The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-09-03

and held that tho democratic doc.
trlno had boon to add territory. Tn.
TIL tho Spanish war the policy of tho
Ropuhlican party had boon to con,
| tract and tho democrats favored OK
pansion, and thcn no discussed
whether it was wise, just and OK
podient policy to pursuo Ilo took
up the ovcnts loading to tho Span,
ish war and tho industrial condi
tions Of Cuba Everything tina, has
occurred slnco that var camo on,
no could not SEQ how conditions
could possibly have beon widely diff
loront from what they arc today.
MIR. Bryan, ho Thought, could not
have materially changed conditions.
The Philippines did not como as Il
foreseon result; it was an accident
moro or less and bncalso tho god of
war on tho American side. Ito took
up the conditions in tho Philippines
and ho always concluded that the
war WAS democratic war. lie OK
planned at considerable longth his
voto and speech on tho Paris treaty
and based his vote upon the bold
Tact that tho country was in conflict
with al armed foe and he stood by
his OWN country and people, whothor
| right or wrong. llo had just gono
| through heated cumpnign; he know
what it WIS TO ho maljgned and SLAM
dored and he know it would bring,
him consurc, but he never for min
uto regretted his vote. Ilo con-
sultod no ono. If tho treaty had
not been ratified Spain and the
United States werc again ready for
war and Franco and Germany were
much in sympathy with Spain.
Then Senator McLuurin took ~
tho question as to whether this Is a
| good policy. There can mover be
| imperialism under tho American
form of government, and no man
would oppose imperialism moro vo.
hemontly than he would and II,
voted against everything looking
liko imperialism in tho PHILIPPINE
government and ho folt III tino those
people would be given sclf- govern
mont.
Ho claimed that no people wore
moro Interested in tho rntention OF
that section than was tho South
which is SC wrapt mp in cotton and
manufactured cotton. Any country
to become rich must uso it's raw ma
teriul, and so he driftpd on to show
the opportunities OF this market. II
was foolish, ho thought, for Amor
can merchants to try to got into the
foreign markets without the protoc
ton Of the American flag. He die
not believe it possible with existing
conditions for tho United States t,
have maintained II footing in the
far Enst without it's holding Tn.
Philippines. This country woult
have been choked out by port charge.
If it did not have tho Philippines N
II stnndof. In reply to Mr.. IIomp
hill ho snid tho insurgents had to b,
snbduod for the reputation of tn,
country and that WAS an expense 0
war proper, but tho trade in Chin,
will be worth II hundred times whu
it will cost and he predicted that il
five years no public man could b,
found in South Carolina who wonI,
"dvoc"to turning loose tho Philip
plncs. Tho value as Il base of op
erations has already boon shown il
the recent Chineae troubles and ha
made firm friends Of tho Unitet
States and China.
| Nobody is attempting to shoot ro
hglon into these people. This coun
try could have left these people to b
murdered and plundered. Havin.
destroyed their only form Of govern
mont it was incumbent to establish
new government. Only ono tribe h
hold WAS over fighting this countr !
This country had and has duty t.
perform and this people will not shir
a duty because it costs.
Spoaking Of Mr. Latirnor's rof
erenco to ship subsidy, Mr.. McLa,l
rim denied his statement.
MIR. Latimor said by way of con
! reCtiOn he hu1 haau mint topfioDol I