The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-07


of excitement and severe strain in the
senate. The fact that the treaty was
to be voted upon, and that the result
was hanging in the balance, served to
/ keep senators on both sides of the
chamber at a high tension. When the
/ senate convened at noon more members
were present than had been in attend
ance upon any session of the senate
since it assembled in December.
Mr.. Allen (Pop., Neb.) addressed the
senate in the morning hour in favor of
the ratification of the treaty, but in
opposition to expansion. In the course
of his speech he adverted to some
newspaper comment upon himself. and
made explanations of his position.
Mr.. Clay CDem., Ga.) occupied a few
minutes in explaining why he proposed
to support the treaty.
Mr.. German (Dem., Md followed
with notable speech, in the course
of which he took Mr.. Wolcott (Rep.,
Colo.) severely to task for some state
ments in the latter's speech a few days
ago, in which Mr.. German thought ref
erence was made to him He explained
that he had not now, and had never
had, presidential aspirations, the news
paper reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. His attack upon the treaty
was one of the most severe made in
the debate.
After the ratification of the treaty,
the senate in open session took up a
joint resolution offered by McEnery
(Dem., Lao, declaring a policy for the
Philippines, and an effort was made to
adopt it, but the debate occupied SO
much time that the resolution went
over until tomorrow The resolution
in full follows:
That by the ratification of the pend
ing treaty of peace with Spain, it is not
intended to incorporate the inhabitants
of said islands into citizenship of the
United States, nor is it intended to per-
manently annex said islands as an in
tegral part of the territory of the
United States. But it is the intention
of the United States to establish on
said islands a government suitable to
the wants and conditions of the inhab-
itants of said islands, to prepare them
for self-government, and in due time
to make such disposition of said is
lands as will best promote the interests
of the citizens of the United States and
the inhabitants of said islands"
ALIENS EXPLANATION.
Mr. Allen then addressed the senate
upon several resolutions relating to eX-
pansion. He devoted the first part of
his address to a personal explanation,
brought out by statements made con-
corning him and his action with re-
spect to the treaty. Among the state
ments made by the newspaper in ques-
ton was that Mr. Allen today would
enlighten the SenatS as to the political
significance of Senator Germans posi-
ton with reference to the treaty
Il have at no time" said Mr.. Allen,
promised to enlighten the country
fav-
doing or proposes to DO. 1 do not know,
nor am 1 concerned in knowing, what
Mr.. Germans intentions may be-
He then paid a personal tribute to
Mr.. Germans ability and patriotism as
a statesman.
Referring then to the statements
which have been made as to the action
Of some of the Democrats in the senate
in opposing the treaty because of their
opposition to William Jennings Bryan,
and the further statement that Mr.. AL
len would take these Democrats to
task. Mr.. Allen said:
L am not the keeper Of the conscience
of Mr.. Bryan. l do not pretend to rep
resent him here or elsewhere, and any
utteranceS to the contrary are entirely
unfounded l am the personal friend
of Mr. Bryan, and l am also his DO
litical friend. l may say of him that l
regard him as the superior in knowl-
edge and capacity of any living Amer
lean statesman. History will rank him
with Webster and Clay as one of the
greatest statesmen our country has
produced. 1 regard him as a brilliant
comet in the political sky, as were
Webster and Clay in their time. 1
know him to be not only able and pa
triotic, but absolutely sincere in all his
words and actions He is not dema-
gogue. as the groundlings and tumble
bugs of politics would have the people
believe"
Mr. Allen then read from some fur
ther newspaper comments rejecting
upon him as TO his action and by in
timation impugning the purity of his
motives.
Il have never occupied a doubtful
ground" said he, upon this treaty.
From the time it was completed in
Paris I have intended to give it my
vote"
Referring further to an intimation
that he had beer given administration
or Republican influence in his senator
ial fight in Nebraska, Mr.. Allen declar-
ed that there was nothing President
could give him that could
possibly affect him or his opinions.
81 would not" he declared, accept !
influence in behalf of my
reelection to the senate. 1t has not
been offered, but if it were, 1 would re-
pudiate it,
AGAINST EXPANSION.
Mr.. Allen then made a constitutional |
against expansion, in the |
course of which he said:
THE news has come to us of a con- /
hict between the F'ilipinos and the !
American army and navy. To my own |
state has come much OF the loss. Ten |
out of the twenty-eight dead were |
members of the First Nebraska in |
fantry. There is weeping at the hearth
stones of Nebraska today. This ought |
TO be a warning to us. l cannot con- |
iemn in too severe language the as
sault that was made upon us. We are
lealing with bloOdthirsty saYages. They /
the attack. and 1 commend /
the leaders of our army and navy for
-epelling it.
I'VE are rightfully and legally in the
Philippines. Our troops must remain,
must be kept there until their status
s fixed by congress, the sole power to
ieal with the question"
Mr.. Clay (Ga.) followed Mr.. Allen. He
said while he would always vote against
he permanent retention of the Philip
pines, he felt it his duty to his state. /
MS constituents and himself to support
he treaty.
GORMAN'S POSITION.
Mr. German (Md.) closed the debate
n open session. He said that he had
1een opposed to the ratification of the
reaty and the annexation of the Philip
pine islands because thess islands con-
aimed a DoDq1iatiOn and A re.,raIa who