The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-19

'n0FtheIn coast Of China, capable Of q
fortign trade eta billion dollars per
year without our position IN the
philippines. our commercial treaties
With China would b valueless. snd up
on our withdrawal from these Islands,
the Chinese empire would mot last a
month"; and ita rich markets would be
forever lost 70 the people OF this coun-
Try. Many who oppose our retaining
any interest IN these islands seem to
imply that our retention Of them IS
for the purpose alone Of establishing a
tyranny over the Inhabitants / md
that thoughtful men are in favor OF ss.
tabllshIng the Jurisdiction Of our gov
eminent, giving the FllIplnoB full con-
troll Of their local aftaIra when they
are able to manage them. and allowing
them the highest measure OF liberty.
such liberty as they have never en-
jpyed, and such as they never win en-
Joy if our flag should be removed
therefrom. To leave the Ialands is to
turn them over to anarchy or the Ger
man Imperial governments
Now, as to the position Of the south
on this last grear question. What hns
been her tradition Those who sas-
gest that the south has been ultra con-
servatlve as to the widening OF the
sphere Of, this eouniry's influence, do
not know her traditions. As to her ac-
ton IN the future, confidently refer
you to her past.
'corea. Slam, China. Philippine Is
lands. Japan. South America, and the
Islauds af ne, sea deaire your mer-
chandlse; and these markets must be
reached by cheaperiroute than around
Cape Horn. England. by the compile
tion Of the suez Canal, has the adj
Vintage in trade routes. The southhus
never faltered. and no interest has ever
Interfered with the persistent desire to
see the great work OF the Nicaragua
Canal completed by American hands
and for the glory OF American COM
meree .
Another and most potent element OF
the successful foreign trade is a power
fll navy not for the purposes Of war,
but for the purposes Of trade,
"To successfully carry out these
great policies and control these great
markets, we must have our merchant
marine. with our vast preponderanee In
manufacturing and productive ability,
It is a sad commentary upon the meT-
camille laws OF the land which gives to
England, our great rival. the practical
carrying trade Of the world. The south
wishes navy sufficiently powerful to
entltle this country to respect in every
sea and cline. The control of the
Gulf Of Mexico and the Caribbean sea
is essential to our commerce. With
our these seas under our control We
viii have built beautiful house and
left the door wide open with the
Jewels in fun view OF those who wish to
take them. In this demand the south
for one hundred years has urgently
persisted. says Napoleon. as colossal
IN his mastery OF trade as OF war.
Whatever nation holds the Mississippi
and the Gulf Of Mexico would be the
most powerful on earth
Here. at the mouth of the MIssIss-
ippi, Is garnered the wealth OF the
great valley, and through the Gulf Of
Mexico and the Caribbean sea every
vessel, laden with the product Of your
manufactures. must take its way to
the east and the south. Here your
cotton. your wooden, your iron pro-
ducts. your thousand products Of loom
and manufactures OF the north, will
meet the rare wood. rich spices, Indigo,
quinlnr. the India rubber. the coffee,
the sugar and cocoa Of the rich valley
Of South America and the various pro-
ducts from the far east In these two
seas. the Mediterranean of America,
meet una eonmfnEle the mighty foods
OF the Amazon and the Mississippi,
with their products so essential TO our
civilization. What viii be the effect OF
the sotttts steady help towards con-
summatlng these great policies? Our
own beautiful country viii know no
north and no south, no east and no
west but all VIII be Joined together by
the eternal bonds Of busy and pros
porous commercial life which has
bound together beyond question OF di-
vision every section OF this mighty un-
ion. The seas OF the world viii be
white with our sails and the laugh Of
the American sailor Will be heard In
every port known to trade.
1--WE ask In return for our devotion
to your interests more liberal treat
ment OF the south In the expenditure Of
the public money. Ungrudgingly we
have voted to deepen your harbors and
widen your rivers until; now the worlds
commerce can ride In safety in your
harbors and at your wharves. The
south needs your help. Your CONNER
eiai supremacy IS az closely bound up
In deepening our rivers and our har-
bors as is that OF the south. You are
found leading the vanguard for the
capture OF the trade Of the world. To
succeed against the nations you must