The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-15
SENATOR GRAY TALKS
ON The PEACE TREATY
Delivers a Ringing Patriotic
Address in Favor of
Its Ratification.
NO OTHER COURSE OPEN.
The Islands Gould Neither Be
Given Back to Spain, Nor Left
q Prey to Anarchy, Or
Spoil for Rapacitv.
NO OTHER COURSE OPEN.

WILMINGTON. Del, Jan. A-Cnssed
States Senator G.. Gray was rendered a
complimentary dinner in this city by tho
local Board OF Trade tonight. President
Mckinley, his cabinet and all the members
OF the peace commission, with the excep-
ton OF John e. Moore, sent letters OF re-
Sret. Mr.. Moore was the only member OF
the commission present. There were 30
guests In attendance. Senator Gray was
the chief speaker of the evening and re-
sponaed 20 the toast. Our Guest OF Hon.
or" In the course OF his speech he saii.
I'VE are now In a crisis Of our national
history and your hearts and minds. as
patriotic citizens Of this great country. are
fun of anxiety as 10 the pfoper settlement
of the no-rentogs issues which have re-
suited from the war with Spain. While
our country was In war with Spain va
were ready 10 make. ! hope. every sacrifice
10 insure the success of American arms and
bring victory and honor 10 the American
flag And when the war was over, I be-
citizenship demanded. as your president
enjotned upon ms. tina. We would exhibit
nagnanimity 10 prcstrass foe ard r.oder-
alton IN the hour OF victory. as We had
faced the war with steadfastnsss and conF~
age In tho first place. | want to say To
you that IL was my pleasure as We'll a.
what conceived my duty to erdeavor so
carry out this Instruction. SO crefitabie 10
us as nation and worthy OF the high CIV
uizatioss Of which we profess tn be leaders.
'fTTsa acquisition OF territory by the Unit
Ell States was rot ore Of the objects az the
war and we Roiesnniy declared in resoia-
tons of congress that our object 10
demanding the reisauighTnen. 90 the soyer-
eighty of Cuba by Spain wss no, 20 hosa
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the things shat make thoughtful men de-
sire 70 avoii var. where II can be avoid
ell fer 20 Gre car tell what its canse-
gueness may b. ar8entiy desired that
ne rnsshs escape tbs necessity Of taking
the Philippine Islands and assuming the
burden that their taking Will impose upon
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same end. BE: = became apparent ina;
without cur seeing unexpected conditions
had been created. ana ans Of thnw~ ~osdf-
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has dangers attendant ap1a IL fss~verfhs-
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