The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

ard denounced as a &erabIs poAsical
.rlck ard intrigue" . walsh he woEs,a
neves u parF. tae proceedings wAic'
had ehagaelsFsz<a tee oppon~aSs Of an
nexat.ou during TIE previous hst4r.
lie declared ia. whale the array and
navy Of tae Tsitea sta.es were fighting
me battles Of tse cogstry, senators Eers
sitting IL he captol and coEGsSeiing .
f!lbusger against ] measure that aas es-
sens.aI 70 q proper conduct OF the war
aEo!rw Spain. f was the sviaca, pus-
pose. he sal. to block tSas progress Of the
Hawaiian resolutions by aay posSiSls
means.
aIt IL the duty OF the senate"
said Morgan, "so take action upon
this Er@at and solemn question.
The American people are I'm no
mood TO be irfnsa with about 81.
awe AR. representing here mea
whe are shedding their blood for
us. aud instead of consulting our
convenience and pleasure we
should b~ giving then, our earn
est support. III the members OF
the senate had 10 go out to de-
fend the capitol tonight ana
were Obliged 30 stand guard we
would have more patriotism than
some ar. maaifestina here. BY
orr delay fn taking action we are
utecIHx enormous burdens upon
the pre.fdenf such coadecf -
absolutely snaefatf.fbie. By ca
deaxsrinE to consemmate n Dolit-
fraf trick unworthy Of the senate
We are falling of patriotic duty
When you return fo your consult
uept.. to the fathers whose sons
are new In the Philippine Islands.
they will know of this trick, an"
they win sparn you.
'.I thank God there h an American spara'
sne In that spirit ] teJ3iee- II nas -
ready won far u giofy tnat viii last Gs
long "a time CORY tnat xiii never be DIM
med II has siloWn that the United States
IL wiling % wage a war Tor humanity, Tor
CHRISTIANITY. tor liberty. Our Seai4ess are
today lighting Tar humanity. Chf1siianl y
and .IGersy. aud With ouch marked skill
and intrepialty that iheir conduo; VIII ever
stand a. A monument 10 thorn in the eyes
Of the world and always viii command toE
them the admiration II civilized nations.
That we shoaid Ia this angus. body be lay
ing pipes u cary into effect political
scherfg. for the advantage Of some party n
the November electioazs = Uncomfortable. 20
usc no stronger term"
In the course of heated reply 70 Nor
gan. White OF California utterly repudiat-
ed the statements o. the Alabama senator
20 far as they raaled 70 the conduct Of the
opponents Of annexation He declared that
on the part, AZ least OF tDose opposed %
the annexation Of the Hawaiian islands,
the debate w2s being conducted with the
men, that their actions were otherwise
was based either upon corruption or I'm
beciiity.
White then entered vigorous denial tina,
either he or any other opponent Of the res
buttons weTe attempting to aiihuster
against their passage
'sach "A statement" declared Re. as NJ
teriy and absolutely untrue I deny. how
ever. that we should be detained here IN
definitely. The rectiiude and honesty o;
our purpose and az our course cannot hi
fairly questioned. To- none Of this hypoc-
rtcy. this ralsabood deiutst. anybody"
Teller. Ia "A s4,erch during which he en-
deavored to throw oil on The troah,ed wa.
:crs maintained that the senator's who
were opposing tho annexation Of Hawaii
could not be ACCUSED july OF impeding the
progress OF the war. as had been inti,nated
by Morgan They had q perfect right. no