The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-04
MOONEY AND DANIELS
Oppose the Ratification of the
Treaty-TwO Vslable
Snap ches.

Washington, Feb. a-For more than five
hours today the senate listened to argu-
ments IN opposition to the expansion and
IN opposition TO the ratification of the
treaty Of peace. The speakers were Mr.
Money of Miss. and Mr.. Daniel Of Va
brief.
Mr. Daniels made an exhaustive argu-
ment in which he covered all the points
in controversy.
air Money in accordance with prev
ious notice began the discussion Of the
expansion policy. He desired he said, to
make certain concessions In beginning
lie conceded the right Of this country 60
acquire by conquest OF by purchase or 10y
any other method exercised by any SOW
ereign natl IN. territory anywhere. bus IN
a case like that now presented, the troatv
making power could act only within the
limits Of the constitution. Discussing the
onditIon Of the Fii.plnos, Mr.. Money de-
clared that II they were not fitted for
self-government. they were is,t fitted TO
be citizens Of the United States, and we
would be better off to leave them to their
own devices, that they might work out
their own destiny.
Mr. Money entered then upon a discus
sion of the situation of the Philippines.
IIo told how Agunaldo had offered his
services to the United States officials
and paid high tribute to the Filipino lead
er.
Mr. Daniel. Of Virginia addressed nc
senate on the Vest resolution. To-day"
said he, I'VE are the United States Of Am
erica. Tomorrow, If certain treaty now
pending before this body be ratified, we
will be the United States OF America aad
Asia" II Is seriously proposed, said he,
Hhat we take this country large and mis-
celIaneous assortment of Aslatic islands
and to make citizens with all the rights
of inhabitants of territories Of the United
States, OF the large and varied assort-
ment Of Asiatios. Mongollans, Malays
and Negroes who inhabit them.
THINKS 1T INEXPEDIENT.
For his part be deemed It inexpeI,9nt.
unmise and unjust that we should do this
We are aswed he said. to go 1000 miles
from our shores to grasp and hold as sub
jects eight million people by force Of
arms and to hold the land until the Amel-
lean people shall decide what disposition
is ia be made of them. I DO not believe
the body Of the American peoTae under
stand the significance of this treaty J
do not believe that some enItors WIN
are crying TO us 20 ratify the treaty an
derstand IT, The treaty fixes the policy
Of the government. What may he done
afterwards Is merely clerical detail. The
treaty is n thoroughfare over which
eight millions OF Americans will march
into this union. 1t Is marriage of nat
Ions Henceforth and forever the Filipinos
and Americans will be one. l trust yet be-
fore tho marriage is contaminated the
spirit OF American constitutional liberty
will arise and forbid the bans. What ls
their relation to us that we should sail
forth knightlike with lance In rest to res
cue them. We cannot turn them back TO
Spain The American people SO treat those
who were comrades on the field of battle.
They have not yet attained the dignity
and power OF a nation. We cannot rec1g-
MIRO the Filipino republic and come away
from the islands. We have only TO look
skyward and see the birds OF prey alr-
cling about, ready to descend upon those
who are weak.
What next? The face of the treaty tells
us. Let us treat the Philippines as We
treat Cuba. We are now in military occu-
patton Of the islands. Let us remain in
military occupation until we have assisted
them with kindly offices and force OF
arms, II necessary until they have estab-