Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-10
AGAINST EXPANSION
Senator Hoar Opens the Guns
Of The Great Opposition
HIS GRAFTON WAS SUPERB
b stood on the Rock Of Our
Constitution.
.srs.r NrKINLEY's INCONsIsTENoh
49,. sneaker Touched Upon it--"r'
Pratt Responded nriehy' ana 'i'''
-. case of the American Indians
penlaI of Undue Assre''i'e"eSS'
.srsr mKINLEY's INCONSISTENCY

,,..surNGTON, u. c., January p
-,,,5 an interesting day in the
che principal subject under dis
,e.,c the constitutional right Of
.t.rr.,i states to carry into effect the
..,.., az expansion
.-,.,.,s.ag speaker was Mr.. Hoar IKE
..,...-,. OF Massachusetts,. who deliv-
.-ss,h ln support of the resolution
,...5 tv Mt. Vest DemocraO. OF
.t declaring IL TO be in opposition
on. Constitution for this country 10
..-. foreign territory TO be governed
.,,v MS colonies. Although MT
II ,-.....isl The time Of the Senate Tor
& a.- TWO hours. he was accorded
...,s.-r compliment OF close and un-
divided attention by his colleagues on the
r,,- and large audience in the gale
u. confined himself closely to his
r-..r..-r- but his address was deliver
,..,h aI the fire. earnestness, and ami
,-....r ~ the orator that he Is. ms
.....r vos in answer 10 that recently
irv.r.d by Mr.. Platt Repubhcam' Oh
,.--s--icut. and had been most carefully
prepared .e
ITS CONSTITUTIONAL PHASES.
without adverting in the proposed poll
cr,f the United States entering upon an
,,rsD3on OF its territory, except In
General and indirect manner, Mr.. Hoar
.....ss ,non discussion of the consu-
...,,0sl phases Of the question involved
g. Ella solution under consideration.
.It is not my purpose he said' TO
,..-,.s che general considerations which
10.,, any acceptance of sovereignty oy
,t. American people over the Philippines
..tt.t NAV he proposed. l am speaking
,r.r only II the theory OF the consul
+.r7-I interpretation propouhaen 10y IL
Son rlr from Connecticut tMr' IlatJ, =,
. any time hereafter the senator sH,il'
-...e 90 put his theories into praclCe DS
-sroine to subiecti0n O distant people
,..ii,g a., the tropics. aliens IN blood,
,,oet Of them .osiem in faith, incapapIe
s,,el or COMPREHEND our language,
o- t, read or 20 write any language 10
,r.,n the traditions and doctrines OF
r-r liberty are unknown, II Will De
4 ,,,s to p0irt out what terrible results
.rf nenalues this departure from our
-,rstitutionaI principles will bring upon
us"
WISE BUILDERS OF STATES.
v- Hoar said that our fathers VINO
Il ,~.1 tbe Constitution were the wisest
"A ,.r.rs of States the world has yet seen:
Ri 49,, had studied ancient history, ana had
NJ ,.--.f that while there is little else that
III t.,,ocr4cv cannot accomplish. II cam
# ,,, ru.a our vassal States or subject peo-
Fl p.. without bringing the elements Oh
81 i.,h into it's own Constitution our Ia
N rars he said learned two lessons rom
II ha history Of Greece-the daheeI VI u'9
ii ,r-r and domestic strife and an indulg-
81 ,-,. ,, the greed and lust Of empire ana
7 D. ho1eI we might avert the latter dan
ii f.-. ,-a had averted the former.
"a "I hone not to weary the Senate Dy
"a f.f.-.tiou." continued Mr.. Hoar concluu-
II i-, his preface "but this is the greatest
81 o...-i1n. this question of the power ana
81 authority of our Constitution in THIS mat
Up had almost said that had ever been
n discussed among mankind from the begin
d ,r, 0f time. Certainly it Is the create
Il question ever discussed In this chamDer
n from ,he beginning OF the government;
a rtsr.,NrSuTNC" AND "EXTRAVA-
81 CANT POWERS.
81 Nr Hoar said he believed this country
# g. ae uatiOn-a sovereign nation ile
1W congress DDerfHrNA ttiA NtiN i'"''-
W ,ee...rv 10 accomplish the great objects
!# ls fr.mers of the Constitution intended
# Should te accomplished. But he denied
|H tat b n1esessed the astonishing ana
III '.xr.varant' powers under the Consti-
& tuition which the Senator from COnnecu-
M CO olr Plato attributed 10 II. Mf. Hoar
N strm.9 fhat every constitutional power
M limited To- the supreme and controlling
Iarlr declared in the Constitution ltFel'
h order 60 form most perfect Ohlon
and establish justice, insure uoihesHe
tranquility provide for the coiiino" VI
~ ie1,e promote the general weltare' anu
W Doc blessings of liberty 10 ouiSei''s
8&# Az ll our Iosterty" .
8 when fI. senator from Connecticut
<k undertakes to declare" said he, 'tnat we
I'D may lo such things not for the peflec,
.E& union 'he common defence, the genera
|| Ne'afe o, 'ha people OF the United states
s> of the securing of liberty 10 ourselves
"A! and to our children. but any fancied or
< .li obligation to take care OF distant
m copies beyond our boundaries, not people
t 'Hie- States. then deny his pro-
&<# ',' anl tell him ne can furnish no
..Ns t'Ntr in ,ho text Of the Constitu-
W uoH "f M tne exposition OF the fathers,
M '' JUDGMENTS o' the courts from that
doctrine.
UNLIMITED DEsPOTIsM.
1--WE have heard Of limited monarchies,
''lonti m9nirchies, despotisms
.,-ii 'ed by assass.nation: but the logic
."e senator from Connecticut makes
. unlimited. untempered despotism
"'.i anr relief from assasslns."
eng H'ar maintained that the PROPOSE
.a advanced by Mr.. Platt were not
nra tf "a single one OF his authori-
nc ha.d in the course Of his argu-
e"r mat the powers OF the United
''t. must Doe affrmatively delegated OF
3 TO not exist" In other words, "the
'i"'1 powers referred 10 by Mr.. Plat
~ power % govern territory acquired
-''lsn war-did not exist. The power
"1''h Mr Plat maintained this govern.
'a' POSSESSED. was one. Mr.. Hoar said
al our fathers and their descendants
eve ever loathed and sbhorred. ana they
Ystea that no sovereign on earth could
.NuuNy exercise H."
"l' hoar was inclined TO ridicule those
-, favored expansion and the ratification
- tNe treaty OF peace without amend
Their arguments, he said, were
@hssrs fof the fiasl Who will dare