The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-28
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
OIT9IxF-< THE PARTY Foley To-
WARDS FnILxrrTSEs.
aaas ne Asrrenaee~a 50 sh~ Cow
~rsaest ~ the People There, 80
$@en - Th~f Easaklfsk one.

" WASHINGTON, Feb At q caaesss
~ tire Democratic members 81 the isgGse
81 representative, ssald IN the taz ~ tie
house saa.Gsss. tss fs.ssowirax declaration
af sssEacs ara. resolutions as u the pEssEg.-
Esspss wac aslassfes:
We hold that ssae constitution % the
tsasSa States ssss1sGaExes and szStsb-
sASssed Tor ar intelligent Ifssewfx -isss agsg,
ana self xnverLsDg g,@1sssa. saa cAaE9s he
successfully applied "a Ese0ssis 81 a.fTar-
tta1 virtues ans ssszzaatsaFas- Sse tfsTssf aTs
hesle tfsat naagrsissa r,sslicy - contrary 80
ssse sasors Of D4s government aHHs Sub
xsrskFe af thssSs gsr1faetysss osf evil liberty
wssisas We have been taught - cherish
We Sesaese w4th tfe Declaration ~ 1Es6e-
sssrsdrnee that al governments derive their
Jizst EsEHeEs frfsGn ssas nerYs%nf 81 1fss gGx-
eraeG, and we are naAitsrabky sspaoseks 10
fAe ssstatasssTsess ssf snx EsoS 4.sessE4aeEs by
tbe Tinted States si1 n<slt 1as cagsserf af
the sseepie - he governed. and Ia eaEa-
formasg with these principles we instruct
tfss minority members ~ tke foreign az
fairs cVtnEzssttee Ia ifstrsiaes AND urge the
following resolution.
Resolved. That The TaiteG States i.rs-
~ dlselainas airy disposition OF intention
20 exercise permanent sovereignty ta-1s-
dirtt9E sr cDntEsa ever The Philippine sssl-
ssssas aDo assert isesr determination. xssVn
an independent government sas&A Bs4gs
sassn erecaeG tnare&t. u transfer 20 SAID
government Lpon terms whsen shall ae
reisss,saa sis and Just fs 81 rights secured
ua0r leave Sse government and Gss.tsTssl
as TIRE islands Ia tasssf people
sfAstaser resolution IS tSF-ggs of 1searala
yas adopted follows
We taf Democratic members OF tAe
heties g; REPRESENT q EtNer Ia caEeaa~ 49,
sssFTbisa, commend fSse sa9T2a1 loyalty ana
fssrsnance u er-Fg nE1tAry aslts - WHICH
they have heefa E@e gB4a ~ proper &g-
tstssriEs. hevtsser rnnrh re may f.g.4;ssge Es4
Bsaey % E4as administration npw directing
fftely movements and ys pledge 10 them
mar hssrty ssgiHsssrf aTps sxFn gafaly under
All circumstances WHEREVER engaged
Ttst fpslpwing resolution rs NJ. Living
StDfs Gf aapFEl&s xs<R los
Resolved. THAT 1he Ifgfsea States fson-
grs-ss. s1oH fAs treaty - peace be-
tween tbs government And SpAAa is rats
Isssl esF. noss z ~ 1it inhabitants q ms
Philippines thai = - aat ear desire cr
purpose 10 tEai6 faSrs 1s4-er 5srfssa rssFi
military c1fysrut rs eolonta. sBfi i-cts ha,
ss saan 81 practicable 10 ai3 hem s0 es-
'sfsiish q republican form u government
ana to become independent Aad sets~asls-
tanning. Wits Rich commercial and ga{is~
tary privileges from the United States ~
may ae agreed upon herw@sp nf In the
fftapsrss with The larSest liberty 70 cstf-
Rene possible under tbs circumstance
The caucus began al D. III. and lasted
Ef1tIl nearly midnight.
THE attendance .ss large. and lgtsis H.
vision gf sentiment WAS manifested ou the
general features - ne resolution Tas
FIRST re&pligslssfss acre - red SN Mr. fs5H-k
uf Missouri from The Democratic rYssfg~
teTs ~ She foreign AFFAIRS ssufuTrstttes aa3
was the sexf Cor rloaT of s'fae speeches
A syses.g-F rs Gen. Wheeler was not fs.a
Ir differing with the prevailing view lie
urges that nothing AanaAi ~ done " ssfeh
solld tss construed ; lark Of ssapsa a~t
se car sssiiser2 Tar hands ~ ss.s press
aefif should ~ aSsnsia ne satG mfz4r fight
syS wac guimx ss A. tysatyEs ~ 3xg.ssY-
istrs~v also ~ urged ffmg the ssarfy ssEUslls
net ssrrsgss@ The sHr Wars a6~H fts3s-.gas
ne DECLARED AVID az fhe present tissEe ne
spirit ~ see reoNae WAS ~hnuy ~ fst-- fsess
fs1as every ssry hsG hfs dram sra ~e'or.3
wAsA% the ueifeT Nas uTvsso bf hss pa
sriosie sFsfssf
The votes ~ere practically grauITsasss .E
the W rrssa1s1siCsss ndar;e@ sDa she I.fv~
stegssnFs resolution aefsAs~E ~ g
large ma urESs