The times., 1899-02-25

| the ADMISSION OF the Presidents speech to
the Record as part of Mr.. Johnson's re-
| marks, permission was granted.
You're ashamed to let that speech go
in" cried Mr.. Johnson TO Mr. Perkins of
Iowa, one of the objectors.
No | am not ashamed" yelled Mr. Per-
| kins "On the contrary, / think it would
vastly improve the gentleman's speech. 1t
was only the precedent that did not wish
to stablish.''
johnson with speech against imperialism.
He knew of no principle upon which the
United States could set itself up as a uni
yersal ku-kluX clan for the regulation of
the morals of the world.
Gould We now sail away and leave the
Filipinos in chaos" asked Mr.. Ray of New
| York.
We must do it if TO do otherwise would
mean the surrender of the public honor and
the public faith
Mr. Settle claimed that there was a tacit
agreement with Aguinaldo that the Fill
pinos should be free, and that the United
| States had no right 10 refuse TO carry out
| its share of the bargain.
Mr.. Hamilton of Michigan reviewed the
circumstances leading up TO war.
Mr.. Landis Gets In.
Mr.. Lands of Indiana rose 10 answer Mr..
Johnson, and in view OF the recent contest
between the two something interesting was
| expected Mr.. Lands said that he did not
wish TO prolong a quarrel with his col
| league. He read from the Filipino consti-
tuition, which declares that the President
of that Republic, embodying the people
! there could not be held responsible Mr.
| I-andis denied that Mr.. Johnson represented
| the people of his district. but admitted that
| he could not be held responsible for his ac-
| tions.
Mr. Lands said that after his last contest
with Mr.. Johnson he had telegraphed TO
every Republican paper in the latter's dis
trict asking whether Mr.. Johnson's attacks
| on the President represented the sentiment
of the people in that locality. Mr.. Lands
read replies from every Republican paper
but one in the district emphatically deny
| ing that Mr.. johnson correctly represented
public sentiment there.
Mr. Johnson replied that he was more
anxious to be right than to be in line with
temporary popular sentiment. Behold,
he said with a wave of his hand toward
Mr. Lands. the diminutive representative
from the great State of Indiana.
And. behold, gentlemen" replied Mr.
| Lands, the representative who has pub
licly admitted himself to be giant"
Mr.. johnson retorted that Mr.. Lands
had garbled his statement made last year
in the civil service debate. He had re-
ferred TO an impertinent remark from Mr..
Lands that he was afraid and had re-
torted that 1t sounded like the remark Of
pigmy TO a giant.
Mr.. Landis replied that he accepted Mr..
Johnsons apology, and the matter closed.
Mr. Rhea of Kentucky said that II had
been denied for the first time anywhere
that the Filipnos did not assist the United
| States in taking Manila.
General Grosyenor, who had made the as
serton in question, retorted that he had
only said that the United States had not
accepted Philippine alliance
Mr. Rhen of Kentucky.
Mr.. Rhea answered that Philippine aid
had been accepted and availed of. The FIJI
ipinos had taken all the territory around
Manila. had driven the Spaniards 10 their
last defence and had finally turned it all
over to the Americans
Mr.. Rhea said that he, for one. had no
confidence in the President He stood for
nothing for which the President stood III
you confide in the President, gentlemen"
he demanded what do you think he is
going 10 do?" The President he said had
begun a holy war. with solemn declara-
tion of Congress asserting that II was be-
/ gun with no desire for conquest; now he
was determined 10 turn it into n war for
| conquest. When the United States had es-
tablished government in Manila il should
haul down the flag and sail for home. The
Cubans had been brave and noble patriots
until they were needed no longer: then
they were mere banditti. Gomez was first
patriot then he was a mercenary and a
reprobate; now he was a noble man and
was TO be received with military honors
! Confidence in the Presidentn' continued
Mr.. Rhea. You have SCANDALS in the
army and scandals in the navy. You have
seen the Secretary of the Navy try to hu
initiate the hero of Santiago. =
Trust the President. when egsits 81
lent. not daring to defend that brave
sailor! - =
Trust the President, What has he got
in the War Department? A man who left
his post of duty and was cashiered for
cowardice.'
Later Mr.. Rhea modified his assertion TO
a statement that Secretary Alger had re-
signed to escape court-martial.
Mr.. Pierce of Tennessee brought out the
fact, officially stated by Consul Wildman,
that Aguinaldo had turned over the $400,
900 bribe paid him by Spain to the local
Junta TO spend in buying arms to send TO
Manila.
Mr.. simpson Speaks.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas declared that the
heavy taxes due to the enormous expendi-
lures would fall most heavily on the la
borers of the country, and particularly on
the farmers. What, he asked, had the
United States got out of it all. The
glorious achievements of the army and