CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-01
IMPERIALISM IN 1904.

How the Constitution Followed the
Flag Under jefferson.
We respectfully call the attention Of
Mr.. Bryan. both ns n statesman AMI as
n lawyer. 10 n remarkable Classification
contained In statute OF the United
States passed by the Eighth Congress
and approved on March ~. isDt
The net In question specifically d.
vided all territory under the nag and
sovereignty OF the United States info
three classes. ms follows:
I. States OF the t'nion:
.. Territories of the United States:
3. Countries subject to the jurirdic-
tion OF the United States.
The Congress which enacted this
imperinlistic classification was provih-
Ing Mt the time for the nufiscntication
Of locnl acts or public rc<DfsIs intro
duced ms evidence In the federal courts
and In all other courts within the
United States. The second section ~
the act was he follows:
IAN the provisions Of this act, and
the net to which II Is n supplement.
shall apply as well to the public acts.
records. office books. judicial proeres-
ings. courts and offices of the rrrprr-
tive territories OF the Iinlfed States.
nisd countries subject TO the jurisiir-
tion OF the unIied States. a. TO the pub
lie acts. records. Office books. judicial
proceedings. courts and Offices Of the
several siutes.-
pcriniism:- designation OF si-~~-
sive grades OF United States territory.
from the subject country up to the
state In full membership. framework
foB system OF outlying Possessions.
colonies. provinces. or whatrvrr you
pIensr. fl4i
II Ia still the law Of the iand. The
classification was preserved In The re-
vision OF the statutes Ia 1t13 BY she Inn
pcrinlIsts OF the Fnrty-third conRrrrs
Mr.. Bryan VIII mud on page Ill Of his
copy of the Revised Statutes:
Section onJ Tho Acts Of the I.~ri--
lnture OF any state or territory. or OF
amy country subject To th~ Jurisdiction
Of the United States. shall b. antIsrn-
tented by having the seals Of such
state. territory or country adixsd there
TO. The records and judicial proc~~d-
inrs OF the courts Of any state NJ ter
ritory. or OF nny such country. shall b.
proved or admitted In any other rourt
within the United States. by the ntt~s-
tation Of the clerk" etc.
And the next section:
Section Oo6-Ali records md excin-
Publications. OF books. which may be
kept In nny public ofiice of any state or
territory, or OF any country subject 10
the Jurisdiction OF the United states.
not nppcrtnining 10 court. shail I've
proved or admitted Ia any court or OF.
flee In amy other state or territory. or
in any such country. by the asterta.
tion OF the keeper ~ said records or
books or of the governor. or
secretary OF state. the ,,hancvlior or
keeper OF the great seal OF the state,
or territory. or country" etc.
Once morr let MS catalogue the three
Glasses OF United States territory rec
ognizcd by this statute.
]. A state:
2. A territory;
.. A country subject to the iuririic-
ton OF the United Stnfcs.
But who was the lmprriniisiic Pres.
Ident NO reckless OF republican institu-
tions or so blind to the dangers
lurking In n graded system of al
leginnce permitting colonial enterprises
and the holding Of distant possessions
that are neither states nor organized
territories. TINT he signed the original
act establishing thcse distinctions
II mny interest Mr.. Bryan to learn
that his name was Thomas Jefferson
New York Sun.