The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-26

reference to Mr.. Bailey as the leader
or that portion of his party which would
follow ms leadership" 1t was sorroWful
and dlscoufaging, he continued. that no
sooner Wasthe protocol signed When the
! nation needed and the public safety de-
manded the support of all. that there
arose this bewildering confusion of
tongues. Whatever responsibilities ex-
listed to-day he declared dated from
the final ultimatum We had given to
the ministry at Madrid All the treas
| ure that had been expended, all the VIC
tories that had been won, all the pos-
i sessions we had gained were part Of
the contextrsof the resolution OF April
| ", 1898. If we were wrong there,
as his friend from Indiana was sure
we We're; if the president We're as loyal
as he said he was: if our action in
| congress was a blunder and crime,
| 1t was year too late to go back and
begin over again. If he tMr. Johnson)
supported the president then. he should
have the grace now, in troubles that
| had arisen out of these troubles. to
nave met the situation with generous
solcitude instead of anger and indig-
| nant protest. Almost alone in this CAPT
I tai, the president had begged and plead
| ed for time for a peaceful solution
against those who Were using their in
| f1uence to fnflame the passions of the
nouf against the resources OF ulplO-
| macy.
Those who were then taking this
side by the scruff of the neck and
dragging us into war said he, have
| much to learn of the ethics, If not of
| the etiquette of craftsmanship
| Mr.. Dolliver said he had heard tie
president insulted twice on the floor
of the house, once last session by
member from the presidents own state
tOl II I,.,. a 40 II
| insult would stand alone. To-day he
had heard another, when the gentle
man from Indiana asserted that the
president slavishly followed public
opinion: that he slavishly found cut
what the people wanted before he act-
ed Internationally, said Mr.. Dolliv-
er, the gentleman from Indiana had
paid to William Mckinley the tribute
which a grateful country had lovingly
placed on the grave of Abraham Lin
coln-that he stood by the millions of
his countrymen The president is alb
solutely without responsibility for the
Spanish war. The initial responsibility
rested with congress and the people.
The congressional action had been a ma
tional action, and the American people,
counting no cost too heavy, had stood
by approving witnesses of all that was
done and gentle sympathizers with all
that had been suffered.
Referring to the anti-eXpansion ele-
ment, Mr. Dolliver characterized 1T as
a quaint combination of bewildered
politicians and statesmen without con-
stituencies who were now proposing to
direct the affairs of the nation" Their
arguments and ammunition We're
drawn, he said. from General Blanco
himself When Mr. Dolliver paid a
glowing tribute to Admiral Dewey there
was a hearty round of applause.
A Heated Passage.
A heated passage between Mr.. Dolli-
Yer and Mr.. Johnson occurred when the
latter asked if the administration be-
lieved in the forcible annexation of the
Philippines Mr. Dolliver sharply an
swered that he did not speak for the
president or the administration. When
he added a glowing eulogy of the presi-
dent who, amidst the perpleXities of
the hour, was pressing steadily for
ward with the inexorable course of
human events, there was long continued
applause, mingled with loud shouts of
approval. s3A'
ii When johnson persisted in asking an
answer to his questions, Mr.. Dolliver
waved him aside and, amid another
outburst of applause, declared that the
crisis of the hour was due to the ''al-
most treasonable utterances in this
chamber and in the senate chamber
There was some excuse for the rioters
at Madrid, but none for those who It
home Joined in reviling their country
and denouncing our peace commission
ers for what they had done.
Mr.. DolliVer caused much amusement
by describing the ''mingling of tears"
between Mr.. Carnegie, Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Cleveland, and their lamentations
over the decadence of their country. 1t
was a part of that sentiment, voiced
by the member from Indiana, that dis
trusted it's own country.
When Mr.. Johnson again demanded
to know if Mr.. Dolliver advocated the
forcible annexation of the Philippines,
he replied
eff l had my way..I would take pos
session of the entire Philippine group
and establish in Luzon base of oper-
atoms, from there scattering the benefi-
cence of our institutions, and hold that
territory in trust for the civlizati
and advancement of the world
You have not answered the ques-
ton" exclaimed Mr.. Johnson. "An-
swer on your honor, call upon you, to
the American people,"
Dolliver Dodged.
I'VE have not yet come to that ques-
ton, and when we do, we will take
care of it, responded Mr.. Dolliver,
amid derisve laughter from the demo-
cratic side and applause from the re-
publicans.
Mr.. johnson made five-minute re-
ply. criticising the ''glittering general
tiles" of what had been said. He had
retired voluntarily from congress, and
passed with contempt, he said, the
statement that he had insulted the
president of the United States The
time had gone by when in the Ameri-
can congress it was impossible to crit
icise the policy of president believed
to be wrong. .r..=s-.....-.
THE gentleman has contented him
self with glittering generalities. with
three cheers for the flag and William
Mckinley"
There had been an avoidance of the
vital question on the forcible anneXa-
ton of the Philippines.
II deny that there is any such ques-
ton" interjected Mr.. Dolliver.
Mr.. Johnson said it was impossible |
to learn the policy of the administra-
ton. for he declared, the gentleman