The age-herald., 1898-12-06
GREAT MANY WERE RET|CENT Time Insufficient to Give Proper Consideration to the Paper. SENATOR JONEsS IF ARKANSAS Found Numbers {, filings Which Did
 Not Aces ith His Views. GEN. wHE. lR MUCH PLEASED Says It Will be Referred to as One the Noted State Papers Bailey
 Asked to be Excused from
 Expressing an Opinion.
GEN. WIFE, GR MUCH PLEASED

Washington, December 5.-Many Sehators excused themselves from expression Of opinions at length upon the message on the ground that they had not been able to give careful attention to all the details. Repup- lican senators were, however, willing to eN- press themselves in few general words or commendation. Senator Cullom regarded 1t as "a painstaking, entertaining and accur- ate historical review"
 Senator Platt of New York commended the expression of determination to in- crease the standing army and to maintain order in Cuba until the Cubans could take care of themselves
 Senator Wocott said it was an admirable document.
 Senator Lodge said it was "able and ex- cellent."
 Senator Foraker: "A good presentation of facts, generally, but a little indefinite on l.,e question of Cuban independence" 1 Senator Proctor: "A good American l paper.''
 l Senator Perkins: "An able resume of tbe situation and of the facts leading up to the war"
 The democrats were even more averse than the republicans to discuss the paper. Senator Jones of Arkansas was an exeep- ton. He found in the message number of points which did not accord with his views. One of these was the proposition to continue the voluntary army in existence until the standing army can be increased.
 selator Jones' Excuse
 Some of us do not favor the increase of the standing army, and the president has no right to assume that a majority stand with him on that proposition.
 The Arkansas senator also questioned the presidents right to hold the volunteers in service beyond the time of signing the peace treaty, saying on this point:
 There is no war in existence, and none is imminent. The law requires one or the other condition, and the threat of the presi- dent to hold the volunteers in service until the standing army is increased beyond what the consciences of senators and members dictate looks to me like menace and an effort to dictate, which l consider an out rage and unpardonable." Senator Jones interpreted the presidents s expression upon the finances as pro- nouncement for the gold standard and for the retirement of the greenbacks and said that he did not believe that anything like a majority of the American people would endorse him in this respect. The senator also announced himself opposed to a subsidy to vessels connecting the United States with Porto Rico, Cuba and the Phil ippines, opposed to legislation for the construction of the Nicaragua canal, as at present contemplated and expressed the opinion that the president was inclined to go farther in the matter of the government of Cuba than the resolution of intervention had called for.
 We declared" he said on this point, "in favor of taking them to that point at which they could maintain a stable government. and do not see how we go beyond that.
 '"ro go to the extent the president recom- mends, present tranquility might prove a pretext for military government never to be ended" don't agree with such un- derstandng."
 Government of Philippines
 Senator Jones also expressed surprise at the absence of any recommendation con ccT iing the Philippines.
 The ,iuf stion of the government of the Philippines Is attracting much attenton,'' he said, and the fact that the president utterly ignores it strikes me as very ir- regular
 Senator Pasco also commented upon the absence of any reference to points con- corning which we most desire information' He said, however, that it was a valuable hlstorIodi paper and would be convenient for future reference.
 Senator Teller said there would be a dis appointment over the failure of the presi- dent to outline government for the Phil ippines, saying: There will be some dis appointment In this for think the under sianLing has been that the president would indicate what form of government should be provided for these new possessions. But 1t is wise for the president not to indicate his views on that subject for that is purely and properly legislative question and one tha. should be left to congress-"
 On the recommendations in regard to cur rency Senator Teller said The friends of Dimetallism, either national or interna- tional, will find no encoura cement from anything .ne president says in his message No reference Is made to international bi- metallism, but the president in the most emphatic way indicates his intention to maintain the gold standard The so-calIed silver republicans who remain in the repub- hcan Sarty and contend that the republican party is tending to silver will find no en- arrangement in the message ard 1t wiu
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