The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-13
THE YEAR 1900 ATHAND
What Senators AIleD and Gormap Did and Did
Not Soy tbe Other Day.

While the peace treaty was under discus
sion in the senate last week, comment was
made upon the attitude of Senator German,
OF Maryland, In so strongly opposing its
ratification. Some fly-by-night Washington
correspondent had it that Senator Allen,
Populist. Of Nebraska, proposed to point out
that the Marylanders position was due to his
desire to become the nominee of the Demo-
cratic national convention in 1900. This
drew from Senator Allen, In the senate cham
Der, these words:
Il have at no time promised to enlighten
the country concerning what Senator Cor
man Is doing or proposes to do. l do not
know, nor am concerned In knowing, what
Mr.. Germans intentions may be-"
After paying high personal tribute to
Senator Germans ability and patriotism he
added:
'fI not the keeper of the conscience Of
Mr.. Bryan. l do not pretend to represent
him here elsewhere and any utterances
to the contrary are entirely unfounded.
am the personal friend of Mr.. Bryan and
am also his political friend. I may say Of
him that / regard him as the superior in
knowledge and capacity Of any living Amer
lean statesman
To this Senator German replied:
THE remarks Of the senator from Ne
braska make 1t necessary for me to say one
business to conclude the consideration of
this treaty. had not intended until within
the last forty eight hours to say anything,
but now l feel constrained to utter few
words. 1t Is an unfortunate custom that
newspaper comment finds ready conduit in
this body. However unjust they may be to
senators, some excuse is always found for
bringing them to the open attention of the
senate.
MY attitude on this treaty has been
known for many months. 1t was known
and freely expressed to Of the peace
commissioners before he went to Paris.
Since the completion of the negotiations
which resulted in the signing Of the treaty
I have had no reason to change my opinions
heretofore formed. My opinions were
reached only after the most mature refec-
ton of which I was capable, and they are not
to be changed now
In all my public life, presidents and
their cabinets have had terrors for me.
have opposed them even when they were
Of my own party when I believed they were
| wrong"
| Mr.. German said that he had been opposed
| to the ratification Of the treaty and the an
| nexation Of the Philippine islands because
| those islands contained a population and a
| people who could not be assimilated Into our
| own population without degrading the Amer
| lean people He believed that the adoption
| of the scheme Of treaty ratification would be
more disastrous to this country than any
thing which has happened from the founda-
| ton of the government to the present hour.
Upon the senate, at o'clock today, he said,
| 1t would depend to determine this question.
He cared nothing for the Filipinos. but he did
| have grave and serious care for the well
| fare Of the American people.
! tO remarks of Mr. Allen
| Senator German said 81 thank the senator
from Nebraska for mentioning my name in
connection with his statement 1t was brave
and manly thing to do. greater thing te
! do than is resort to mere ins1nuation.
thank him, too. for stating our political diff
ferences, which as far apart as are the
poles 1 belong to the conservative Democ-