The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-26

esvs<nnent aeasnst their will. :
Dporese fear1ess1y, without regaru
Snr:ss, - make . plea for liberty
6aA - argument against the perrc-
trnsf0H OF intuhtice."
.'Wa were on the verge Of crisis." said
Mr.. Johnson: eThose who failed to rush
forward IN support OF the schemes OF the
iinpefialists we're being denounced here
and IN the public press az Spaniards' anu
men who failed to do their duty.
His answer WINS that II the chief cxecu-
tive would break his silence and openly
state We did not propose to enslave the
people OF the Philippines, his word Tor 1t,
the present strained relations In the is
lands would ccass--thoso who were but
yesterday our allies would return to their
hcmes and there would be no necessity
,oi this proposed increase In the standing
army.
mo, this would not be done. What
meant this hasty disnvowal of Senator
Fornker's statement that the administra-
tion had no intention Of holding the is
lands permanently? II the administration
did not mean to hold the Philippines, what;
press? Why had the presidents commits !.
sioners demanded the absolute cession of
the islands instead of simply demanding
their evacuation. as he did in the case OF
cYbs,
agree to allow the pnssnEe of N res
olutiOn disavowing the govern
1Mentfs purpose 10 hold the islands
permanently These were pRtcnt
facts which could NOT be lodged.
They must be faced squnreIy. Every
thing pointed In ono dfrectfOn-thc
purpose TO annex the Philfppines."
Continuing, he drew a parallel between
our revolutionary Struggle and the str,lg-
gle the PHILIPPINES made for independence.
He argued that today they had q stable
government, republican IN form, a presi-
dent, vice president, congress, the whole
founded upon the free consent Of the gov
erned. To attempt to subvert that gov
eminent he charged would be an unspeak-
able crime that would bring the blush of
shame to the cheek OF every free born
American
They had not waged war for e change
of masters They had rejected with scorn
the high sounding manifestoes " the presi-
dent OF the United States. They preferred
10 be free and they now stood vita arms
in their hands undaunted. standing against
the United States, for Independence and
liberty as they had stood against Spain.
a people with such stamina were worthy
OF their freedom. Could 1t he Criminal
aggression to annex Cuba and not criminal
aggression TO annex the Philippines? 1t
was true the natives were alien in race,
language and habits. OF thought, and there
fore the whole scheme was to hold them
as Spain had held her colonies In times
past, as England held hers now. ruled
over by military satraps They might not
be able to decide contested election cases
according to party considerations instead
OF their merits as we We're, they might
not be able to practice fraud ar., chicanery
IT elections. They might be lacking In all
these essential attributes OF republican
ism. but they were capable of constituting
a government according to their own ideas.
All government was progressive and in
time they would rise themselves to higher
things "A
Mr.. Johnson paid high tribute Is Agui-
naldo and Agoncllo. whose letter to Secrc-
tary Hay had appeared in the morning
papers. That letter, he declared. WINS the
letter OF a statesman and was worthy oil
q place In the archives Of any govern
ment. He referred to the committee the
president had appointed to go to thu
islands and report on the situation. II
was not enough. he said, that the com
rnissioners should he mon Of high charac-
tors. but they must b. without preconccived
prejudices IL the truth were to he OBJ
ta i,;s ;v,,,,. ,,.,s,n,., .r -, /. ).
HTS policy regarding the TRAtlip-
piues,v he declared, In stcnt6rtnn
oa r"pur op'3" =" ""ie" ne "o"'
r,nnt OF
This uttcrance raised storm " APP
piause from the democratic sioe' Mr
Johnson requested tnat snch interrnptlont
cease, as they TOOK up ms time. severn
ZINES pefore ne haa mace similar re-
quest
should imagine the gentleman conlo
Tolerate democratic applause, interrupted
MT. Henderson tRep.. Iowa..
fhe gentleman can always tolerate the
applause OF honest men, no matter whence
" comes, replied MT Johnson. as ms
applause which greeted this rejoinder died
away. he added; And he can also tolerate
the narrow censure OF those OF his own
party, as he has done frequently In the
past He has never been so well satisfied
With himself as when his narrow colleagues
were crying him down.
pride myself Mr.. SPEAKER" lac
cohtinueu, nssvlnE hinsett UP to
his iuI! he'isht, thnt nave nronu-
eea s,nce enserea pubc ire. w
means, not an ehu' win
ne. and wien J bciievc my party IL
wrons notninE en- mnEe me nbnte
inaenendence. eureas ae"o-
crutic uppiause9
FToceecing ne denounced the presl,
DENTS course as policy OF evasion. nnt
clGrCeQ that his sunDOrtfrE wero cOniur-