Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-20


our detached situation.
Passing from the domain of prudence
| TO that of principle. Mr.. Turner main
| tanned that the proposition or power,
| urged by many. breaks down every fun
damentGl principle on which our inSti-
] tutionS are founded. Under such a
proposition the principles of the dccla-
| ration OF independence. that taxation
without representation is tyranny, and
| that the powers of government are de-
rived from the consent of the govern
| ed, could no longer be n guide TO cur
! statesmen.
ONE ESCAPE FOR SENATORS.
Senators may say" he declared
| that their positions do not lead to
those things. but there is only one
| ESCAPE from them-a universal mis-
| cegeuation of blood, of religion and of
government. with the yellow Buddhists.
| Mohammedans and Confucans, over
whom 1t is proposed to extend our pro-
| tectng wing, and with whom it pro-
poses 10 attempt the process of deglu-
tition and digestion disguised under the
Christian and cuphonious name of
| benevolent assimilation
! Mr.. Turner adverted to the statement
Of Mr.. Foraker a few days ago that 1T
was not the purpose of the United
States to retain the Philippines per-
manently, but he said he was forced
cause he found in the treaty. which had
been negotiated under the direction of
the President, evidence of such n
character that it must override the op-
inion Of the distinguished Senator from
| Ohio"
PRESIDENTS ATLANTA SPEECH.
He referred TO that part of the treaty.
he said, which made not only a ceSsion
TO this country, of sovereignty over the
Philippines, but an acceptance by us OF
that sovereignty. 1t was impossible to
forget, too. that the treaty was nego-
tiated in the midst of a clamor for an
extension of our dominions. AS further
proof of his position, Mr.. Turner re-
fcrred to the Presidents speech at At
lanta. in which he asked: WHO is
there that will dare to haul down the
American flag from the soil upon which
II has once been planted" he said the
President had made the meaning of the
administration too plain for con-
troversy.
MIR. Turner. after referring to tho
speech of Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut. and
Mr.. Foraker entered upon n discussion
OF the constitutional phases of the
subject, maintaining that the resolution
OF MI Vest was n correct statement
OF principle founded upon the work of
Our fathers"
HEIGHT OF QUINOTISM.
In conclusion, Mr.. Turner said:
1T is we'll enough to hug the pleasing
thought that we are great people and
mat there is no responsibility that can
be thrust on us which we cannot meet
and face and accept with safety. That
this is true all may we'll believe. else
our fathers fought and wrought in vain.
anu we or this day arc degenerate chill
dren. But it is the height of Quixotism
ana is the reverse of the teachings of
the lather to go around in the world
hunting responsibilities and counting
dangers because we are able to meet
them.
MI President. the American people
are not lacking in the faith and corr
age of the fathers. which the senator
from Connecticut invokes. They have
something's, however, for q brief period
been lacking in the wisdom of the faith
ers. But in every case the alteration
mas been temporary. When the excite
ment of passion or interest which led
them astray has subsidized or gone by
they have returned to that wisdom and
conservatism. always tempered with
1aith and courage, which, like our free
institutions, is the birthright they in
herit from the fathers. would there
fore amend the Invocation of the dis
tinguished Senator, confident that it
VIII not fall on dulled ears and say.
on. for the courage and the faith and
the wisdom of the fathers"
AT the conclusion of Mr. Turner's ar
gument. Mr.. Foraker took some sharp
exceptions to statements made in the
speech. especially those referring to him
personally. He explained al length the
nature of His statements, declaring
among other things that he had spoken
only for himself and had had no inten-
ton or desire to pose as the represen-
tativc of the Administration, so far as
his utterances were concerned. Referr-
ing To the interested comment which
had been aroused In Great Britain by
his statements. he said:
81 was not speaking for the admin
istration and the chill that went up
and down the backs of our friends in
London was due perhaps. to misap-
prehension as to wifitff of The Ohio SER s
ators was speaking"
TIE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
The Nicaragua canal bill was under
consideration nearly three hours. At