River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-09-06

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SENATOR C. K. DAVIS.
either in themselves or in their just con-
sequences, and their abrogation is demand
ed by the declaration of democratic princi-
pies made at Kansas City.
This declaration does not denounce the
administration OF President Mckinley for
its failures, it condemns it for its achieve
ments. 1t declares them to be destructive
of true prosperity and subversive of our
Institutions 1t demands that the gold
standard shall be abolished and that pro-
lection to American industries shall cease.
For the first time the sovereignty of the
United States over territory held by an
Snquestionable title is to be abandoned and
the flag lowered and that, too, in capituia-
ton to fragrant insurrection against its
authority. All this, and more than this,
is demanded by the democratic party as
q reason for it's invesuture with power ana
- promised to the American people IN case
power is given to do 1t. Such demands,
such promises, such threats, such conse-
Quences will receive the most considerate
condemnation of the people.
mo democratic platform, no democratic
speaker expresses any satisfaction with
our triumphs in war, or with the abound
ing prosperity of our people, or with our
international ascendency. How can they
rejoice in prosperity which falsifies every
prediction they made four years ago, and
the approval Oh WHICH now NOuAA AEAAAt
every claim that they can possibly make
for their political restoration?
1.-The present administration has kept the
faith in which the American people IN
vested it with power, has performed every
act to which it was pledged, and has full
filed every expectation which has arisen
from sudden events which were foreseen
four years ago.
THE democratic party was silent re-
specting our relations with China, because
to declare opinions upon that subject which
the American people would not receive with
contempt and spurn with disgust would
cause the broom-stick ghost of imperial
ism and militarism to vanish in an In
slant; so to speak would annihilate those
paramount issues because it would admit
that even the blind, when told, can per
ceive, even If they cannot see II, that the
status, the occupation and the sovereignty
of the United States III the Philippines are
at this moment and in this great crisis
of civilization commanding and absolutely
Indispensable. They yindicate the wisdom
of holding those possessions unless the
United States is TO recede TO the shores
of the American continent, become her
self a little China, cancel herself as a factor
in the great civilizing and commercial
change in the Asiatic orient, an event fully
as important as the discovery Of America
by Columbus.
There are few events in our diplomatic
and military history more honorable than
the cons inmate skill, the wise conserv-
atism ar. the unfinching courage by which
the adm nlstration OF President Mckinley
relieved our legation and at the same time
maintained proper relations with the Chi
nese empire.
''The policy of the United States as to
China should, in my opinion be this: 1t
must rescue its citizens. 1t must exact in
demnity for all injuries 10 their person or
property 1t will insist that China shall
observe all treaty stipulations and that,
under any and all conditions of sovereign
ty, cession or foreign ascendency, the
open door shall remain open. We shall use
20 military force for conquest, and have
no concert with any European power, ex-
cept to rescue our citizens and theirs.
1--WE covet no Chinese territory, and we
wi!l acquire none. We desire no territorial
sphere of influence. We will give no APP
prevail or support, physical, moral or
sentimental, to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
China or to the extinction of her sovereign
ty by the acquisition of spheres of infiu-
ence by any European power.
Il look for regeneration OF China as
the result of the commissions she is now
suffering. 1t will come to pass not by the
partition of that mighty and immemorial
empire, but by its full entry into COM
mereial relations with the other nations OF
the world. The process will not be long
one. 1t has been going on for 90 years,
and has become more perfect and extern
sive every year. When fully completed the
United States will be the greatest partici-
pant in that trade of the Pacific which
Humboldt predicted more than IS years ago
would be the greatest commerce that land
and sea have ever known. We need cross
but one ocean TO grasp the wealth OF
Ormus and of Ind Europe must traverse
four seas to share it We can produce
everything which that Unsuitable market
can absorb. just as now we are produc-
ing and exporting our fabrics, textile
metallic and miscellaneous to every market
in the world, as the direct result of re-
publican economic policies put in force
during our civil war and steadily persisted
in by that party ever since.
This is manifest destiny; 1t is written
by an suspicious astrology upon the sky
of a visible future ii will give l5,O0OO0
people to our states OF the Pacific coast;
ii will open a career to the talents OF an
aspiring youth and in every way carry the
United States far along on that course Of
national grandeur for which l believe II
was ordained.
imperialism is not the paramount issue
of the campaign and cannot be made so.
The adjustment of any question as TO the
Philippines is to be considered after re-
bellien against the sovereignty and au-
thority of the United States has been put
down. The paramount issues this year are
financial and economic. Shall the anti
protection party of 16 to be put IN power
to advance its principles by the enormous
Bryan is elected, and win the first en-
gagement in a campaign the next battle OF
which win be for the control Of both houses
of congress?
THE question for the plain people Is. do
they wish, with the instructions of bit
ter experience fresh and deep in their mem
cries, to change or submit TO the ehange
of that Astounding prosperity which came
with the election of President Mckinley
a prosperity which no democratic PLATFORM |
Lrar denies nj dare not rejoice IN !
or even aliude to- Aguinaldo can wait
until the American people take a BOND OF |
fate il necessary by annihilaung Tor the
preservation of their own domestic inter-
ests the polftical combination which Is at |
the same time their enemy and the alder |
and abettor Of the Tagal rebels.
1.-THE Immediate duty of this government |
as to the Philippines is TO maintain It's /
sovereignty and TO crush rebellion against 1
II. What its constitutional powers and /
limitations are can be more profitably dis 4
eussed and considered after the authority /
of tbs United States shall have been hrIn-
ly established. I do not believe that the 1
constitution contains any disabling IN ]
hfbftfons which viii prevent this gov
ernslent from governing those Islands as 4
their best interests may demand and &C
eording to the capacities Of their people
No such difficulties interviewed in the al L
ministration Of Louisiana, Florida or the 1
territory which we acquired from Mexico. /
congress IegisIated at the last session IN /
regard to the government Of Alaska IN /
some particulars entirely unwarranted by I
he constitution, If the disabling construc-
ton placed upon it by our opponents IS cor
rect There are certain large and general
considerations. however, which 70 my mind 4
demonstrate that the authority to govern i
these dependencies is vested IN congress,
subject to no disabling limitations Of GER
tain provisions Of the constitution which. /
because they are inapplicable TO such a /
situation, never could have been designed /
by the trainers to apply to it.
II believe IL never was heard before that /
any constitutional government with the /
full and complete powers Of a nation was
disabled BY the very instrument which |
ereated It from the acquisition Of territory |