The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-26

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president Vainiy in~sagines is now car
rylng him TO q second term, Will recede
and leave him high and dry. h voice
Of the people win rebuke the spirit OF
which has s%uppianted the
spirit Of liberty.
IF the treaty is ratified without be-
ing coupled with a resolution declaring
for the ultimate independence Of the
islands, it viii be the death knell Of all
our efforts 70 stop the torrent
He would vote for a bill to ~reorganize
the army, but before God he would
never vote for a standing army Of
100, 900, whose ultimate object was to
establish a colonial system. If l We're
in the senate" he said, I would rot
in my seat first; / would scorn the de-
mands of a state legislature and the
Glamour of the press; 1 would let them
malign my character and misinterpreI
my motives, but 1 would never sWerVe
frpm what I believed to be right"
Mr. Johnson next referred TO the part
Great Britain had taken IN inducing
the United States to enter into con-
troVersies Of the far east, and of the
manner in which British assistance
was being given to the ubiquitous pol
icy of William Mckinley" Let there
be a new treaty, he pleaded vehement
~. Let it not give $50, 600, 600 for a ces-
sion of the Philippines to the United
States, but let it provide unequiVocalIy
that Spain withdraw from the Philip
pines and give the Philippines the in
cstimable blessings of liberty. This
world policy meant the embarking of
a course like that of England, which
had embToiled it in war uninterrupted
ly for a hundred years.
COST OF EXPANSION.
The Indiana member now turned to
the cost OF expansion He detailed
the cost of the war and the estimates
OF $145, GOO, COO Tor the military establish
ment ana S4i, 600, coo for the naval es-
Enlistment for the neXt fiscal year.
it showed, he said, that u war budget
exceeded that Of the great military
powers OF the world. 1t was within
three millions OF the cost of Great
Britain's asst establishment, by which
she ruled her colonial empire; it was
more than the war budget of Germany,
more than that of France or Of any
other nation or the face Of the globe.
And this was TO realize the wild
dream OF expansion"
MI. JOhnSon's time was twice eX-
tended, Democratic members of the
military committee yielding their time
TO him. The Monroe doctrine, he de-
ciared, would vanish with the anneXa-
ton of the Philippines. If we reached
out into another hemisphere, we could
not with propriety resist aggression in
this
NATIONAL HUMILIATION.
Mr.. Johnson said that the cup of our
national humiliation was filled 10 over
flowing, and in closing, said:
I'VE nave Witnessed the splendid
achievements Of our soldiers and sailors
and ave inspired III the old world 4
feeling OF respect. This country, the
beaCon light OF liberty, this locked and
e-ltr6nched continent, this proud and
erect nation, which never in It's history
was obliged to ask a favor of any other
country on earth now dqDa0IS unOU the
intervention Of England to keep other
powers of its back. We have become
u miserable mendicant, dependent upon
the mother country. We are compelled
TO abandon the cardinal principle of
protection and submit to the open
door policy'-at this point the gavel
fell, and Mr.. Johnson said ne would not
trespass further upon the time of the
other side, though he was urged TO go
on. I thank the other side" he said,
for the opportunity TO be heard,
which I could not obtain from this
side
There was a whirlWiud of applause
when Mr.. Johnson took his seat, and
many Democrats crowded up the aisle
TO congratulate him.
DOLLIVER'S REPLY.
When Mr.. DoIliver of Iowa rose to
reply there was an outburst Of APP
plause from the Republican side. Al
most every seat on the floor by this
time Vas occupied, n the galleries
were packed TO the doors. He began
by saying that he had a no intention
Of making an elaborate speech on this
bill, n he resented Mr.. JChlsOn's
statement that he had been maneuVer- /
ing for an opportunity to reply. He
had never heard the epithet ~"SpaniaTd"
applied 10 the gentleman from Indiana
or any other member on the floor, and
- -ha ~l~Fla~a1nD Aa-a7Hrad -Ia rFrTo h.
must get il from some other tongue
than his.
7 am not here to speak for the adj
ministratiOn, he continued. u belong
TO the humble ranks of my party, and
have rot been in the White House since
the war with Spain began. But I might
resent the statement that our president,
so accessible, is 'entrenched in the
White House He is e~ntrenched in the
White House in the higher and better
sense, n as securely as the gentle
mar from Indiana is e~ntrencheI in pri-
vate life Qaughter), brought there, as
believe, by his attacks n criticisms of /
Inc Republican party"
He raised a laugh by an incidental
reference TO Mr.. Bailey as The leader
of that portion of his party Which would
follow his leadership"
1t was sorrowful and discouraging, /
Re continued, that no SOOneF was the /
protocol signed, when the nation needed
and the public safety demanded the
support of all, that there arose this be-
WildeTing confusion Of tOngues Wha
ever responsibilities existed today, he
declared, dated from the final ulti-
matum We had given TO the ministry
at Madrid All the treasure that had
been expended, all the victories that
had been won, all the possessions We
4 gained, were arr Of the context
OF the resolution Of April %, 1898. IF
We were wrong, then, as his friend
from Indiana was sure we were, il the
president were as loyal as he said he
was. If our action in congress Yves a
blunGer and a crime, it was d year too
late to go back and begin over again.
II he OIr. JCAns0n) supported inc pres
ident then, he should lave. the grace
Row, IL troubles that had arisen out Of
these troubles, to have met the Situa-
ton with generous SClicitudc, instead
Of anger and indignant protests. Al
most alone in mis- capital the president
had begged and pleaded for time for g
peaceful solution against those who
were using their influence 10 indame
the passions Of the hour against the
resources OF diplomacy.
Those who were then taking this
side by the Scruff OF the neck and drag
ging US into war said he, have much
to learn Of the ethics, if not the ETH
MKINLEY LNSULTED.
Mr.. Dolliver SAID he had heard the
president insulted twice on the floor of
the house, once last session by a mem
Der from the presidents own state CAIr
Lentz). He had hoped that that insult
would stand alone. Today he had heard