The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-02-24
RUIN INVOLVED IN EXPANSION.
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE ON THE
MCKINLEY POLICY.
Strong Speech by representative
Williams of Mississippi.

Strong Speech by Representative
Williams of Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Representative
Williams, of Mississippi, presented powerful
argument in the House today against the an
nexation of the Philippine Islands. He wa;
but one of several speakers on the subject
but his words are bound to attract much at
tentiop. He devoted himself almost entirely
to the commercial aspects of the question,
holding that the absorption of the islands
would be ultimately ruinous to the American
producers of cotton, rice, tobacco, hemp and
sugar.
Mr.. Morris Mimi made an exhaustive
legal argument in support of the right to hold
aud govern the 'nds.
The other 81 .lkers were Messrs. Gibson
fTenn.). w. A. and FL. G. Smith Mich. J,
Cochran mo- and Neville (Neb.).
Mr.. Gibson opened the debate with gen.
eral argument in favor of Imperialism, re-
viewing the acquisitions of territory from the
foundation of the Government to show that
expansion had been national policy since
its inception.
FROM THE DOLLAR STANDPOINT.
Mr. Williams, member of the foreign At
fairs Committee, said he would discuss the
Philippine question from the standpoint of
dollars and cents, which the spirit of COM
mercialism made necessary. He said he
would undertake to show that from the stand
point of American agricultural industry and
American labor the annexation OF the Philip
pines would be disadyantageous in COMPARE
son with what could be done under compare
lively free trade relations.
l 80. neneuu '" S,ahle aoxarnment we could
80. a:s ~ e. an,r, on onr GOODS and
op.,in pea pe.u ". ,as,;n, ibat vyas nsrnIex;ng
ESCAPE 'ne s''"' 4'e''''A
u.s. M o.. &c o;nto;n;no a, army of Ak OOO
Inc Icss y. 'iI t -, &c 40 nata;n.d
men, Mnnen wou'u pe La - $50 ,La
.nG na ~ H. $50 ond axnorts IN the
;siands NJ Williams coni;nned.
want esneciallv 10 address those who are
o,r,aaaJ !, cotton nlantinq and who have
Iasn I'D off nv The argnments of men who
wanted m dne' them into the belief that thew
would Obtain a vast market there for cotton
and cotton Goods Now one of two things
Ill foIIoa, E;,har commarc;aI conditions
pL:i;1;.,aa Ill .a,,,a;n snhs,an,;aIIy
IN 'ue nr'pp,. H. I'll, Sa nas,I,, ;,a,,rouad
as ne 5nr "a a.o - IF ,hen rema;n as tbev are
then If ali he Fflin;nos who wear clothes
yera ,o mt ;nto one gigantic order all the
cotton thev want for year and send IL within
one waek 10 the citv of New Orleans il would
- $3.50 :, ,;,,,,lo ,,,on ,ba ootton r,arLat
th..n rrnt aan hon n
w" u, ~" oaI ~ ~ .otooIhonsa or mn
on ,ba ba,,ieGald and We nrodnce a cond;.
90, VI" nf orsat ;udns,ral mrogress;on and inn
,,ro,,an,ant than y,a n,or noss;hly create a
paInahIe customer Rnt he becomes a valua.
he customer NV first becoming an immense
,,rodunar Srn1osa these naonla nrogress
more marveJonsIv that .Tanan has nrooressed
TInon What lines must thew increase their
nnrcbas;ng nower9 Today he main exports
IF tba Pb;1;pn;na Islands consist Of suoar. To-.
bacno ND bem,
,,,p,-, M n,nrcr,v ,,,rrerrn
No ,ha ,ohaooo ,rroyers of Connect;crt and
Marvland wont 10 nroduce hat sort of indus.
troll amel;orat;on in The Pb;ll;nn;ne Islands
that vii anohIa mon Who are emnloved ar On
nants a day 40 comnete with the mon in the
Connect;cnt valley and along the hills of
Wo-,S,5 u 80 n.;.;,,,, ,ohaooo9
'1 ny 'a abe "no or s. ",,;s;. -
- tno fr tha s,nreS
ssoods of his countrv nv aoahi;nn thes q r,eo.
nle 10 mt nm imnroyed machinery for supar
manufacture and to enable them to sell s. 10.
20. so and 100 fold as much sugar as they do
now in competition with the Louisiana man
Who ra;ses HE cane suoarp
~ ~, - 80, W., ,rI,o hoe ,,o,o into
,,,a NV ;ndnstrv Of ra;s;nr hao, smaor wan, ~
INC ne" a.'n,:,! u 'e'' sugar ""''' ~
10 Tho fa,v bemn rs;sers who are vet left in
,ha f1n;,od S,a,as traat 70 ;naroase nomnst;.
t;nn of ,Lo, Sort9
NJ ,ha roo arowers Of Georo;a and Soptb
Corol;no and fon;s;ana want 10 annex that
sort Of comnet;t;on9
Saard ~ f.;and ur Ro;I., of Taxas
co., .ha IT, H. .su;s goo tra5a y,r;nc;nIes
saJ "ne o'Ioi uy .S pp -
nao i've iL Deen .din .Ia s.s ~ oApt ~
one 'uoss' aau . .L Ias INC p,upLSo
s,'5s.I 80, 10 -. -. ~, 49, -
uallo,r mon fro,, tha Orient ),
Al e ,Lora he 90, 600 of ,,r sroor rlo,.
co. ~ 7 20 ., h 80, ,hs, as, oyraa.
~ hat,ao'' Sano,ors no, -, arou9nd
a.o, n' ~ - 49, H. ph;inn;na fslauds
ss,s. 10 y, iu ond ,ha sa,pp t;n,a ont Of
.h 't S,atos and IN ,ho TTn;,ad S,a,o.
N. oiseu -. hnnr;iJ, Wv" -, tn
courts will he called mon to consider the
va, II r. H. -" SIT, H. ,,r;eoun,
quesHJn, anu II nc s f"I NJ W.nhaiI =,
Tr n LII ine ', .h c. to IN; u p 60
o.iiei oustlee uieI ane n.ss 'i nc 20
WIN 'ne quess'oh Ineu " fa., M, 49,,
soDus i!oni oaD Juan y: noui na' '.'a .n
WIN ueclue lnal siie i'ou,sldn susd. nuss me-
the competoh OF TINS people III 'ne open mar
kets Oh Tue country.
Nov ,hah. o1;as S.n naoh hsnrn 20 haxe Soma
agact TIC President sa;d II would he rank
;n;ust;ce 10 t;a Pnerto Rico to ne as mart of, the
hody no,;t;,. and tben storve her to death with
ooay 49, 49, ta,;g H. S.a,,Iar,an fror, Nv
Yp ppTW NJ De- '; ,ar hill in his
H. L. ~ i,as aftha Pros;dents recon-
ouSot;on . ,ni mi III sas ;n,roduned in The
S",a ,,d ' ,a' , n ',i,s, rotao,;on;st
s,;., Anu 'neS sUr, I'D vo,, ,,ot soarsd 70
S Nm Mn ~ W. anu III NJ ~ S"n,n,;,
. te'. aro;n.od oo,',n;,,aa on he d;ct;nnarv
voc ,aY;ponra,hn ~ detarm;ne what The words
sIiu;ted States, meant Jobn Marshall has
dao;dad n RiaLa aaa;nst Tonabboro that !,