The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-01
Berry Denounces McKinley's Wild
Sckeme of Conquest.
PEOPLE DO NOT WANT IT
WOULD HAVE DEFEATED ELEC-
TON OF MKINLEY.
Had It Been Known In 1896 That He
Would Inaugurate Such Policy,
He Would Not Have Received q
Single Electoral Vote-Resolu-
tons and Treaty.


this country to be pursued in the Phil
ippine islands Mr.. Berry of Arkansas,
in speech upon the resolution offered
by Mr.. Vest, discussed the policy of ex-
pansion without reference to the con-
stitutional point involved in the Vest
resolution. He spoke from notes, stat
ing his objections to the pending treaty
of peace. He declared that he would
never vote to place upon any people a
policy against which Lee fought and
, against which Jackson gave up his
life.
An attempt by Mr.. Bacon of Georgia
to secure vote upon his resolution,
which, in brief. declared that the Unit
ed States government will not make
war upon people seeking for their
freedom, precipitated a lively debate,
which was participated in by Mr.. Platt
Of Connecticut and Mr.. Teller of Colo
rado
At the conclusion OF morning bust
ness, Mr.. Berry (Ark.) rose to address
the senate on the Vest anti-expansion
resolution.
IF in November, 1885," he began. lit
had been known that the president at
this time, so soon after his Inaugural
ton, would be asking congress for ar.
army OF 100000 men to subjugate and
reduce people 1000 miles from our
shores, who were endeavCring to ess-
t2bliSh n government for themselves. he
would not have received a single electo-
raj vote in any state. If senator's on
the other side, who are now advocating
this policy of expansion, had been tod
that they would thus depart from the
principles of the Declaration of indie
pendence, they would have repudiated
the idea as unworthy of them.
The daily abuse which is heaped
upon those who are opposing this
scheme Of Imperialism and the criti-
cism to which we are subjected by SEN
ators on this floor, because we will not
follow the president in his wild scheme
Of colonization, certainly is not the best
method of attaining their ends There
are thousands and tens of thousands of
our people who believe the danger of
the overthrow Of our institutions was
never so great as at this time"
INFLUENCE OF MONEY.
Mr.. Berry adverted to the great in
fluence of the money power and the
power of corporations eXerted in the
e>ectlon Of 1886, declaring that the preSi-
dent owed his election to that power.
He declared that the money power was
able to control nearly all the daily
newspapers, and that they were able to
elect William Mckinley. He said, fur
incl NlAdl VI Tau ECil q CAOlIOQS VIZ
tory in the late war, but THAI we had
fought Spain to free the Cuts IS from
her control, and, having accomplished
that purpose. we could not, without
dishonor. make war upon the people of
the Philippines 10 subject them to our
control.
1T has been urged" said Mr. Berry,
that we hold those islands and cannot
release them now. That is net true.
According n ~ vrOtCpO5 va hold only
the city, bay and haTbor of Manila. The
remainder Of the islands are not under
our control"
Mr.. Berry said that the opponents of
colonization were being urged to vote
for the ratification Of the treaty, and
that after ratification General Otis
might push forward his battalions and
KIN those who are fighting him prac-
6cally for their freedom.
In urging the ratification Of the
treaty and advocating the colonization
scheme Of the administration he did
not think senators were making a rec
ord to be proud Of. He called atten-
ton to 4 statement, which he said the
president made on his western trip,
that this country was guided by des-
tiny. If this be true. and he did not
think So. no crime, however great. no
deed. however degrading. was possible
that could not be excused by attribut-
ing it to destiny.
Mr. Berry. referring TO an allusion
made that h had not always earnest
" supported the government Of the
United States, said it was true he had
served in the confederate army and
that there had Hever been q day Of his
life since that he was not proud of that
service, yet he believed that the gov
eminent of the United States, under
which we were now living, was the
greatest on the face CT the earth.
Il viii never vote, however" he de-
clared with great emphasis, TO place
upon any people q. policy against which
Lee fought and against which Jackson
gave up his life:
PLATT ON THE SITUATION.
Mr.. Platt Of Connecticut then adj
dressed the senate upon the various
resolutions. After analyz.ng the sew
eral amendments offered and adverting
TO the Bacon resolution. he said that
ii could mean but one thing, and that
was that If the treaty was ratified it
would be the duty of this government
20 relirquish the Philippines immedi-
ately TO the inhabitants, without refer
ence to our rights in the premises.
Mr.. Plat went on to say that we had
had war which had ended gloriousiy
Tor the country and for the cause of
free government throughout the world.
and now. almost six months since the
protocol was signed. the treaty of
peace which had been agreed upon
was not ratified.
The situation in the Philippines
he SAID, lis critical. Aguinaldo is in
arms. He is using arms furnished to
him by the United States. That is the
situation. Whom else but the United
States is he in arms against? The rati
fication of this treaty Will give the
United States the right to say to Asuin-
aldo, We are in control in these is
lands. Attack US if you dare. In
short time the defiance of our author
ity viii melt away and a government
viii be established in those islands i'm
measurably superior To any that Aguin-
aldo could possibly make.
Mr. Bacon interrupted Mr.. Plat to
say that the adoption of his resolution
would insure the ratification of the
treaty.
Mr.. Plat maintained that the situa-
ton presented was not reasonable. No
declaration of policy could now be
made.
What" he inquired. with emphasis,
will some senator tell me, is the adj
ministration to do2 Are we to recall
Dewey and Otis and our troops from
those Islands? / say that the man or
body who would do this would justly
iNSSAFS 'ilS CONCENTRATION VI all
BACON'S POSITION.
After again discussing briefly the res
olution, Mr.. Plat inquired of Mr.. Ba-
con: do understand the senator will
not vote for the treaty unless this res
olution is adopted?"
That is true" said Mr.. Bacon.
Continuing, Mr.. Bacon said he would
modify his statement by saying that he |
would not vote for the treaty unless |
some declaration embodying the Drin- |
ciple of his resolution was ADOPTED.
I'm other words said Mr.. Platt, IF |
that is the policy of the government, ii |