Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-13

EOElO IN III tIC ototh
islands. Did we ratify the treaty
Yes. Did we appropriate the money!
Yes.
When / heard the gentleman from
Missouri a few minutes ago announce
rs his policy, and that of his party,
the doctrine that the United States
were TO forsake the Philippine Islands,
TO release them and move out and let
somebody else take them or let them
govern themselves. in their helpless
condition SO far as government is con-
cerned. l said to myself: Why did
not that gentleman of great ability rise
i'm his place and vote against the $40
100000 appropriated I o pay Spain for
| the Philippines? Why W "a not that
| sarcastic voice of his and his sarcastic
presence. that always commands at
tenrion from both sides of this house
| and a respectful hearing-why was not
that lifted up in denunciation of that
appropriation. and why was not his
vote recorded against it?
Now, the treaty ratified, the territory
becomes ours; and the question Is
what to do with it. You gentlemen
say that you can not les with 1t as
property Of the United States. Well
we believe we can, because we have
because we are, because we always
have with all territories. oh, when
Thomas jefferson signed the act touch
ing Louisiana territory, of which the
| Spooner bill is an exact copy. that
! when the insurrection was put down
and there was complete possession. it
vested him with judicial, Legislative.
and executive power complete. until
| congress should otherwise provide, and
he exercised that power. Then we
dealt with the Louisiana territory.
Mr.. Norton of Ohio-Well, what is
the policy of the president or dominant
party as to the Philippines? 1 want
to know what you are going to do with
them.
l will give you the policy touching
| Porto Rico and touching h Philip
pines is this discussion progresses.
The policy with reference to Porto
Rico is to do that which will give
immediate relief at the least cost to
Porto Rico and at the least cost to the
ksxNE0zAHeRfk ord to the best interest
ND advantaa~ baths and pass this
,ybil. The r EXPOSITION as TO the Phil
ippines is TO do as we are doing. To
| put down the Instruction. keep the
army and navy there, as they are now
there, as long as necessary. n as you
voted to keep them there, by your
votes, and preserve law and order,
| recognizing that it belongs to the
| United States and that we are respon-
sible to our people n to the world
for law and order there, and to hold
the Philippines for ~pacifcation and
| peace, and promote proficiency as
rapidly as possible in that people to
care for themselves and civiliZe them
and care for themselves and clothe
them with hat power and duty. That
is my policy.
Gentlemen, this is a very different
country from what it was a hundred
years ago-less than 100000 people
then. S0.00O.0 200 now; no manufactures
then. the greatest manufacturing
| population on earth now; no wealth
then. the most wealthy of any nation
on earth now. The population now
equal to that of Great Britain proper
and Germany, almost. Eighty mil
lions in our present territory. the re-
suit of that which has made people Of
our blood through the centuries move
on and on and on for veal or for woe.
and generally for veal. taking with
it its laws and Its language, its civil
| zation-
We are of that people. And in the
coming century. as we Increase in
| population from SO. oOo.oO to 2fso, o,0.-
coo or $50, 900, 600. in our existing ter
49, ,.I 80. oI;JI.a. --,J -,
competent 10 move on and on to their
benefit and TO the eneit of all h
country to which they 90. The con
stitution of the United States. which is
a symptom of the civilization hat has
evoluted for two thousand years-not
that il created the civilization. the civ
ilization ere G..i it, and ii dweiis in
the hearts of the peoples elastic
enough to meet any and all condi-
tons. as IL has heretofore. and as it
will in the coming century. n will
enable. not hinder our people to work
out justice ard right and material
prosperity wherever they go. ZAP
pIar = on the Republican side)
Tie strange doctrine is announced
that because. as they say. the consti
tuition jumps over land and sea for
10000 miles and by its own vigor
spread W. every inch of the Philip
pine Islands and CAV citizenship in
its broadcast sense 70 every one of
those seventy-Dine or eighty tribes.
some of them Malays. some OF them
FiIipinos. some Negritos. of every
stage of civilization. none equal to our
civilization. they say because the con
Stitution jumped owe there and con
ferred American citizenship upon all
hose. which gives every woman
and child the right TO come to the
United States or send their products
o the United States by the vigor of
he constitution. therefore. they say.
We are against keeping b Philip
lines. Well. now. / am for keeping
he Philippines. because l say hat
hey are subject. under the treaty. I'M
Ter the constitution. under our civil
zation. 20 the legislation of that coun-
.ry thar owns hat territory. and there
ore | am for keeping them and
Trough the coming decades TO work
III good results for them and good
suits for Us lAppiause) And /
vsll risk the verdict of the American
people in tie nor1hland and In the
-autfsland il You win fairly discuss
hat question and take the other side
f it
Now. / want 20 talk about Porta
sico. VITA is TIE condition of Por-
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