Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-11
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it was based. Il have some informa
tion" .eplied the Illinois senator
which cannot here and now commu-
nicate to the Senate. What ! have
said, however. is reported, and has
been day and day. in the dispatches OF
The Associated Press. These reports
are that we have threatened to bonn
bard Iloilo with it's women and chill
dren. where our flag has never been
raised
Gallinger expressed regret that Ma
son could not give the source Of his
most important information hut SO far
as he was concerned. he could not ac-
cept his unsupported statement or
that Of press association.
This statement" interjected White,
Cal. has been published throughout
the country. We all know that when
untrue statements are SO published
they are denied by the administration
Instead of a denial it is met with
a silence that is alike ominous and con-
vincing."
Galiinger continuing. convincing 10
the senator from California but not to
me-"
| Referring to the statements that the
| Americans intended to give the Phil
/ ippines liberty. Senator Mason said:
How is this liberty to be established?
! Is it to be done hypodermically with
an 13-inch gun? Are not our men and
ships lying off Iloilo? Did not the ma
| tives. who have been our allies. drive
out the Spaniards? Are they not in
possession of their own land. their own
| homes? Are they guilty of any crime
except love Of home and country
| Having worn the Spanish yoke 50
| long. do you wonder at their fear OF
ours? Shall we shoot them apd burn
i their homes because God Almighty has
| planted in their hearts and on their
lips the sweet song of liberty? Forbic
/ it. Almighty God.
But. Mr.. President, we are told that
we must civiliZe them. Which part OF
our civilization shall we give them
/ first? Shall we show them hoiv to run
| municipalities with Doodle aldermen.
I see the chief Of that great ethical So
ciety. known as Tammany Hall. says
keep the islands; shall we send him TO
teach the untaught Filipino cleann-
ness in municipal politics? Shall we
teach them to worship money or the
man who has il? Shall We have specla;
! instructors to teach them how to kali
postmasters and their wives and chill
drer because of their complexion?
Shall we have illustrations showing u.
large pictures the works of our mobs
within the last 80 days in North Caro-
lima South Carolina and Illinois,
snail We teach them how to organiZs
t'Os-s so that one or two men car
rtise the price of the necesSaries Of
life - all the people? Shall we amer:
and print Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
50 g:lat ii will read A government q:
Ri tie people. by part of the people
To- d few of the people?'
Gentlemen may say ! belittle on.
own institutions. Oh no. | simply ca.
attention TO the beam in our own eye
to prevent. If possible. our breaking
our neck trying to find the mote in ths
eye of the Filipino. 10000 miles away.
Have we the right 10 purchase SOY
ereignty? And if we have such Z
right. have we the right to purchase /
from Spain, who has no right ant
whose title we have already dscredit-
ed among the nations of the wcrid p?
If we purchase the Spanish title c;
sovereignty. would we have the tru,
title?
Who wants to govern the Philip
pine Islands? Who among us wishes
to vote for laws here to govern them.
10000 miles away? l never saw thei
homes. l never spoke with one of them
ard l don't know their language, ]
could not live in their climate, l don,
know their institutions. Who is there
here on this hill in Washington, l say.
to write laws to govern these people.
whose very language we do not under
stand?
"Ah, Mr.. President the fever has
been upon us. Thank God. believe the
crisis is past. The people have been
lashed into fury by the press. The
| glorious achievements of our arm.
and navy have set the national pulse
, beating high. but the land grabbing
fever is gradually receding and the
unnatural un-American desire Il
govern another without his consent
thank God, is not so strong. today, a.
/ it was but few days since.
Mr. President, l am through. I do
not expect to escape bitter criticism
| have seen so much of sacrifice on the
part of others in all of the past for tbs
| cause of liberty, that l would for ii
sacrifice my seat among you. in which
| | take great honor, as cheerfuly as ]
| would part with crust of bread.
| Il have wished for that magnetic
strength that would help me burn
| within your hearts the sacred word OF
liberty, not Spanish liberty for Cuba.
not liberty for me prescribed by you;
! not English liberty for America: not
| American liberty for the Philippines
| but liberty universal, for which our
fathers died.
At the conclusion of Mason's speech
| he was accorded the unusual comp.i-
inent in the Senate of cordial congrat-
ulations from many of his colleagues
| and members of the House of Repre-
sentatives who had heard the speech.
At the request of Morgan, the Sen
ate unanimously agreed to the limita-
| tion of the debate on the Nicaragua
canal bill to IL minutes perhaps after
the close, next Tuesday.
Turley was then recognized to speak
| on the Nicaragua canal bill. He an
Eounced himself as an advocate of a
canal but said that he vas opposed 10
the pending bill. He based his objec-
| tion largely upon the assertion that the
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