The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-16

! of national protection and advantage,
/ it is the duty of the American people
to lay peaceful conquest wherever OPP
! portunity my be offered.
1T has been argued that our consti-
/ tuition make no provision for colo
! NAL system, but if President Monroe
] had been merely a lawyer, if he had
contented himself by looking for prec-
! edent which he was unable to find. if
/ he had consulted the Jurisprudence of
/ his time and planned his action along
! academic lines, the greatest doctrine
! ever announced to the civilized world
! which now bears his name, would have
found no voice potent enough and cC1r-
| ageous enough to have encircled the
western hemisphere with his peaceful
! circle"
AS to an alliance with England, Mr..
| Smith said: South America and the
orient are the natural trade allies of
| the United States. Their relations to
us must grow more important and de-
sirable in the years to come. Then
| why talk of an Anglo-American ALL
ance? Who is so short-sighted as to
wish US to assume any responsibility,
however remote, for the faithful per-
! formance of the multitude of agree
ments, treaties and protocols of Eng
land? To be sure they are our natural
! kin, and we are proud of our ances-
try, but our friendship will be more
enduring and our burdens easier to
bear if we refrain from entangling al
liances with any power across the
sea-"
Mr.. Parker Rep., n. j. advocated
the resolutions, and Mr. Meier (Dem.,
Lao followed in opposition, paying Spe-
cial attention to the injury which he
claimed would be inflicted upon the
N ,fe-f- TTn
the sugar industry.
SUGAR TRUST OPPOSITION.
During Mr.. Meyers speech, he was
interrupted by Mr.. Sulzer who as
serted that the agent of the sugar trust
was at the capitol working against
annexation.
by what authority do you say
that?" queried Mr.. Gaines Dem.,
TENN
'FBy the newspaper now in your
hand, which says Mr.. OXnard, repre-
senting the trust, is here, and asserts
that these resolutions will pass the
house, but the senate will adjourn be-
fore they can get through there"
He ought to be kicked out of town,
declared the Tennesseean.
That's right" replied the New
Yorker
And if he comes talking around, I'll
kick him out, asserted the MEMBER
from Tennessee, with rising indigna-
ton.
REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.
Mr. Johnson (Rep., Ind.) was then
recognized for q speech in opposition.
He laid down the three propositions
that annexation was unnecessary as
war measure in the present conflict
with Spain: that annexation was I'M
necessary to prevent the islands from
falling into the hands of some other
power to be used against US, and that
the proposition to annex was inherent
ly wrong and was the opening wedge
upon an undesirable and disastrous
policy of colonization. Advancing to
the danger of annexation being the
first step in colonization, he said gem
tlemen could not deny that the holding
Of the Philippines was contemplated
already. What was more deplorable
and significant, he said, was the eX-
pressed fear of the president lest Spain
would sue for peace before we could
secure Porto Rico. Mr.. Johnson said
men were already speaking disparag-
ingly of the Cubans and their capacity
for government, and it was useless to
attempt TO hide the truth that Ameri-
can eyes of avarice were already
turned to Cuba; but two months since
action was taken to free and establish
as Independent that island.
Mr.. Dolliver (Rep., Ia.), speaking in
support of the resolutions. refuted the
charge that anneXationists had any
hidden motives looking to colonial eX-
panSion. AS to the future of the Phil
Ippines, Cuba and Porto Rico, he de-
clared that he knew nothing. but he
had faith that in the providence of
God the American people would be
guided Alright, and these questions
would be met and disposed of properly
when occasion should arise.
Mr.. Cummings Dem, n. W, in a !
ten-minute speech, supported anneXa-
ton. and INDUCED in severe denuncia- |
ton of former President Cleveland for !
his effort to re-establish the monarchy |
of Hawaii and the hauling down of the |
flag by Commissioner Blount. /
Mr.. Williams Dem, Miss.) conclud- |
ed the debate for the opposition. He |
devoted much of his time to an attack |
upon the method Of annexation embod- |
led in the resolutions. He insisted upon |
its unconstitutionality.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) was recog-
nized to conclude in support of the res
olutions. Answering the claim that an
would mean launching upon |
he disavowed any such |
He said he hoped to see !
every Spanish possession fall into the |
possession Of this country, in order to /
NOnlftD " the GIltIIy y, anu
the question of their disposition would
arise and be met when the war should
end.
MINORITY SUBSTITUTE.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hepburn's
speech. it being o'clock, voting began.
The first roll call was upon the min
GRITTY substitute, which proposed reso-
buttons as follows:
4. That the United States will view
as an act of hostility any attempt upon
the part of any government of Europe
or Asia to take or hold possession of
the Hawaiian Islands or to exercise
upon any preteXt or under any condi-
tons sovereign authority therein.
80. The United States hereby an
nounce to the people of those islands
and TO the world their guarantee of the
independence of the people of the
Hawaiian Islands. and their firm. deter
mination to maintain the same"
The roll call resulted in the rejection
Of the substitute-yeas. "a: nays, POS.
The announcement OF the vote was
applauded. The majority resolution
was then put upon passage, and the
roll call proceeded. 1t was followed
with great interest, there being a gen.
sral curiosity to hear the vote of many
members considered doubtful.
REED VOTES NO.
Prior to announcing the vote Mr.Dal-
zell, who, in the absence of Mr.. Reed,
was presiding. said:
THE speaker of the house is absent
IN account of illness. and I am re-
Iuested by him to say that, were he
present, on this proposition he would
vote no.
The announcement was applauded by
he opposition to annexation. Mr. Dali
lell announced the vote: Yeas, 2O9; ,