The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-07

| len, he said: - =, ts tt
Il thank the senator from Nebrasks
| for stating our political differences
| which are as far apart as the poles.
belong to the conservative democrac,
and would at all times oppose any
| measure that involved untold woes t.
! this country, as I believe this treaty
| does. This question will not be settled
| or dwarfed by mere personal considera-
| tons or feelings. Who is 1t in the coun-
try that cares for me or for any other
man. or for my aspirations or for his
Yet, the senator from Colorado (Wol-
cott made certain reference to me in a
speech delivered on this floor"
Mr.. German then quoted the follow
ing statement in Mr.. Wolcott's speech:
Yet, while this critical condition of
affairs exists it has become evident
within the last few days that certain
political leaders in this chamber believe
that a new issue should be brought be-
fore the people to be determined ut the
next presidential election. They intend
that the American people shall be called
to pass on the questions arising out of
the war and that this shall be the issue
of the next campaign
"Well, now he continued, IT sup
pose that fair judgment, a charitable
judgment would enable us to say that
the senator from Colorado, Of all the
senators ON this floor would be the only
one capable of making such an utter
ance while we were considering such a
great question"
At this point Mr.. German was inter-
rupted by a man in the gallery, who
cried out several times in a constantly
mean?' What do you mean?" What
do you mean?'
Confusion reigned on both side- of
the senate and in the galleries for
moment. but. this was dissipated by
laughter when it was realized that the
poor fellow who caused the interrupt
ton was not responsible for his utter
ances.
Resuming his speech Mr. German
said:
Aspirations of public men amount
to but little. That the political desire
for preferment of any man would con-
troll his vote upon this treaty is incon-
ceivable to me. and he who entertains
such an idea is on a very low plane In
the consideration of measure 50
grave.
81 have known gentlemen who float
between parties, who have been strong
advocates of public questions and yet
support a party antagonistic to it,
have seen statesmen who were wild
with the thought of the free coinage Of
silver and yet who on every occasion
found strength and resting place in
the republican party and that party be-
lieves, In single standard Of another
metal
But want to disabuse the senator's
mind of the false impression he seems
to have and those who have followed
him.
On the Sd of March next, If I shall
be spared 50 long, / will have served On
this floor is years. During that whole
term 1 do not believe that I have ever
uttered word that wounded the feel
ings of brother senator. ] do not be-
lieve / could have been capable at any
time of attempting to affect public
questions by criticism of the personal
conduct or Views of any senator"
Mr.. German referred to the news
which had been flashed over the cable
from Manila during the past few hours
and demanded to know who believed,
if we had made such declaration re-
garding the Philippines as we made
concerning Cuba, that the deplorable
fight at Manila would have occurred.
He expressed the opinion that if the
treaty was ratified 1t would be the be-
ginning of a war which would cost us
thousands of lives and millions upon
millions of dollars. 1T will not be four
years." declared Mr.. German, before
our people will resent this action. 1t
is known now that the people will resent
it and the authorities are providing
against that resentment by increasing
the standing army to 100000 men, not
alone for service in our far-away pos
sessions, but for service right here at
home to police our own country"
The senate then went into executive
session and at 1925 p. m. resumed 1ess-
lative business in open session, taking
up the resolution offered earlier In the
day by Mr.. McEnery.
Mr.. Hoar proposed an amendn1e 1t
that the proposed govern
ment in the Philippines should be with
the consent of the people thereof"
A motion to lay on the table prevailed
Is to "a. Mr. Hoar then moved to amend
the resolution by inserting the words,
"Or to force a government on them
against their WILL"
ment on the table and the motion was
40 to 30.
At the instance of Mr. Aldrich the
resolution was amended in two or three
verbal particulars. The word pending
was struck out of the resolution, as the
treaty was not then pending In the
fourth line of the resolution the word
said was struck out and the words,
the Philippines" inserted, so the reso-
lblioh "ouiu llOl TOElQ RICO.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia then offered a
portion of his resolution as an addition
to the McEnery resolution.
Mr. Vest inquired if the McEnery
resolution did not exclude the idea that |
all governments derive their just pow
er from the people and the further idea |
that the people of the Philippine islands |
should have self-government
People of the kind in the Philip |
pines" declared Mr.. Gray, have no |
Eight to demand any more explicit |
promises than is contained in the Nc |
Emery resolution. I am not in favor |
IF getting on my knees to these people. |
am not in favor of going with addi- |
.lonal promises to people who are |
shooting down our soldiers who lifted |
hem from the thraldom of Spain and |
carried to them the messages of tree
ION. do not propose to surrender to
hose whose guns are pointed at GEN |
sral Otis and who have killed our men
IN land and ship. Let us wait yet lit
lie while until we know what may de-
5elop."
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky opposed |
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