The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-11
He is Opposed to Our Taking Pos
session of the Islands.
NICARAGUA CANAL DEBATE.
Speeches Will BE Limited TO Fifteen
Minutes After Next Tuesday-No
Time Has Yet Been Fixed for
Note--House Devoted the
Day 20 Consideration OF
alaskan Laws Bill.

WASHINGTON, January i0.-Senator
Mason. OF Illinois. occupied the attention
Of the Senate for nearly an hour and
| half to-day with O speech in support Of
his resolution declaring that the United
/ States viii never attempt to govern the
peoples of any country without their
consent
IN many respects tho speech was one Of
the most notable utterauces in the Sem
ate thus far this session. Rugged in
! language. pointed ANA effective IN illus
! trati0n Mr. Mason claimed the attention
| of the Senate and of the galleries from
| the first sentence of his speech 20 the
/ ap0str0phe TO liberty which formed his
perorati0n Several times spontaneous
applause swept over the galleries. but
under the stringent rules Of the Senate
| DO was QueieQ quickly
! 10 was several minutes after the conclu-
! sion OF the speech before the Senate
could proceed with its business on acc
count of the confusion incidcn, TO the
concentrations which many of Mr. Ma
s0n's colleagues FASTENED 10 extend TO
him.
NOT SAFE TO DRIFT
cit is easy to drift with the tide be-
gan Mt Mason. "but it is not always
safe. It is pleasant TO remain IN the
hqrbor when The storm is on, but some
times the storm within the inner con-
science is more dangerous 20 peace OF
mind than the storm without the harbor
is 10 human life.
"rhe simple resolution 1 have intro
duced has nothing necessarily 20 do with
any treaty. nor do Z intend 90 speak or
any proposed treaty
"The resolution / present does not In
volye "a question of law. but is question
as TO the future policy of ms iepuplc.
NV resolution recites the Declaration or
Independence. do not apologize Tor the
resoii,tion-l regret lts necessity. 1 agree
chat Won cdu as lincoln said, 90 the
long run trust ths people. ! am willing
TO trust the people. ana i want the peo-
nle to hear both sides 0f the case before
the verdict is rendered.
a PREDICTION.
distinguished editors and statesmen
say the Republican party favors govern
inc certain nations without the consent
of its people. who dares speak in adj
vance of tho party that speaks only IN
us conventions That party sprang like
"a young giant from the womb of con-
science and made its first fight for hu-
storm OF exuediencv and if l may Doe al-
lowed 90 prophecy ] predict that ii the
delegates VIII go m again. the ratters
win ring arain and again when they de-
maud the same independence for the cii-
zen of the Philippines as they did two
years ago for Cuba.
"Do yol say D am speaking for tho
Philippines? Yes. one word for them
and two for ourselves A black man
said 90 O. senator the other day. j thank
YOU for speaking OF my race and the
Senator replied. u am speaking one word
for y0ur race and two for my own
Notfnc over dwarfcd the white race So
much ass stopone for 3D. hundred years 90
keep Che black man down
GOVERNED MUST CONSENT.
or may appear 90 speak one word for
the Philippines but two for my own
people when ] plead for the broad man.
hood Of the man who wrote. "Au just |
powers OF government arc derived from
tho consent of the governed We ought |
90 begin to learn the incxorable law of !
compensation. You cannot govern the |
PHILIPPINES without taxing Them You |
have not yet their consent and the proDo- !
siuon OF taxation without representation |
is made again. Look out for tea |
parties-those little semi-sOcill functions |
are likely 20 break out even there FOR |
Hail Columbia and Yankee Doodle have |
been heard in the archipelago.
I'VE may talk of lt as we please. but |
there is nothing that satisfies the hu- !
man mind in AN enlightened age, unless /
man SIS governed by mis- own country |
and the institution Of his own govern
ment SO matter how easy may be the |
yoke OF "a foreign powcr-no matter how |
lightly it sits upon his shoulders, n q /
is not imposed hy the voice Of his own
nation and of his own country he T1ll /
not he cannot and he means not TO be
happy under IS burden.
WHAT WE OFFER.
1--WE are now asked to say 10 the citi-
zens of the Philippine Islands, You poor
ignorant creatures, you can't govern
yourselves. we viii extend our commerce
and We viii do it for you. You do no.
know how 20 tax yourselves ard in order
that We may continue 90 exercise our
Christian duty to you We will prevent
your exercising sovereignty, we viii ex-
ercise that function ourselves. Mr..
President. they will never learn TO govern /
themselves while We govern them. There
is no such thing as teaching the arr Of
safe government.
when Kossuth wrote the Declaration
i'i HUNGARIAN lNttlelecNct ne Sdll ne
had in mind our own Declaration of IN
dependence. For over onc hundred years
every lover of liberty has pointed 10 .his
sentence within this resolution that an
just powers Of government are derived
from the consent OF the governed as a
reason for their night for liberty This
sentence has been pillar 81 hrc by
night and has stirred the hearts of the
oppressed an over the world IN the
light OF this sentence crowns lave fallen
into dust and tho foundation OF repub-
lies have been laid. You ask for expan-
sion. Sec how We have expanded in the
time since fhis sentence was written.
Not only have republics started un I'm
place OF m0narohies but m0narchios have
themselves gradually broadened into con-
stitutional Governments. getting nearer
and nearer 90 the voice OF the people.
THE SAME IN SPlPIT
Ou~ own wHs thc first great republic
and I'm the better and broader sense our
.ur floats from the dome o. every re-