Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-10

pered by assassination: but the logic of the
senator from Connectic9t makes a pure.
unlimited. untempered despOtism without
any relief from assassins.'
Mr.. Hoar then entered upon a critical
analysis OF MIR. Platts speech. After sum-
stitutional argument for slavery was ten
imes as strong as the argument Of Mr..
Platt: The slavemaster said he owned men
Tor their good. The senator from Connect1-
good
He set forth his own constitutional doc
trine which he desired to oppose to that of
Mr.. Platt. He declared that the people of
this country had not deposited all sover-
agent Of theirs to exercise all sovereignty.
unlimited and uncontrolled.
The powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution. nor prohibited
by it to the states. are reserved to the
states respectively, or to the people
amendment article TO-
All other sovereignty Is reserved to the
states or to the people.
The power to conquer alien peoples and
hold them in subjugation Is nowhere ex-
pressly granted.
The power to conquer alien peoples and
hold them in subjugation Is nowhere i'm
piled necessary for the accomplishment
tion.
1T is clearly shown to be one that ought
the trainers of the constitution thought
ought not to be exercised by anybody. ;.
self.
Because it is expressly denied in the
Declaration Of Independence. the great in.
the constitution. which owes its, origin to
same men,
acquired constitutionally by the United
quire outlying territory, dispose Of It and
purchase of national security and defense,
as In the case of Hawaii, although 1t may
not be expected that territory so acquired.
the Union as state"
In support of his Interpretation of the
tEorities. among them Charles Sumner and
Mr.. Justice Matthews. He then appealed
to senators who are hesitating as to what
sion may be-"the greatest question that
has ever been or ever will be put to them
in their lives. the question, not Of year
| a question pertaining rather to the great
period of national life"-not to commit
themselves in principle to such policy
say they will consider hereafter how they
will act under it. In the course of his APP
you raise the flag over the Philippines as
an emblem of dominion and acquisition you
take it down from Independence hell"
poleon made in 1854 that +" The time Of
conquest is past, never to return. for 1t is
not by extending the boundaries OF It's
be honored and powerful, but by placing
itself at the head Of generous ideas and
pS Hs the of rsh. 9
got what he had said when he grew little
stronger. He saw his opportunity in Mex
the the Philippines. But % the SUI sure az and 1T terri
BILE fate OF destiny overlook him in the
midst Of his pride and power,
Our commissioners come back from
Paris bringing with them the cast Off cloth
ing of this pinchbeck Napoleon and ask us,
who have seen his fate, to discard for them
rayed the beautiful genius Of America.
"a year ago last December the president
Of the United EDS states sent to con
not Of foreible annexation, because that Is
not to be thought of, and under the code
Of morals that would be criminal agrees
Louis Napoleon. All, Mr.. President. Mr.
Mckinley but repeated Louis Napoleon,
President Mckinley. when he spoke, was
not thinking even of honor or of power.
snd aeed ss aTs and @
American people upon the stern, enduring
and perpetual rock Of righteousness; that
OF, under our code of morality; that would
be criminal aggression.
WHO shall haul him down? Who shall
haul down the code? Who shall haul down
the PRESIDENT"
Mr. Hoar dwelt with emphasis upon the
large increase e,,. In national expenditure
S'?h by ar a Patt Would ID enea plaeins the
that the adoption Of Mr.. Platt's doctrine
place an armed soldier on the back Of the
working man. and by the act of the gov
ernment every Americans dignity would
In conclusion. Mr.. Hoar said he could
not agree that the lesson of our first hun
dred years is that the DECLARATION OF In
ure and that America is to begin the twen-
teth century where Spain began the six
"The Monroe doctrine is gone. Every Eu-
ropean nation, every European alliance. has
the right to acquire dominion in this hem
'.It may be-" he thought. that in a tenn
pest Of popular delusion cloud might for
the moment cover the great truths OF our our
storms in his experience. but the clouds
had passed and the sunshine had come
''Mr. President, this spasm of folly and
deluSon also in my Judgment will surely
pass by. Whether it pass by or no, thank
adhered to the great doctrines of right,
eousness and freedom which ! have learned
Mr. Hoar spoke two hours and ten min
%ses Was he inaerrupted. and then by Nj Platt
Of Greefed Wien 81 Mr. ~ae Hoar said
in the past few months. Mr. Piatt had
changed his position, as during the Cuban
discussion he had supported the proposi.
tion that the Cubans are and OF right ought
to be free and Independent, Mr.. Platt, in
terrupting, said:
at think the senator has mistaken my po-
sition. I did not vote for that proposition."
In reply Mr. Hoar inquired il Mr.. Platt.
while he may not have voted for the propo-
sition, did not actually think the people of
Cuba were entitled to be free and inde-
pendent.
( Mr.. Platt-'The senator is tempting me
into a speech which he would not tolerate
il T should deliver 1t here"
When Mr. Hoar had concluded. Mr.. Platt
addressed the senate. He said:
'sI cannot ask the indulgence OF the SEN
ate at this time to reply extemporaneously