Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-11
MAS0N'S BROADSIDE.
Illinois Senator Turns His Ora.
toricaI Artillery Upon
Expansion.
INSISTS on JEFFERsOE's DIOTUM.
Just Powers of the Government Are De-
rived from the Consent of the Gov
erned." and That We Cannot Teach Self
Government to Anybody-Has an Ex-
pansion Idea of His Own-Cabinet Of
ficer on the Other Side of the Case.

Washington. Jan. 11.-Senator Mason,
OF Illinois. occupied the attention of the
senate for nearly an hour and a half
yesterday with a speech in support of
his resolution declaring that the United
States will not try to govern the people
of any country without their consent
Several times spontaneous applause
swept over the galleries. but under the
stringent rules of the senate it was
quelled quickly. 1t was several minutes
after the conclusion Of the speech be-
fore the senate could proceed with its
business on account of the confusion
incident TO the congratulations which
many of Mason's colleagues FASTENED
to extend to him.
Easy to Drift with the Tide.
1T is easy to drift with the tide" be-
gan Mason, but it is not always safe
Distinguished editors and
statesmen say the Republican party
favors governing certain nations with
out the consent of its peopue. Who
dares speak in advance for the party
that speaks only in it's convention?
If / may be allowed to prophecy
i predict that if the delegates will go in
again the rafters will ring again and
again when they demand the same in
dependence for the citizens of the Phil
ippines as they did two years ago for
Cuba. Do you say l am speaking for
the Philippines? Yes, one word for
them, and two for ourselves.
/ may appear to speak one word for the
Philippines, but two for my own people
when plead for the broad manhood of
the man who wrote .Al just powers of
government are derived from the con-
sent of the governed
Cannot Govern Without Taxation.
You cannot govern the Philippines
without taxing them. You have not |
yet their consent and the proposition of |
taxation without representation is made |
again. Look out for tea parties: those |
little semi-social functions are likely to |
break out even there. for Hail Column |
bia and Yankee Doodle have been heard |
in the archipelago. We are now |
asked to say to the citizens of the Phil |
ippines You poor ignorant creatures. |
you can't govern yourselves we will ex- /
tend our commerce, and we will do il for,
you. You don't know how to tax your |
selves. and in order that we may con-
tinue to exercise our Christian duty to |
you we will prevent your exercising
;overeignty-we will exercise that func-
ton ourselves Mr.. President they will
never learn to govern themselves while
IS teaching the art of self-government.
Sort of Expansion He Likes.
For over 100 years every lover of lib
.rty has pointed to this sentence
that all just powers of government are
derived from the consent of the gov
erned' as a reason for their fight for
liberty. This sentence has been a pillar |
II fire by night and has stirred the
hearts of the oppressed all over the
world. You ask for expansion.
See how we have expanded in the time
iince this sentence was written. Not
My have republics started up in place
# monarchies. but monarchies have
themselves gradually broadened into
Constitutional governments, getting
learer and nearer to the voice of the
'eople. Our own was the first great re-
public, and in the better and broader |
ense our flag floats from the dome OF
very republic"