The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-11

tlStCIlllOAl Va kIlG atBiakt AVA iNuA - a'a
| hour and q half to-day with q speech
in support OF his resolution declaring
that the United States will never at
| tempt to govern the people OF any
country without their consent. In
many respects. the speech was one OF
! the most notable utterances in the SEN
ate thus far this season. Rugged in
language, pointed and effective in Illus
tratIon, Mr.. Mason commanded the at
tentlon of the senate and Of the CALLER
| les from the first sentence Of his speech
to the sentence referring to liberty
| which formed his peroration. Several
| times spontaneous applause swept over
the galleries, but under the stringent
| rules In the senate 1t was quelled quick
| ~. 1t was several minutes after the
conclusion OF the speech before the
senate could proceed with its business
| on account OF the confusion incident to
| the congratulations which Mr.. Nason's
companions hastened to extend to him.
1T is easy TO drift with the tide" be-
| gan Mr.. Mason. "but 1t Is not always
! safe. The simple resolution | have in
| troduced has nothing necessarily to do
| with any treaty, nor do / intend to
speak OF any proposed treaty.
THE resolution does not involve n
question of law, but Is question as to
the future policy Of this government
am. willing 10 trust the people, and
Iwant the people to hear both sides Of
the case before the verdict Is reached.
I},5"Dlstinguished editors and statesmen
| say the Republican party favors gov
ernlng certain nations without the con-
| sent Of its people. Who dares speak
| In advance for the party that speaks
onlyin Its convention? That party
| sprang like 4 young giant from the
womb Of conscience. and made It's first
| fight for human liberty. 1t has never
bowed to the storm of expedlency, and
| if I'may be allowed to prophecy pre-
| diet that the delegates will go In again,
and the rafters will ring again and
| again when they demand the same In
| dependence for the citizen of the Phil
,ipp!nes us they did two years ago for
| Cuba.
Speaking for Both.
do You say I am speaking for the
Philippines? Yes. one word for then,
| and two for ourselves. ~ black man
| said to senator the othe: day: II
thank you for speaking Of my race"
| end the senator replied: Il am speaking
| one word for yQpEJrace and. two r,myl
| own; nothing ever sdwarfed the white
| race so much us STOPPING for hundred
years to keep the black man down
| may appear to speak one word for the
Philippines, but two for my own people
] when plead for the broad manhood
| OF the man who wrote all just powers \
| of government are derived from the
consent OF the governed You cannot
| no ln ,pt,
! them. you have not yet their consent
and the proposition Of taxation without
! representation Is made again. Look
out for tea parties-those little semi
| social functions are likely to break out
even there. for Hail Columbia" and
yankee Doodle" have been heard In
| the archipelago.
Eve muy talk OF 1t as we please,
but there Is nothing that satisfies the
| human mind In an enlightened age un-
| til 4 man Is governed by his own cnun-
| try and the constitution of his own gov
! ernment.
I'VE are. now asked to say 10 the
citizens of the Philippine Islands: You
| poor, ignorant creatures, You can't gov
ern yourselves. We will extend our conf
merce, and We will do it for you You
| don't know how 10 tax yourselves. and
| In order that we may continue to eXer-
| else our Christian duty to you We Will
| prevent your exercising Sovereignty
| we VIII exercise that function our
| selves sr4a
"Mr. President they will pever learn
| to govern themselves while&e govern
them. There Is no such thing as teach
| Ing the art of sef-g0vernment. For
over one hundred years every lover of
| liberty has pointed to this sentence
| within this resolution, that all lust
powers of government are derived from
| the consent of the governed as 4 rea-
| son for their fight for liberty. This
sentence has been IL pillar Of fire by
| night, and hus stirred the hearts of the
oppressed Hii over the world. In the
light or this sentence crowns have fall
Ell into dust and the foundation of re-
| pubics has been laid. You asl; for
expansion. See how we have expanded
| In the time since this sentence was
! written. Not only have republics
started up In place Of monarchics, but
mOnarchcs have themselves gradually
| Dr0adened Into constitutional govern
ments. getting nearer and nearer TO the
voice Of the people.
First Great Republic.
! "Our own was the first great republic,
and in the better and broader sense
our flag iioGts from the dome Of every
republic. From Brazil 10 Nicaragua
and Fenezuela, the brave little fiag Is
| floating. 1t may not be striped nor
| starred like Ottr own but II is born of
the spirit of our spirit. wherever It
| floats. and It breathe, defiance to the
monurchieS Of the world because our
| flag Is our sky and because the Monroe
doctrine Is wriWn forever in the hearts
OF the people.
'The other day. when the dIs,in-
| guished senator from Massachusetts
| (Mr. Hoar) asked the senator from Con-
nctlcut (Mr PlatO. what he was co.
Ing to do with this sentence, that "uIl
| just powers OF government are derived
| from the consent OF the governed" hp
answered from the consent of some
| OF the governed"
mir. President. when any crcnt couse
which Is agitatins the minds of the
people needs for Its defense such shall
| low and un- American cvNsions us thls.
| that cause will not live long In the
minds of the American people, We
| cannot amend that sentence nov. and
when We all shall have mouldcrnd in
forgotten dust this sentence will live
and continue to burn. IL menace to w.
rants and Il beacon OF hope TO the
d0wntrOdden and oppressed.
"The Filipino is begging to treat with
us as to his own land: he acknowledges
our gallant service: there is no honegt
commercial treaty that an honest nn-
tlon could ask that they are not willing
TO consent 10. They want liberty, ns
| have heard their cry for mercy and in
We did; when seventy million OF people
have heard their cry FOR mercy and
Independence the father In New Eng
land Will plead for the fnthnr In Mn