Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18

access to our markets. Porto Rico, by
the action Of her people, had rolun-
tarily become pntt of our own coun-
try, not by conquest and subjusatlon,
but by tho act of the people. The
President said it was our plain duty.
1t is so plain that even Democrats
could understand that jlaughter) and
! may be pardoned, Mr.. President, for
saying that the Democrats do under
stand. daughter and applause.
"And | think there are tens and hun
drstls of thousands OF Republicans in
this country, judging from the tone of
the Republican press in denunciation
of that measure, who also understand.
| otR PLAIN DUTY.
"That was our plain duty in Decem-
Der, according to the message Of the
President but in few weeks what was
our plain duty in December became
duty of is per cent under the tariff bill
created by the manipulation of the
trusts. (Applause.)
~ tell you there was nothing more
humiliating in our history than the
fact that tho Tobacco Trust aud the
Sugar Trust could send their represent
atives to your national capital and by
their influence, brought to bear upon
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great COMMITTEES that formulates legis-
lation OF that character, and succeed in
passing through tho House Of Repre-
sontatives and tho Senate the bill fix
ing rate Of 10 per cent upon the PRO-
ducts that passed Porto Rico to our
own country and from cur own country
to Porto Rico, not only in violation OF
the declaration of tho President as 10
what our plain duty was, but in clear
violation of the Constitution of the
initial States, AZ you know.
"Why was that? Simply 10 the in.
terest of the trusts. Was it in the in
terests of the people of thi. country?
Your interest would appear. as you
know, By the increased cost IL every
household in this country in the price
Of sugar. an iirgicle % prime interest,
of Imperative interest IN every houss
hold, as every man who is d households
knows. 1t Is all in ths interest OF tie
, great oyershadowing Sugar Trust.
QUESTION OF 1MpERIALIsM.
"The Congress. before hscak 'ng the
peace OF the world declared that it was
: not q war OF subjoction OF commercial
: gain, but for humanity, that the leC-
! pie of Cuba would have liberty. No
one doubted that this disclaimer ap-
: piled to all territory. Spain was con-
auered AID treaty of peac, was en-
tered into, and We are at peace with
Spain, but strangely enough we are at
l war with the Filipinos, who were our
0 allies in the Spanish war. There are
people who deny that there is war
: these are the people who deny that
D American soldiers in the Philippines
y today. There bave been spent some.
, thing less than 5000, COZ, OO0, aud. fai
u worse, thousands of our brave soldiers
] have persisted in those far off islands
u What mockery to tell n mother, whc
nouns her son, that there is no war.
Il Yet there are those who tell you there
9 is no waI.'
It "The Filipincs welcomed US ant
II when Agutnaldo (applause) hat
c brought his little band back a
Dewey's request, he said: when 20,
Q see the North American flag, gathe
y around it,; they are our friends,
! Thirty thousand Filipinos have gon
!, to their graves.
d 1.-THE man who quotes from speeche
i of the early fathers is likely to be &C
n cused of making % Democratic speech
If the Democrats did not quote Abra
a ham Lincoln at this time no one would
,, "Why are we fighting this war! |
70 II for trade? We are taught that it j
: too expensive to secure trade at tn
IS cost OF human lives.
a WISE EXPANSION ny DEMOCRATS
. Nov thoy say they ara for ext an
!. sion. All the expansion that has bee
n wise and of profit TO this country ha
~ come through tho Democratic party
t. You don't have to apologize for belong
" ing to the party founded by tho autho
of tho Declaration Of Independence
whose second President was one OF til
al authors of the Constitution, who's
70 third President was the author of til
"a Monroe doctrine.
lie "Under Jefferson We purchase
Q, Louisiana, out of which have grown !
II sovereign States; under Monroe, W
"a purchased Florida; under Polk and b
u. treaty with Mexico, We acquired Gail
~ furnia and contiguous States. TIL
IN Democratic party carried tho fla
" across the continent to the Pacific.
ne "Tbesp States became sovereign, the
a are contiguous, they are built up b
C, people of our tongue. 1T was not onl
OF tcrritlrial but constitutional expaE
OF sion, the Constitution followed the tlal
a "The result is millions of happ
u. homes and prosperity beyond tn
On dreams of ararico. The Democrat
O. rarty is not opposed to that kind {
al expansion, bat il is opposed to the in
OF perialietie rolicy OF making conquest
ed in the orient.
", "The Republicans are not entitled
ne the credit for inventing this imperia
OF istic policy, for it was Taleyrand VIII
ny invented il 100 years ago, who spoke
p. what tho interests OF humanity d'
ut nanded with reference to our countr,
10 calling us ignorant, and saying If v
TO were left to ourselves we would degel
crate into ahorig ines. Talleyrand WI
81 uttering the old doctrine that OF
Vt nation car govern another better tina
no it can govern ITSELF -
ng In closing, Mr.. Stevenson DISGUISE
4 the evils Of large standing army ON
H. tho status of the Filipinos should "
ever conquer them. He said they wi
lis be either citizens or subjects. Ii cit
ia. zens, then they will have the san
.se rights as we have, and he was sure v
IRE do not want that; if subjects, then y
mr. must control them by force, with a
OF that that implies. The Democrat
he iarty stands fer this proposition:
give the Filipinos our protecting al
he until they can establish a stable GO
Ter ernment. de invited all citizens witt
ST.; out regard to party to vote against tt
is. present foreign policy and for retui
srs to the peaceable methods SO long 70
,be lowed.
oct Throughout the speech, the audien
all was most enthusiastic.
inl Brief addresses wers made by Jot
ent q. Gray and Peter l.. Cooper, Jr.H
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