The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-02
AOAR OPPOSES IMPERIALISM
THE VENERABLE SENATOR MAKES
 4 SENSATIONAL ADDRESS.

Render to Mankind and to Liberty Is
 to Preserve Unstained and Un changed
 the Republic as 1t Came to Them from
 Their Fathers Danger of Transform-
 alton Into a Vulgar Commonplace
 Empire Pounded on Physical Force.
 Worcester, Nov. Limited States Senator George H. Hoar before great audience in Mechanics hall in this city, tonight, made a vigorous and sensa- tlonal speech against the apparent pol icy of the government toward the Phil ippines and Porto Rico and the ten dency toward imperialism. The stand taken in the address was unexpected and made a great impression.
 After making reference to local is- sues in this campaign, Senator Hoar said: This year has been crowded with history and crowded with glory. It is also to my mind, crowded with danger The flag of Spain, formerly the proudest power on earth since the day of the Roman empire, has gone down in darkness and in blood before the victorious navy and army of the United States. The flag of the United States has arisen in the eastern sky like a new constellation. Let us not accept the duties and responsibilities of this in nf lcroI ,yni glory, still less of d vulgar greed of power, or of gain. The United States comes to these oppressed people, east and west, as a great deliverer. To deal with this great occasion by talking about coaling stations and trade advan- tages degrades and belittles it. We have not overthrown Spain, we have not periled the precious lives of our sons, that we may add to our possess sions or that we may make money out of our new relations.
 But yet the first duty of the Ameri- can people is to themselves and when l say this I say it in no spirit of sell fishness or of indifference to the well fare of mankind. On the contrary, I believe that the highest service the American people can render to mankind and to liberty is to preserve unstained and unchanged the republic as it came to us from the fathers. It is by exam pie and not by guns or by bayonets that the great work of America for humanity is to be accomplished And in my opinion we are to-day in a great danger-a greater danger than we have encountered since the Pilgrims landed ot ba Io ie are to be transformed from a republic founded on the declaration of independ- ence, guided by the counsels of Wash ington-into a vulgar, commonplace empire founded upon physical force
 Il for one am not dazzled by the ex- ample of England The institutions of England which have enabled her to govern successfully distant colonies and subject states are founded, as MT. Gladstone pointed out, on the doctrine of inequality. On institutions are founded on the doctrine of equality If we are to outctrip England it must be by pursuing our own path and not by following in hers. It is said that Porto Rico is already ours. It may be that Porto Rico is to become ours Gut liitlS IS ilo tIlG tDH- stitution of the United States to &C., quire any foreign territory save by treaty approved by the senate by a two-third's vote, or by an act of legis- laton in which the president, the house of representatives and the senate must unite. It is said that the Philippine islands are already ours by the right of conquest. For one l deny this al- legged right of conquest. Human be- ings-men, women and children, peo- ples-are not to be won as spells of war or prizes in battle. It may be that such a doctrine finds a place in the an- cient and barbarous laws of war. But it has no place under the American constitution. It has no place in the code of morals of the people of the United States. I have stated elsewhere the considerations which in my judg- ment warranted the acquisition of Ha- waii. Hawaii came to us with the con- sent of her own government the only government capable of maintaining it. self there for any length of time.
 Tn case of the Philippines we are asked to subject nation and to hold it in subjection. We get them by con- quest and hold them by force. In the case of the Sandwich Islands we get them by compact made with their law ful government. Some of our good friends have said, thoughtlessly in their zeal, that where the American flag goes it must stay. But surely they cannot wish to commit the country to that doctrine. We planted itvon the City of Mexico. But no man demanded it should stay there. If the war goes on, we shall plant it on the coast of Spain. But we have no desire to hold perma- nent dominion there.
 "If the Phi ippine islands become ours then under the late decision of the su- preme court every child hereafter born in them becomes an American citizen, free to come, free to go. Are you go- ing to hold them as subjects Are you going to have a trained and governing class? Are you going to have the na- tional tax gatherer the most frequent and the best known visitant to every American house? Are you going to in crease many fold your national debt? These things are involved in this wild and impassioned cry for empire For