Show Gov Thomas of i Colorado Is a wonder fully bright man an allaround niaround good fellow He Is low most adroit too but It tvould have been funny to have 1 heard his answer after he answct finished his fnIsIed speech t temporary chairman of the Demo cratic convention had some one asked him how much different the cUfcrent acquirement acqule ment of the Philippines hasbeen from the acquirement of California Nevada TJlah Arizona and New Mexico Ho probably would havo answered ova lively that that was a part pf the I Continent that It wag a measure I to protect the west coast but It la laughable all the same to read his I I speech that expansion under Jotorson and under Monroe and under Polk was I i good thing but that the same knd ot i I expansion pursued on exactly the aamc methods under McKlnley Is Imperialism md the beginning of the disintegration oC the Constitution of the United States the beginning of the destruction of the Declaration of Dcelaralon at Independence |