The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-02

Davis had announced that he was willing
that vote should be taken Immediately.
As 1t was evident, however, that vote on
the resolutions could not be taken before
2 o'clock, the hour fixed by unanimous
consent for the Senate TO go into execu-
tive session, Mr.. Bacon asked for unanimous
consent that a vote be taken at 1880 to-
morrow 10 the request Mr. Carter OBJ
jected, and the whole question was left
suspended. The Sullivan resolution follows:
THAT the ratification Of the pending
treaty of peace with Spain shall in no wise
determine the policy to be pursued by the
United States in regard TO the Philippines,
nor shall II commit this government 10
colonial policy; nor Is 1t intended TO en-
barrass the establishment OF a stable, inde-
pendent government by the people Of these
islands whenever conditions make such a
proceeding hopeful Of successful ana de-
Mr.. Lindsay to-day offered the following
joi.t resolution:
'''rhat the acquisition by the United States
through conquest, treaty or otherwise, or
territory not adjacent to and geographlcaIly
part of the continent Of North America;
carries with it no constitutional or moral
obligation to admit said territory, or any
portion thereof, into the Federal Union as
a State or States; that 1t Is agalnst the
policy, traditions and interests of the Amer
lean people TO admit States erected our oL
such nonamerican territories, or porions
thereof, into our union OF American
States at any time or undeF any any
conditions; that the United states es
accept from Spain the cessloh ol
the Philippine Islands, with the hope
that the people of those islands may dem1
onstrate their capacity to estabilSn anu
maintain a stable government cdpdDlS "
enforcing law and oredr at home, ana Oh
discharging the internauonal oDlsatitoIl9
resting on separate ana ndepehdenC stdeeS' reer
and with no expectation or desire OF per-
Inanently holding those islands as colonies
or subject provinces, or of compelling ther
the authority of the United states aIter
they shall demonstrate their capacity IoI
self-government as herein Defined me
government of the United states 10 NC tiiS
judge of such capacity.
At Mr.. Iindsay's request the resolution
was left on the table, subject to call
Mr.. Rawlins addressed the Senate upon
the Vest anti-expanson resolution, deVot-
ing the greater part of his time to de-
Tense Of his position that the Constitution
applies as well to people of our territories
as those of The State. In concluding ne
said:
Us it possible that the end of the war
| with Spain. accomplished by the ratincatlol
| of the treaty Is TO be the lnceptilon plI oi III e
| new war with the inhabitants OF those 1871
| ands? (Philippnes.) That we are TO turn our
guns from the SpaniardS Upon theHl' az
| though guilty Of no crime except the desire
| and aspiration to be free! we can Tetalil
Sllbig bav and sufficient territory around 1t
or some other suitable place as military
and naval base, recognize the independence
of the people of the rest of the archlpelasos
| let them go in peace and give them the as
surance of our protection ,
''What do we want the Philippine ISLANDS
| for? Dc we want them to furnish homes
| for our own people? No. Do we want them
| to furnish an outlet for our surplus laDors
| Do we want them to add a wholesome ele-
ment to our population, that our sons may
| find wives and our daughters husbands
| The blighting curse of the Almighty would
| rest upon such miScegenation. EO we want
| them in order to practice upon their 1nhao-
| itantS the same arts of philanthropy Whlcn
applied to the aboriginal inhabitants or TINS
| Humanity says no. Do we want them IN or
| der to send hither sWarmS of office holders
carpet baggers to riot among them ike
Shiny worms eating out their substance!
| perplexing problem, I doubt would to-day
| be seriously confronting the American peo-
| ple No: there is no conceivable good which
| they can bring to us. Their retention bodies
/ nothing but evil.
| 1--WE cannot afford to go even half way
/ down to the Asiatic level in order to pro-
| portionately uplift their civilization We
| have enacted laws which stand like cheru-
1 bim with his flaming sword at the gateways
| of the republic to drive back the hordes
/ East, lest they might enter in to infect and
| degrade us. The senator from Connecticut
| (Mr. Platt) twitted the senator from Mass
| achusetts6 Mr.. Hoar) with seeing consttu-
1 tionaI obstacles, lions in the pathway lead
| ing to the House Beautiful. Would the SEN
/ ator from Connecticut have us, like Samp-
son of old, destroy the lion at the gate in
order that we might enter in to wed the
| daughter of the Philistine? 1t behooves Us
/ to take warning by that example, lest We
| too, by such benevolent assimilation have
| our locks shorn and the strength of our in
| stitutions taken away"