The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

Mckinley and his party by which y ,s
ed he would suhvert all the ins611,
OF liberty and declare this copn,-
empire. Mr.. Mckinley would ~
a crown ana all liberties would ~ ~
away. The subject was too shs,,.S n.
the serious consideration of anv 49,
gent man.
Expansion" was another rsa -.
oauoie hung up to catch the unfhSsfs
The constitution OF the United stsfs- p.
ADOPTED IN llS. II had wea,hered 81 ~
storms tnat had blown around it-ns- =
mem created by the Democrats. ~ .
far the American people had ns..s =. ~
In their ability to covers 49,
selves. In 1909 Napoleon. then -
With England and fearing to lo.s 49,
ana sold Il TO this country for n
Thomas Jefferson made the purchss. ~
congress ratified 1t. Spain atfemssss
So!eet 70 u put Jefferson sent an arn,
New Orleans, took possession ana ~. u
held that territory ever since
Jenerson. the canonized saint AZ ~. Il.
racy, did not ask the people az I,.ss..21
whether they would consent 10 - ...
erned by the United States. II -.
ferson himself who wrote. al, ~ -
ments derive their just power 49, ~
governed" but where the tn,sss1
the American people was at stake ~ -
not hesitate 70 act and buy sni ~
ftNctcSstHt =
President Monroe A..
In 1873 James Monroe made : -.
purchase by treaty from Stain. vhtsS .
app Ey congress lie did nos ~
consent 10 be governed. The ainois.tS a
Texas after a war with Mexico r~;s5
MIA, Colorado. Arizona, part AZ Ss32.
an secured by treaty. were ali Dsmce1s
ideas OF expansion. ratified bv ~ ~
pies congress. These are DemocrSffn $@-
cepts for the expansion which TIA - sSs.
Democrats are now opposing, Thc,S S@
nothing in that Democratic reccrS ~ RI
tne pemocrauc position OF today 5 Sns'
pines. .''s
The Republican party has 49, =
Puerto Rico and the Philippine NM x
exactly the same manner as the ns-.S
sequent possessions why shcui6 ~ S.z
publicans be condemned for foIlosvSSa q
SOM
Mckinley did not make war - 60
the Maine he believed IN arbitratiun
after that he refrained from exl1S
measures until satisfied BY inv0r11
that Spain had been treachescUS; r.
he made q short and aggressive ~ S1
four months later Spain was humliS6 ~
suing for peace. a
Paris Peace Treaty.
BY the Paris peace treaty. mase = =
Rico and the PHILIPPINES islands ~ Ss !.
Quirsd. just as was LouisisrS ~
the downtrodden FflipInca
Spanish rule for 400 years, were frocf E.
American congress ratified the trQo11 jI3
gave W Puerto Rico and the FINN
to Washington and induced souno n E
Democrats to vote for the ratiooo1m r.
that treaty. The treaty passed. U
ocrats, three. Popuiists. four ollVS
tt=S7 for and q against.
Would anyone dare repudiate ~ ~
chase Of Alaska? II became oufS
did Louisiana: When the oreGea (7
was acquired. Daniel webster. "a
gress. refused to vote dollar \
beasts beyond the Rocky meo
What would Daniel Webster ~ 4 IL
could come to life and see this eol|
I'VE oven the Philippines.'--<A Sll}1
e Great spplause'S That scss n
saying" responded Mr.. Burieivh N
American people made up tkGfs
when they secured them. and ~ ~ =
ing to keep them
msnts derive their just I powers ~ -
consent Of the governed" thereelo ~
having received the consent ct ~ ~
ipinos We have no right 70 gown 49,
But he proposes to establish thsr4 o4
the Filipinosf'' He next prcposn 4 ~
tablish Z protectorate over them. W1u
does the Filipino consent coma nv &
Mr.. BurIeigh showed that the 1~&
lican party would protect the a.
when found competent 70 Do -. 81
Mr.. Burleigh reviewed Mr.. NekM
public record. also Theodore Roooo9
showing up the lAtter's military 49,
in contrast with that Of Bry9n
or the character OF the can6l1114 ~
governor OF Washington. J. u. FL