The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-04

.we should have 10 tortily caco 81 the
s1 Islands This meant millions UPON
millions Of expense and an era OF mill
tariem Tor the United States. the policy
now proposed TO be entered upon was a
cali TO arms. a big standing army
v.ould be the inevitable result. Mr.
PANEL could see no reason for annexa-
,ion Certainly there was no manifes, a.
tion 81 friendship for the people of the
phllinpines in taking them in. lie dit
moi accept the theory that IL would be
pleasantcr 20 the Filipinos TO be eaten up
by the big American nation than by any
other outside people.
DEFENDs OUR DECLARATION.
Mr. Daniel said be never had heard the
Declaration of independence ot the ton-
stuution run down and yhihed so much
~ n had in this debate I'm view OF the
statements made one might bc inclined
to think 30 was not much 0f "a Declara-
tion or of 90 Constitution after am. lie
had never expected 10 be called upon to
defend the Declaration Of Independence
g., This hall. but he felt bound to do 50
now, I'm the course Of his address he
said that the Declaration OF Independence
ha. one more To mould American insti-
iutions and 20 swing back our affairs
when they went wrong, than any other
American utterance
holding OF Porto Rico. which he said was
ono of Tho natural oufposts of this coun-
f-v But. be maintained. n there was o
necessity FOR the taking Of the Philippine
nobody had mentioned 30. He declared
that through AN the speeches TN favor of
tho treaty there was a vein OF distrusi.
we are urged 20 wait until the treaty
Is ratified before adjusting q policy for
tho islands. but the policy he maintained
was wrapped mp in the treaty
Further along he declared 10 was NOS
a question OF hauling down the American
faa. That flag was not "a fixture in the
philippines once the treaty is ratified.
however the American fagsta0 woudl
sink 90 the centre of the earth in those
islands. and the stars as they broke to
the breeze would rise until they mingled
with the stars Of Heaven
DOES TT MEAN PEACE?
peace is in this treaty continued Mr..
Daniel. that is q pleasing term TO con-
lure with but are our friends who favor
this treaty certain IL means peace?
Peace with Spain, he said was assured
OF course. Spain would raise no obicc-
ti0ns 10 our course whatever 30 might
be- But inasmuch as we were acting
for am time tho treaty ought 40 bc re-
carded carefully. lie said the treaty was
easily amendablc. il would be necessary
only 10 substitute FOR tho Philippines
what had ben done for Cuba To this
Spain would consent. He maintained that
ir we should not bind the United States
by raufying the treaty We mieht yet
do as We please with respect 10 The Phil
ippines. We would still be masters of the
situation. and the will of the American
people could be worked out boy the Senate
and House of Representatives.
Mr.. Daniel asserted that the ratification
of the treaty would nullily our immgra-
ton laws. would admit 10 this country
as citizens under the Constitution I'M
habltants Of the Philippine Islands. and
put the people and products of the
islands in direct and unrestricted compe-
titiou with our own goods and working
men.
WOULD BE DESTRUCTIVE.
After quoting at length from authorities
ina support of his contention. Mr.. Daniel
urged the Senate not TO deceive itself
or attempt 20 deceive tho American pco-
pie about the treaty. It's rltication. he
declared. meant the utter destruction of
an tariff laws between as and the Fill
pinos. the destruction Of AN immigration
laws relating TO the United States and
the Philippines, and accorded TO tho
Asiatics. negroes. malays and other in-
habitants OF the islands the right 10 come
into the labor markets of the United
States on exactly the same footing and
under tho same protection as those en-
jOyed 10y American wOrkinemon.
Mr. Daniel after reviewing the kind
of people % be found in the Philippines,
said the American people We're now being
asked to annex a witch's cauldron. I'VE
are asked" said he. "to ancX not only
j. L.
spirits and white. blue spirits and gray,
mingle mingle minglo ye who may"
"There are not alone the Filpu0s but
the negroes. malays, and AN the cancat-
ination Of hues and c0l0rs There arc
people black, and white. blue. brown and
gray. There are even spotted people
and a kind that j never before heard Oh
striped.
BEGINNING OF THE END
at the close of righteous and glo-
r.ous war we are 10 take them In and
ordain them with the oil of American
citizenship. Not i'm thousand years
thought Mr. Daniel could we raise the
Fflipinos 10 the level of this countrys
citizenship At the moment that this
treaty was ratified the historian would
chronicle the beginning of the decline OF
American greatness. This country stands
as the foremost nation or the world, Jet
her tread with sure and steady step along
her own highways, respecting master and
man. Let her, 90 the tempter of expan-
sion to-day say, as he who stood upon
the mount said. when the glories OF the
earth we restretched before him: Get thee
behind me Satan
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Daniels
speech, which had occupied three hours
and a half the Senate. at $40 p. m, on
motion of Mr. Davis. went into executive
session, and soon afterward adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Most of the
time OF the House. during the three hours
session to-day was consumed in hlibus-
tering against relief bills on tho private
calendar. The hnbuster was finally sue
cessful. and the House adjourned without
taking up the bills.
The conference report on the Diplo-
matte appropriation bin was adopted.