Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-21
WHERE DOES ALLEN STAND
Speculation as to the Judges Position on the
Philippine Question.
HE WILL TAKE STUMP FOR PoPoCRATS
Much Curiosity ms to whether He
VIII stand by His Senatorial
Record or Flop and Abuse
the Administrations.

LINCOLN, Oct. 20.-(Special.)- THE an
nouncement that Judge William V. Allen
is to go on the stump in Nebraska In sup
port of the popocratic ticket has given rise
to much speculation as to what stand he will
take on the Philippine question. The rec
ords of congress show that Allen in the
senate unequivocally endorsed the policy OF
the administration on this subject. He has
expressed a similar sentiment in speeches in
Nebraska.
Aliens views then were diametrically op-
posite to those of the popocratic leaders in
Nebraska now. 1t has been the contention
Of the republicans that under the constitu-
tion the Philippine question must be solved
by congress and not by the president. Allen
in a speech in the United States senate, held
that the people of the islands should be
made to respect the dignity and sovereignty
of the flag until their status among the ma
tions of the earth is defined by congress
This, in short, is an unqualified approval
of the policy of the president and the ad-
ministration.
Extracts from Aliens Speech.
February g. 1899, in a debate on joint res
olution, S. r. 240, declaring the purpose OF
the United States toward the Philippine isl.
ands, Senator William V. Allen said:
Mr.. President. the news has come to us
within the last few hours of a conflict be.
tween the American army and navy and
the Ffltp!ncs. To my own state has faller
much of the loss of life and limb Ten out
OF twenty of the young men who lost theil
lives in the battle that has been fought
within the last forty eight hours We're mem
bers of the First Nebraska infantry.n There
IS mourning in Nebraska today; there vii
be weeping in many Nebraska home to
night Mr.: President this ought to be 3
warning to us. ! cannot condemn toe
severely the assault the treacherous as.
sault, made upon our troops. We were
dealing with savages as bloodthirsty and AZ
incapable of being reconciled as the Ogal
lala Sioux. They preciptated this contlict
of their own voliton.
We are in the Philippine islands as q
conQuering military power. We hold then
by vrture of the power to make war and il
no other sense and there those islands anC
these people must remain respecting tn,
of this nation until their status among tn,
nations of the earth shall be defined by
congress, the sole power to deal with this
question.
A few days later in debate on the Nc.
Emery resolution, page 1877 of the Congress
sional Record, Senator Allen said:
Mr.. President, our attitude in the Philip
pines is a military attitude altogether
There Is no civil power there. We hay
held these islands and will continue TO hol,
them by virtue of this government unit
congress, carrying out duty imposed upol
it by. the constitution. shall formulate an!
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government for those people. l think tina
| position cannot be successfully contndicted
Mr. President a duty Is imposed upon u
| by our occupancy of the Philippine island
that we cannot escape l would not incorpo
rate those psnn!s. into the body Of ou
| time I fully concur in what ] understan.
to be the policy of the president of tn
United States, to hold them for such rea
sonable time that the influences and educa
ton of this government may prepare then
! in some slight degree for the duties of al
| independent form of government. That fur
n:shes no excuse for their assault upon tn
duly constituted authorities in those islands
! That comes from their lack of knowledge
| 1t comes possibly from those who hav
given them bad advice. l think it does s.
! largely but whether they De responsible o
must learn Is obedience to the duly con
! stituted authorities of the islands until tn
sovereignty changes from that authority t
| them.