The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-26

Chicago, Sept. Ex-senator Beveridge
Of Indiana was the chief speaker at a
Republican mass meeting held tonight
in the Auditorium, under the auspices
Of the Marquette club.
In his speech, which was over 5000
words in length, Senator Beverage de-
cIared boldly that it was a mistake to
give Cuba independence. He pro-
nounced boldly for a colonial policy like
that of Rome or England, and defend
ed the course of the administration in
the Philippines. His subject was.
westward the Star of EMPIRE Takes
Its Way" Senator Beveridge said:
If the opposition declare that we
ought to set up d separate government
over the Philippines because we are
setting up a separate government over
Cuba, l answer that such an error in
Cuba does not justify the same error
in the Philippines. ! am speaking for
myself alone. but speaking thus, 1 say
that for the good of Cuba more even
than for the good of the United States,
a separate government over Cuba, un
controlled by the American republic
never should have been promised
The United States needs Cuba for
our protection. but Cuba needs the
United States for CUba's salvation.
The resolution, hastily passed by all
parties III congress, at an excited hour,
was an error which years of time. pro-
pinquity of location, common COM
merce. mutual interests and similar
dangers surely will correct. 1t will be
an evil day for Cuba when the stars and
stripes come down from MORO castle.
1 speak for myself alone, but 1 be-
lieve that in this my voice is the voice
az 30 4 mil
voice of the ultimate future, when 1 say
that Porto Rico is ours, and ours for
ever. the Philippines are ours forever
ard Cuba ought to have been ours, and
by the free choice of her people some
day viii be ours. and ours forever And
! predict that within twenty five years
We shall again be forced to assume the
government of Cuba, but only after our
commerce has again been parGlyZed by
revolution. after internal disSensiOn mas
again spilled rivers of Cuban blood,
after the yellow fever has again and
again crossed over to our southern
coast from its hot-bed in Havana har-
Dor and after we have assumed hun
dTeds OF millions Of dollars of CUBAN
debt to prevent this island from falling
into the hands of a foreign power"
Sees Destiny In Imperialism.
Senator Beveridge then went on to
defend the administration policy in
The Philippines. arguing that the con-
tnued possession of the islands would
result il commercial advantage to the
lnlted States. He continued as fol-
lows.
At this historic hour. destiny is the
controlling consideration in the pro-
phetc craftsmanship which conditions
require Of the American people
1T is destiny that the world shall be
rescued from its natural wilderness
and from savage men. In this great
work the American people must have
Their part They are fitted for their
work as no people have ever been Mt
Ted: and their work lies before them.
Does any man doubt that we shall not
give as beneficial an administration in
lne Philippines as England in EGYPT
Does any man assert that the Philip
pines do not need, for their own good
ana for the good of the world, such an
administration as much as the Egyp-
dams. for their own good and for the
good of the world. need the admins
Iat'n of England? Does any man
uehy that the American republic has
established a better government in Ha-
vail and Porto Rico than Holland in
Java? And will anybody assert that
Java and the world is not better for the
sovereignty of the Netherland flag?
Holds All Men Are Not Equal.
History shows that civilization has
beeu preserved only by the most sU-
IeriOr nations extending il. And the
method Of extending civilization is by
'olOnlzati,l where the superior nation
can establish themselves among the in
!rElor races or in place of them, If the
inferior races cannot exist under ciVili-
zauon. as in New Zealand, Australia
ana the like. 1t is by administration
"here the superior nations cannot. be-
,auSe of climatic conditions, establish
themselves among or supplant the in
iirrlor races. as in Java. India and the
IKE. 1t is by creating and developing
.9inmerce among all the peoples OF
me world. 1t is thus that America
user was discovered; thus that this
republic was builded: thus that South
AIrlca was reclaimed: thus that Aus
Iaha Was recovered from the Bush
man and made the home of civiliza ton
mus that CeylOn was taken from wild
men and tangled jungle and brought
;Deneath the rule of religion, lew and
industry.
Hanks Back to Rome.
tons:
First. every people Who have be-
come great. have become -.lOniZers OF
administrations:
Second, through this colonization