Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24


publican party was to annex these ISLANDS
as Colonies that there was no purpose
81 the dominant party TO give thesa pco-
pie free government. Mr. Montasue 'h,n
read the resolution under when VAT
was declared. and stated that under tha'
We proposed 10 give freedom 10 we W
bans with our right hand ana WIN ~, w
left 10 subjugate and cnslaNe the III
pinos. He asserted that he thoushl V ,'l
dealings ia this question were as decepuNe
ana wicked piece Of diplpmacN ". ~
shocked the modern world. lie ueneN'v
that 81 Burke were living and a mrnpeI Vl
the American Senate he would dehouh'e
the war and It's causes, ana even 10 ~
far as he did IN the Revolutionary wa.
when he advised the English GoVeihlnSnt
TO withdraw It's armies from am -. ~
soil. Mr.. Montague asserted that 1ne
minute MIR. Mckinley acquired lne InIlp
pine ISLANDS he never proposed 10 piu'5
them within the Union as SldttS, al" ~,
therefore we exhibited 20 the world me
remarkable contradiction Of a FORM VI
government half republic ana halI lihpSg
rial. a house 50 divided asalnsi Hse55
could not stand; system OF polluCS an d
ethics so contradictory meant ruin unu a
nothing else. lie thought mat II tnSi
ever was a period when America net9t1
cOura geOns wise and plain-mindcu
statesmen she needed them TO-DAY. t'S
cOntended. as a mere pracucai nldt,ed
Of dollars and cents. that the phil.plli'ss
Islands would not pay mat the AiisslJJe
Saxon race would never Reproduce Ils.r
upon those islands, as ,hey nave he ,J
done IN India: and that SUCH an lulpet iai n
isffc policy was a plain SupNclsioh ol ~.
the principles OF our government. ~
opened up the inevitable pathway OF colo-
uizations and crimes, where freedom "19
unknown, ana in ~hlch we wV s."Vern-
mont and set the hand Of the CLOCK 81
our civilization back to the nour "a
tyranny. oppression. eXtr2Vaganct, NV
legc. pomp, and nobility of the Europe""
me speaker also animadverted upon
th. idea that the Democratic party M.
ever been a party Of expansion; ln ne
when Louisiana was acquired py MI 10
ftrsOn he plainly admitted that ne Iidu
acted beyond the Constitution, ana De
sought his friends TO procure an alhenu-
mcnt Of the Constitution 70 ratiiy the
act. and il is well known that MT. Maui
son drafted such a resolution, though
ii was never submitted 20 the people
All of the territory acquired py tne
United States. however mas btth op-
tanned upon the same principles actuatlhs
the purchase Of LOuisiana-namelN thal
of the preservation Of our republic MI
Montague asserted there was no con
sututiOnal right 10 acquire or conquer
the Philippine Islands. He maintained
that the section Of the Constitution re-
specting the admission Of new states INTO
the Union never contemplated Tor an lli-
slant the acquisition OF any sucb leiif
tory as this. He specially called atten-
ton to the fact that provision was
voted down by a vote Of eight states 10
three i'm the Constitutional Convention
declaring that che Legislature OF the
United States shall have power 70 erect
new States within as well as without the
territory claimed by the several states
or either Of them, and admit the same
into the Union" And that this was the
last vote before the adoption OF the
clause Of our Constitution I'm its present
form. Thus IL was az plain as Gay haI
the trainers Of our Constitution never
dreamed OF such imperialistic elasticity
or overthrow of its spirit as is now beng
invoked by the administration.
If this unconstitutional unwise, neNpe-
dent. and reckless purpose Of the admin
istratiOn does not exist why is II, ne
asked. that one who can talk and write
so much as the President does not give
Us a single word Of disclaimer? Let tne
FORMULATION be made that We VIII win
draw our armies as soon as the flllllnos
will lay down their arms. and establish
q free and stable government; that pend
Ing this end we viii simply retain our
army for the purpose or the prefeIVauon
OF peace and order, and that our plshled
faith will be not TO use TINS army tOf
oppression and wrong but that II Will be
at once withdrawn upon the establish
ment Of government. Nj Montague IN
Weighed with Vehcmepce against the mill
tariSm that must follow in the wake or
our present policy. He said liberty would
Shrek its last farewell when the sword
and not the Senate ruled the people; when
baycuets and not discussion was the
means Of securing public action, and that
the nation that lived by the sword would
perish by the sword He earnestly en-
treated a return to the old and simple
faith of our fathers. contented 10 develop
our own country for the benefit OF our
own people That we had to-day sub
stantial taste Of imperialism throughout
the South, and our civilization and the
civilization of the black man had been
set back many generations by the en-
reimbursement Of the negro.
Nh. Montague also discussed the reli-
gious and missionary phase of the Philip
pine question, and concluded with an
earnest appeal for larger interest in our
public affairs by that influential class Of
our citizens who take 30 little interest
therein. with the hope that we might
have indeed and in truth q government
Of the people, by the people, and FOR the
people. resting upon their consent, not
upon force nor fraud, nor wrong.
Mr. Montagues audience numbered
about one thousand and he made a splen-
did impression. He was introduced by
Captain Henry Edmunds in an happy
and eloquent speech.
AT The conclusion of Mr.. MOntague's
speech there We're loud and persistent
calls for Senator Barksdale. who re-
sponded briefly and aroused great en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Keesee, one Of the independents
openly threw of the mask, and declared
himself a Republican He and H. Clay
Harris. the negro candidate spoke from
the same platform to a motley crowd
mostly negroes. before AR. Montague
commenced. lie was roundly denounced
by Senator Barksdale for his attitude and
double dealing" with the people. amid
great applause from the audience.