The herald., 1896-01-29

INDUSTRIAL pOilcy OF tntS country. out w all
street cannot dictate to the senate of the
United States. If our people ever become
so senile and degraded as to be willing to
list the homer of the nation on the Stock
Exchange to go up and down with the mar
ket, it will be time to turn the pictured
face of Washington to the wall and cast
the sword of Grant into the sea.
"Mr. President, have the most pro-
found admiration and respect for the sena-
ter from Colorado. | know how intensely
American he is. His patriotism cannot be
questioned or his sincerity doubted. /
know how strong must be the convictions
which lead him to lift his voice against the
known sentiments of his countrymen.
II agree with the senator that this is no
time to stir up public passion; to appeal to
any prejudices that may exist against Eng
land; TO fan the flame of any incipient
war sentiment, but l must insist that this
is time of all others to call forth the high
est expression of loyalty and devotion to
American institutions; must insist that
this is the supreme hour for a dignitied,
positive and solemn declaration of the
American purpose, clearly, calmly, delib-
erately stated.
"Mr. President, it is gravely argued that
our country has outgrown the necessity for
any further enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine. 1t is contended upon this floor
that our neighboring republics are not
worthy of our sympathy or assistance be-
cause of the inability of their established
forms of government and of the ignorant
and helpless character of their populations.
Any country which has shown its ability
to rid itself of despotism, is worthy of our
encouragement and substantial aid in all
its struggles and all it's efforts to secure for
its people a greater measure of liberty, en-
lightenment and civilization than they now
enjoy. That same providence which has
blessed us with its gracious favor, has
n o 10 N
and guardianship ptowards'.he weaker Am r
lean republics. We cannot think OF our
obligations as a nation and absolve our
selves from the performance of those
duties which providence has imposed
upon us.
II am not unmindful of the seriousness
and gravity of the present situation. We
are calling halt upon that settled policy
of aggression and domination which has
characterized the extension of the British
empire from the hour in which her first
adventurous prov turned into unknown
seas. But does this furnish any reason
why Americans should abandon any set
tied policy of the United States, or retire
from any position which the honor of this
republic and the welfare of America re-
quire that we should assume?
"Mr. President, our people have been
represented as eager for war and the sena-
tor from Colorado seems to believe that it
is necessary to cool their ardor by dis
paragement of the Monroe doctrine and
eulogium of British grandeur. Ours Is
mighty nation, but its people are slow to
wrath. They believe in the divine doctrine
taught by the lowly Nazarene on the shores
of Galilee.
"But there is no other land in which the
honor of the nation is so dear; there is no
other land in which the love of the country,
liberty and justice is SO strong; there s no
other land where citizens would sacrifice
so much to maintain its institutions or de-
fend its soil.
"The people of this country have always
been patient and long-suffering under
wrong. They have never provoked wars,
and have never taken up arms until driven
to it for the preservation of their most sa-
cred rights.
'Sr, Great Britain has mistaken the
temper of the people of this country in the
past and she mistakes it now. The En-
glish people profess to believe that the
United States dare not stand up for the
Monroe doctrine at this time. because they
say the people of the south would gladly
take advantage of declaration of war to
renew the old internal contest. Standing
upon the floor of the American senate,
knowing whereof speak, l say to the peo-
pie of Great Britain that the grave issues
that have been settled by brave men upon
American battlefelds can never be re-
opened again.
"Sir. there is no division of sentiment in
the United States. Let but single drum
beat be heard upon our coasts, announc-
ing the approach of a foreign foe, and
there will spring to arms, in north and
south, the grandest army the world has
ever known, animated by deathless 10y
atty to their country's flag and marching
on to the mingled and inspiring strains of
our two national airs, Yankee Doodle and
Dixie.
MIR. President, the press of Great
Britain has already seized upon the utter
ances of the senator from Colorado as an
indication, that this country is ready to
abandon whatever place we now hold of
duty and responsibility toward the re-
publics and the affairs of the new world.
But when the pending resolution comes on
for final passage, predict that it will be
adopted by such a decisive vote as will ad-
wise all christendom of the stand which
the people of this country are prepared TO
make for the maintenance and enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine.
''Sir, believing that the honor of my
country is involved, that the hour calls
forth the highest expression of loyalty and
patriotism; calmly confident of the verdict
of posterity: reverently calling God to wit
ness the sincerity of my purpose, l shall
vote for the resolution reported by the COM
mit:ee on foreign affairs 1 shall vote for
it, not as an atfront to any other nation.
but to UPHOLD the dignity of my own.
shall vote for it in this time of profound
tranquility, convinced that peace with
honor can be preserved but. sir, would
vote for it just as surely were we already
standing in the awful shadow of declared
war. 1 would vote for it were the navies of
all Europe laundering at our harbors.
would vote for it were the shells of British
battleships bursting over the dome of the
nations capitol. would vote for it and
maintain it all hazards and at any cost,
IA Ior Il oil 1oa O
though it might presage the coming of a
mighty conflict, whose conclusion should
leave me without a son as the last great
contest left me without SIRE"
At 2 o'clock the silver bond bill was
taken up and after some skirmishing be-
tween Hill and Chandler and Jones of Ar
kansas, in vain effort of the last named
to have Thursday at 2 p. IN. fixed for a
vote, Mr.. Jones SAID:
"Then | give notice that on Thursday |
will ask the senate to remain in session
until this bill is disposed of and [ ask all
senators to come prepared on Thursday
for such action.
Mr.. Clark, Republican, of Wyoming then
addressed the senate in behalf of silver.
The senator declared that the gold mono
metallist had hypnotized the country with
the dlaboiical influence of Svengali.
MIR. Voorhees,, Democrat, of Indiana rose
for a ''short talk, }" he said. He has spoken
seldom of late and was given close atten-
ton. Mr.. Voorhees, said that for nineteen
years he had consistently maintained his
attitude in defense of silver He had first
come to cOnOress on the issue Of the restor-