The Portland daily press., 1899-01-10

GOOD.
He set forth his own constitutional
doctrine, which he desired 10 Oppose 20
that OF Mr.. Platt He declared that the
people of this country had not deposited
all sovereignty anywhere and had author
ized no agent OF theirs to exercise all
sovereignty, unlimited and uncontrolled.
THE powers not delegated to the
| United States by the constitution nor
prohibited by it 20 the states. are reserved
| TO the states, respectively, or to the people.
| --amsndment, Article ten
1.-The sovereignty which can be exsr-
clsod by the nation as q unit Is only that
which Is necessary for accomplishing the
purposes Of the constitution and must be
expressly ranted therein, rs necessary, or
convenient, In the judgment Of Congress,
to accomplish the purpose expressly de-
clared therein.
"All other sovereignty Is reserved to
| the states or to the people.
"Tbe power to conquer alien peoples
and hold them in subjugation is nowhere
expressly granted.
| THE power to
CONQUER ALIEN PEOPLES
and hold them in subjugation is nowhere
implied as necessary for the accomplish
ruent of the purposes declared by the con-
stitution.
1t is clearly shown TO he one that
ought not to be exercised by any body
one that the trainers Of the constitution
thought ought not to be exercised by any
| body.
"i-Because 1t is immoral in itself
"2-Becauss It Is expressly denied In
the declaration of Independence, the great
| interpreter and expounder of the meaning
of the constitution. which owes it's origin
TO the same generation and largely to the
| sane men.
sit is affirmed that 1t Is immoral
and unit to be exercised by any body-in
numerous instances by contemporary
state constitutions and the contemporary
| writers and authorities on public law,
who expressed the opinion Of the Ameri- .
can people in that generation who adopted
the constitution as well as of the men
| who framed 1t"
In discussing bow territory may be ac-
quirod constitutionally by the United
| States. MIR. Hoar said: sit may also ao-
pose OF 1t, make rules and regulations for
it for the purposes OF national security
and defense, as in the case of Hawaii, al
though il may not be expected that the
territory so acquired held or disposed of
shall ever come into the union as q
state"
However, immediately following this
statement MIR. Hoar set the philippines
| against Hawaii in this declarations:
"Mr. President, you are not now pro
posing ID acquire ar own property in tn ,
Philippines with dominion as n necessary
incident; you are not to own foot OF
| land there. You propose now TO acquire
dominion and Legislative power and moth
ing else. Where in the constitution 10 the
/ grant Of power to exercise sovereignty
where you have no property"
| In support OF his interpret alton OF the
constitution, Mr.. Hoar cited numerous
At thorities, among them Charles Summer,
Mir. Justice Matthews and Mr.. Justice
Brewer.
He I hen appealed TO Senators who are
| hest4tiug AS to what their action upon
| the question OF expansion may be.
THE GREATEST QUESTION
that has ever been or over will be put to
them in their lives the question not OF
u year. nor OF u congress. not of genera
ton, nor of a century, but question
pertaining rather to the great period of u
| national life
| Not to commit themselves in principle
to such policy by supporting the peace
| treaty ahn then say they will consider
| hereafter how they will act under 1t. In
the course of his appeal TO the Senators,
| MIR. Hoar said:
! when vou raise the flag over the
| Philippine islands, rs an emblem OF do
mlnion and acquisition you take Ii down
| from Independence hall " He quoted the
| statement of Louis Napoleon made in 1854
that 1.-THE time of conquest Is past. never
| to return, for IL is net by extending the
boundaries of its territory that IA nation
can henceforth be houored and powerful,
| but Ivy placing itself Mt the head of gener
Gus ideas ard spreading everywhere the
empire of right and justice. and added:
| "a
he grew little stronger. He saw his
opportunity in Mexico as our friends
think they see ours in the Philippine
islands. But the sure and terrible feet of
destiny overlook him in tho midst of his
| p ride and power.
"Our commissioners come bnck from
| Paris bringing with them the cast off
| clothing of tins pinohbeck Napoleon, and
| ask us who have seen his fate, to discard
| for them the spotless robes In which our
fathers arrayeu the beautiful. genius of
America.
"A year ago last December, the Presi-
dent of the United States sent u message
| TO Congress In that message he said:
speak not OF forcible annexation be-
| cause that is not TO be thought OF, and
| under our code OF morality that
WOULD BE CRIMINAL AGGRES-
SION
- The time of conquest is past, said
Napoleon. All! Mr.. President Mckinley
but repeated Louis Napoleon, though in
| louder and clearer voice.
President Mckinley, when he spoke.
was not thinking even of honor or of
power. inspiring and alluring as are
honor and power. de placed himself and
placed the American people on the stern
enduring and perpstua rock of righteous
Eess that forcib annexation Is not to be
thought of under our code Of morality,
that would be criminal aggression.
"Who shall haul him down? Who shall
haul down the cndeP Who shall haul
down the PRESIDENT"
Mr.. iioar dwelt with emphasis upon
| the large increase in national expenditure
which the policy of expansion advocated
by Mr.. flstt would entail, placing the
amount at $3.50 000, 900 annually.
He argued that the adoption of Mr..
Platt's doctrine would reduce wages, in
crease taxation, place an armed soldier on
the back OF every workinamen and by the
act of the government every American 8
dignity would be dishonored and his