The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-11

them part OF this republic. but "a keen
l them as colonies 20 follow IN the wnka
I OF England and other European nations
ana establish COLONIES The great admins
/ faiiou journals 81 the country reported
these interviews and in flaming headlines
/ iold us that England loved us So much.
/ N her generosity She was willing 10 nave
Us keep an Of tho Islands. "a has since
| developed that about that time. GERMANY
wanted 90 buy the Philippine Islands Of
l Spain. The German government Is "a dos
| pouc government md can nave subjects.
! England did not want Germany for a
| reiFhhor ia the South seas. She could not
control the policy Of Germany as she
could that o. America. she could not cone
I troi German Statesmen as she could
/ American politicians Therefore. n she
/ could NOT have the Islands herself. she pre-
/ TERED they should be held bv "a country
/ ia which her influence was dominant
Immediately thereafter the syndicates
/ Of this country united and urged the
| President 10 keep the islands Then the
/ whole policy OF the administration was
| changed. and. 70 the amazemcnt OF our
/ people, the administration started out 20
do that which only a few months before
/ u had declared TO be too horrible 70 even
think OF. that which Il had declared TO
| be q crime.
No Question Of Expansion.
There IL no question Of expansion he-
| fore the American people. my friends
/ Were Il proposed 20 make the Flllpiuo
citizens % this republic 60 extend 20
them our Declaration o. Independence and
our Constitution. 90 would present an e.
tirely different question Good men might
differ upon the wisdom q such a step
but thar is NOT the proposition. The men
who ten you that II IS a parallel case 70
previous acts OF our government are sup
pres sing the truth. when We annexed the
great country west II the Mississippi
when we annexed Florida. when we an
nexsd New Mexico ana California. even
when we got Alaska. e. was provided that
the territory should form an integral part
Of the republic. and that the Inhabitants
Of the territory should become citizens Of
this republic. and they Ola noe object In
all Of these cases We did expand: that was
growth. We were true 60 the basic prin-
ciples Of our government. We extended
the blessings OF our constitution to more
people. But IN this case We do not pro-
pose 90 expand. we do not propose 70 in
crease tho citizenship of tho United
States; we are not proceeding IN harmony
with the basic principles or our govern
ment; We are going 20 govern according
TO tho basic principles Of the Spanish gov
eminent and Of the other despotic govern
ments Of Europe.
Constitution Endangered.
"A new construction Of the constitution
has mode its appearance. intended 20 de-
stroy a. and that Is. that Congress has
unlimited and unrestricted POWERS with
respect 20 acquired territory. md that
therefore. our government can be re-
public here and a despotism there. that
the constitution does not follow the fiae
Congress IS born OF the constitution: all
It's powers are limited and specified: it
has no power except what is expressly
given q. u draws It's salary. II gets its
right TO vote from the constitution It's
whole existence depends upon the consti-
tuition. yet We are told that when once
IN existence it rises above che constite-
ton and Is greater than the constitution.
Your great educational institution near
this city has during its whole career,
taught that no man ton lift himself over
a fence by pulling AZ his shoe straps. But
the existence OF organized greed Of this
country. tho hunger for commissions IN
the army the hunger for army contracts.
for great governmental contracts. for con-
troll Of shipping and nmassing OF great
fortunes out Of the government and cut
81 the sweat OF the American people. has
brought forth q doctrine whereby 10 is
proposed that a congress born OF the con-
stitutiou, standing on the constitution
getting its very breath from the consfitu-
lon, Is 60 lft itself over the limitations.
which the constitution has placed around
u oy simply pulling az It's boot STRAPS
Wave OF Corruption.
During the last quarter o. a century
a wave of corruption has spread over our
land. dehauching Congress. corruptinv
state legislatures and making our r-reat
city governments absolutely venaI In
spite of their vigilance. In spite ~ grand
juries and courts. the American pcoplc
have been robbed under their ewes. Now.
Il Is proposed TO send some OF these D1ii-
ticlaus over TO give good government 10
the new colonies. as 81 a ehort "trip across
salt water would so transform the Amer-
can politician as 20 make him a saint on
those islands when he was a scoundTel M
home. 4 continuation OF this rcsim1 can
only have one result. II must brug
shame ana dishonor upon our people. The
law Of gravitation has never yet admit
ted OF an exception. and the history a.
ali attempt in this world 20 govern for
cign countries by carpet bagEcTs from the
dominant state. everywhere tells the SANE
story.
''rhe principal IL al fault. The principal
OF brute force Is twin sister 20 corrup-
ton. They have come hand-in-hand down
the ages. They will go hand-in-hand until
the final triumph OF Justice and equality
shall drive them from the earth"
Gov. Aitgeld was forced TO hold an in-
formal reception before leaving the hail.
lie was cheered by the students who Of
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