The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-02
A SENATOR'S WARNING.
Mr.. Hoar Declares Our Institutions
Imperilled.
OPPOSES TERRITORIAL ACCESSION
No Authority Under the Constitution
to Acquire Any Foreign Territory,
Save by II Treaty Approved by the
Senate by II Two-thirds Vote.

to Acquire Any Foreign Territory
save by Treaty Approved by the
Senate by IL Two-thirds Vote.
Worcester, Mass, Nov. "A large
and enthusiastic audience greeted Sen
ator George F. Hoar, Congressman
William II. Moody and Speaker Johh
L. Bates in Mechanics Hall last night.
Three hundred Republican leaders oc-
cupied seats upon the platform with
the speakers. Senator Hoar presided,
and was the principal speaker. After
making reference TO local issues in
the campaign Senator Hoar said:
"This year has been crowded with
history and crowded with glory. 1t is
also to my mind crowded with danger.
The flag Of Spain, formerly the proud
est power on earth since the day of the
Roman empire, has gone down in dark
ness and in blood before the victorious
navy and army Of the nited STATES.
The flag Of the United States has fisen
in the eastern sky like ne" cons:el-
latiun. Let us not accept the duties
and responsibilities of this victory IN
temper Of vulgar vainglory, still less or
q vulgar greed of power or Of gain.
The United States comes to the "p-
pressed people, east and west as Il
great dcliyvrer. To deal with TINS
great ocrasion by talking about coating
stations and trade advantages degrddes
aud beliltleS it. We have not over
thrown Spain, we have not perllled the
precious lives OF our sons that We may
add to our possessions. or that we may
make money gu, of our now relations.
but yet The FIST duty Of American
people is to themselves, and WI. |
say this say ii in no spirit Of SELFISH
ness or Of Indifference to the welfare
Of manlini On III" ,oAt"ary, | BE-
licve that the highest services the
American people can r,ndct 10 man
kind and to iibc.ty is to preserve uI-
stained and unchanged the republic as
Il came to us from the fathers. ii is
by example, and not by guns or by
bayonets, that the great work of Amer
lea for humanity is to be accomplished.
And in my opinion we are today In
great danger-a greater danger than
We have encountered since the Pill
grms landed at Plymouth. The dan
ger is that we are to be transformed
from republic founded on the deCla-
ration of independence, guided by the
COunsels of Washington, into vulgar,
commonplace empire founded upon
physical force.
Il for one am not dazyled by the
example of England. The institutions
OF England which have enabled her to
govern successfully distant colonies
and subject states are founded. as Mr..
Gladstone pointed out on the doctrine
II inequality. our institutions are
founded on the doctrine Of equality.
If we are to outstriu England in ma
tiOnal power it must be by pursuing
our own path and not by following in
hers
"It is said that Porto Rico is already
ours. 1t may be that Porto Rico is to
become ours. But there is now no ;u-
thority under the constitution of the
United States to acquire any foreign
territory, save by a treaty approved by
the senate by a tWO-thirds vote, or by
an act Of legislation in which the prrsi-
dent, the house of representatives and
the senate must unite. 1t Is said that
the Philippine Islands are already ours
By the right of conquest. For onr
deny this alleged right Of conquest.
Human beings-men, women children,
peoples-are not to be won as spoils
Of war or prizes in battle. 1t may be
that such doctrine finds place in
the ancient and bsrLarous laws Of war,
but 1t has no place under the Ameri-
can constitution. 1t has no place in