Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-26

| HN'A'iIfd 10 We Tree anu tI'N now Slbpu
| win rams In their hands undauntei.
standing against the United STAGES for
independence and liberty as they had
| stood against Spain. A people OF such
dom.
Gould II be criminal aggression to
annex Cuba ana not criminal agrees
sion" TO annex the phllipplnes7 II was
true the natives were alien IN race. Lam
/ guage and habits Of thought. and
therefore the whole scheme was to hold
them na Spain had held her colonies In
times past, as England holds hers now.
ruled over by military straps.
They might not be as capable as we
for seif-Eovernment said Mr. Johnson.
| with biting sarcasm. They might not
be able To corrupt Legislators IN order
to hold dishonurcd seats In the Senate.
~ We were. They might not be- able tn
decide contested election cases accord
ing 10 the party considerations instead
Of their merits. ~ we were. They
might not be able 10 practice fraud IN
elections. They might be lacking In MI
these essential attributes Of Republi-
canism. but they Were capable Of con-
Httuting a government according to
were progressive and In time they
would rise on their dcnd selves to
higher things.
Sir. Johnson paid n high tribute TO
Agulnaldo and To Agoncillo. whose let
ter to Secretary Hay had appeared In
the morning papers. That letter be-
declared. was the letter Of statesman
and was worthy OF place IN the ar
chivca % any government lie referred
60 the commission the President had
appointed TO 40 to the islands and re-
port on the situation n was not
enough. he raid. that the commission
orr should be men 81 hlrh characters.
but they must be without pfeconcelvcd
proiudicos VI the truth was to be OBJ
tanned.
M'KINLEY CRITICIZED.
~ william Mckinley ever changes
his policy regarding the Philippines"
he declared In stcntorian tones. che
win bend to the weight uf popular
opinion. to which h. bows, right or
wrong" This uttcrnncc raised storm
~ applause from the Democratic side.
MIR. johnson requested that such inter
rupti0nH cease. nr they took up his
time. Several times before he had
made u similar request
Il should Imagine the gentleman
could tolerate Democratic applause
interrupted Str. Henderson tkcr., Ia.
"'Thc gentleman ear always tolerate
the applause Of honest men. no matter
whence II Gomez" replied Mr.. Johnnnn.
quickly. ~ the applnufe which erect
cd this rrjoindcr died away he added:
And hc can also tolerate the narrow
crnHufc of those Of liH own party, ~
he has done frequently Ia the past. lie
has never been 80 we'll satisfied with
himself ns whom HE narrow colleagues
were crying him down"
- pride myself Mr.. Speaker" he
continued. drawing himself up to his
full height. that | have hroadencd
since / entered public life. My party "
means. not an end. with me. and
when I believe my party u wrong.
nothing can make ne abatc my indie
pendent convictions"
POLICY OF EvAsioN.
Proceeding. he denounced the prcai-
dents course 80 policy ~ evasion"
aud charged that his supporters were
conjufing up HpcCtsrH 10 drive IN the
opposition. u was declared that our
failure to take the Philippines would
participate a general European war.
that all the nations ~ Europe would
scramble FOR what we lett " We with
drew. lie said he had uccn no such
disposition except ON the part OF Ger
many, and she was aCtuatcd by the
example OF our greed. II We set the
example and withdrew, recognizing the
Independence OF the Fillpinos. others
would do likewise. But " other coun-
tries ala pouncc down upon the Islands,
let them do IL. We were not expressed
~ or implicdly responsible. II they
did they would bc but pursuing their
traditions Let us rec that We do no
wrong The evil was theirs. II there
was. he said. 10 be- n European war.
let ~. In Gods name. keep out Of u.
The cry went up. "ratlfy the treaty
aud stop the war" The President ar
rogntcd 10 himself the right 10 speak
for 10000. 600 people. II thank God."
shouted Mr. Johnron. FOR the spirit ~
Independence In the Senate OF the Unit
I'd states. irrespective OF party. Bryan
never made a greater blundcr than
when he said the trcaty should be rati-
fed and our policy determined after
ward. Andrew Carnegie wns nearer
right. but he said the treaty should be
fought In the dark, not In the open. I
would say We should fHht Il from start
o. finish. We should meet this whole
question nt the threshold ana stranglc
II 90 death.
PUBLIC AROUSED.
"Publlc sentiment should be- aroused.
II IN being aroused. M evidenced by
the great public meetings In New
York ana Philadelphia, and. take my
word for II. u win not be many months
before the tide Of public sentiment
which the President vainly imagincs
" now carrying him 10 a second term,
viii rcccdc and leave him high and
dry, The voice OF the people win re-
bukc the spirit of commerce which has
aupplnntcd the spirit ~ liberty, II the
treaty N ratified without being coupled
with resolution declaring FOR the
ultimate independence 81 the Islands.
II will be the death kncll OF all our ef-
forts 10 stop the torrent"
lie would vote for n bill To rcorgun-
izc the army. but before bod. he would
never vote for a standing army OF i00.-
600 whose ultimate object was to oH-
tuhlinh a colonial system. III were IN
the senate" he said, - would rot In
my seat nrat, ! would scurn the de-
mnndH OF n state legislature and the
clniuor OF the press, I would let them
mnlign my character and mlalnterpret
my motives. hut ! would never swervo
from what believed TO be- right"
MIR. johnson next referred 90 tho part
Great Britain had taken Ia inducing
the United States to enter into contro-
Ncrslea OF the FAR east, and ~ the man
ner In which British assistance was
being given To- the ubiquitous policy Of
william Mckinley" Let there be "A
new treaty. he pleaded yehemcntiy.
Let II not give $50, 600. 600 FOR a ccssion
OF the Philippines 10 the United States.
hut let II provide unequivocally that
spain withdraw from the Philippines
and give the Philippines the inestlma-
bile blessings OF liberty. This world
policy meant the cmbnrling OF
course like that of England. which had
embrollcd n In war unlnterruptedly Tor
one hundred years.
FROM \ FINANCIAL STAND
POINT.