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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-10-12

chase. As In the case Of the Philippines,
Florida was acquired by purchase from
Spain, and in Florida the Seminoles, who
had not been consulted in the sale, re-
belled and waged war exactly as some
of the Tagals have rebelled and waged
war in the Philippines. The Seminole
war lasted for many years, but Presi-
dents Monroe, Adams and Jackson de-
clined for moment to consider the ques-
tion Of abandoning Florida to the Semi
noles, or to treat their non-consent to the
government Of the United States as valid
reason for turning over the territory to
them.
Texas and Alaska We're Accessions.
Our next acquisition Of territory was
| that of Texas, secured by treaty after it
had been wrested from the Mexicans by
the Texans themselves. Then came the
acquisition of California New Mexico,
Arizona, Nevada and parts Of Colorado
and Utah as the result Of the Mexican
war, supplemented five years later by
the Gadsden purchase.
The next acquisition was that Of Alas
ka, secured from Russia by treaty and
| purchase. Alaska was full Of natives,
the stage Of savagery and were Chris
tians. They were not consulted about
the purchase nor was their acquiescenee
required. The purchase was made by
the men who had just put through a tri-
umphant war to restore the union and free
the slave; but none of them deemed it
necessary to push the doctrine of the
consent of the governed" to a concur
sion SO fantastic as to necessitate the
turning over of Alaska to its original
owners, the Indian and the Aleut. For
thirty years the United States authori-
ties, military and civil, exercised the SUI
preme authority in a tract of land many
times larger than the Philippines, in
which it did not seem likely that there
would ever be any considerable body of
white inhabitants.
Hawaii Dieproves Danger Idea.
Nearly thirty years passed before the
next instance of expansion occurred,
which was over the island of Hawaii An
/ effort was made at the end Of President
Harrison's administration to secure the
annexation Of Hawaii. The effort was
unsuccessful
4 In a debate In Congress on Feb. q
1894, one of the leaders in opposing the
annexation of the islands stated "These
islands are more than 1000 miles distant
from our extreme western boundary. We
have serious race problem now in our
country and am not in favor OF adding
to our domestic fabric mongrel popu-
lation (of this character). Our consti-
tuition makes no provision for colonial
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establishment. ANY territorial govern
ment we might establish would necessar-
lily, because of the population, be an oil
garchy, which would have to be support
ed by armed soldiers.
Yet Hawaii has now been annexed and
her delegates have sat in the national
conventions of the two great parties. The
fears then expressed in relation to an
''oligarchy" and EARNED soldiers" are not
now seriously entertained by any human
being; yet they are precisely the objec-
tons urged against the acquisition Of the
Philippines at this very moment.
MiIitarism Is Not Involved.
We are making no new departure.
We are not taking a single step which
in any way affects our institutions or our
traditional policies. From the beginning
we have given widely varying degrees of
self-government to the different terrific
ries, according to their needs.
The simple truth is that there is moth
ing even remotely resembling imperial
ism" or ''militarism" involved in the
present development Of that policy of ex-
pansion which has been part Of the his
tory Of America from the day when she
became nation. The words mean ALSO
lutely nothing as applied to our present
policy in the Philippines; for this policy
is Snly imperialistic in the sense that
Jefferson's policy in Louisiana was impe-
realistic; only military In the sense that
Jackson's policy toward the Seminoles or
Clusters toward the Sioux embodied mill
tarism; and there is no more danger Of
its producing evil results at home now
than there was Of Its interfering with
freedom under Jefferson or Jackson, or
In the days Of the Indian wars on the
plains. Our army Is relatively not as
large as 1t was In the days Of Wayne;
we have not one regular for every 1000
inhabitants. There Is no more danger of
draft than there Is Of the re-introduc-
ton OF slavery.
Right to Suppress Rebels.
When we expanded over New Mexico
and California we secured free govern
ment to these territories and prevented
their falling under the 'militarism" OF q
dictatorship like that Of Santa Ana, or
the imperialism" Of real empire IN the
days Of Macmillan. We put stop to
Imperialism in Mexico as soon as the
Civil War closed. We made a great
anti-imperialistic stride when we drove
the Spaniards from Porto Rico and the
Philippines and thereby made ready the
ground in these islands for that gradu-
ally increasing measure Of self-GoYern-
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much later date for the sole purpose of
justifying the extension Of slavery into
the territories.
Consent Not Necessary
The parallel between what Jefferson
did with Louisiana and what is now be-
ing done in the Philippines is exact. JEFF
ferson, the author Of the declaration Of
independence, and of the consent of the
governed doctrine, saw no incongruity
between this and the establishment of
a government on common-sense grounds
in the new territory; and he rallied at
the sticklers for an impossible applica-
ton of his principle, saying in language
which at the present day applies to the
situation in the Philippines without the
change OF word, though it is acknowl-
edged that our new fellow-citizens are
as yet as incapable of self-government
as children, yet some cannot bring them
selves to suspend its principles for sin
gle moment" He intended that ulti-
mately self-government should be intro
.duced throughout the territory, but only
as the different parts became fit for 1t
and no sooner. This is just the policy
that has been pursued.
Fi1ipinOs on Basis of Indians.
In no part Of the Louisiana purchase
was complete self-government introduced
for a number Of years; in one part Of it.,
the Indian Territory, 1t has not yet been
introduced, although nearly q century
has elapsed. Over enormous tracts OF it,
including the various Indian reserva-
tons, with territory in the aggregate
as large as that OF the Philippines, the
constitution has never yet followed the
hag;" the army officer and the civilian
agent still exercise authority, without
asking the consent Of the governed"
We must proceed in the Philippines with
the same wise caution. taking each sue
cessive step as it becomes desirable, and
accommodating the details Of our policy
to the peculiar needs Of the situation.
But as soon as the present revolt is put
down and order established, It will I'M
doubtedly be possible to give to the ISL
ands a larger measure Of self-govern-
mnt than Jefferson originally gave Loui-
siana.
FLORIDA Got Like Philippines.
The next great step in expansion was
the acquisition Of Florida. This was
partly acquired BY conquest and partly
By purchase, Andrew jackson being the
most prominent figure in the acquisition.
1t was taken under President Monroe,
the aftertime President John Quincy
Adams being active in securing the pur-
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gle, and were confirmed to as by the
treaty Of peace in 1888.
Yet the land thus confirmed was not
then given to us. 1t was held by an
alien foe until the army under Gen. An
thony Wayne freed Ohio from the red
man, while the treaties Of Jay and Pinck
ney secured from the Spanish and Brit
ish Natchez and Detroit
Louisiana Purchase aud Philippines.
In 1903, under President Jefferson, the
greatest single stride in expansion that
we ever took was taken by the purchase
of the Louisiana territory. This so-called
Louisiana, which included what are now
the States Of Arkansas, Missouri, Louis
lana, Iowa, Minnesota Kansas, Nebras-
ka, North and South Dakota, Idaho.
Montana and large part Of Colorado
and Utah. was acquired by treaty and
purchase under President Jefferson ex-
actly and precisely as the Philippines
have been acquired by treaty and pur-
chase under President Mckinley.
The doctrine Of the consent Of the
governed the doctrine previously enun-
ciated by Jefferson in the Declaration Of
Independence, was not held by him or by
any other sane man to apply to the Inr
dian tribes in the Louisiana territory
which he thus acquired, and there was
no vote taken even Of the white inhab-
itants, not to speak of the negroes and
Indians, as to whether they were willing
that their territory should be annexed.
The great majority Of the inhabitants,
white and colored alike, were bitterly op-
posed to the transfer.
Jefferson Forced Consent.
An armed force of United States sol
diers had to be hastily sent into the ter
ritory to prevent insurrection, President
Jefferson sending these troops to Louisi-
ana for exactly the same reasons and
with exactly the same purpose that Pres
ident Mckinley has sent troops to the
Philippines.
Jefferson distinctly stated that the
Louisianians were mot fit or ready for
government" and years elapsed be-
fore they were given self-government,
Jefferson appointing the governor and
other officials without any consultation
with the inhabitants Of the newly ac-
quired territory The doctrine that the
constitution follows the flag" was moi
then even considered either by Jefferson
or by any other serious party leader, fol-
it never entered their heads that new
territory should be governed other than
In the way in which the territories OF
Ohio and Illinois had already been gov
erned under Washington and the elder
Adams; the theory known by this utterly
false and misleading phrase was only
struck out in political controversy at q
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There is every reason why as rapidly
as an Indian, or any body of Indians,
becomes fit for self-government, he or it
should be granted the fullest equality
with the whites; but there would be no
justification whatever in treating this
fact as reason for abandoning the wild
tribes to work out their own destruction
Exactly the same reasoning applies in the
case OF the Philippines. To turn over
the islands to Aguinaldo and his follow
ers would not be to give self-government
to the islanders! under no circumstances
would the majority thus gain self-goy-
eminent. They would simply be put at
the mercy of syndicate Of Chinese half
breeds, under whom corruption would
flourish far more freely than ever it -four
ished under Tweed, while tyrannical OPP
preston would obtain to a degree only
possible under such an oligarchy Yours
truly, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

MODJESKA ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Il must not be supposed that the
Modjesla company is like the majority
Of starring organizations. in which a
big name is the only attraction Even
without Madame Modjeska the support
ing company would OF itself be a guar
antee of the excellence of the perform-
ance. John E. Kellerd, the leading
man. is now playing legitimate roles
for the first time in many years. He
has been identified with nearly all the
more important productions of new
plays for several seasons past He is
an actor of forceful temperament which
rarely has opportunity fer expression
in the modern play and therefore in
returning to his first love, as it were,
it would seem there would be larger
range for his ambition. John Malone,
another prominent member, has al
ways been associated with the higher
drama. Other players of less renown
perhaps, but 1t is said OF equal ability.
are Wadsworth Harris, George Spencer,
Lynn Pratt. Miss Hannah Sargent,
Mary Hall and Kate Dalglish. The en-
tire repertoire is preseUted on the most
complete scale as TO scenic effects, and
everything calculated to heighten the
artistic illusion, the furniture. even the
bric-a-brac, is carried by Manager John
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
GIRL FATALLY BURNED
CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE WHILE
PLAYING AT A STOVE.

PLAYING AT A STOVE.
Stella venn, aged 10 years, died at
the Delaware Hospital yesterday after
noon after suffering terrible agony as
the result of burns.
Stella lived with her mother, at No.
1lO5 French street. and had been ac-
customed to look after the house dur
ing her mothers absence at work.
Mrs. Nenn left her daughter as usual
yesterday and went to her service.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Mrs. =. M.
Clowney, who lives at No 11O7 French
street, was startled by hearing cries
proceeding from next door Hurrying
into the house she found Stella envel-
oped in a sheet of flames, her clothing
having caught fire in some manner
from the kitchen stove.
Aid was az once summoned and the
blaze extinguished, but not before the
girl was literally roasted from head to
foot.
She was removed in the Phoenix am
bulance to the Delaware Hospital.
Stella was the daughter of Samuel
Nenn, who died some two years ago
from being accidentally shot in a bak-
cry at Sixth and Spruce streets.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
novER,s HEALTH BOARD.

The new Beard Of Health, Of Dover
will organize this week. and although
there is no compensation attached TO
the office. each member takes a pride
I'm the health conditions of the town.
The board is made up of Rev. G. $.
Baker, ID. d., Or. l.. A. IL. Bishop, DR..
r. o. Clements, Senator, Stephen
Slaughter Dr. w. f. Davis, John A.
KERN and DR.. X. II. VanDyke.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
NOTICES.

NOTICE.-To policy holders Of the
Home Insurance Company, of New
York:
Mr.. Frank Willing is no longer agent
of this company, nor authorized to rep
resent the company in any transaction
Mr.. G. Il. Pierson, of No. 913 Market
street, is the only agent in Wilmington
authorized to issue policies for us, and
we refer all our customers to him for
changes in, or renewal of policies.
The Industrial Department" now
ever, is still in charge of h-r. George J.
Scott as heretofore.
WILLIAM c. GERRING,
State Agent, Home Insurance Co.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
OLD POINT COMFORT, RICHMOND
AND WASHINGTON II SIX-DAY
TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAIL

Oi4lJ fDlNl COlNfO OfNl, hlCtiMOND
AND WASHINGTON - SIX-DAY
TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
ROAD
The next Of the present series Of per-
sonally-conducted tours to Old Point
Comfort, Richmond and Washington
via the Pennsylvania Railroad VIII
leave New York and Philadelphia on
Saturday, April IA.
Tickets. including transportation
meals en- route in both directions
transfers OF passengers and baggage
hotel accommodations at Old Point
Comfort, Richmond and Washington
and carriage ride about Richmond-in
fact, every necessary expense for q
period of six days-will be sold at rate
of S34.00 from New York, Brooklyn
and Newark; $3.50 from Trenton;
SS1.00 from Philadelphia, and proper.
tionate rates from other stations.
OLD POINT COMFORT ONLY.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only
/ including luncheon ON going trip. one
and three-fOurths days board at the
Hygeia Hotel, and good to return di
rect by regular trains within six days
will be sold in connection with thi.
tour at rate of $500 from New York
$3.50 from Trenton; S12.50 from Phila-
delphia, and proportionate Yates from
other points.
For itineraries and full information
lapply to ticket agents: Tourist Agent
| 1856 Broadway, New York; Cour
Street, Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad Street
! Newark, ~ j.; or Geo. w. Boyd. AS
sistant General Passenger Agent, BroaC
Street Station, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
IAIrNcH A. HIGH rInE.

AT high tide yesterday AFTERNOON Pat
rick Fahey launched the barge Majes-
tic, now under construction at j. A.
Cranstons lumber yard, on the South
Side of Market street bridge She is
80 feet long, % feet beam and feet
depth OF hold She will be used in
carrying stone from Thatcher S
quarry
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
Dockstader's Theatre.

The Home of High-Class Vaudeville,
Week commencing April 2:
Ned Monroe and Nellie Lawrence;
Chas Nelson and Miss Name Milledge;
Prof. Giovanni and his birds; Lieb,
Searle and Lieb; The Gaspard Bros;
Pic1ard and Bowen; Clarke and
Candy; The. Quigley Bros.
Admission always the same, TO- 90 SOC.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
REAL PICTURES OF THE FIGHT.

REAL PICTURES OF THE FIGHT.
The coming Of the Jeffries-Sharkey
pictures 70 the Grand Opera House next
Monday night. will no doubt tend to
revive the discussion as to the merits
Of the decision in the great fistic en-
counter between Jeffries and ShArkoy
There is one thing certain, and that is
that these are the only real pictures
and they give the entire twenty-five
rounds. After they have been seen
lpeople will be able to decide for them
lselpes whether Referee Siler's decision
was a robbery or not The pictures are
pronounced the best productions ever
made They are exceedingly clear
there is none OF that sudden jumping
from one position to another, and the
figures and details are depicted with
/ fidelity.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
WANTED

WANTED.-POsitions open to five
women and to five men canvassers-
salary and commission. New plan.
State Building and Loan Banks e. 9th
ST., Bayard Building Annex Apply to
II. ID. Taylor, general manager.
Evening journal., 1900-04-05
DIRT CLEARANCE.

IsS @T1T is a good plan for every bather to know
lsgE.A something Of the soap he uses. There is a
Ig3 wellfounded objection to using foor-cean-
lzsSzAJ ing soap upon the human body. Ivory Soap
is the bather's soap 1t costs more than common
soaps, but the difference is in the ingredients and
making. Why not treat yourself with little respect
Is not the human skin with its marvellous dclicacy
entitled to pure soap? Ivory Soap-it floats
ornua ,rcoo oaoa
Evening journal., 1900-04-05

c. Fisher. AS already announced. the
play to be presented here is Shakes
peares great tragedy of 'Macbeth.'
The age-herald., 1900-10-07
BIG STEEPLECHASE
 CAPTURED BY CAD Rank Outsider Pulled Down
 5000 Purse. THE NURSERY HANDICAP =
 Went to Bollario Who Won By Length - From Water Color-Oneck Queen
 Game in First in Hunter Handicap

New York, October 6.-The Cad, ridden by his owner, MT Smith, won the 5000 cham pion steeplechase at Morris Park today at three miles and a half. This fixture was the feature of the days racing, and it re- suited in one of the best races of the sea- son. Seven horses faced the starter. The Cad be4ng added at the last minute. Plato was made favorite at 6 to l. The Bachelor was also strongly supported at to l. The others were all held at 15 to l. They were sent off on the first break on their long journey, and the field, led by Plato, ran closely punched for two miles. Going up the back stretch the last time MT. Smith, who was always second on the Cad, sent lis mount to the front and came to the last jump length and a half before Plato. Both cleared the obstacle in safety and an exciting drive to the wire followed, in which MT. Smith landed his mount winner by seant half length. Perion was third, four lengths behind Plato. The others struggled in, not a single fall having oc- cured.
 \ Bellario won the Nursery handicap, rid 5 den out, by a length from Water Color, who beat Ben Gallant head for the place.
 
 and but for some interference might have repeated his victory in the Matron stakes. He ran in the colors of Senator P. H. Me Carren, who bought him just before the race.
 Oneck Queen, an outsider, won the Hun ter Handicap, beating the. favorite, Killa- shandra, by three parts of a length Sum- mary:
 First Race-Seven furlongs: Rush. 112 (Odom), to 5, won; Godfrey 112 (O'Con- nor), b to and to l.. secondi Joe Frey, 102 CT. Burns), g to 2, third. Time, 126& Firearm also ran.
 Second Race-The Hunter Handicap, one mile: Oneck Queen 106 (McCue), 8 to l, won; Killashandra, 126 CTurner), even and to Q. second; Kamara, 11S (Bullman), to ?. third. Time, 1:4015. Iroquois Belle, Belle Of Lexington, Star Chime and Lady Elite also ran.
 Third Race-Nursery Handicap, six fur longs: Bellario, 122 (Henry), to 3, won; Water Color, 11S Uittlefeld), ' to 1 and 5 to 2, second; Beau Gallant, 129 (Bullman), to 1, third. Time, 110h. Silver Dale, Alard Sheck, Far Rockaway, Garry Herr mann, Handwork, Beau Ormonde, Smile, Bedeck and King Lief also ran.
 Fourth Race-The Champion Steeple- chase, three and half miles: The Cad, 153 (Mr. Smith), 15 to 1, won; Plato, 154 (Veitch), to and 1 to 2, second; Perion, 160 (Mara) 15 to 1, third. Time 712 Sir Hubert The Bachelor, Old Tank and Trll- Han also ran.
 Fifth Race-Five furlongs, selling: Roll ing Boer, 11O CWilhams) to g. won; Him. self, 16 (OConnor), to 1 and to 1, sec ond; Millionaire 107 (Bullman), 8 to l, third Time, 1:111a Cherished, Glad Run Shark, Moor, Animosity, Kid and Inshot also ran. Sixth Race-One mile: Kinnininic, no CMcCue) to 1, won; Duoro, 10S (Henry), to and to 5, second; The Amazon, lO6 Shox fC hT T-I cuff Greenock, King Barleycorn and Pink Coat also ran.
The age-herald., 1900-10-07
PREaDESg KRUGER A FUGITIVE

From the Chicago News.
 At last the Boer resistance to overwhelm- ing English power seems to have collapsed. The United States army officer who ae- companied the Boers in their campaigns as military observer, has te,egTaphed to Washington for instructions. as events have required the departure of the attaches from the Transvaal." The significance of this statement is increased by the news from Lorenzo Marques that President Kru- ger. arrived there last Tuesday night. The Boers still under arms are said to have de- cided to make formal declaration of guer- rilla warfare but all formidable and or ganized resistance to the British arms seems to have collapsed. From London also comes word that the Transvaal has been annexed as the Vaal Colony.
 AS to President Kruger, his disposal may yet prove a troublesome question. His flight to Lorenzo Marques indicates that he has no intention of giving himself up to the British and in this purpose he is cor rect. England might be magnanimous and again she might not, and in the latter case she would probably send him to keep Cronje company on St. Helena or exile him with some others of his compa triots in Ceylon
 That the British will make d demand up- on Portugal for the surrender of the former President of the Transvaal Is probable. Just what Portugal will do in that case is not so clear as 1t would be in relation to any European country of the first class. For these many years the Portuguese possess sions in Africa have been ''between the devil and the deep sea-" They have felt it necessary to keep on good terms with both Boer and Britisher, and have not always succeeded as the Delagoa Bay railroad matter, now settled by arbitration, attests. That the Portuguese authorities will sur render their distinguished fugitive upon re- quest is scarcely belevable. It is more prob able he will be given asylum until he can make his escape to Europe or America Of course, if England chooses to regard "Oom'' Paul as rebel she will have the right to demand that he be surrendered. He does not so regard himself, however, and it is only by a strained construction of terms and law that he can be thus classified.
 The slight reference to President Kruger
The age-herald., 1900-10-07
Had Three Ot.. CTS

'It kinder does a man good to hear folks praisin one of his children" observed the little old man who had just boarded an AL exandrla electric car.
 'Yes, a father likes such things" replied the man addressed
 "They say my son Joe is the best boy in the whole place." continued the old man, as a smile lighted his face.
 "Yes?"
 Hasn't made kick in the last two years"
 "No?"
 "Got religion three months ago. and Is sticken' right to it like dog to a root I skassly believed that Joe would ever take to religion, and I'm awfully glad of It. They say he's truthful and honest and quiet and they wouldn't be afraid to send him down. town alone"
 'Is it manufacturing establishment that your son is connected with?"
 "Kinder that way. though they call it the penitentiary."
 "You don't mean that he's in the State prison!" exclaimed the man.
 "Right thar, sir" was the reply, "and will be for three years more, and the way they go on about how hard he works and the way they praise him for his goodness of heart jest makes me feel to wish that my other three boys would git up and do suthin' for themselves to be talked about''