The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-26
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take the Philippines would precipitate
a European war, that all nations of
the world would scramble for what we
left if we withdrew.
The cry went up, Ratify the treaty
and stop the war. The president AFRO
gated to himself the right to speak for
70 goo, 900 people. Il thank God" shouted
Mr.. Johnson, for the spirit of indie
pendence in the Senate of the United
states irrespective of party. Bryan
never made a greater blunder than
when he said the treaty should be rati-
fled and our policy determined after
ward. 1 say we should fight this treaty
from start to finish. We should meet
this whole question at the threshold
and strange it to death. Public senti-
ment should be aroused. The voice of
the people will rebuke the spirit of COM
merce which has supplanted the spirit
/ of liberty
| IF the treaty is ratified without being
coupled with a resolution declaring for
| the ultimate independence of the is
lands it will be the death knell of all
our efforts to stop the torrent"
/ He would vote for a bin to reorganize
the army, but before God he would
never vote for a standing army of 100
900, whose ultimate object was to es-
tabish colonial system.
| IL Ntlt III lIle oeHdle, he Sdlu,
would rot in my seat first I would
scorn the demands of a state legislature
and clamoG of the press. l would lei
them malign my character and mis-
interpret my motives, but I would never
swerve from what 1 believed to be
right"
The Indiana member now turned tc
the cost of expansion" He detailed the
cost of the war and the estimates OF
20
ment and $47, 900 900 for the naval estab-
llshment tor the next fiscal year. II
showed, ne said that our war budget
/ exceeded that of the great military
| powers of the world. 1t was within
three millions Of cost of Great Britain
vast establishment by which she ruled
| her colonial empire; it was more thar
the war budget Of Germany, more thar
that of France or of any other nation
on the face of the globe"
In closing, he said: I'VE have wit
messed the splendid achievements OF
our soldiers and sailors and have in
| splred in the old world a feeling Of re-
spect. This country, the beacon light OF
lDerty, this locked and intrenched con-
tlnent this proud and erect nation
Whch never in its history was Obliged
to ask favor of any other country on
earth, now depends upon the interven-
ton Of England to keep other powers off
It's back. We have become a miserable
mendfcant, dependent upon the mother
country. We are compelled to abandon
the cardinal principle of protection and
submit to the open door policy"
When Mr.. Dolliver (rep) of Iowa,
/ rose TO reply there was an outburst of
applause from the republicans. Almost
every seat on the floor was occupied
and the galleries We're packed. Mr..
| Dolliver said: II am not here to sneak
for the administration. I belong to the
humble ranks Of my party and have not
been In the White house since the war
with Spain began"
Mr. Dolliver said that he hoped that
congress would approach this question
in the larger, broader spirit in which
the war had been entered upon In the
Spanish war, for the first time in our
history. what was done was done in the
spirit OF common people, in the spirit
OF lofty and national life. In his judy
ment the grandest day in our history
was when every member of congress
without regard to party voted conf
dence in the president and authorized
him to use the public treasury for the
rational defense. 1t was sorrowful and
discouraging, he continued, that no
/ sooner was the protocol signed when
the nation needed, and the public safety
! demanded. the support of all--then
there arose this bewldering confusion
OF tongues. Whatever RESPONSIBILITIES
existed today, he declared, dated from
the final ultimatum we had given to
the ministry at Madrid An the treas
ire that had been expended, all the
victories that had been won. all the
possessions we had gained were part OF