The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-23
NO GAIN FOR UNCLE SAM
SPEECH CONCLUDED AMID THE
Widest ENTHUSIASM.
S0CKLESS JERRY ON THE MILLIONAIRE
Saws Tendency Of he Times is to Produce
The Millionaire on The One Hand and
the Pauper on the Other Mr..
Walkers Reply.

House after "a motion of Mr. Bailey to
vast deal of political speech-making,
and it was Also signalized by the firing
of the first gun in opposition to Hawaii
an annexation. Mr.. Johnson. an In
diana Republican. delivered a speech that
electrified the House and the galleries
in denunciation of what he termed an
attempt to cut loose from the traditional
policy of the United States and enter
upon scheme Of colonization that had
proved the ruin of empires and of ma
lions. The speech, coming. entirely un-
horaldsd, produced a deep impression.
The general debate on the Sundry Civil
Ill was concluded to-day and Tomorrow
the bill will be taken up for amendment.
Mr.. Johnson delivered his speech dur
ing the debate ON the Sundry Civil bill.
JOHNSON HITS ANNEXATION.
Mr.. johnson in opening referred to the
great contest now in the Senate over
Hawaiian annexation and said the
friends and supporters of the treaty both
inside and outside of the Senate were
turning hIsayen and earth to secure
its adoption and that President Mckinley
was klhofiag to change the convictions of
Senatorial opponents of the measure. de
discussed the recent visit Of President
Dole. and suggested that the Hawa-
iiln nation, unlike the United States,
had everything to gain and nothing to
lose. He urged concentration of popular
attention ON the issue and the disabuse
of the minds of the pSUp.e of erroneous
impressions and asserted that once put
to the test either IN the Senate or the
House. the American people would be
uaick to discover the danger involved
and so condemn it. 1T will be buried,
said he, beyond the possibility even Of
an i4,9nnate resurrection. i ann OPP
posed to the annexation of Hawaii" he
continued. because | believe the people
Of Hawaii are opposed to it. ! ann not
to be confused by this special plea that
the real sentiment of the people of the
Sandwich Islands is only to he oh
tanned from the views of those assumed
to govern them. THAT, sir. is the merest
technicality. There is no room for the
application of narrow doctrine of estop-
pal
when it was charged in 1898 at the
time when the republic succeeded the
monarchy that the revolution was aided
by the interpretation of American citi-
zens. Il did not believe it was true, y
said Mr.. Johnscn, land | denied it Wig
orously AT the tine. Int the persistency
with which this treaty of annexation Is
being pressed gives color to the accusa-
fion then made and which / then SO
earnestly denounced
He did not favor the holding of terri
Il 81, "a no IN
flag. A colonial policy might be adap-
ted to the nations of antiquity but it
would not do for a free country which
derived its power from the consent OF
the governed 1t would be unwise and
shortsightpd. he said, if we should cut
loose from all the traditions of the
past and rashly embark on the unknown
sea of territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
POSSESSION MEANS TROUBLE.
Possession of extraneous TERRITORY
means a constant source OF irritation.
The history of the world proved this.
1t was urged that The Sandwich Islands
were the key to the Pacific. It's strategic
Importance we emphasized as If gums
mounted there could command the Mica
ragua Canal and the Pacific coast thous-
ands Of miles away. The annexation
OF Hawaii would establish a bad prece'
dent which we would be urged TO follow
ut an early day. Ishe appetite grew by
what it fed upon To-day the cry was
Give rs Hawaii" tomorrow it would
he Give us Cuba and the next day
..Give us Samoa" These appeals would
all be justified by the pleasant sophis-
tries which appealed to our vanity ano
creduilty until at last we would find
ourselves irretrievably committed TO &
Ialicy unnecessary TO the material hap
piness of our people, hurrying along q
path which was strewn with the wrecks
of empires and of nations. Cupidity bred
oppression; it piled up taxes; it stirred
up strife, it shed human blood; it was tho
first step toward ACKNOWLEDGMENT Lee
the nations of the old world pursue this
policy of aggrandizement to their hearts
content: let them saddle their people
with debt. equip armies and navies ant
shed oceans of blood Let England
Toast, if she please. that the sun never
sets upon her territory. But let us re
member ii never goes down upon the
misery her policy has created. While
nthcrs seek war and its horrors, lie
MS soothe our people with endurinl
peace. Peace has her victories no les
renowned than war We are in the in
fancy of our resources. the morning oi
our material development. We will b,
wise to develop our ma.tchless country
Internal reforms which our country de
mand present field broad enough Il
enlist our best efforts. the publication o
the ballot. the crushing of the rings ant
trusts which plumber our people withou
stint the restriction of immigration, th'
establishment of fixed and standard o
value and the reform of our bankin,
laws afford work for us to do.
LET US CULTIVATE PEACE.
Let us not be known and execratet
as the 'boistering DULLES of the Western
Hemisphere Our country is all pow
erful. The world comedies our strength
while am proud of our Navy" con
tinued Mr.. Johnson, impressiyely. 8
sometimes think that the powerful bat
tleships we have built have bred feeling