That isthe issue. that is the ghost that stares you Republicans in the face and warns you to beware of the ides of.November. You would willingly give Puerto Rico the same meed of governnent.-the same opportunities. that you gave Hawaii. I presume. but youare afraid of theconsequences of that. and therefore .you are compelled to raise the cry that you must protect American labor against the pauper labor of the Philippinesthe. 20-:centsaday man. You -would not let that pauper labor alone. The same obligation to extend .yourcivilization. if youchoose. ! will apply to any other placeyou mayreach out and steal orgrab. . Here is Haiti or San Domingo at ourdoors. Why not go down: there if we areunder obligations .to civilize and educate and rob through our Government every dependency or every other island lying around loose? If we chooseto go to Haiti. nobody in Europe will objector dare to say "no." and when we get readytogofrom the Philippines on to the Asiatic. mainland. and take -a slice of China in furtherance of our commerce. our benefit as.a people. and in.amoneymaking way. England.and the restof Europe -will be glad to see the socalledfree Republic of the United States turn its -face backward. :carried .away from the ideals of this country. reverse its action for one hundredand twentyfive years. and fall inbehind the despotisms of Europe in the further enslavement of mankind. - It.-has been charged that it was the.speech of the senior.Senator from Massachusetts which broughton -the rebellion of :the Filipinos. It is said that speech was cabled over there under the ocean at acost of $4.000. and that onthat speech being read to the Filipinos they rose in rebellion and began to :shoot our soldiers to death.
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