Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-20
Senator Foraker Does Not Pose as
MckinIey's Mouthpiece.
OPPOSES TURNER'S SPEECH.
senator from the buckeye state Takes
Exceptions TO some Statements
Regarding Expansion.

tNlls AFs-inf GftlNN'
listened today to discussion Of the poll
Icy OF expansion. Mr.. Turner OF wash
lngton delivered o carefully prepared
speech on the Vest resolution. The
speech was for the most part q conHti-
tutionai argument. In which NJ. Turn
cr took issue with Senator Piatt and
Senator Foraker upon their recent vt
te-ancea.
AZ the con9luslpn ~ SIR. r.rnar'n
argument Ne. Foraker took some sharp
exceptions 10 statements mad" In tie
speech. especially those r,crrirg to
him personally. lilo explained Nc length
the nature OF his ATTACHMENTS. d6cinr-
Ing that he had s:,ogen only .or h'nuclf
and had no intention or desire to y, 40
as the representative OF the administra-
tlon.
The Nlcaraguan canal bill was under
consideration nearly three hours. After
much debate substitute presented by
Mr.. Morgan. for the bond amendment
offered by Mr.. Allison was adopted. II
provides that tho secretary OF the
treasury shall not pay out for work on
the canal more than seo.00O.OOo during
any fiscal year. Earnest efforts were
made TO amend the measure In other
particulars. but all failed.
Mr.. Mills presented n Joint resolution
directing the secretary OF war to have
made "a survey and estimate OF cost Of
channel between Texas city and Gal
weston. and II was adopted.
TURNER TAKES THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Turner of Washington then took
the floor to address the Senate on the
anti-cSpanHion resolution OF Mr.. Vest
of Missouri. He opposed our acquiring
the Philippines and said the noble ship
OF state. Its charter having been torn to
tnttcru. was now drifting whittier she
, would on Wild and unknown sea. This
dangerous condition he Raid was be-
Ina forced upon the people by IN" pre-
tense that providence has east upon
un new responsibilities which We may
not uhlrk." lie could not agree. how
ever, that this dangerous responsibility
was one for the American people to
assume. This country was at liberty to
retain such foreign territory nH II had
conquered II u 80 desired. hut he de-
MED that our only other resource was
10 civ. back the conquered territory to
the enemy.
III We may keep II ourselves" said
wv w may NfNNlNN " W klNfu w
the people who inhabit II. for the pur-
pose of Independence ana liberty" This
he believed. was the proper course to
pursue. The advice OF Washington.
he said. was against cntnnEiing alli-
nncer which might overcome the great
advantage OF our detached situation.
PRUDENCE AND PRINCIPLE.
Passing from the domain OF prudence
10 that OF principle. Mr.. Turner main
tnincd that the proposition of power
urged by many breaks down every
fundamental principle ON which our In
situations are founded. Under such
proposition the principles of the Dec
lnration of Independence that taxation
Without representation IN tyranny ana
that the powers of government are de-
rived from the consent OF the governed
could no longer be guide to our
statesmen. senators may say" he
declared. that their position does not
lead To- those thln.u. but there II only
one escape from them, "a universal mis-
ceFcnation OF blood, OF religion and Of
government with the yellow buddhist.
hnhnmncdnnn and confucinnH, over
whom II proposes To attempt the pro-
cess " dcglutition and digestion. dis
Eulsed under the Christian and cu-
phonloun name OF benevolent aaaimila-
tlon.'"
Mr.. Turner advcrted 10 the statement
81 Mr. Foraker few days ago that Il
was not the purpose of the United
States Go retain tho Philippine per.
manently. but he said he was forced
90 dlffor from the Ohio Senator. be-
cause he found IN the treaty which
had been negotiated under the al
rcction of the President "cyldencc ~
such character that II must override
the opinion of the distinguished Sem
ntor from Ohio"
He referred to the part of the treaty.
he HuN1 which nuI0 uNt nuIN IA ggaalnn
TO this country OF sovereignty over the
Philippines, but an acceptance by US
~ that sovereignty II was impossible
90 forget, too, that the treniy was me-
Fotlated In the midst ~ a clanor for an
extension OF our iominions. A. further
proof Of his position. Mr., Turner re-
ferred TO the Presidents speech at At
lhntn, In which he asked. who N
American fiag from the soil upon which
has once been planted7" lie said the
PRESIDENT had made the meaning OF the
Administration too plain for contro-
versy.
COMEDIES WITH VEST
MIR. Turner. after referred to the
speeches OF MIR. Platt of Connecticut
ana Mr.. Foraker entered upon n dis
pussion OF the constitutional phases OF
NE subject maintaining that the rcao-
luton of Afr. Vest was correct
statement Of principles founded upon
ht' NHAh ti uul lhiffFNs ii' lAhA'i
extensively from authorities In support
o. his argument. In conclusion MI.
Turner said;
1T Is wen enough TO hug the pleasing
Thought that we are u great people. and
there Ia no responsibility that can be
thrust upon ua which We cannot meet
nnd face ana accomplish with safety,
That this " true all may well believe
else our fathers fought and wrought
w vain. and we Of this day are degener-
ate children, hut II IL the height OF
QulNotlsm and IN the reverse of the
teachings NJ the fathers TO 10 around
the world hunting responsibilities and
counting dangers because we are able
70 meet them"
MT Presidents The American peo-
PIE are not lacking In the faith and
courage Of the fathers, which the sen-
mor from Connecticut lnvokes. They
nave sometimes. however for n brief
Ieilod, lacked In the wisdom Of the
,lherH, but In every ease tho nberra-
non has been temporary. when the
excitement or passion Of Interest which
va Them astray has subsidized or gone
ny they have returned to that wisdom
ann conservatism always tempered
WIN fhiih and courage. which like our
ee institutions, II the birthriEht they
herlt from their fathers. would
asreiore amend the invocation Of the
mo- al Il.