Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-12
The Illinois Statesman Delivers a
Notable Speech in the Senate.
AGAINST HOLDING The PHILIPPINES.
4 Limitation Agreed to In the Debate on
the Nicaragua Canal Blll-Alaskan
L Bill Nearly Completed by
the House.

resolution declaring that the Unite'
States will never attempt to govern
the people Of any country withou
their consent In many respects th'
speech was one OF the most notable
utterances in the senate thus far thi
session. Several times spontaneous
applause swept over the galleries. but
under the stringentrules OF the senate
it was quelled quickly. twas severa
minutes after the conclusion of thu
speech before the senate could proceed
with its business on account OF the
confusion incident to the congratula
tions which many OF Senator Mason's
colleagues fastened to extend to him.
He said in brief:
1t is easy to drift with the tide, but 1t is not
always cafe The simple resolution have In
trOduced has nothing necessarily TO do with
any treaty, nor do intend to speak Of any pro-
posed treaty The resolution does not involve
question OF law, but is question as TO The
future policy Of this republic | am willing To
trust the people and want the people to hear
both sides Of the case before the verdict is rem
dered
DISTINGUISHED editors and statesmen say the
republican party favors governing certain
nations without the consent OF their people
Who dares speak in advance for the party that
speaks only In It's conventions That party
sprang like young giant from the womb Of
md 1n 10 mot Ma fnr hin d
liberty 1t has never bowed to the stork OF
expedlency, and II may be allowed to proph-
esy predict that when the delegates Will 20
In again, the rafters Will ring again and again
when they demand the independence for the
citizen Of the Philippines that they did two
years ago for Cuba
| may appear to speak one word for the Phil
ippnes, but two for my own people, when |
plead for the broad manhood Of the man who
wrote, IAN just powers Of government are 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 Of taxation without representa-
ton Is made ugain Look out for tea parties,
those little semi-soca functions are likely to
break out even there for Hail, Columbia I"
and Yankee Doodle" have been heard in the
archipelago
The other day when the distinguished sena-
tor from Massachusetts tlIoaD asked the sen
Rtor from Connecticut PatD what he was go
ing 10 40 WIN inns sentence, that All Just
po"ers VI HoVcrhhiuhV ure ocr'Vou from tno
oonseh' Vi 'ne eoVornuu he answered. iroW
sno CONSENT oi souic Vi 'he governed
mh rres'uohN whoh my Rrcat oausc' which
sagltaI'he 'he minus Oh inc people heeos ior
Tvs ueicnsc sum shn'iow anu uh- american
eVhsiohs IN uhis ,hat CAUSE VIII hot i've long
III 'he minus oi in'e'lscnt people cahho.
amend lha1 sentence now anu wheh wo III
shai' nave ihoiuereu III 'o'eot'e'i uus1 'h'' SCH
eence w'ii i've anu continue 10 puro' menace
Wyfan's ahu beacon oi nope 10 Vhe oowu-
uouoeh aho 'he oppressed
me fiilPlho IL oeRRllg 10 lfcat win US as 10
MS own Iahu' nc acknowledges our gallant
SERVICES thcre Is no hohcst commercial treaty
that on honest nation could ask mat they are
NOV Wiling 10 consent 10 lhey want liberty
as we olu' anu whch W,Vo'VO people nave
nearu thelr cry Tor mercy ana Independence
inc iathor IN New England VIII plead Tor the
pray for the moor mother in the Islands If tbc
sea the fathers will vote MS the mothers pray;
inc poisoned views OF seltlshness Will have
"u 40 ,u au oou n',p 'nu p",E 'na' urges
ties and his home
Ah Mr.. President, have We got to fight and
plead for these people US we did for CuoaY Arc
VIC 70 near Aeu'haloo ano ms followers ca'leo
brave Garcia md bis foIjowcr" within ,b 10 , '
u months IN this chamber! WHY not make
them our friends forever nstcad of our enc
niles why stlnslly withhold the jewel of IN
n nepo ,on ""S V' s o, Wv w war; S .u
a free ana open hand give to them what wc
have promised to give to Cuba9
Thank God believe the crisis Is past The
pvopi, n"Nu 'oon 'osuuu INV Jury ~ 'no press,
nav haye So, the nntIonnl nulsc hco,,ns ' biyn
but tbe land erabbinc fcycr is gradually rcced'
Ing ind the unnaturaly un- American desire to
govern another without his consent, thank
Goa IS not 80 S'rons To-day as 1t was u few
'"' '''''N
Once senator Mason was interrupted
by Senator Tillman, Senator Mason
had SAID mat war with the Filiplnos
was llkely wlthin ten davs Senator
Illlman inquired i want TO know by
what authority the president will be-
gin that war Until the treaty OF
peace has been ratified and the cession
OF 'he Phllipp'nes is completed does
not the protocol standY'
Senator Mason II so understand
It,
Senator Tillman-"Uan the president
lire single gun in such war until
this congress shall have taken action
legally, | meant"
Senator Mason VI do not think So"
While Senator Mason was discussing
- s'a'eu,en,oi VIC Poss'o'e oolnoaru'
n'en' y, i'o'io' ""'o' nc Sa'u ~ was
curren'iy Iepo''vu was ~ oo".e"p'a'
.,on' oena.ol oa'iinger sa'o' as senator
he would l;l,e IN know unon what in.
formation H. was haeed