The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-02-02
|rgINI Ely ON THE RACK.
|.,,on of Indiana Excoriates
Him Numerically.
I ], president Responsible for Crisis
II IN Philippines.

Washington ~ y '"n' no
.nL ranks of anti expansionists
-Esi,.d notable accession today
LARf ]. representative Henry johnson
fr,a;ana. one of the foremost
lsoblicsn orators of the house,
IasoI away from party lines and
fr.y excoriated the President of
United States for his double
Lice policy. Because of the mar
nolcy of the republican majority
Jobuson was compelled to ask
rial. courtesy of the democrats IN
LIZ 10 be heard. An hours time
given him and he employed it
f.u.o make clear four points. They
souI rrst-That the President is
for the crisis in the
H. Alippines by refusing to say
Isstber or not this country intended
rs Keep the islands or 10 time to
Allow the natives to organize a gov
lament of their own.
Sscond-That any Increase IN the
, I,ular army was but the opening
H. in the era of Imperialism, which
Id for its first objective the sublu-
> hton OF foreign people battling
T. their iualienable right OF self
kHsrnment.
Third-That expansion on the
mapped out by the President
,. kssnt taxing the people of the
United States for the yearly mainte
t.ucs Of the military establishment
Oh this republic, a sum enormously
h excess of the military army of
hy monarchial government of the
bid world
Fourth-That the lives which may
Coks sacrificed in the Philippines be
:. Iuss Of the imperialistic plans of
}. NE President and his advisers would
murder, not punishable under the
4-thsutes, but murder nevertheless,
bid directly chargeable to a Presi
sus who would not open his mouth
10Y whether people were to be
Ts}tss or made slaves by the govern
= bent Of the United States.
M NJ. Johnson's castigation OF the
I, Z DEMONSTRATION was the bitterest that
fss yet been made on either side.
IL was made calmly and without
obassion on the part of the brilliant
Utouag republican from Indiana, He
bald that he knew what it meant
but, that he could not
subordinate his principles and con
science to the party lash or to party
fines. He de6ed any administration
Iasdsr to deny that the President
contemplated forcibly annexing the
! Philippine Islands, and throughout
aihe day not one republican attempt
aisd spec iGc denial
Nj A PERTINENT QUESTION
q Could it be criminal aggression"
~ asked. to annex Cuba and not
Y raiminal aggression" to annex the
s1rhlhppines? It was true the natives
u ssre alien in race, language and
siaaOits of thought, aud therefore the
Ishole scheme was to hold them as
afpain had held her colonies in times
past, as England holds hers now,
saied over by military satraps. They
i1alght not be as capable as We for
1ssi government, said Mr.. johnson
dssh biting sarcasm. They might
Mo- De able to corrupt legislatures
Il order to hold dishonored seats in
lssnate as we were. They might not
% able to decide contested election
Eases according to party considera
aons, instead of their merits, as we
1ssre; they might not be able to
Practice fraud at elections. They
|,alghs be lacking in all these essen
Va attributes of republicanism, but
lsaey were capable of constituting a
government according TO their own
yeas All governments were pro
s'essiFe and 10 time they would rise
70 their dead selves to higher things
ar. johnson paid high tribute
IS Agu'ualdo and AgoniciIlo, whose
asser to Secretary Hay had appeared
tbs morning papers. That letter,