The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-02

America Must Not Gloat over Posses.
sicns Obtained by CONQUEST.
Hawaiian situation.

Worcester. Mass. November 1. "A large
ana enthusiastic audience greeted Senate,
George Il. Hoar. CONGRESSMAN Moody ant
Speaker Bates LII Mechanics hall tonight.
Three hundrsd republican leaders occupied
seats on tho platform with the speakers.
Senator Hoar presided aud was The prin-
cpal speaker. He said.
This year has been crowded With his
tory and crowded with glory. II is also
TO my mind crowd.d with DANGER The flag
OF Spain, forYeriy the proudest power on
earth since Re days Of The Roman empire.
has gone Jbwn in darlnnss and In blood
before the victorious navy and army OF the
UniNd States, The flag OF the United
soates has arisen In the easterA sky like a
now constellation. let US n Acspt the
duties and responsibilities skSictofy
in any temper OF vulgar "a 5glory. stiH
leas OF u vulgar greed OF MWer or of gain.
the United States comes 10 these oppress.S "a
people east and west, us a great deiivcrer.
10 deal with this sreat occasion by talking
ABOUT coallng stations and trade advan-
tages dvgiNdes aud belittles II. We have
not overthrown Span, we have not perllied
the precious lives Of our sons. that we may
auu 10 our possessions. or that we may
make money oit OF our new relations. But
yet the first DUTY of the American people
IN to themselves. and when / say this l
say II In no spirit oil seltishness or OF indif-
ference to the welfare OF mankind
''on tho contrary. | believe that the
highest service THE American people eau
render to mankind and to liberty Is TO pre-
serve unsuained and unchanged the republic
as IL came TO us from the fathers 1t Is
by example and not by guns or by bay
onets that the great work OF America for
humanity Is TO be ACCOMPLISHED. In my
opinion we are today In great danger
a greater danger Than we have encountered
since the Pilgrims landed ON plymouth
Roek. The danger Is that We are to pc
transformed from a republic founded ON the
declaration of independence. guided by the
coGnsels OF Washington, into a vulgar com
uon place empire founded upon physical
force.
II. for one am not dazzled by the exam
pie OF England The Institutions of Eng
land which have enabled her TO govern
Distant colonies and subject
states are founded. us Mr.. Gladstone point
ed out, on the doctrinn of euuality. II we
are 10 oatstrip England in nap.ona power.if
must be by pursuing our own path and
not by following hera.
1t is sad that iorto Rico Is already
ours. II may be that Porto Rico liz to boz
come cuis. But there is no authority Gn-
der the constitution of the United Suites
to acquire any foreign territory save by a
treaty approved by the senate by two
thirds vote. or by act of legislation in
which the president, the house OF repre-
sontatives and the senate must unite. III Is
laid the Philippine Islands nre ALREADY
ouqs by right OF conquest
For one deny this alleged right of con-
quest. Human beings mem women. chm
dren, peoples. are not to be won as spoiis
N r,,v
that such a doctrine finds u ulaco In tho
ancient and bnrbarous laws of war, but It
has no place under the American consti-
iltion. 1t has no place under The code
# morals OF the people OF the United
states. / have stated elsewhere the con-
iihton6 which. in my Judgment warranted
he acquisition OF Hawaii Hawaii came
o us with the consent OF her own govern
nent-thc only government capable OF
itself there for any consider
lble length OF time. In the case OF he
philippines. we were asked 10 snbiugate
nation and TO hold 1t in subsection. We
get them by conquest and hold them by
We get them nv a compaot made with their
awful govp-~$A ent. Some OF our good
riends have said thouGhtlessly In their zeal
hat where the American flag goes II must
lay But surely they can not wish TO
ommit the country TO that doctrine.
,ut no man demanded that IL should say
here. II the war goes on we shall plant
ON the coast OF Spain. but we have no
esire 10 hold permanent dominion there.
III the Philippines become ours. then
Inder the labo decision OF the supreme
onrt every cbild hereafter born in them
'ec0nes an American citizen. free TO come
rec to go. Are you going 10 hold them as
ubjects2 Are you going 10 have a trained
nd governing class? Are you going to
ave the National tax gatherer the most
requent and the best known visItant to
very American honse? Are you going to
pcraases manifold your National debt?
THESE things are involved i'm this Wild |
nd imprisoned cry for empire. For my
ELF | disbeHeve and bate the notion that
he American people are to submit TO such |
Transformation"
Cnngre smap Moody assured his hearers |
hat the management OF the war would |
@ thoroughly investigated at The coming |
ession Of congress ANA VI blame were |
ound no official would be spared, high or
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