The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

Beresford has in mind in his cordial,
but not wholly disinterested, invitation
to an allegiance in China with Great
Britain. Germany and Japan, against
Russia and France, the old-time enc
mics of his country and the old-time
friends of ours. These are the gentle
men who are already graSping after
special privileges in the Philippines. in
Cuba and in Porto Rico. 1t was, I
imagine, for their special benefit that
the president created his advisory
board to the war department, composed
of three American citizens, their object
being to farm out valuable privileges
and immunities which should belong to
the people of those islands themselves.
and in whose disposition they should
have voice, If their government Is to
be free and their rights maintained. 1
have no fault to find with the spirit of
legitimate American commerce MY
contention is against the spirit of
American greed, which cares nothing
for the spirit of American liberty.
And what do these gentlemen pro-
pose? To amass colossal fortunes in the
islands by virtue of their franchises
and upon the cheap labor of the native
population, not one dollar of which will
ever find its lodging place in the
pockets of the American people. To
enable them to do this our whole popu-
lation is to purchase their field of OPP
erations for them in the Philippines
for the ransom of $50, O00 900 and is to
be taxed intermiably and excessively
in the creation and maintenance of a
great army and navy, which is to
conquer and hold the Filipinos in sub
lection and defend the islands after
they have been extensively fortified
against the assaults Of the great Eu-
ropean nations, with which our new
H. IT, iii l.
US into frequent contentious.
FREE TRADE POLICY.
What else upon the programme of
these gentlemen? The open door in
the Philippines, making ii totally i'm
possible for us ever to discriminate in
tariff duties there in favor of the pro-
ducts of the American farm and the
American shop.
What is the other sacrifice that is
required? That the annexation of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines, abso-
lutely sure TO come at an early day,
for they registered IL in their vows,
shall precipitate the sugar, tobacco,
hemp and other cheap products of these
islands and Hawaii upon the American
market in free and unrestricted COM
petition with the agricultural and la
boring elements of our country.
This policy. sir, would have been
free trade in William Jennings Bryan
What is it in William Mckinley"
The house had been keyed to a high
pitch of excitement during Mr. John
sons speech, but there had been no in
terruDtions.
Mr.. Settle Oem., Ky.) followed Mr..
Johnson with a speech against imDer-
ialism, the eloquence of which attract
ed attention. Six months ago, he said,
no one could have made him believe he
could ever nave been brought to vote
for a $40 600, geo indemnity TO Spain. Yet
the change OF conditions had rendered
it incumbent mat he should vote for
IL, just as il was necessary that he
should vote for the pending bill The
government occupied certain attitude
before the world He would stand by
it, right or wrong. Republican ap-
plause.) But his action in support of
the government did not mean that he
gave his assent to the administrators
policy of imperialism. He argued that
we recognized the Filipinos as belliger-
ents against Spain, and were now NOR
ally estopped from seeking to place
them under our dominion. We OCCUPY
the cruel, heartiesS position OF accept
ing the islands of those natives. and
from the hour of victory leaving them
in the lurch. We must either turn the
Filipinos loose or subjugate them.
In conclusion, he charged that de-
spite the soft evasions of the admins
tration, 1t was everywhere doing all
in it's power to familiarize the country
with the monstrous fact of imperial
ism.
Mr.. Lands CRep.. Ind.), replying to
Mr.. Johnson, declared that the latter
did not represent the sentiments of his
district; that he had been repudiated
by the people. If the gentleman returns
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fled by public opinion and spat upon
with Indignation.
Mr.. Johnson said it mattered not to
him whether he We're popular. He was
only concerned as to whether he wes
right He referred to Mr.. Lands as