The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-29
DAVIS RESOLUTION.


rule on the merits.
MIR. Allen severely criticised Judcg
Woods. who committed Debs.
Mr.. Hin said he would not be put In the
attitude OF opposing All inquiry. He paid
high tribute to Mr.. Dcbs and said the
action he urged was with n view Of &C.
curing appropriate legislative action.
Mr.. Allen created "a nutter OF excite
ment by asserting that IN his opinion the
express purpose Of referring the resolution
to u standing committee was to suppress
and kill It. 1t was an airoit means OF
sending the resolution into the dark cav
erns of the senate.
The resolution finally went ever to allow
Mr.. Thutston (Rep., Ncb.) to address tho
senate on the Monroe doctrine.
Except for Il brief pension speech II was
his fist speech since entering the senate
and he was accorded close attention.
Senator Thurston said In part:
"The adoption of tho resolution reported
by the committee On foreign affairs viii
present grand international issue which
may hold much CT menace 10 the worlds
peace, an issue which I sincerely hope
viii rebound TO the abiding peace ana
honor and permanently of this Republic,
but which It Is useless to deny, may pre-
cipltate upon our beloved country all the
diFasters and horrors and sacfifices which
would inevitably follow II the two great
NIT thcir difference to the arbitiament of
arms | can not acsumc the responsiriIi-
ties dare not vote for the pending rcso-
luton without first submitting to the de
liherate judgment of mankind ana tho
dspass!cnatc criticism Of pcstcrity. some
CT the reasons which seem to make my
Ieth OF duty plain
Were nothing at stake but n mere ad-
jusiment OF boundary lire between Nonc-
zuela and British Guiana. | should hcsi-
tate long and seriously before voting to
commit this government to any Interior
! euce. II Is difficult to believe and linz
possible TO demonstrate that our honor Is
involved. our prcstigs threatened or our
| tranquility disturbed by any disposition
which can possibly he made OF n distant
| strip OF South American marsh ana mount
| ain.
"But the present question rises high
| above any Venezuelan dispute. The Brit
ish prime minister, the accredited mouth-
| niece of the strongest empire In Christcn-
! dom. has seen ut to officially declare ana
| so advise this government. that the Mon
| roe doctrine has no place In the law OF
| nations and Is not accepted or recognized
| By any European power. inc chaiiense
| thus broadly thrown down by Great BRIT
| ain must be taken up by this Republic or
the Monroe doctrine is II thing of the past.
| Ar President the British position
b,urilv. almost inso,ontly stated by Lord
! Salisbury. has been reasscrteu from inns
floor clothed in such splendid rhetoric
and presented with such ferVid eioqhehce
va to win American applause unheA-
an'' ~ r,atchl,ss ability of the oratory.
W. sa,. ,,s sentiment I can not believe
| ~ ~ flows Of tho senator from Col
rado Win commend themselves to mis-
people. They may he satisfactory 10 .he
money changers. England can crack tnu
Win for them, but thank God the money
| 'hnngors are not the oustodians of tho
| Nations conscience. They may be APP
a,od lac, Wall street Wall street rep
,,s.,,,,s nh,t nowerful foreign syndicnte
| it'h snnLs "a dominate the financial
W., ,,.dnstriaI ro,,ry of this country, but
~ ~, s,,,,o, can not dictate to the senate
| w - ,r,t,od states If our people ever
81 wy ~, s,.,,i,o and degraded as TO he
,,'rti,,r a. ust thn honor of the Nation on
~ st,c,y exchanpn 20 no w and down
| .,,,, ,bo ,,or.,,et II will be time to turn
| ,,a n,cturod face of Washington To the
vol, and IN cast the sword of Grant into
| ~ .,.,
Wy p.,,or. bave The most pro-
~, m, adn,ration and respect for the
n, sro,n colorado. l know how IN
| , A,orio.n he IS Ills patriotism
-, nn ouoationed or his sincerity
CO.,, 80 aJ tnow how strong must be
| ~ .,,,,,,ctions which lend him to lift MS
- a..atrut tho known sentiment OF us
49, ,,.,ra, agree with the senator
~. ,n'a 4. M time TO stir up pubic
, unss ,'' 70 apncal TO any preiudiccs tina,
| -. list n,aInst Englanl; 10 fan the
n ,",s ~ anv inoipIent war sentiment. hut
80, ,nsis, that this is n time of all
| - e., call forth the highest expires
o,a,, ., ,oyoitv and devotion to American
1.,,,.,,,ons must insist that this Is
..o a',,'ra,,,o bour. for diguifled. posi-
~, SUI. SRI .,aIonn declaration OF the Amer
W. am ',r,,oso clearly. calmly. deliberate
u"" pu',
pa.,dor, 4, ia gravcly argued that
Mf, 1911, has o,,,erown the necessity
oui .o.' s.,.,,ar .rrorcement Of the Mon
lor Any H. r, 90 oontordcd unon TINS
roe w. o,abhorIn, renuh,cs mr.,
nor nj nnr svm,,a,hv or assist.
hot "uit"S VI ,ha ;na,obilitv of their
aice pscausc ". W n,,o,n,ncnt ana n,
gslapliSneu ,o'is hoi5Jos, cbarnrtor. T.,
.ne islio,ai,' a"' ~, .o,,n,rv wn,rn
their Popuia .'ons. any -, " dos.
mas SHOWN ns amy W Nv ,1,,ou, anc
potsm ~ WORTHY Vi o'to', a'',i,,s anc
supsthh'iai aiu III al I've nunns
az us EFFORTS 10 se."iv 10, :" puop,
greater measure on npe''!, e"'s