The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
BAILEY MAKES ANSWER.
Senator Morgan Is Not Correct in Con-.
STRUNG the Constitution.
REED CREDITED WITH TOO MUCH POWER
Denies that the Speaker Has Any
Control Over Democratic Caucus
In Party Matters.
ST. Louis Republic.

I
terday in st. Louis. He nut in a half hour
on change. entertained many prominent
visitors and old acquaintance at his rooms
In inc Planters hotel during the afternoon
and evening, and left for Washington at
10 p. m.
a reporter for the Republic asked him for
an expression of his views in reference TO
the acquisition of all the Philippines. and
he said:
Republican and democratic advocates OF
Philippine Islands annexation are begin
ming to find the great difficulties in our
way The republican finds that his pro-
te<tive laws. which have been so long and
70 vexatiously applied TO our country and
people, can not be safely appl9sd TO the
Philippines. He is proposing to violate the
constitutional requirement, which provides
that all taxation shall be uniform through
out the United States by leyying ome duty
upon aiticles Imported through New York
and another duty. or perhaps no duty az
all. upon the same articles whom carried
through the port of Manila.
Both as a matter of fact and rs mat
ter of law the Philippine islands become 4
part OF the United States whenever they
are coded to us by Spain and accepted by
our government. 1t is q patent absurdlty
to contend that those islands belong TO us
and still do not constitute Il part OF the
United States This conflict between the
open door policy for the Philippine islands
and the protection polcv of the United
States ought to admonish otir republican
friends of the still greater perDlexities
which are to come with the acquisition of
those islands.
But the republicans are not the only
advocates of expansion VINO ara finding
themselves confronted with an irreconcil
able conflict between the principles which
they have always applied to this country
and the principles which they must apply
to the Philippine islands"
Mr.. Baileys attention was called to the |
expansion ideas of many prominent demo- |
Gratis. who have expressed divergent vitNs |
recently. Referring 10 the utterances OF
Senator Morgan yesterday. Mr.. Bailey
said:
The evening papers today contain an
interview with one OF the most distin-
guished democrats in the UNITED states |
senate, Mr.. Morgan. in which he asserts
that the constitution does not limit the
power of congress in dealing with these
islands, He goes SO far as TO contend that
we can do whatever we choose In the Phil
ippine islands without reference to any |
or limitations in the constitu-
ton.
-If this contention Is correct, then the
whole theory of this government as pro-
fessed from time immemorial. is erroneous.
As party we have always commended that
the constitution created the government
OF the United States and clothed II with all
the powers which it possesses. We have
always maintained that outside of and be-
yond the constitution there was no gov
of the Unitsi States II it be true
that the constitution neither limits nor de-
Tines the power OF congress over these new
acquisitions, then the president can sus
pend the writ of habsas corpus and con-
gress can deny the right of trial by jury,
I'VE can even go further Than that. We
,an take private property without making
I Just compensation and congress can Gre
ate orders of nobility. If | believed that
-he contention of this democratic senator
was sound, should be more than ever OPP
posed to the acquisition of these Islands
because l viii never agr;e to see the great
safeguards of personal liberty and human
lights suspended or abrogated in any ter
itory which belongs to the United States
It is incomprehensiDle to ms that, when
lemOcrUtS ana Republicans. alike IOunl u |
necessary upon the very threshold of this
,olicy to abandon some of their most cher
shed convictions they would still insist
ipon forcing the country to experiment
With It,"
Speaking of the printed statements from
Washington In regard TO democratic lead.
rship. Mr. Bailey said
II am sure that the Republic is devoted
o the cause of the democratic party, and
$ sincerely anxious 20 promote Its success,
ut the dispatches 1t has published with
aspect to the contest for our caucus nom.
naG.on for speaker are not calculated 10
elp US very much. Nobody would critlcise
he Republic for supporting a MissourIan
OF the leadership OF our party, but 1t is
OF necessary that it should assail other
andidates 1t is especially regrettable
hat democratic newspapers should lend
to the ridiculous stories about
epublican influence over our caucus NOM
nations. TWO or three weeks ago the,
rinted an absurd and utterly groundlses
toiy that / owed my nomination two ycors
20 to the favor of Speaker Reed, and last
Ionday another story which declares
mOng other things. the following: ,
: The first decisive act toward relAsat.
lg Mr.. Bailey will be made early in ian. a
airy, when Speaker Reed appoints the sue. q
issor on the committee on rules and tho /
Sn ways and means TO. BENTON c
,cMillin. who becomes governor of Ten u
esse@ or January 10. u
Mr.. Bailey favors for these positions q
larles L. Bartlett of Georgia. As the
enocrats will not caucus again on organl.
Ition. by general consent these positions
III 20 TO Mr. Richardson OF TENNESSEE
lie OF Mr.. Bailey's most formidable rivals G
/" MIR. Richardson will thus be PLAYED In fl
lual advantage with Bailey. Speake, ,,
eed has already been consulted and AR q
'chardson Wal surely succeed Mr.. McM,i. +
a. n
These stories are not only inconsistent k
18th each ether. but both are grossly i'm. n
ST TO the democratic member, of eon.
ess. do not believe there are liz, ,ner
Our side of the house who would No,
sent II as an insult for any man IN s',s'
st TO them that they should vote eithe, D
70 way or another TO please the rennh- al
IAN speaker of the house II the neon,, s,
cept such statements as correct r., n,
ust, conclude that democratic leaiers ~ is
I I'D and set down without reference - q
els merits or dement's but purely IN ~ O.
rdance with the wishes of the repuhlissr
esker.
1T would be difficult to find words -
operiy express the contempt with v~h,eb
r party should be regarded II Ia $3.50, 1911 81
natives in congress have fallen Ib,s ~. W,