The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-29

our little political intrigues for next No
vembers election and talk about personal
Inconvenience. This resolution, when It
has been debated TO the full extent of the
wishes of the gentlemen who are opposd
to ii, ought TO be allowed to be voted upon.
There ought not to be an interpretation
here of tactics of the sort that has been
exhibited here this evening for the purpose
of throwing enormous burdens upon the
president of the United States. Why, sir,
If these men force the president of the
Urdted Stetes to raise our flag in Hawaii.
and to take care of II in order to shelter
our wounded and sick people who are
coming back from Manila, and get the coal
that is necessary, and the supplies that
are necessary. the water that is necessary
for the maintenance of the crews on our
ships these very men who force him into
chat category will be found here rising on
their feet and moving to impeaeh him be-
cause he violated some possible shadow of
their Interpretation of the constitution or
the United States. I am glad that have
got the opportunity just at this moment
to anticipate that miserable scheme and
lay 1t bare to the bone. You will not be
heard gentlemen, hereafter to accuse the
president of the United States of violating
the constitutional rights and powers of the
chief executive when ne and his friends
and his countrymen. whether of his politi-
cal party or not. turn to you and say you
forced him to that situation by a conduct
pensable, in the name of Christianity ard
humanity, that he should do such thing.
when you return to your constituents.
gentlemen, and meet the father Of one of
these who have gone to Manila, and
you tell him that you INSTRUCTED by filibus
tering tactics the paragraph of law that
would make ii legal for them to stop in
Hawaii their return with their wounds
or their sickness and find shelter in the
bosom of that hospitable AMI splendid peo-
nlo hat of
his representative or the representative OF
the true American spirit. There is such
a thing, thank God as an American spirit.
1t is lowering over this senate now 1t
keeps senators in their seats who nave
strong reasons for being absent. 1t has
not been strong enough to invite all the
absent. but their names ought to be put
on record to see who it is that is not will
ing to stay here and serve his country as
the men in Manila and the men in Santa
go, who are fighting under our flag and for
our country. They ought to be put on
record to show who they are and why they
are not here performing this easy, comfort
able, and distinguished duty of voting the
allowance to the people who are in the
army to have a hospitable reception in the
island of Hawaii There is such thing
as American spirit, and ] rejoice in 1t. 1t
is my privilege to do so, and [ will not be
found doing anything at all that IN the
slightest degree obstructs the full flow of
has already won for us fame that time
itself will honor the longer time shall last.
For deeds have been performed even DUR
ing the brief period of this war which show
two things: First, that the United States
is capable of waging war with all the re-
sources and all of her men for the sake OF
humanity, Christianity and liberty. That
response coming back from the people OF
the United States at the close of the nine
teenth century is a proper and fitting re-
TO l,at cpirit fathers
who planted this magnificent republic upon
this wonderful country of ours. There is
such a spirit there. Not only are they
fighting in a cause in winch tney
have no motives but Justice, lib
erty humanity and Christianity,
but they are fighting with intrepidity and
homer, with marked skill and valor, which
has not been eXcelled in any war that has
ever been written by the pen of man. NO
nation stands higher today than the united
States on the rolls of glorious warfare and
magnanimous conduct, and every example
that we have set before the world in the
last two months will warn the nations OF
this earth that, while we are peace-lovlnS
people and are disposed to do all that can
be done to keep on good terms win nu-
manfty and with all the nations of this
world there is not that nation existing,
though it may be the most powerful mon
archy that was ever knit together by the
hands of oppression, there is not nation
In this world that does not feel today that
the people of the United States and their
government are more powerful than any
other nation that exists on the earth-not
powerful only in war, but powerful in the
motives of war. We have already achieved
that, and I cannot reconcile it to myself
that this great and august body, OF which
I have had the honor of being a MEMBER
now for twerlty-one years. could set itself
I in the attitude that we occupy this evening
| of antagoniZm to the administration that
is conducting this war, and Is doing 1t so
well. with such high purposes and motives:
that we should be here laying pipes Tor
| the purpose of controlling elections in No
vember and that that should be the motive
| of our conduct. If that is not the motive,
| let this resolution come to vote when the
debate is exhausted"
When Mr. White, wincng under the re-
buke, accused the Alabama senator of be-
ing actua9ed either by corruption or i'm
| beclity the old war horse turned upon him
| with the assurance that if personalities OF
| that kind were to be INDUCED in he would
| meet the California senator elsewhere. The
| flibusters appeared Disconnected at the
| fierce and imprisoned attack which In a
| moment revealed the real motives of their
| onposition and were evidently relieved and
! pleased when.a last the long, unsatisfac-
| tory session came to an end and the senate
| adjourned.