Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-27
SENATOR FRYE'S ADDRESS.
Devoted Entirely TO Justifying Adj
ministrntion Philippine Policy.

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Oct. LIT was
9:20 hen j. Tomlinson called the meet
ing to rider. 1T is a distinguished
honor to the state of South Dakota"
he said. Ito have these three distin-
guished statesmen among us. The east
is safe; they are here to look us over.
The ovation with which they have been
received here Is a fitting climax to the
campaign, In this state"
Senator Frye a then introduced
and received with cheers. Last
night" he said, Il estimated McKin-
ley's majority In South Dakota at TO-
900. Tonight / place 1t at 10000.
(Cheers.) Senator Hanna, as chair
man OF the national committee. n OF
course my master now, ordered me to
talk OF the issues growing out Of the
Spanish war. obey orders"
The senator very quickly brought the
narrative up to the time OF the appoint
ment OF the peace commission, on
which he served.
The Spanish commission he said,
opened by demanding that the status
u be restored In Manila: hat the
United States retire and cav the city
as Dewey found 1t. And this was not
80 unreasonable; for Manila was taken
three days after the protocol was
signed. The United States commits
sioners replied 1t was under obligation
to preserve the treaty and his could
not be done safely by withdrawal.
Then the Spanish commissioners pro-
posed that this country take SOW
ereignty of Cuba. But congress had
pledged itself not to do that. For my
self l believed IL a mistake. l IA
Vored annexation. (Applause.)
Two Months Negotiations.
For two months we negotiated, but
came no nearer agreement. 1t looked
as II we could never agree and war
might be resumed. Some OF our own
people wanted some things, others
wanted still more. still Others wanted
to take everything In sight. was
one OF the still Others" (Applause.)
The senator ~recounted the conditions
under which grew up certain relations
between Aguinaldo and the Americans
at Manila. He continued:
1T would have been delivering the
archipelago over to plumber and Tagal
rule, to withdraw and leave them TO
rule. Suppose the United States had
taken only Luzon? Then there would
have been constant filibustering expe-
ditions from the other islands. At
last u own country agreed we would
take Porto Rico and Guam, Spain
wou cave Cuba, we would pay $780,
900, OCo; not buy the Fflipinos at 81 a
head rs Carl Schurz put 1t the other
day, but because all the presidents are
that way. The conqucring power al
ways pays something for conquered
and ceded territory. Moreover IL was
cheaper than to resume the war.
Result OF the Treaty.
Now as to the results of that treaty
Its effects on this nation. Gladstone
foresaw the time when England's
daughter across the sea would have
surpassed the mother country. And
we have realized his prophesy. What
Is our danger? 1t is overproduction.
We must extend our foreign markets.
Last "a we exported 5000. 000, 600 more
than W. imported; Of farm products
we exported $500, 000. 900 more than We
imported. Where shall we extend? In
the great rich orient. All Europe is
reaching out in that direction. and so
II we.
I'VE annexed the Hawaiian Islands
to get Pearl harbor for a naval and
coaling station, the first way station
on the line of the commerce with the
500. 600. 900 people of the far east. We
nave now an island In the Samoan
group for the same purpose. Now
what do we gain by tie treaty? We