The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
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MAsoN,s REsoLu-

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REPUBLICAN PLAT MAsoN,S REsoLu-
FORM 1886 IioH. 49,.
From the hour OF Whereas. from the
achieving their own hour OIL acnleNlle
independence the peo- their own inoepeha,
pie of the United eDce, the peopsv ".
States have regarded the United s.a a.,.t
with sympathy the have reBarued VIII
struggles OF the other sympathy the strug-
American neoples 10 giles of other peoples
free themselves from TO free themselves
European o m | n a from european uon''
ton. nation; therefore,
We watch with Resolved, by the
deep and abiding in senate OF the ohitcu
interest the heroic States, nat We
battle of the Cuban watch with deep anu
patriots agains / abiding interest the
cruelty and oppres. heroic battle of the
sion. and our best South African e.
homes 20 ont for thol public against cruel
full success of their ty and oppression,
determined o n te and our pest noPce 81
for liberty. out TOT tne iuii s
mined contest for lib-
'6lIo
1t will thus be seen that Senator Ma
son has simply paraphrased the text Oh
the republican platform In relation 70
Cuba, and has made that declaration ap-
plicable to the present situation in the
Transvaal He has presented his tesY!c-
tion, not with any intention OF embar :
RAISING his party, but simply because ne
believes such an expression of sympathy
is in line with the precedents Of American
history.
III have asked that the resolution 'e
upon the table for the present. said Sen
ator Mason last evening, because l
want to use it as text for a speech next
Monday. / shall quote George Waanlhg-
ton President Monroe, Henry Clay md
Daniel Webster to show that lie ADOPTION
OF the resolution is the right and proper
thing for us to do. Webster. you remein-
Der, made one of his most famous
speeches in behalf of declaration f. the
Greek patriots in their war for indape Id
ence. The sentiment of the AMERICAN peo-
pie Is with the Beers in .neir strug2la
against Englands effort to destroy Their
established republic. The least we can
do Is to let the Beers know that we sym
pathiae with 'he n
Republican sene .ors were gcnTially
averse 70 talking about the resolution
yesterday, some of them realizing that
its disposition might affect the next presi-
dental campaign, Some of them, like
Senator Carter believed that t was not
in the province of the United States to
discuss European affairs. while others like
Senator McComas, said that the Boer wal
would be over and forgotten. in all prob
ability, before the campaign opened. The
general opinion was that the resolution
would be referred to the COMMITTEES on
foreign relations and would there be pig
eonholed. II is certain that the admin
istration does not want such resolution
passed. and II the latter ever comes tc
vote, the probability is that it Will be
defeated by republican senators. 1t is
doubtful, however. II 1t ever sees the
light of day after having been referred TO
tho committee.
The democrats. on the other hand. will
welcome an opportunity to go on record
in favor of the declaration I'VE stand
ready to vote for it,, said Senator Jones
az Arkansas, "and if the repuoiicans de-
eide to smother II in com,nl.tue, they
must take the responsibility. They are
probably afraid that il 1t is passed the
British house of commons will ADOPT :
resolution declaring sympathy Tor the
Filipinos, and that. you know. would BE-
unpleasant for our republican friends If
the senate does not pass this simple ana
appropriate expression. the country will
know that the failure is to be charged 10
the republican majority"
There are said to be quite a numb.r of
precedents for Senator Masons res 1iu-
ton. extending as far back as tn, Greek
revolution in the time OF Webster. and
coming down to the quite ;crent declara-
ton in behalf of the oppressed Armen ans,
The American congress in the past has
not hestated TO express its opinion On
European struggles for Independence