The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-15

drafted by mot ten men on this planet"
i do not see. said Mr. Hoar with feel
ing. how any American heart, not of stone,
could fail to recognize the force Of that
appeal. Mr. HOar said he was perfectly
satisfied with his entire course in the whole
question of the Philippines believing con-
scientiousy that he was right. Il am salts
fed, said he, Ito stand with the fathers
who founded our liberty and framed our
Constitution
Mr.. Hale said he had not much hope that
the Senate would take any course that
would stop the desolating programme now
being carried out in the Philippines. Hardly
had the treaty been ratified, however, be-
fore foreign war was precipltated. Il
am not disappointed " said he. Il am not
inclined to say I told you So but l told
senator's when the treaty was ratified it
would be impossible to take any steps 10 al
leviate the condition Of the Fihpinos- Con-
gross will adjourn and the war will go on,
and there is not man who will not realize
in three months thar it is war Of con-
quest and subjugation' He said that Adj
niral Dewey and General Merritt had said
that in three months not $3.50 troops would
be needed in the Philippines, yet we now
have 10000 men there and 1000 more and
the battle ship oregon on the way AND
yet" declared Mr.. Hale. I'VE are told that
we are traitors and held up and blackisted
in the newspapers because we want 10 give
those people a chance at least to show that
they are friendly and can set up govern
ment OF their own Instead we Kill them,
not by scores, not by hundreds. but by
thousands. More FiHpinOS have been Killed
by the guns of our army and navy than
were patriots killed in any six battles Of
the revolutionary war it has become a
gigantic event. The slaughter of people in
no way equal TO Us, meeting US with bows
and arrows and crawling into Jungles by
hundreds there TO die, has stupetied the
American mind. No one has said THAI our
mission Of commerce and of the gospel was
to be preceded by the slaughter of thou
sands Of persons. ] am not enamored OF
the McEnery resolution" Mr. Hale said.
ut contains little that is good and a good
deal that is bad He regarded the Bacon
resolution as much the better But he
said in conclusion. 1.-The car OF Juggernaut
will go on. The grinding Will continue until
the people finally make themselves heard
upon It.
Mr. Mason delivered a speech in which ne
attacked the policy pursued in the Philip
pines. He said however. that he was an
optimist and believed the people of the
United States would declare for human lib
erty as well in the Philippines as in this
country.
AS Mr.. Mason was concluding, the hour
for the vote having arrived. Mr.. Hawley In
auired If it was Mr.. MasOn's purpose TO in
sist on his unanimous consent.
Mr.. Mason replied that it was, as he had
done only that which was entirely honor
able and fair in the matter
Mr. BacOns amendment TO the resolution
was then laid before the Senate. A yea and
nay vote was demanded, resulting % to %.
in announcing the vote the Vice President
said: The vote is a tie. The chair votes in
the negative. The amendment is lost.
The vote was then taken on the McEnery
resolution, and it was adopted-26 to %. The
Senate then, at 3:05, went into executive
session, and at $40 p. m. adjourned.