The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-11

one or two men can raise the price of
the necessities Of life TO all the people?
Shall we print Lincoln's Getty burS
speech so -tilat it will read, "A govern
men of all people. by a part Of the peo-
pie for a few peOpIe%
'CIentleEnen, you may say I belittie
our oWn institutions. Oh. no. simply
call attention 10 the beam in our own
eye TO prevent, if possible, our break
ing our neck trying TO find the mote in
the eye Of the Philippines, 10000 miles
away
Have we the right to purchase SOW
ereignty2 And If We have such
right, have we the right to purchase 1t
from Spain, who had no right, and
whose title we have already discred-
tied among the nations Of the world? If
we purchase the Spanish title Of SOW
ereignty would we have the trust title2
Who wants to govern the Philippine is
la1ds2 Who among Us wishes TO vote
Tor laws here TO govern them 10000
miles away2 l never saw their homes,
7 never spoke with one of them, and
don't know their language, I could not
live n their climate; l don't know their
Institutions. Who is there here in this
hall IN Washington, 1 say, TO write laws
to govern these peoples, whose very
language we do not know. All, Mr..
President, the fever has been upon Us.
Thank God, I believe the crisis is past.
The people have been lashed into fur
by the press, the glorious achievements
of our army and navy have set the ma
tiCnal pulse beating high, but the land
grabbing fever is gradually receding,
and the unnatural, un-An1erican desire
TO govern another without his consent,
thank God, is not SO strong today as it
was but a few days since
UNIVERSAL LIBERTY.
Mr.. President, am through. I do
not expect to escape bitter criticism.
have seen 50 much Of sacrifice on the
part OF others in all of the past for the
cause of liberty that / would for it
sacrifice my seat among you. in which
take great honor, as cheerfully as I
would part with a crust Of bread.
have wished for that magnetic strength
that would help me TO burn within
your hearts the sacred word OF lib
eTty. not Spanish liberty fer Cuba; not
liberty for you prescribed for me; not
liberty for ME prescribed by you; not
English liberty for America; not Amer I
lean liberty for the Philippines. but |
universal liberty, for which our fathers /
died"
Mr.. Mason occupied the attention of |
the senate for an hour and twenty 1
minutes
WAR WITH FILIPINOS.
Once he was interrupted by Mr. Till /
nan MIR. Mason had said that war
With the Filipinos was likely within
en days.
Mr.. Tillman inquired: I want to
know by what authority the president
viii begin that war. Until the treaty
of peace mas been ratified and the ces-
sion cf the Philippines is completed,
does NOT the protocol stand2"
Mr.. Mason-I 50 understand it.
Mr.. Tillman-Can the president fire q
single gun in such d war until this
shall have taken action-le-
gally, I mean?
Mr.. Mason-I do not think so.
While Mr.. Mason was discussing the
statement OF the bombardment Of
IIoilo, which. he said, il was currently
was in contemplation, Mr.. Cal
linger said that as Nj. MasOn's state
ment was very serious, he would like
TO know upon what information il was
based.
4 have some information replied
the Illinois senator which I cannot
here and now communicate to the SEN
ate What / have said, however, IS
and has bsan, day after day,
IN the dispatches of the Associated
Press. ( may sly that I base my state
ment upon that report of the Asso-
ciated Press"
Mr. Gallinger expressed regret that
AIr. Mason could not give the source
of his most important news, but so far
as he was concerned, he could not ac-
sept his unsupported statement, or that
Of q press association.
This statement" interjected Mr.
White Of California, has been pub
tshed throughout this country We all 7
snow that untrue statements which Z
'-'e 50 published are denied by the ad-
TintsJration. Instead Of q denial. il is 5
net with q silence that is alike Omin- 1
)us and convincing"
Mr.. Gallinger-Conviucing 20 the SEN
ltor from California. but not to me.
Ar. Kyle IS. d secured the passage
# q bill for the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri river at
1acoma- 5. D.
At the request Of Nj Morgan the I
enate unanimously agreed 40 the lin
tauon OF the debate on the Nicaragua .
anal bill TO fifteen-mipute speeches af-
CT 3 clock next Tuesday Mr. Turley Q
vas then recognized TO speak on the
canal bill He announced y
imself as an advocate OF canal. but q
aid that he was opposed 10 the pend
lg bill. i
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turkeys
peech billwas passed directing the k
resident 40 appoint Paymascer Cen
raj II. I. Stanton a major general and c
s1ire him at that grade. il
The senate then, at o'clock. on mo- 4
ion of Mr.. Morgan, went into executive n
ession. b
At 4:15 p. m. the senate adjourned. "
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