Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-07

ton and people who could not ,t,e be as, as.
simulated into our own popuiatioh Thshqn. w hal
lieved that the adoption OF the scheme ol
treaty ratification would be more aisas. a,,
trous to this country than anything WniSn
has happened from the foundation OF the
government TO the present hour. .u
Advertins to the remarks Oh MI. Alieh'
II thank the senator from Nebraska for
stating our political differences Wnlcn are
conservative Democracy, and would Ia, az al an
Times oppose any measure that involved ,1 ,his uh
Treaty S S does. IS e''iI This question viii not be
settled or dwarfed by mere personal CON
siderations or feelings. Who Is II to IN ,r.s ,ns
other man or for my aspirations or for MS;
Yet, the senator from Colorado WoieeS1p snsscp
Mr.. German then quoted the following
statement in Mr. Woicott's speech; pse,;a;, ~ .s-
fairs exists it 'ii has become evident within
the, last few days that certain poiitieai eau
issue should be brought before the amerit nalt
| can people to be determined at the heSs eSs
presidential election They inssna "a tIlas sss 1nn n
the questions, arising out Of ti me t war cana anna
We'll now" he continued. II spoGse pL'Gaan. tnat
fair judgment, a charitable 1udgmein,: nj:
would enable me to say that tme ssidI sn ifis
| floor. would be the only one capable of
making such an utterance whiie we were
| considering such great question:
| II have known gentlemen who o.n fioat ad- ns-
! tween parties. who have been Strons ao-
vocates of public questions. and yet sup
/ have seen statesmen who were wild with
| the thought of the free coinage OIL SILVER
ana yet who on every 20 ocGast6a Ca t6a Renubl
| iican party. and that party pele'es III
single standard of another metal.
But - w want to disabuse the ne seans sena.or 10
| have and those who have followed nm.
"On the 3rd of March next. If l shall 9e
spared So Long will have rr seryea ysat ON wbos
term do not believe that l: have ever us
tered a word that wounded the feelings ,,S, o.
have been capable at any time of attempt
| ing to affect public questions by criticism
| OF the personal conduct or views OIL any
One thing more: Now is the best lln. and
the only opportunity probably l shali ever ever
one aspiration. and that measure, has been
filed by the people with whom ! have been
in this body. That has been and that is
the height of my ambition. and ! leave ,;.Se
differs s from ny me f in political in Sentiment Had
desired alone political promotion, had L
desired @ to advance myself agaln55t the dome me
knee, that thrift might follow fawning.'
yond any personal desire stands the. great
question which We are facinS-the DISPOSE
tiSn Of the treaty ref.rrsd 70 the news
which had been flashed over the cable
from, Manila during the, past few hours w
had made such a declaration regarding
the Philippines as. we made concerning
Cuba that the deporabls fight at Manila tha
opinion that if the treaty was ratlhed II
would be the beginning Of ,;:.o war I WniGh me;
lions MnnsI upon pom millions nj suof Of Treasure
1T will not be four years" declared Mr..
German. before our people will resent
people win resent it. and the authorities
are providing against that resentment by
increasing the standing army to 100000 men,
not alone for service in our far away pos
sessions, but for service right here at
home, to police our own country"
In conclusion, Mr.. German paid beau
terances with reference to the care by the
nation of the graves of Confederate sol
diers.. He said it was "a noble, splendid,
dying credit upon William Mckinley, but
he could not reconcile with it the presi-
dents demand for so great an increase In
action on the part of congress would be
more disastrous in the end than the war OF
1S61-65
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and at s:e5 p m. resumed legislative
business in open session.
Mr.. Aldrich moved that the senate take
up for consideration the resolution offered
earlier in the day by Mr.. McEnery. The
motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hoar proposed an amendment provid-
ing that the proposed government in the
Philippines should be with the consent OF
the people thereof
A motion to lay on the table prevailed. 4;
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Burrows
Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom. Davis. De
Boe, Fairbanks. Elkins. Foraker, Frye
McEnery, Mcmillan, Mantle, Morgan, Mel
son, Penrose, Pettus; Platt Of Connecticut
Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stewart
Teller. Thurston, Warren. WolcottA5.
Nays-Alen ;1.oI Bacon Bate ,an Berry, Butler
German. Hale. Harris, Heitfeld. Hoar
Jones of Arkansas. Jones Of Nevada, Me
, Inns. Roach, Smith Tillman, Turley, Tur
/ ner. Vest, Wellington-3i
Mr.. Hoar then moved to amend the reso
luton by inserting the words "or to force {
: government upon them against their will.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to lay the amendmen
on the table and the motion was carried
At the instance of Mr.. Aldrieh the reso
} lution was amended in two or three yerba
! Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, then offered a por
ton of his resolution as an addition to thu
McEnery resolution.
Mr.. Vest inquired if the McEnery resolu
> ton did not exclude the idea that all gov
, ernments should exercise and derive thei
Just power from the people. and the furthe
islands should have self-government.
People of the kind in the Philippines,
declared Mr.. Gray, have no right to lie
mand any mere explicit promise than i
contained in the McEnery resolution.
am not in favor Of going on my knees t
) these people. l am not in favor of goin,
with additional promises to. people VIII
I are shooting down our soldiers who lftet
:, them from the thralldom of Spain and car
ried to them messages of freedom.
> 81 do not propose to surrender to thos
and who have killed our men On land an
ship. Let us wait yet little while unit
: We know what may develop"
1 Mr.. Lindsay. of Kentucky. opposed an,
amendment, maintaining that the McEner,
, resolution would do all for the Filipino
that we promised to do for the Cubans
Why. he demanded: should we. promis
more to q people who are shooting dow
our men than to those who have alway
: been our friends?
Mr.. Caffery declared that the McEner,
resolution declared for nothing more O
less than despotic protectorate, withou
any guarantee of local self-government
position to making promises to the peopi
| who have their guns pointed at our troops
l From information which I have now
= and | say this on my own responsibility
] believe 1t was a premeditated, precon
certed and wanton attack, made with TIL
, idea of affecting the action of the senat
| upon the peace treaty. 1t is my own belle
that the instigatOn of the attack cam
from the city of Washington. Hours befor
we learned Of the attack, in fact, on Sat