The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-27
IN DEFENSE OF M'KINLEY
GROSTENOR ANSWERS JOHNSON,S
ATTACK IN THE HOUSE,
tratiOn-Declares Dewey Got the Coun-
try Into the Philippine Trouble by
His Brilliant Victory-A Comparison IA
of AgutnadO and BENEDICT Arnold.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The first day
of the debate upon the bill for the re-
organization and increase of the regu-
lar army passed without notable Incl
dents. It's feature was an hours speech
by Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio, whose utter
ances, right or wrong, are frequently
supposed to reflect the views of the
president. He characterized Mr.. John
sons speech yesterday as the fercest
administration he had heard on the
floor of the house. The trouble was
that the foundation upon which the
whole magnificent superstructure was
built was false. The argument he had
made answered itself as soon as the
intelligent mind recapitulated the his
tory Of the past few months. Mr.. Gros-
venor contended that the purpose of
the administration had never deviated
was adopted with the absurd provision
in it which no one here would support
now. From that day to this the gov
ernment, under the guiding hand of the
administration, had never deviated
from its purpose and stood to-day sim
ply executing the orders and DEGREES
of congress, of civilization and of AL
mighty God.
Mr.. Grosvenor mentioned the desul-
tory discussion in the press of Admiral
Dewey as the democratic candidate for
the presidency. Yet it was Dewey who
had got the country into all this trou-
BILE; there was not one on this floor
who knew within thousand how many
islands there were in the archipelago
At that time, when we had no thought
of the Philippines, Dewey was instruct
ed to find the Spanish fleet and destroy
or capture it. The most brilliant page
in our history was the answer that that
splendid officer and his men gave to
those instructions. But when he had
obeyed his orders he found himself
powerless to get out of Manila Bay.
Was there, he asked, any one who
would undo this work and tear those
SIllulIS pages IIOIll Jul udllOH Hlo-
tory? Mr.. Grosvenor charged that the
present strained relations between the
American armies and the insurgents in
the Philippines was due to the support
they were getting in this country He
described how Aguinaldo had burned
the proclamation of the president of
the United States and had shot to death
those who sought to print it,
"Aguinaldo was our ally a few
months ago." interposed Mr.. johnson,
rep, of Indiana. why did he not re-
main our ally?" replied Mr. Grosvenor.
Benedict Arnold was our ally also be-
fore he became a traitor" But for the
course of events here beginning before
the conclusion of the last campaign,
said Mr.. Grosvenor, there would be
peace in the Philippines. The express
sions of those who We're opposing the
the administration encouraged the re-
sistance of Aguina1do and his gang at
Iloilo, while here in this capitol Agui- |
naldo was insultingy demanding that
we define our position. He had seen a
letter from Dewey received in New
York a few days ago in which Dewey
said that If the treaty was ratified and
the insurgents were taught that they
were not supported by great party in
the United States there would be an
end of strife and peace would be es-
tabllshed.