The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-30
1 REPUBLICAN, LOVE FEAST
DEMOCRATS COULD LISTEN At
THE KEYHOLE, BUT THEY
COULDN'T GET IN
THE SPEECH AN ABLE ONE
Senator Presents Issues From a Re-.
publican View Point With
His Usual Scholarly
EIOquence.

CHICAGO. Aug. 29.-Prominent men
from all parts Of the country gathered
around the tables in the banquet han OF
the Auditorium hotel tonight. to attend
the feast given by the Hamilton club. OF
this city, In their honor The Hamilton
club Is Republican organization. and
Its banquet was, after the menu. a ban
quet with politics the chief thing under
| discussion
The hall, which has been the scene Of
many notable gatherings similar to tina
one that filled it tonight, was never moro
handsomely and deliberately decorated.
The walls were hung with the national
eolors, great bouquets and garlands OF
flowers Of the same colors as these in the
nag were found to be On every table, and
the decorations throughout were of a
patriotic and military character.
President Frederick A. Bangs. Of the
club, acted as POSTMASTER, and with him.
at the head of the table, sat Col d. 3.
Henderson, speaker Of the house Of repre-
sentaives; Senator Cushman X. Davis. Of
Minnesota; Senator Dolliver, of Iowa,
Charles G. Dawes, comptroller Of the
currency; Gen. Shaw, commander-in-chief
OF the G. A r.; Walter Warden, actin.
| governor of Illinois; Lieut.. Gen. Miles,
Maj. Gen. Louis Wagner, Gen. Dan %.
Sickles, Gen. Leo Rassctler and others.
President Bangs opened the speech-
making with short address, at the end
| or which he introduced Speaker Hender-
son, who spoke briefly. Thu address OF
Speaker Henderson was most happily re-
ceiVed, and he was heartily cheered as ha
| resumed his seat
| D.
as the next speaker Senator Cushman X.
Davis, who replied to the toast. Our
Destiny"
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, said in
! part:
This campaign Is porten.ous Others
| rave been conducted on a few issues eco
| monte or moral In this one the Demo-
! the reversal of every policy, domestic
ana foreign, monetary financial, protects
! I've AMI expansive, which has marked tha
| administration Of President Mckinley.
Speaking Of China, the senator said:
ihere are few events in our DIPLOMATIC
ana military history more honorable than
! me consummate skill. the wise c5nserva-
/ tism and the unfinching courage by which
| the administration Of President Mckinley
! 'elleved our legation ana at tho sams
! time maintained proper relations with
/ the Chinese empire.
The policy Of the United States as to
| China should, in my opinion, pe this: IL
must rescue its citizens. It. must exact
indemnity for all injuries to heir per-
son or property. 1t will insist that China
shaH observe all treaty st'puadons. and
that, under any and ell conditions Of SOW
eretgnty, cessi0n Or foreign ascenGaucy,
the open door shall remain open We
| shall use no military force for conGueat
and have no concert with any EurOp an
power. except to rescue our citizens ard
theirs
We covet no Chinese territory. and wo
! will acquire none. We desire no territorial
sphere Of influence. We viii give no ap-
prevail or support, physical, moral or
China, or to the extinction Of hfr soy4
! ereignty by the acquisition CT spheres OF
influence by any European power.
! l look for regeneration Of China -
the result Of the commissions she Is W
| suffering. 1t will come to pass not by ths
partition Of that mighty and irmcmori1I
! empire, but by its full entry into cCia-
mercial relations with ths other nations
| Of the world. The process Will not be a
| long one. 1t has been going on for fifty
extensive every Year. When fully CON-
| pleted the United States will be the great
! est participant In that trade Of the Pa
! citic which humboldt predicted more than
/ seVenty-hVe years ago would be The great
! est commerce that land ard sea have eve-
! known. We need cross but one ocean -
/ grasp the wealth Of Ormus and Of Ind"
! Europe must traverse four seas TO share
| it. We can produce everything which
that Unsuitable market can absorb, jus. -
! now we are Producing and exporting QUE
! fabrics, textile, metallic and miscellanr-
Gus, to every market in the world, as tho
direct result Of Republican economic pol
! ices put In force during our Civil war.
and steadily persisted in by that party
ever since.
This is manifest destiny; It is written
! by an suspicious astrClOgy upon the Eky
| Of a visible future. 1t will give Is. 10000
! OF people to our states Of the Pacific
| coast; 1T will open a career 20 the Talents
| Of an aspiring youth. and I'm every way
! carry the United States far along on
| that course Of national grandeur FOR
! which believe 1t was ordained.
! Imperialism is not the paramount Issue
/ CT the campaign, and cannot be made go, /
| The adjustment Of any question as TO tho
/ Philippines Is to be considered after re-
/ bellion against the sovereignty ana au-
thority Of the United States has been pus
/ down. The paramount issues tnis year
are financial and economic. Snail tia
! anti-protectOn party Of 10 to I BE- put
| enormous powers Of executive inhuen,
! In case Mr. Bryan Is elected, and win
| the first engagement in q campaign thu
next battle of which Will be for the con-
! trGl Of both houses Of congress?
/ The immediate duty OF this government
as TO the Philippines Is TO maintain is
sovereignty and to crush rebellion against
| 1t. What rs constitutional powers ard
| limitations are can be more prohtabiy
! discussed and considered after the au-
! thor!ty of the United States shall have
been firmly established. / 10 not believe
that the constitution contains any dis
! abling inhibitions which viii prevent this
/ 4
as their best interests may demand, and
| according to the capacities Of their pe1-
! pie. No such difficulties interviewed in,
| the administration Of louisiana Florida
| or the territory which we acquired from
! Mexico. Congress legisleted at the las Il
| session in regard to the government II
/ Alaska in some particulars entirely I'M
warranted by the constitution. II the dis-4
| aoling construction placed upon IL by cur
opponents IS correct There ere ccrtaini
! large and general considerations. how I
! ever, which, 10 my mind, demonstrate I
| that the authority TO govern these de- I
1 Tendencies is vested N congress subject
TO no disabling limitations OF certain pro-
| visions Of the constitution, which. because
! they are inapplicable to such a situation, /
reVer could have been designed by ths 4
trainers to apply 10 II.
Speaking my own opinion. I would hold
the PHILIPPINES permanently and not pro-
| visionally. / would, from time 10 time, :
as their people demonstrate their capa-
| nility give them the fullest power OF
I self government they are capable OF ext
ercising. 1 would do as Great Britain