The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-19
The People of This Country Opposed
TO ForcibIe Annexation,
OBJECT OF HIS RESOLUTIONS,
He Wants an AvOwal of the Position
of Congress Approved 10y the Pres
idcnt-The Philippine Islands
To BE Put on the Same Foot
ing With the Island
of Cuba,

WASHINGTON, January B.-The fca-
ture of to-days session in the Senate
was a speech delivered by Mr.. Bacon
Democrat. OF Georgia, in support of
his resolutions declaring that the United
States would not assume sovereignty
over the Philippine Islands. Mr. Bacon
is ono Of the, orators OF the Senate and
as he gave himself free rein, not con-
hning himself TO notes, he spoke strong
ly and effectively
His perorauon. in which he pictured
the horrors of some of England's meth
ods of controlling her colonial subjects,
was "a beautiful and forcefu~bit Of word
painting. Mr. Bacon said in part
"Of an the great powers Of the earth
the government of the United states is
the only one that contends for the right
in an people of self-government. When
they abandon I'm practice this principle;
when they impose their domination on an
unwilling people. I'm the majestic march
of free institutions. the hand upon thc
great dial of the clock of the world Wiil
nave been set back AN hundred years.
WILL NEVER CONSENT
"It is not TO- be believed that the gov
crnment of the United States VIII. with
fun appreciation of the nature and The
consequences OF the act, tnus violate me
principle of the right of sclf-eovernmeut.
Ii is incredible, nay. impossible, thdt the
liberty-loving people of these United
States will consent that hy power of arms
the dominion of this government shall
be enforced upon a people who have owed
us no aueglance-WnO are struggling 10
be free
''Thcre is not a civil official of the gov
ernment who viii admit that he iavors
such am act. There is not "a public man
I'm the country who will admit that he
favOrs the cnslavement of a people.
There IS not a Senator who would not
repel the charge if made against him,
and yet there are many who are advo-
eating "a course. the Inevitable conse-
quence of which, If successfully pursued.
is 90 accomplish the enslavement of the
people of the PHILIPPINE Islands
WANTS AN AVOWAL.
lie quoted from the speech OF Senator
Foraker the statement that 10 was not
the purpose TO hold the Philippines per-
manently and said:
81 am especially glad 90 have the as-
surance of the distinguished Senator
that of his own knowledge the position
thus stated by him is the position OF the
President of the United States. If that
position can be assured as the one which
this government will take and adhere 90
there will be- little difference or conten-
uOn between us.
"The resolutions which / have intro
ducod and the adoption of which ] am
now advocating agree substantially with
the position announced by the Senator
from Ohio. What / desire, however, IS
that there shall Doe now am avoWal Of thls
positfOn bv the laW-making power of this
government. in a joint resolution of Con-
gress approved by the President
"Whcn We declared war against spain
we also declared that we did not go TO
war for our ACKNOWLEDGMENT or for the
acquisition of territory. We said that.
on the contrary. We went 90 war 10
make good TO the people of cuba the
title to the independence and freedom
which an recognized that as people
they hal already won and to secure for
them the establishment of a stable gov
ernment.
HIS OBJECT.
",The war has passed. and in a way
most miraculous we were shielded from
the great sacrifice There has been no
foreign Intervention and there Will be
none Not only has there been no European
interference as 10 Cuba. but 10 Is "a re-
cognized and conceded fact that we may
without hindrance from European gov
ernments work our own viii with the
Philippine Islands.
"Now. what 7 wish 10 accomplish by
these resolutions is that the United states
shall I'm this hour OF victory h thla nuui
Of undisputed physical power. make suo-
stantiaHv the same declaration relative
10 the Philippine Islands that ihey nave
made relative 10 Cuba.