Mexico Missouri message., 1900-08-23

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nance of the navy, other than appro-
priations for its increase, were 49,,
0S3. 6O6.95. The appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1900, the
year following the close of the war
with Spain, were s126, 1s2. 1851 for the
army. and So, 722, 567.5s for the navy.
other than for its increase. In the
total of appropriations for the army
and navy during the last fiscal year |
include the re-appropriation of more
than fifty millions of unexpended bal
ances, thus made by the republican
party, TO conceal the tremendous
treasury liabilities on account of the
war against the Filipinos.
1t appears. therefore, my fellow
citizens, that the increase of our war
budget to carry the policy of be
nevolent assimilation" to the Fill
piuos. with gatling guns.in connection
with the cost of the governments of
Porto Rico and Cuba, amounted for
the fiscal year just closed to $780,
543.O9i.57, that being the increase of
army and navy appropriations over
and above the year preceding the dec
laratiOn of war.
| can not. as | have said. state the
expenditures on account of the army
in Cuba and Porto Rico, but the war
in the orient is obviously costing our
people, as | have shown. not less than
Sl15,000,000 annually. Indeed, my fell
low-citiZens, Imperialism comes hight
THE DEATH ROLL OF THE FILL
PINOS.
There is a melancholy phase of this
situation which should arrest the at
tention of every thoughtful Ameri-
can. The United States has sent the
flower of the American youth to that
far-distant tropical cline. The re-
port of the secretary of war, made in
answer to a resolution of the senate,
shows that from July 31st, 1898, to
May oath. OF the present year. 473
American soldiers were killed in ac-
ton, LIZA died of wounds and dis
eases, 20 committed suicide. II be-
come insane and 1864 were wounded
in battle. j have been unable to as
certain the number killed, wounded,
died, committed suicide or have be-
come insane since this official report.
The navy department declares its ina
hility to furnish the information at
this time. Enough, however, is
known of the awful climatic condi-
tons of the Philippine islands to
justify the opinion that very brief
service there will furnish Just basis
for n pension.
In addition to the terrible destruc-
ton and loss of precious lives, both
by disease and the bullets of the Fill
pinoS. Cur pension roll will be enor-
mously increased, and properly so, by
the addition of substantially all of
the names of our gallant boys who
may he so fortunate as to again set
foot upon their native soil.
Commenting upon climatic condi-
tions and the attempt TO colonize so
near the equator, Mr.. Bryan, in his
matchless speech at indianapolis
said:
Even the argument that this earth be-
longs to those who desire to cultivate il
and have the physical power to acquire it.
can not be invoked 20 Justify the ap-
preparation of the Philippine islands by
the United States. If the islands were I'M
Inhabited. American citizens would not be
willing to go there and till the soil. The
white race will not live so near the equa-
tor. Other nations have tried to colonize
in the same latitude. The Netherlands
have controlled Java for $40 years, and yet
80, 1l.rv Il. .snf MO
European birth scattered among Is. OO0-
0eJ natives. After a century and half of
English domination in India, less than
one-twentieth of one per cent. of the peo-
pie in India are of English BIRTH and il
requires an army of 1000 British soldiers
to take care of the tax collectors. Spain
has asserted title to the Philippine Islands
for three centuries. and yet, when our
feet entered Manila bay. there were less
than 10000 Spaniards residing in the Phil
ippines.
A colonial policy means that we shall
send to the Philippines few traders, a
few task masters and a few officeholders
and an army large enough to support the
authority of small fraction Of the peo-
pie while they rule the natives.
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
FLAG.
But. fellow-citiZenS. | must hasten
The enactment of the Porto Rican
tariff bill. under the circumstances to
which | have adverted. in connection
with the Philippine policy leaves no
doubt as to the position of the re-
publican administration upon the is
sue to he settled at the ensuing cleo
ton. The republican platform says,
That the largest measure of self gov
eminent consistent with their wei
r., i l.
to them (the Filipinos) by law" This
is not the doctrine of the Constitu-
ton. 1t is neither the spirit or the let
ter of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. The issue is Individually the Re-
public against the Empire-the Con-
stitution against the Colonies. The re-
publican administration. following the
example of Alexander Hamilton, pro-
pose the establishment of a colonial
system similar to the English system.
government for the colonies and an
other for the mother country-the
United States. 1T would mean sub
jects there and freemen here for a
time; it would mean government of
force there and government of con-
sent here; it would mean the final
esta Adjustment of government of
force everywhere; it would mean that
the president and congress, who are
but the creatures of the Constitution,
can govern colonies outside of
the Constitutions; il would mean
that, although the treaty-making
power of the Constitution has been
invoked to bring territory into
the United States, the Constitution
itself is powerless to give the people
of the territory thus added the bene-
fit of its protection; il would mean
that constitutional provision could
work out an unconstitutional result.
FellOw-Citizens: 1t is claimed that
the Constitution does not apply to
territory annexed under its provi-
sions, but must be extended bv an act
of congress. An act of congress is
only the expression of its will, which
may DE changed, modified or repealed
at any time. Under this construc-
ton, the Constitution might be sent
with the flag to Porto Rico and the
philiDDine iSla udS hy ono conpresS