Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-02-09

Two speeches delivered in the U. S.
Senate last Monday, on the subject of
ratification of the Treaty OF Paris, contain
food for serious thought hence we repro
duce portions of each.
Senator Money, in his speech, denied
that the battle of Manila was in any way
necessary. He told how 4guinaldo had
offered his services to the United States
officials. and then paid high tribute to
the Filipino leader, earnestly defending
him against the charges that had been
made against him. He understood, be
said. that the President and his Cabinet
we're awaiting only the adjournment of
Congress to arrange government for the
Philippines He suggested that if the
treaty we're defeated, an arrangement
could be made with Spain by which she
would evacuate the Philippines and turn
them over to their inhabitants. Who
will object? Spain would not, the Fill
pinos would not and Europe would not
On the contrary, he declared, if the treaty
be ratified, we already shall have embarked
upon another war, in course of which
thousands of our young men would leave
their bones lying iu the jungles of the
Island of Luzon.
Senator Daniels, of Virginia, said in
part:
To-day, we are the United States Of
America. To morrow, if a certain treaty
now pending before this body be ratified.
ne will be the United States of America
and Asia" ut is seriously proposed" :" said
he, "that we take to this country large
and miscellaneous assOrIments of AsIatic
islands, and to make citizens of the Uuited
States the large varied assortment of ASIA
tics, MongoIians, Malay, and negroes who
inbabit them
For his part he deemed in inexpedient,
unwise and unjust that we should do this
thing. II do not believe the body Of the
American people understand the signif
canoe OF this treaty. | do not believe that
some Senators who are crying to us to
ratify the treaty understand it. The
treaty fixes the policy of the Government.
What may be done afterwards is merely
clerical details The treaty is thorough
fare over which 5000 900 of American citi
zens will march into this Union. 1t is
marriage of nations. Henceforth and for
ever the FilipinOs and Americans will be
one. | trust yet before the marriage is
consummated the spirit of American con-
stitutional liberty will arise and forbid
the bans.
Contemplating the 125 years of our
uatiOn's history, We find but one impedi-
ment to progress, and that was found 10 the
effort to introduce the coIored race, which
was not assimilable with the Anglo Saxon
This race had been the only fly in our
national ointment, and the occurrence
had been most sad and tragic. 1t had its
effect Of turning brother against brother,
and was the only element that had pre-
vented the American from being homo
geneous people. Now, when we are hap
PLY beginning to readiust ourselves to
the changed conditions after the Civil
War, we are challenged to 20 forth and
lay the heavy hand OF sovereignty upon
another and different race This would
be most unwIse. Mr. Daniel defended the
taking and holding of Porto Rico, which,
he held, was one of the natural ontposts
of this country.
Mr. Daniel urged the Senate not to
deceive itself or attempt to deceive the
American people about the treaty. Its
ratification, he declared, meant the utter
destruction Of all tariff laws between us
and the Filipiuos; the destruction of all
immigration laws relating to the United
States and the Philippines, and accorded
to the Asiatics, Negritos, Malsys and other
inhabitants of the islands the right to come
into the labor markets of the United
States on exactly the same footing and
under the same protection as those epjoyed
By American working men.