Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-11
Illinois Senator Handles the Philip
pine Question Without Gloves.
MAKES A CAUSTIC SPEECH.
Dclivera n Flea for Liberty
aud Justice.

Nuhnluhtons jan lV.-cenatOf MuAon
OF Illinois occupied the attention of the
Senate for nearly an hour and n haif
today with speech In support OF his
resolution declaring that the United
states win never attempt to govern the
people OF any country without their
consent. In many respects the speech
was one OF the most notable uttoranccs
In the Senate thus far this season.
Rugscd In language. pointed and cffco-
tive In illustration. Nit. Mason COM
tnandcd the attention OF the Senate and
galleries from the nrst sentence Of his
speech to the apostrophc to liberty
which formed his pcroration. Several
times spontaneous applause swept the
galleries but under the stringent rules
VI tho Senate Il was queiiod quickly.
IL was several minutes after the con-
cluslOn OF the speech before the Senate
could proceed with It's business ON ac-
count Of the confusion incident TO the
congratulations which many OF Mr.
MaHOn's colleagues fastened to extend
10 him.
EASY TO DRIFT WITH TIDE.
"It IL easy to DRIFT with the tide"
began MIR. Mason, " but Il N not always
uoduccd has nothing necessarily to
do with any trcuty, nor do intcnd
10 speak OF any proposed treaty. The
resolution does not Involve question
Of law. but n question ms TO the
future policy ~ this Republic. ana
willing TO trust the people, and I want
the people 10 hear both sides or the
case before tho verdict IN rendered.
Distinguished editors ana states.
mon say the Republican party .ayora
gosorning certain nations without COM
sent 81 IL people. who darca speak
in advance for tho party that speaks
only In IT, convention That party
sprung like n young giant from the
womb of conscience and made ita lrSt
nEht for human liberty. II hnH never
bowed Ca the storm 81 cxpcdicncy. and
II may bc allowed To prophecy. l
predict that the delegates viii 40 soon
again. and the rutlorh viii ring again
and again when they demand the same
Independence FOR the citizens ~ tn"
Philippines MS they did two years ago
for cuba.
TWO WORDS FOR OURSELVES.
"Do you say | am speaking for tho
rhiliprlnouf Yes. one word Tor thcm
ana two for ourselves. a black man
said to a senator the other day u
thank you for speaking OF my race
ana the senator replied. 4 am speak
INK unu word Tor your race and two for
my own. nothing ever dWarfod the
white race 20 much as trying for "a
hundred years To- keep the black man
down I may appear %. speak one
word for the Philippines. but two for
my own peuple when | plead Tor the
broad manhood OF the man who wrote
ALI Just powers OF government nrc De.
rived from the consent of the governed
You cannot govern the Philippines
without taxing them. You have not
yet their consent. and the proposition
81 taxation without representation 10
made again. Look out for tea parties.
Those little Hcini.Hociai functions are
likely 60 break out even there, for
Hail Columbia nnd Yankee Doodle
have been heard In the archipelago.
I'VE may Talk of u M We please. but
there " nothing that satisfies tho
human mind In an enlightened axe.
unless man N governed by his own
country and the institutions OF his own
government.
I'VE are now askcd 60 say TO the
citizens Of the Philippine, You poor
ignorant creatures, you cannot govern
yourselves, we viii extend our COM
mrrce. ana We viii do II fnr You. You
don't know how 10 tax yourselves, and
IN order that we may continue 30 OK.
orclfe our Christian duty 60 you. we
VIII prevent your exercising roverclrn-
ty--wc will exercise that function our
nclvcn.'
CONTENT or THE GOVERNED.
'Mr. President. they win never learn
90 govern themselves while We govern
them. There II no such thing aa teach
Ink the art of uclf-Rovcrnment For
over 100 years every lover of liberty has
pointed 10 this sentence within this
resolution. that all just powers of gov
eminent are derived from the consent
of the governed as reason for their
FIGHT for liberty. Tho sentence has
..fN hk ullFhf "A
stirred the hearts OF tho oppressed all
over the world. In tho HIGHT of this
sentence crowns have fallen into dust
nud the foundation OF republics have
been laid. You ask for expansion. seu
how we have expanded In the time
since this sentence was written Not
only have republics started up In
place Of inonarchier. but monnrohlea
have themselves gradually broadcncd
Into constitutional governments. get
ting nearer 20 the voice of the people.
our own was tho firHt great republic,
aud In the better and broader sense
our Ma. floats from the dome ~ every
republic. From brazil 90 Nicaragua
and Venezuela, the brave little repub-
iicnn iiag In floating. II may not be
striped or starred like our own, but
II IN born OF the spirit OF our spirit
wherever II floats, aud II breathes de.
nnncn 10 the monarchies OF the world.
because our fing ~ In our sky and be-
cause tho Monroe doctrine In written
forever In the hearts OF the people"
"The other day when the dis
tingnlnhed senator from MaHaa-
chusetta lHoa) asked the senator
from Connecticut ulatD what he was
going 20 do with this sentence, that all
Just powers of government are derived
from the consent OF the governed he
answered from the consent OF the gov
erned.' Mr.. President. when any great
cause which IL ngitating the minds OF
people needs for its defense such shall
low and un-Amerlcan eyaNlons ms this
that cause VIII not live long IN the
minds Of intelllngont people. We can
not amend that sentence now. and
when We all shall have mouldered In
forgotten dust this sentence win live
aud continue TO burn, u menace to
yrantH nnd bencon Of hope to the
downtrodden ana the oppressed.
THEY WANT LIBERTY.
THE Filipino IL beginning To treat
with W as 10 his own land, lie nc-
hnowlcdgon our Gallant services; there
y no honest commercial treaty that an
honest nation could claim that they are
not willing 10 consent to. They want
liberty AS we did, and when seventy
million people have heard their cry for
mercy md inlependeuce the father In