Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-02-23

Iieve would involve my eontry in
untold woes for any ntzn Der of
years to come. He an differ,
widely differ. / respect Be man
hood; |. respect his rie ! nc.
knosledge that he hiss tte fIsht. as
! have, to express them i msuly
fashiaa. -
But.- Mr.. President, this question
will not be settled, and il ought
not to be dwarfed. by personal con-
siderations. Who in this country
cares for myself or for any other
man in the Democratic party or for
any man in the Republican party il
his aspirations and his interests are
against the welfare Of the common
country
Yet the Senator from Colorado
[Mr. Wolcottl. in his csrefully pre-
pared speech. as take it, after hay-
ing described the conditions attend
ing the consideration vf the treaty,
said Congressional Record, Febru-
airy A.:
Bar England, there is not coun-
try In Europe that is not hostile to
Us. During all this var the y stood
in sullen hate, hoping for our de-
feat and that disaster might come
TO us; and today they wait with ca
ger aud rspseious gaze, hoping that
some event may yet prevent our
reaping the fruits of the treaty
which has been agreed upon by the
commissioners of the two countries.
Yet, while this critical condition of
affairs exists. it has become evident
within the last few DAYS that GER
tain political leaders in this Cham.
ber believe that new issue should
be brought bef,re the American
people To be determined ut the next
Presidential election. They intend
that the American people shall be
called to pass on the questions aris-
ing ont of the war. and that this
shall be the issue Of the next cam
paign.
For one believe that issue fair
one. and / am ready, as all good
ciiizens ought to be. to meet the
views of the whole American peo-
pie upon this question of the con
duct Of the war. of its achievements.
and of the policv this country should
pursue at it's close. But it 10 de-
plorable. Mr.. President, that in
formulating such an issue and in
pursuit of snch a policy those lead
ers should find il necessary to seek
to dishonor this Government and
the Administration which has guid
ed us 80 wisely through the troubled
sea of international complications
and brought rs to the threshold Of
an honorable peace; tha. they should
seek to degrade rs in the face Of
the nations of the world; and that
they should attempt to bring about
some fancied political advantage by
an effort to defeat the ,rati iication
of treaty which, If unratified.
must bring back a condition of war
as it existed before the report of the
commissioners. passive it may be.
Mr.. President, bpt full of uncer
taintv and full Of diaster to thu in
terests and the welfare of our coun-
try.
l suppose that fair judgment
mei.t and charitable judgment
would enable me to say that the
Senator from Colorado alone, of all
the Senators in this body, is the
only one capaele of such an utter
anee when we are considering such
great question.
Mr.. President. aspirations of pub
lie men amount to but little. That
the political desire for preferment
of any man would control his vote
upon this treaty is incoEceivable to
me, and he who entertains such an
idea is on a very low plane in the
consideration of measure 80 grave.
/, Mr. President, believe in par
ties. l believe in my party because
| believe that the interests OF the
people will be best served in the
end by its promotion to power
and it's control of governmental af
fairs. ! adhered to it when some
of its doctrines we're very far from
meeting with my approval, because
| have believed that II the main the
interests of the country would be
better subserved through il.
have known gentlemen who
float between parties, who have
been strong advocates of public
questions and yet support.a party