The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-31
HOAR's POSITION
Senator from Vermont De.
nOunees the Expansion
Policy.

1 hVHANlls AhANn uNa~-A letter bearing Nit
date Of Feb. !. and signed by one hun
dred or more OF the most prominent men
In and arocnd this city, headed b. ex-
Governor George 5. Boutwell,. commend
ing the attitude In congress OF Senator
lioar and inviting him to address theri
at future date was made public today.
Accompanying IT IS the letter OF acinow,-
edgment from Senator Hoar i1 which he
says:
II do not think that there Is any reason
personal to me for holding such q meet
ing Undoubtedly there sbpu Zee. ond
there will be many public meetings ihc
country over protesting against trJmpiing
under foot the rights Of q brave people
struggling for their liberties. the viola
tions OF the principles ot our own consii-
tuition and of the declaration of ndepcnl-
ence and the continuance hy the American
people In the costly and ruinous path lhat
has brought other republics To- ruin and
shame which viii dlshol lor labo.. nlacc
intoierable burdens upoa agrleuiturs and
faston upon the republic the shame of
what President Mckinley has 500 Iatel,
and truthfully declared To- be The rrinin1l
aggression. But | think that il viii be
wiser TO have meetings of that character
little later instead of Just now. we a,
not yet know whether the present vnr
Tor the subsection OF the people of The
Philippines is to continue indefinitely or
whether there Is TO be "a speedy suhmis-
| sion TO the overwhelming power of the
United States. II the war shall shortly o.
ended we shall then he able TO discuss
the question of our national duty frss
lrom the disturbing Influences which ex-
lht always when the country is al wnr
H. on the other hand, az the war sbau
DO iohs ana Indefinitely continue. the peo-
PIE VIII begin to feel tho burden Of I'm
creased aebt ard Increased taxation. fne
loss OF life and health OF orr youth and
the arrangement Of trade ana pe,cofi,l
industry"
| senator Hoar says further. "The bto,d
OF the slaughtered INhplnos. Tho h,,,a
ana the wasted health Of life of our avn
SOLDIERS Is upon the head of tbose win,
nave undertaken 10 buy a people i'm 4,
market like sheep or to treat them as
lawful prize ana booty OF war 10 lnpos,
a government on them without their CON.
sent and to trample under foot not opIy
the people OF the Philippine islands bnt
the principles upon which the American
republic itself rests.
The law Of rlghteousness ,pd t,,..t..-
Vh NHleh the great and free American
people should act and In tn, end I ann
sure VIII act, depends not upon parallels
OF latitude and meridians OF longitude n,
pV'n's Oh the compass. 1t Is the same yes.
leruoy' tomorrow and forever 1t is as
true no" Os when our fathers 1acia ed
II IN I'O' IL Is as binding upon william
mckinley today as IL was upon Geors,
Washington or Abraham Lincoln. IN,
only powers OF government the Emeriear
people can recognize are Just powers an,
those powers rest upon the sonsent oi
the governed.
NO man during this whole discussion
has successfully challenged, and no mar
} VIII successfully challenge:
FIRST, the affirmation that the consti
tuition OF the United States the acaiisit
ION Of territories as OF oher property.
not constitutional end but only a mean
10 a constitutional end, ana that. whil
the making OF new states and proyidin
national defense are constitutions! end
80 that We may acquire and hold terrltor
FL for those purposes the governing Of sub
ject peoples Is not "a constitutional ,u
, and that therefore no constitutional fi,rh
for acquiring and holding territory To-
the purpose.
Second. That TO lead our own countr,
TO stand on foreign soil IS IN violation
of our fathers and of the farewell al
dress OF Washington.
Third, That there was never a tropica
= country governed with any tolerabi sue
a cess without system OF contract labIi
! Fourth, The trade advantages OF "a
& Philippine Islands, II there De any. m IS
{ be opened alike TO an the world ana tina
a our share OF them Will never begin to pa
a for subjugatng them by war or holdIn
4 them In subjectlOn To peace
"Flfth. That the military occupation q
! these tropical regions must be kept o
p an immense COST both to the souls an
q the hodies Of our soldiers
I Sixth, That the declaration as to cub
n by the president a1l by q, Press appll
. with stronger force 10 "a, cf 9. OF "a
1 Seventh. That Agulnaldo ana his +,
9 lowers, before we began 10 make wa
r Philippine islands.
. upon them, had conquered their own tel
j. ritory ana Independence from Spain wit
I. the exception Of a single city and WEI
q getting ready to establish free consl
A tuition.
Is Eighth, That while they were nghuI
II for freedom and Independence and q
e doctrines Of our fathers, We arc nghtr
'e for the principles that one people ms
control and govern another in spite
Is its resistance and against IT, will
n Ninth. That the language and arg
a ment Of those who object 20 this wa
" are without change. the language ana a
DO gument OF Chatham, OF Fox. of Burk
~ OF Barre. Of Combden ana OF the Engll
he and American whigs and the languaI
and argument Of those who support
n are the language and argument OF Geor
az III, OF Lord North, OF Mansfield 90 We
derburn, Of Johnson and Of tho Engil
and American tories.
IN Tenth, No orator or newspaper.
ed preacher being a supporter OF this poll
no Of subjugation. dares repeat IN speech
ne in print any Of the great utterances
nd freedom OF Wasmngto ton, Of Jefferson,
mt John Adams. OF Abraham Lincoln. or
sh Charles Sumner.
-n- THE question the American people
m. now considering and with which they
Of about % deal Is not question OF a I
led or year. or OF an administration. cr
or aceutury. II E TO affect and largely
de- termine the whole OF the country.
ON can recover from mistake ia req
on to other matters which have int0otsrh
M tn other matters which have interes
IN or divided the people, however, impc
act ant or serious. Tariffs ana curroncles
md revenue laws. even foreign wars, all
IL these. es Thomas jefferson said are
o. lions which viii pass under the sh