The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-26

the regular order intimated that Mr.. Ber-
ry was engaged in a game
This aroused the Arkansas senator, and
he heplied hotly: I desire to say that
L have not been engaged in any filibuster
or in any game, and any statement of
that kind by the senator from Washing
ton is entirely ungrounded and unwar-
ranted."
MoRGAN'S WRATH.
Mr. Morgan (Ala.) then took the floor
and denounced as a miserable political
trick and intrigue to which he would
never be party the proceedings which
had characterized the opponents of an
neXation during the previous hour. He
declared that while the army and navy of
the United States were fighting the bat
ties of their country, senators were Sit
ting in the capitol conducting a filibuster
against a measure that was essential TO
a proper conduct of the war against
Spain 1t was the evident purpose, he
said. to block the progress of the Ha-
waiian resolutions, by any possible means
1T is the duty of the senate said Mr..
Morgan, Ito take action upon this great
and solemn question. The American peo-
pie are in no mood to be trified with about
it, We are representing here men who
are shedding their blood for us, and in
stead of consulting our convenience and
pleasure we should be giving them our
earnest support If the members of the
senate had to 90 out to defend the cap
ftol tonight and were obliged to stand
guard, we would have more patriotism
than some are now manifesting here. By
our delay in taking action we are placing
enormous burdens upon the president.
Such conduct is absolutely indefensible.
By endeaVoring to conSummate a political
trick unworthy of the senate, we are fail
ing of patriotic duty. When you return
to your constituents. to the fathers whose
sons are now in the Philippine islands,
they will know of this trick and they
will sDurn you. thank God there is
an American spirit and in that spirit
rejoice. 1t has already won for us glory
a q lnYsNr flnr
will never be dimmed. 1t has shown that
the United. States. is willing to wage a
war for humanity, for Christianity, for
liberty. Our soldiers are today fighting
for humanity, Christianity and liberty,
and with such marked skill and intrep-
idity that their conduct will ever stand as
q monument to them in the eyes of the
world and always will command for them
the admiration of civilized nations That
we should. in this august body, be laying
pipes to carry into effect a political
scheme for the advantage Of some party
at the November elections is inconcieva-
bic, to use no stronger term"
REBUKED BY WHITE.
In the course of a heated reply to Mr..
Morgan, MIR. White utterly repudiated
the statement of the Alabama senator,
so FAR as they related to the conduct of
the opponents of annexation. He de-
clared that on the part at least, of those
opposed to annexation CT the Hawaiian is
lands. the debate was being conducted
with the highest and purest motives and
any statement that their actions were
were based either upon corrup-
ton or imbecility.
Mr.. White then entered vigorous de-
NAL that either he or any other oppon-
ents of the resolutions were attempting
to filibuster against their passage.
Such a statement" declared he, sis
utterly and absolutely untrue. l deny,
however, that we should be detained here
The rectitude and honesty
y
be fairly questioned. Let none of this !
hypocrisy, this falsehood, delude any
body"
PACIFIED BY TELLER.
Mr.. Teller. in speech during which
he endeayored to throw oil on the troubled |
waters. maintained that the senators who |
we're opposing the annexation of Hawaii |
could not be accused justly of impeding |
he progress of war, as had been inti- |,
mated by Mr.. Morgan. They had per- |
,ect right, he thought, to a full and free |
of their views upon this as up
IN any other question before the senate. |
However, he favored early action on the !
resolutions. Mr.. Teller expressed the opin-
on that his country would soon be face
o face with serious questions of policy. |
,ut he thought the American people could |
De trusted to rightly and sighteously, set
lie any question involving the acquisition
u territory.
Mr.. Teller asserted that the president
would not tolerate any address from a
concert of powers. He also said that he
would resent any interference by Ger
many in the settlement of matters in the
philippines.
POLITICAL ROT"
Mr.. Allen replied to the remarks of Mr.
Iorgan. He said he cared nothing about
eing called a fiiibuster. and that he
yould maintain his convictions regardless
{ the dictation of Mr.. Morgan. He re-
ented the expression that he desired to
bstruct the progress of the war and said
his was more political rot"
AT COZ p. m. the senate adjourned.