Gloucester County Democrat., 1900-02-15
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of posterity. But l ain going to quote
you another judge of the supreme
court of the United States-John Mar
shalI-for nearly 35 years chief justice
of the United States. l am not enam-
ored of MarshalPs politics; he was the
rankest Federalist that ever lived, but
this tribute is due to him-that he was
the greatest jurist that ever sat on that
bench, and Judge Story compared with
Marshall "is as moonlight unto sun
light or as water unto wine" Here is
what Chief Justice Marshall says in
one case:
''The government of the United
States can claim no powers which are
not granted to it by the constitution,
and the powers actually granted must
be such as are expressly given or given
by necessary implication"
Now, please bear In mind who John
Marshall was. He was not only chief
justice, but he was the chief OF Feder-
alists. He resolved every doubt In
favor OF the general government.
Again the supreme court says:
"a power in the general government
to obtain and hold colonies as depend
ent territories over which they (the con-
gress) might legislate without restric-
ton would be Inconsistent with its own
existence in its present form"
Those be pertinent words.
Then In another case:
''The power Of congress over the ter
ritories is limited by the obvious pur-
poses for which 1t was conferred. and
those purposes are satisfied by meas
ures which prepare the people Of the
territories to become states Of the
Union"
A Serious Question.
want to read that to you again. be-
cause upon that proposition turns this
whole question. The serious question
to US and our posterity Is, What are we
going to do with the Philippines II we
get them? / have no doubt about our
getting them If we want them. though
we have not got them yet: but. as
stated once before upon the floor Of
this house, in fighting the annexation
Of the Sandwich Islands, this govern
mentsi strong enough to do what it
pleases with the nations of the earth.
and If we want to we can take the
islands. Never fear about that
But want to read you that PROPOSE
ton again. This is a decision of the
supreme court of the United States.
Now, no Republican or "goldbug" can
afford to say that he is not going to be
governed by the decision of the SUI
preme court OF the United States. be-
cause in 1896 you denounced rs all
over this land as anarchists because
we proposed to do the very same thing
that the Republican party has done
with the supreme court of the United
States; that was to reorganize It so
that we could get the kind of decision
out Of it that we wanted. And as for
myself. | unhesitatingly say that II /
| had the power | would reorganize It
Now. want to submit this to you
while you are cool. while this has not
yet become a party question. 1t is
becoming one. but it has not become
| one yet Is any man on this door will
| ing to say that the Philippine Islands
| shall ever become states OF. the Ameri-
| can Union? | challenge the array on
the other side of the house individually
| for any man there to get up and state
| that he is in favor of making Ameri-
can states out of the Philippine Is
lands, either now or hereafter.
Now, / viii tell you what | think
about the Filipinos. One of two things
is true about them-either they are fit
for self government or they are not.
If they are. in Gods name let them
govern themselves. If they are not.
we do not want them as fellow cid-
zens.
But, whether they are fit to govern
themselves. one thing is dead sure
| they are not fit to govern US.