Mr Bailey should not be tolerated
as a leader of the Democrats in Con-
gress for another session. He has
never been at heart friend to Bryan
he came to his support rs an elev-
enth-hour convert. Bailey has no lack
of confidence in his own greatness. II
his political breadth and Judgment
were as large as his self-appreciation,
he would be a leader of leaders. He is
able within well-recognized limita-
tions; he has n gift for phrase making;
young, of good presence, ready wit ana
selfishly gracious, he possesses a num-
ber of the qualities important to lead
ership, but he is sadly deficient in the
most important. He lacks that wide
scope in comprehension of public meas
ures and the public mind necessary TO
send selfishness into retreat. He Is
narrow reader of political history;
-l,,.f 1,a a l,.. -t.,4..
to bring 1t within his own limited
capacity of mental measurement. Thus
he early took stand against enlarg-
ing the territorial possessions of the
United States. He fought the annex
alton of Hawaii; he harangued against
the acquisition of Porto Rico. He
would have nothing to do with the
Philippines. If after the Cubans are
in position to express a wish they ask
the. United States to take them and
give them the security and liberty
which the great republic guarantees.
he would stand at the threshold and
push them back into the night. He
would accept none of the benefits OF
the late glorious war, except, perhaps,
the praise earned by the skill and
courage of our arms.
ITO continue Mr. Bailey rs Demo
cratic leader of the House is to stamp
with Democratic approval his narrow
and unpatriOtic stand upon the ques-
ton of expansion. The Hawaiian is
lands we have; they cannot be driven
out If Baileyism should win in the ma
ton. Porto Rico is now as much
American territory as though 1t had
been one of the original thirteen colo
MES. Ninety-nine per cent. of the
people take pride in its conquest and
possession. 1t would be little short of
treason to seriously attempt 10 cut 1t
adrift now. The Philippines will be
ceded to the United States by the
treaty of Paris. and, being ceded, no
power on earth can prevent the rat
itication Of the treaty. Some Rcpub-
licans Will oppose 1t. so will some Dem
ocrats, but the voice of the American
people will drown down the piping
tones< of the Liliputians that oppose
their trifing opposition TO manifest des-
tiny ffl
'rhe attempt of such men ns Bailey
is to force upon the Democratic party
championship of the policy OF opposi-
tion to expansion. He would make the
Democratic party log with which TO
dam the overwhelming Niagara food
of American confidence and patriotism.
He would withdraw the flag from Ha-
wall, Porto Rico and the Philippines,
and abandon the latter to anarchy or
to European nations as the spoils of
intrigue and avarice. Such a stand
means the overwhelming defeat of the
Democratic party in 1900. If 1t is so
unfortunate as to become Baileyized
It might as well abandon Its national
struggle for few small offices and the
support of few small men.
THE Democratic party cannot af-
ford to reverse Its lifetime policy and
ignore its traditions upon the question
of expansion. In 1903, when the United
States contained but $4,000 square
miles. Thomas Jefferson annexed the
Louisiana territory, which contained
1.12OOO0 square miles. In 1919 the
Democratic party, under Monroe, pur-
chased Florida, which is about the
same area as the Philippines. From
1S45 to 1853 the Democracy, under
Polk and Pierce, annexed 100000
square miles of Mexican and Texan
territory-amounting 10 thirty-seven
per cent. of the previous extent of the
United States.
''1he following states exist to-day by
the Democratic party. led by Jefferson,
Madison, Polk and Pierce: Florida,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Nebaska, Kansas. Texas, Colorado.
Wyoming. Montana, Idaho, Utah, Ne
yada. California. Oregon and Washing
ton; also the territories of Arizona,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and the In
dian. These states and territories are
all carved out of countries bought or
fought for and conquered by the
United States under Democratic rule
In truth, the growth and expansion Of
our country through Democratic agen-
'cy is the chief glory of the Democratic
party.
There are small-minded and great
minded Americans to-day as well as in
the past. There were Baileys In the
Democratic party in Jefferson's and
Monroe's times, as there are to-day.
But then, as now, the progressive,
large-minded stood by the policy that