The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23

the hiRh sense Of public duty and
cnliRhtcned pntriotism which have
characterized tho actfon of these
senator's In resistinE innovations In
our system of government that nre
presr0nt with decentralization and
disastcr.
Resolved. That copies OF these rcso-
buttons be sent to the presidcnt W
the Unitcd states, TO members oe
the cabinet and of both honses OF
congress.
former ambassador to France. Mr.. Eus-
tbs said in part:
II see before me an audience in which
recognize the type OF true Americans,
banded together to protest against expan-
sion and imperialism. What strange
sight. A meeting Of intelligent American
citizens on American soil protesting
against Imperialism and the imperialistic
policy of the American government. The
representatives OF the people OF this great
country are combating the idea and 1
hardly feel as though were living in
the Republic of the United States; feel
as though was living In some continental
country where Imperialism Ii recognized.
"The sentiment OF the American people
is against the rash idea Of expansion. for
to fight the Philippines would mean loss of
life to the American soldiers in the fu-
ture In sickly climate IL this Wild theory
is carried out. There are only two per-
sons whose ideas on the question of am
nexing of the Philippines have given me
thought that by annexation certain United
States merchandise could be sold 10 the
PHILIPPINES. tho other WAS preacher. who
thought that BY expansion and annexation
we could sell some Protestant Bibles TO
the natives. The president OF the United
States continued the speaker, will on
March next adjourn congress which will
not meet again until December, during
| which time he will become military die
tator OF more then 1c,5oo.00o people in
these conquered islands. Yes. our consti-
tutional president Ia going to govern
them by his personal Will, and you will
not tell me that the act will not afford
him a swelled head"
Mr.. Eustis referred to the late war with
Spain and commended that the signing OF
the peace protocol after the suing for peace
by Spain was in itself sufficient to decide
the questions involved.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, was the next
speaker Mr.. Gompers severely criticised
fha inrnp ii AZ annoy ~ JrnitaJ Ct 49,.
government in going to Gar TO free the
Cubans and Of denying the same measure
of freedom and liberty to the PHILIPPINES
He declared that the flag OF The Nation
should never be used TO hide tyranny. He
said that it is not mt all improbable that
| the Philippines will yet become part OF the
| standing army Of the United States and
American wage earncrs. He said 1t was
| impossible to subdue n people by force OF
arms and at the same time maintain our
| free institutions.
w. Bourke Cochran, the next speaker
said This heresy of imperialism sweep
ing over the country is threatening the
| stability of our institutions and our meas
L
| infamy In this country OF ours, the homo
of alien races, we are now raising aloft our
bands In protest against policy which, II
successful, will obscure the horizon of the
| whole human race. Shall this country
| step down from the high eminence which
she has attained In the family of nations
in the matter OF Imperialism? When we
are asked to take this step II is but nat
urai that we ask It's promulgators TO I'M
ravel their pretenses, aud when they do so
we find them advocating contradictory arr
guments Tho question OF Imperialism and
expansion, boiled down to its true import.
| is dangerous policy TO either adopt or
pursue. The impcrialisis tell you that
| trade follows the fiag, when in fact every
| American knows that the opposite is the
case II Is the flag that follows trade. IL
| II part of tho principles Of our free and in
dependent government TO proceed to civil
| izo weaker people by first shooting and
| then robbing them? We shrink from the
| responsibility imposed on us by destiny
and when VIC fail 10 be convinced of this
appeal 10 destiny we arc charged with
/ being un-a IDeTlchH' iuiS Nhi'' ~ '~'a'"'
| is new growth in this country but In
the old world he is as old as human de-
prayity.
mo nation, particularly the American
nation, can have citizen solflery and a
mercenary army. II ~ against the faith Of
Washington and the signers OF the declara-
lion o. independence. The imperialists Of
today would have you ard me believe that
Washington and the framerf Of the con-
stitution descended on the capitol at Wash
ingten and played havoc with the Nation,
ana we're, OF course, escidedIy un-Ame-i-
can.
with regard 10 the Philippines, II We arc
to become harbaious, let US excel 10 our
barbarity. as We have exceilcd In oar
civilization all the other nations OF the
world. Let US not substitute the weight
OF cannon balls for moral integrity and
support. confess am in favor OF es7
pansion II It is meant IN the right dircc-
ton. In this case everything depends on
what Is meant by the right direction. "
| z..auaiot, ,yhy. here to the north