The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30

government. Hamilton wanted q great
/ military establishment. HamiltonS the
DRY or government, as summed up by him
\ self. was this: Let the government take
1 care of the rich, and the rich take care
doctrine that you hear today.
REPUBLICAN PARTYiS COURSE
In this world somehow the natural
tendency OF things seems to be toward
| the opposite pole of that from which they
start. and the Republican party has trav
pole of justice and humanity and liberty
and human rights, and 1t has gone over
70 the opposite pole, and today stands for
the direct Opposite of all the great prin-
| c1pies that 1t Stood for at the beginning
OF It's ateareer. Look at its banners;
read the speeches of its public men,, and
you will find that every one of the great
mottoes that, We're once there, liberty,
justice, equality and human rights, all
nave been wiped out, anG in their stead
there has heenawritten with dirty fing-
| er collars and cents.
shall not ipirsue this subject further
l simply repeat government has got to
deal with these problems, and If we be-
i Ii that the men who are making mil
hons out OF, the government, and whose
very existence depends upon having the
government do, nothing that shall hurt
them; II YOU believe that they. will de-
stroy themselves, that they will legislate
to cut off their own heads, that is your
| privilege, my friends. But on the other
nand II your believe that self-preservation
| 40 -liiS III 81 1dWl VI tldluic, dHu lldt luey
will fight for their lives. then 1t becomes
| you to consider this question, whether
your family is as dear to you or dearer
fnan n fner raiy And # they are going
| exclusively and fight to maintain those
| changes, then the question is whether tho
time has not come when you had better
| look. after your interests and do a little
| fighting yourselves.
! Another question has arisen, my friends.
that IS alarming some of the great men
lnf Ne Inv = 4l.l.
markable political phenomenal: We see
j. great many of the great men who helped
4 to found the Republican party, who
I guided that party and helped to shape tbs
dest1nies OF that party, today holding up
| their hands with alarm and telling us that
| We must call halt or the principles of
free government will be destroyed. We
| see men like ex-senator Edmunds, ex-
i Senator. Boutwell,, Henderson, Sherman,
ex-President Harrison, Tom Reed, and a
| most or others of the great men of that
| party today calling upon the administra-
| ton to change its policy, not with regard
| to the economic question, upon which men
might differ or which would affect only
/ the, material prosperity of a people, but
/ gard to fundamental principle of free
/ government.
POLICY, OF EXPANSION.
What then is this policy? What is 1t
] that arouses this .alarm2 The administra.
ton newspapers controlled by syndicate
|
| by day, why it is only "a question Of ex-
pansion, only question of growth, only
a question Of development, only ques.
ton OF patriotism; Is it 500 Are these
! great men whom have named actually
alarmed at growth, actually afraid of
| development, actually afraid Of patrio-
tlSm! Strange, surely.
! Let US look at it little further These
papers and the speakers who discuss that
question tell us why our government has
expanded repeatedly. We have developed
! repeatedly. Why in 1903 we got the Louis
lana purchase, and in 1919 we got Florida,
and II, -1S45 We got Texas and in 1S4S we
/ got, got New Mexico Would you dismember
mat aa e. eollntry? Was that all mistake.
deception mgafriends?. In all of those
| cases the treaties by which we acquired
the territory provided that the inhabitants
OF the new territory. should become citi-
! rltory should become an integral part Of
the republic, and in none of those cases
a. dia the lnhabitants object to. becoming
+ citizens of the United States. So you see
! that was growth! That was developmenti
we expanded the Declaration of Independ-
ence, and made, 1t apply to more people
| We expanded our constitution and gave
its blessings to more of the children of
men. e x o. SGD. 80
How about the Philippines? Do they
propose to9Cmake them citizens of the
I'M ulnltea states? DO they propose to make
that country an integral part of the ter
ritory Of this republic? Not at all Not
at all. 1T is proposed to go into the
colonial business. It is proposed to follow
| In the wake of England 1t is proposed to
go into the business of governing people
| by brute force and against their will It
Is proposed tosembark upon a policy that
met St a Bur f gre sbv mot n dsysI
4 ism and niilitariSm. The two go to-
gether. Applause).s 7s :sa
let me read you resolution which the
| administration succeeded In getting the
| senate to adopt on the 9Th of last Feb
| ruary when the Spanish treaty came up
for ratification:
sENATE's RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That by the ratification of
the treaty of peace with Spain it is not
intended to incorporate the independence
OF the Philippine islands into the
citizenship of the United States,
nor, is. it intended to permanently
part of the territory Of the United
! States You see there the administra-
/ ton served notice on the Philippine people
that they never could become citizens of
this republic and get the benefit of our
| Declaration of independence, and of our
constitution and our institutions.
, On the same day another resolution
| was introduced in the senate by Senator
Bacon, which sought to have the govern
! ment pursue ,the same policy toward the
| Philippine islands that we had agreed to
/ pursue toward Cuba, but. that resolution
was voted down. Let me read you that
| resolution:
Resolved further, That the United
! States. hereby disclaim any disposition or
I intention to exercise permanent SOW
erelgnty, jurisdiction or control over the
/ people of said islands, and the United
! States assert their determination, when
| suitable and independent government
shall have been erected therein, entitled
| in the Judgment of the government of the
/ United States to recognition as such. to
transfer to said government, upon terms
| which shall be reasonable and Just. all
| rights secured under cession by Spain, and
thereupon to leave the government and
the control of the islands to their people. -
| Senator Hanna marshaled all the forces
of the administration against it. When
the vote was taken it was tie.
LOST ON A TIE
Many Republican senators voted for it,
but being a, tie the vice president cast his
vote against it, and it was lost. Now l
want you to notice the tenor of that res
| olution.. You see it proposes to keep
| everything in our own hands. We are
not intend Itoa exercise permanent SOW
ereignty but that when an independent
and suitable government, should be es-
| tabliShed by. the people there a govern
ment which in our judgment-we being
| the judges-Which in the judgment of the
! United States is a good government, that
then, and fiot till then, we would with
| draw on such terms might be lust
/ let them pay back, saysthe $40, 600 000-let
them pay thecscost of the war. They
ought to pay for their independence, and
we then Leave the government of the ISL
ands to the people of the islands. Why
down? CanjJeuI see any objection to oi it?
Can you or any other man tell me why
the Filipinose if they satisfy US that they
have got a3good government and are ca
pable of it are not just as much entitled
/ to their independence as we are entitled
to ours? To say that they are not capable
/ of Self-government simply begs the Dues
ton. This resolution said that when they
have demonstrated that they are capable,