The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-18

has taken. You are the men who have
conquered the West. Many Of you must
have seen this country before there was
house here. and when the Indian and
the buffalo were sharing it. That was
not 50 long ago. I myself have seen this
country In those days. The law OF ex-
pansion Is the law OF our national life.
The reason we stand today as great
nation is because we have dared TO do
a great nations work Throughout the
nineteenth century and through the great
battles OF the civil war, growth has been
the policy Of the United States. As we
have struggled on. we have expanded
west OF the Alleghenies and west OF the
Mississippi and across the great plains
that lie east Of us now Ha~fng gone
that far we will not go back now"
Philippine Issue.
At Livingston, Gov, Roosevelt was es-
corted 10 a stand near the station, from
which he spoke briefly. He stated that
at the last station he had been handed
communication. unsigned, by someone who
was going to support the ticket, but who
thought The governors speech laid too
much stress upon the retention Of the
Philippines. He said In part:
Il feel that the issue of the Philippines
is Of so much Importance that I do not
votes at all. ! wish to put the issue be-
for you in such plain light. that II you
have the welfare of the nation at heart,
you cannot help voting right. That Is all
] am trying 10 show what II IL we believe.
80 that the bulk OF the American people
viii go with US. 1t is perfectly true that
congress has got ultimately TO decide the
fate OF the islands. and their present sta
tus congress has already decided
''The treaty by which we acquired the
Philippines is now part of the highest
law Of the land. That treaty was. In part.
ratified through the efforts OF Mr.. Bryan.
and l should give all possible credit for
his action II II had not been for the fact
that he is trying now to undo what he
then did. and put us In position both
ridiculous and contemplate. The Phil
ippine islands belong to us by treaty and
purchase, just exactly as the territory of
which Montana was a part was procured
by treaty and purchase from France In
1903 At that time senator of the Unit
ed States detained against paying sl5,o0O--
coo for all the territory from the Gulf OF
Mexico to Puget sound on the ground that
II was an exceedingly poor bargain
Question of Contraction.
I'VE are now In the Philippines. 1t Is
not q question OF expansion. II Is a
question Of whether we are going TO
contract. We have already expanded.
We are there. II there is any way by
which we could insure miltarism In the
islands 1t would be by attempting to
hold a part OF the islands and to have
a hostile frontier between US and the
rest OF the islands We have over there
now certain commissioners headed by
Judge Taft with his associates. both
Republicans and Democrats. who are
there for the especial purpose OF seeing
how much government and what
kind OF government II Is possible to give
those islands. We will, doubtless. fol-
low substantially the recommendations
OF these men. To leave the islands now
would be doing injustice TO ourselves.
and greater injustice to the people OF
the islands.
"our opponents talk OF liberty. Aye.
liberty shall come to the islands. and 1t
shall come under the American flag. To
turn the islands loose now would merely
mean TO turn them loose to butchery by
one tribe at the expense of another
Very Corrupt ana Cruel.
"Aguinaldo and his associates are sim
ply syndicate of Chinsse half-breeds,
very corrupt and very cruel What Is
perfectly evident Is that our duty now Is
TO stay there. and TO bring that peace
and liberty that always come under our
government. and not the liberty OF cut
ting threats and committing arson ana
plumber: not the liberty to pull down
the American flag We don't give that
kind Of liberty. We have got our COM
mission over there to find out the form
OF government which will best serve the
necessities OF the islands. and also, serve
the interests Of the American people The
exact steps that will have to be taken
no man can tell. What we Insist on IL
that such steps shall he taken as 10 Sc
cure both ends--both IN giving good gov
eminent TO the islanders Themselves ana
TO the end of uphoding the honor az
the American flag
During the day short stops were made
az Boxeman, Manhattan. Logan. Town
send and Winston. nj most OF which
hve-minute talks were made NV Gov
Roosevelt or some OF the nartv