Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

occasion for an army except to suppress
Aguinaldo's insurrection, bill was intro
duced to increase the army to 100000 Now
note the difference between Senator Hoar
aird Senator German and William Jennings
Bryan. l quote from the speech of Mr
II desire to act toward the administration
In the same manner that ] did when the
We then voted with great unanirnty, all
the money and all the men the executive
desired or could use, the only condition be-
ing that when peace should be declared the
officers and enlisted men of the army and
navy should be reduced to a peace footing.
Now that the war has closed. recogniz-
ing there Is an insurrection in the Philip
pine islands and that small military force
is necessary in Cuba and Porto Rico, we
say We are prepared to vote all the money
and make provision for all the men that the
president resident Of the United States may require
to pacify those Islands,"
Senator Bacon of Georgia, who also voted
against the ratification of the treaty. made
speech in favor of the army bill and said !:
stitutional methods, commits itself TO
measures or to policies which result In war
1t matters not how much / may have been
opposed to those measures or to those poll
cies or to the resulting war, / hold that 1t
is my duty as a Legislator to furnish the
government with all the means and all the
money necessary to carry on that war.
The oft-repeated expression, Our coun-
try right roM or wrong has has vital principle
this annexation of the Philippine islands
through the ratification of the treaty and in
WaS.ng war 10 SuD1uSate the FlllpinOS
think the country, acting through. consti-
} tutional authorities, is wrong. But 1t is not
for me to say, because the country has been
committed TO a policy that l do not favor
and have opposed, in consequence of which
there is war that 1 will not support the
| government.
II conceive that it is our duty as senators
to contend for those measures which we
deem to be right and to oppose those
to do all we can to avert war, but when
war comes through the action of consti-
tSSna b for instaniSe su tSs
| president and ratification by the senate
there is but one thing for us to do and
measures that led to the war and however
strongly We may have striven to prevent
those measures and however much we may
be opposed to the war, we must furnish the
men and the means required by the
executive for the purpose of carrying II
on
Vote for the Army Bill.
OF the senators who voted against the
ratification of the treaty the following votet
for the army bill: Bacon of Georgia, Cock
lory and Pasco of Florida Mitchell of Wis
consin, Money of Mississippi, Murphy o.
New, York, Rawlns OF, Utah, Roach o
North Dakota, Smith of New Jersey ant
Heytfeld of Idaho.
One can but admire these men who hav
ing been outvoted upon a question of vita
Importance, nevertheless manfully stood b.
the government. They recognized that tn,
ratification of the treaty cast upon th'
out the terms thereof and of pacifyng th
islands: They recognized that the ratifica
ton of the treaty placed the Philippine
islands under the sovereignty of the United
States and 1t was no longer a question o
opinion as to the wisdom of the ratification
debate on that question had been foreve
terminated. But what can we say of Mr.
Bryan? Instead of having been outvotet
. in the senate he had been successful. Th
measure he advocated had been carried b.
the two-thirds vote. His personal friend
had stood by him and voted for the ratiti
cation Of the treaty. And now he oppose
the pacification of the islands acquired IL
. accordance with his advice and in par
through his aid; he opposes an army witt
i which the president may discharge his con
sttutonal duty Of suppressing an insurrec
Let us compare further Senator Hoar
who voted both against the RATIFICATION o
J the treaty and against. the army bill; Sena
, tor German, who voted against the ratifca
tion of the treaty and for the army bill, an
, Mr.. Bryan, who favored the ratification o
, the treaty and opposed the army bill and
loud against the suppression of the :nsur
/; rection. Hoar's position is of rule o
/ ruin. Unless | can have my way on tn
: question of the, ratification then / am op
t posed to anything and everything con
, nected with the Islands, Let me drive o
| will smash the coach" Senator Gorma
says 81 have been defeated on what | cor
s!dered very important question. Never
! | theless the Philippine archipelago, havin
Z I'been acquired in a constitutional manner
my opinion as to the wisdom of the act
no longer important; 1t is my duty to Sc
6 that the best possible results be attaine
/; and out of my defeat bring. If can, homo
! to my country" Mr.. Bryan in effect says
0 my counsel has been needed. my advlc
Y has been followed; nevertheless. l will, If
: can. turn the result of that which have az
e vocated into national defeat and dshono
$ ! will not only rule, but | will likewis
d ruin. will not only drive. hut L will ais
S smash the coach"
: The governor was accorded tremendo,
e ovation at the clo-e of his address.