The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1900-10-10
DEPEW AND IMPERIALISM.
How He ASSailed President McKin-
ley'S Philippine Policy Just
Two Years Ago.

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clans than Hon. Chauncey VI. Depew.
As an after-dimer speaker, he is said
! to he one of the best in the country, and
/ he is considered an authority on public
matters He is strong Republican
and usually represents the sentiment of
a majority of his party.
In the Chicago Times-Herald on May
-, lS9S, Senator Depew had the follow
ing interview, obtained and signed
by George Grathan Blain and copy
righted:
When asked Mr.. Dcpew what ht
i thought should be done with the Phil
/ ippine Islands he drew in his breath and
said: That's pretty big question.
Then he pushed back his chair from his
desk and swung around until he had
faced me.
II rc Aomd k,p n, Phdippi"e Is.
/ lu0l>." said Mr.. Depew. "rs roUld re-
rcrSc he trail ions ~ his GorpWu,cm
! from It's .tomdotioa. ", ,roUid opu up
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Let us see what that would mean.
In the first place it would mean the es
adjustment of military government
over possibly ten millions of people g,
600 miles away from us; il would mean
the increase of our navy to the proper.
! ton Of the nayies of Europe"
Not to the proportion of England 5
navy said Mr.. Depew. IN Uouid
m,,H Hc Hc,ydSC Of oUr dimyto IjO.OOO-
more Lk,y 10 .0O,000 mca. II ,rouid mou,
do Hcrc1Sc ~ O,u dtauu expenditures IA
douJlc rhm they are nojr. 1t would mean
that the United States Government
would be brought in close contact with
the people than ever before in the his
tory of this country.
We have known that there is n
Federal Government only AS represent
ing our flag, our nationality and glori-
Gus traditions, but we have not felt the
burden Of its support or been confronted
with the possibility of the payment of
an enormous annual military tax, ex-
cept during the civil war. In Europe.
where great armies and navies are main
tanned, the people are taxed directly for
their maintenance. Our revenues have
been obtained heretofore by indirect
taxation, with the exception of slight
tax on whisky.
But with the increase of our eXpen-
ditures by 100 per cent. the taxes to sup
port the Government would be felt in
our homes and in our offices We would
feel them in both the necessaries and
luXuries of life-in our houses in our
tools, in our food, in our clothing, in
our carriages and in our wagons, i'll our
checks and notes and bonds and trans
fers of property-in every transaction
Of our everyday business life For if
we are to maintain great armies and
navies like the powers of Europe we
must raise the revenue for them by the
means mentioned, and also by stamp
tax that will face us at every turn.
These conditions are contrary to our
present form Of government To-day
we know that the customs collector ex-
lists. He site in his Office at the custom
house anu few of us ever think of him
fewer still have ever seen him or felt
the taxes collected through him. Under
the new regime tax collectors would ne
cessarily be excise men with offices
everywhere. They would be known
not only in New York and the other
great centres Of commerce, but in every
town, village and hamlet in the United
States. Our people respond with pa
triotic alacrity TO every burden, sacri-
fee or tax for the successful carrying
ON of war. Whether they would with
equal cheerfulness do the same for the
new policy of II colonial empire, fur
nishes food for consideration.
What also does IA worldwide policy
mean to usy 1t means Capitalization