The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-02
MARKETS. ron orn PRODUCTS.
That Il what BeveridRe sees In
Colonial Policy.

Aotuhiui foiltNs
Kansas city oct SENATOR Bevcridge
OF Indiana. spoke here tonight. to
large audience In tent in Shelley Park.
the tent 10 which Bryan spoke two weeks
ago. Tho capacity OF the tent was taken
standing room being al a premium. SEN
stor Beveridge's audience was very APP
preciativc. lie said IN part;
III you osk how the Republican party
In this campaign proposes 10 secure mar
kots for your surplus and how the oppo-
sition 10 the government has resisted and
now resisis that policy. ! answer that the
Republican party secured the Hawaiian
Islands for tho United States; the opposi-
ton were opposed 10 that acquisition. The
Republican party secured Porto Rico for
the United States: The opposition resisted
that acquision. The Republican party
has secured the Philippines for the Amer
lean people, and We propose
10 hold them for the Amer
team people iin the end Of time. tho opposi-
ton proposes 10 give them mp. The war
placed Cuba Ia a position where she
might have been ours and some day. by
the choice OF the Cuban people. cuba viii
be ours. the opposition unnlterab.y an
conditionally and absolutely favor throw
ing Cuba forever beyond the control %
the American people. These great To5-
sessions. even now. are giving an increas-
Cd market for everything the American
manufacturer and farmer produ es.
SPANS exports TO Cuba was 100000
year: n Cuba we're ours. our exports TO
cuba would be Ia ten years more Than
100000 annually. Our exports TO the
Hawaiian Islands IN 1895. before we an
nexed them. were S.e99 0o0 to-day our
exports 20 the Hawaiian Islands are over
81. 10000. an increase OF over one hundred
and seventy-five per cent. In less than
three years. in a single year our trade
with the Hawaiian Islands has increased
nearly 10000. a growth IN trade Of near
ly one hundred per cent. in twelve short
months. Our exports to the Philippines
before they came into our possession dld
not average $1,000 every year. although
we bought nearly $500. 90 annually OF the
archipeiago's exports. Sometimes We eN-
ported less than 500 000 20 tho PHILIPPINES
in an entire twelve month. Io-4ay our
exports "a time OF war. with indasttN
dead commerce paralyzed. and ah the
agents % prosperity suspended. are. never
theless. over S2sl00O0 every year. an In
crease of nearly 500 per cent. The totai
exports 20 Hawaii from all che world nre
over 100000 annually: and whereas. be
fore We took them. We expected less than
10000 Of this. we now export nearly al
Of a. The total exports 90 the Philippin
from oil the world waF nearly 5000 40;
~ what has occurred Zee Hawaii occurs IN
the Philippines. we viii export nearly
al OF that and have almost S3o0o.We ~
export :Tede even u we did no more 20
develop Philippine resources than the
spaniards Spain exports 70 the Philip
min lllf al ~
20 the Philippines in five years viii he
si0C0ooco annually. even Il We do not
monoponze the Philippine Grade as We
have the Hawaiian trade For spain dld
not develop Philippine resources.
III the OPPOSITE tell you that the Phil
ippines have ALREADY cost as $4,000 ON.
provided for IN the treaty and Sis1oooolo
required In suppressing tho insurrecsion.
and that our s2.6oO0o0 annual exports IS
no return for that outlay, / answer. FIRST.
hat the XlSl 10000 never would have been
spent had n not been for those here TO-
America who have aided and abetted the
rebellion agalnss our flag In the Philip
pines I answer. second. that now that
that money has been spent, % Is better 10
stop further resistance by sustaining The
government in this election. keeping che
islands and having something TO show FOR
our $40 GO GO rather than elect MI
HAau. surrender the INiiNNlNte hNu nave
nothing TO show for our Sao00o.o00 J am
swer. third that even n she Philippines
have hy reason OF the resistance 20 the
government ~ this country which has
encouraged the resistance 20 the govern
ment in that country. cost us more than
$4,000 cO-nay. even II they had cost ms
this without resistance. they would hove
been an excellent investment. our $500
90 OF export trade IS no measure Of the
profitahleness Of that investment. II n
farmer PAYS 81 coo for his farm and makes.
during the first year only $500. that does
not mean that ne has lost $500 He has che
senD which ne has made and ne also has
his farm. So We have our trade with the
PhliippInes. which trade IN the future
viii in a single year repay us for al our
expenditures.
so that Ia these new possess ons which
the Republican party has secured and in
tonds 10 hold forever. the American peo-
ole have already a great aud new mar
YET frr cur surplus. and IN the not dis
| tart f1,nre will have markets for not less
than ss0Oe1o.0o0 OF American products
everv wear. And an this tho opposition
| 70 the government proposes % throw
away. and an this every other nation on
e,rth-Eneland Germany France. Rus
! ala are anxious 20 secure Tho policy of
the opros ition 20 The government BE- the