Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-16
RECOGNITION OE BRAZIL.
Turpie of Indiana Gives the senate His
Views on tho Subject

Turpie of Indiana Gives the senate His
Views on the Subject.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan l6-Turpie of
Indiana was the principal figure in the senate
session yesterday, and delivered vigorous
speech on the subject Of the recognition Of
Brazil He said he favored immediate
recognition, and was quite willing that con-
gress should declare to-day las part of the
international common law of the three
Americas that no European power shall in
terfere In any part of this hemisphere to re-
store the representative of monarchy or
empire, or to prevent the establishment Of a
republic; but that any such interference
would be regarded as an act unfriendly to the
United States and be resisted by all the
means necessary 10 effect its Illustration.
Attack on the Presidents Message.
He read extracts from the message Of the
president announcing the change of govern
ment In Brazil, spoke OF the message as a
"listless, languid resignation to the course of
affairs there" and characterized the position
of the administration toward the new repub-
lie Of Brazil as one Of "strict neutrality and
supine indifference" He said the assump-
ton IN that passage Of the presidents mes
sage that the revolutionary government of
Brazil had been established without or
against the assent Of the people of that coun-
try disclosed the real attitude of the admin
istration towards the new government, and
approached very nearly condition of COW
srt hostility. 1t expressed a partly concealed
but very apparent aspersion-even sneer-at
the sovereignty Of the republic of Brazil
Not q Question of Constitution.
TIE time had come when the existence and
authority Of the republic Of Brazil could be
no longer controverted by words 1t could
be controverted only by war. The chair
man OF the committee on foreign relations
lShermanl had told the senate that IL should
wait and inspect the new constitution of
Brazil The United States, however, was not
concerned to know what were the particular
provisions of that constitution any more
than IL was concerned TO know the particu-
lar provisions Of the constitution Of France
or any other republic in the family OF ma
tons.
A Mistaken Policy.
What was the reason of the mistaken
policy OF procrastinatioI He would not at
tribute IL to fear of offending the dynastic
houses Of Great Britain and the European
continent. No. 1t was due 10 a certain in
deinable and unconscious disposition Of the
executive TO distrust the people, to mistrust
popular revolution as a method of political
reform, to belittle, TO underrate TO under
value the efforts OF the new public in the
way Of political enfranchisement The whole
diplomatic and consular corps of Brazil
throughout the world had stood by the re-
public. This afforded evidence of a very
binding character under the very eye of the
president.
Not Provisional Government.
Furpie criticised the phrase provisional
government" used by the president. The
government Of Brazil was not provisional.
but was a government by the people In this
case Of Brazil even the distinguished pub
licist at the head Of the state department
seemed TO limp and hnger in the rear of op-
portunity. Did the chairman Of the com
nittee on foreign relations expect any
change In the present condition of affairs in
Brazil that he advised the government OF the
United States to waits Did he expect that
In the spring a thaw would come that would
resolve all political elements into a food Of
imperialism ON which the ark Of the old COW
mant would float again, buoyant and undis-
turbed. Turpie contrasted the present delay
with the promptness OF President Grant In
recognizing France In 1870 He hoped that
the recognition Of Brazil would come soon
enough to be Of value and of real signif-
oance