The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-31

Developed the Biggest Sensations Of
the Day.

the Day.
The afternoon session developed the
greatest sensations OF the entire day.
While Senator J. c. Pritchard. OF North
Carolina, who was the invited guest OF the
council. was in the midst of his eloquent
address to the delegates Democratic ne
gro named ]. 7. " Hill. of this city, rose
to his feet and interrupted the speaker.
This breach Of the laws OF hospitality filed
the remainder of the delegates with hor-
ror. which they expressed in such an I'M
| mistakabe manner as to cover the offender
with confusion. One delegate, minister
OF the gospel, was so indignant at what
he characterized as "a cowardly piece of
business" that he started towards Mr..
Hill with arm appraised az IL TO strike, but
was stopped by men with cooler heads.
The incident created a tremendous sensa-
ton and was deeply deplored by the major
ity of the delegates. The interruption oc-
CURED at the beginning of the following
portion of Senator Pritchards address: ut
is amusing to hear our Democratic friends
| talk about the consent OF the governed
I'm view OF their performances In North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and other Southern States, where
In. by one means or another they have de-
MED the colored men the rights that are
guaranteed him by the fifteenth amend
| ment. The great national contest which Is
now being waged by the Democratic party
| Is an attempt TO create the impression that
| the Republican party Is in favor of i'm
| perialism, and that its purpose IL TO deny
| the residents OF the Philippine islands the
| privileges incident 10 a republican form OF
| government. We expended millions of dol
| lars and incurred the loss OF the lives or
| some of our best citizens I'm order that the
| Cubans, negroes and half-breeds residing
have nCrEOnal liberty.
our Democratic friends based their advo-
| cacy OF the war with Spain on the ground
that it would result in giving the Sunans
a republican form OF government They In
| sst that we should go TO the Philippines
| islands and give TO their inhabitants the
| kind of liberty for which Washington
| fought. IL we have so much solicitude for
| these people, who are so remote from us,
| In the name OF common sense, isn't II proper
| that we should care for those who were
| born and reared among usY Can we con-
| sistently deprive them of the liberty which
they have enjoyed for thirty years?
THE CRY OF IMPERIALISM.
"After Spain had been driven from the
| Island OF Cuba, at the earliest possible mo-
ment the Republican administration estab-
lished stable form of government In that
| island, which gives the utmost freedom TO
| the inhabitants thereof. The cry that the
| Republican party is I'm favor OF imperial
| ism Is without foundation, and Is intended
| to deceive and mislead the American peo-
pie as 10 the real issues which divide the
| two great political parties in the present
| contest 1t was under the leadership OF Mr..
Bryan that a sufficient number OF Demo-
cratic senators were induced TO join with
| the Republican senator's In securing the
| ratification of the treaty with Spain, by
which we acquired an absolute title TO the
| Philippine islands, and having acquired
| title to them we became responsible for the
| restoration OF law and order within their
| borders.
.sAs soon as the treaty was ratified the
Democrats at once began TO assert that the
| Republican party was In favor OF Imperial
| ism. and that IL was about to commit
great national crime. They are not war
| ranted in making the charge that the Re-
| publicans are in favor of Imperialism, and
| i'm order that there may be no question
about the matter, l call attention TO the
| following statement made by the President
| in a speech delivered in the city of New
| York last winter: There can be no inn
perialism. Those who fear IL are against 1t;
| those who have faith in the Republic are
| against it, so that there Is universal alb
horrence for il and unanimous opposition
| TO IL. Our only difference is that those who
| do not agree with US have no confidence In
| the virtue or capacity or high purpose or
good faith of this free people as civilizing
| agency; while we believe that the century
| OF free government which the American
| people have enjoyed has not rendered them
| faithiess and careless, but has fitted them
| to the great task of lifting I'D and assist
| ing to better those people who have.
through the issue of battle, become our
wards Let us fear not. There Is no occa-
1 sion for faint hearts, no excuse for re-
| grets. Nations do not grow in strength,
and the cause Of liberty and law Is not adj
| vanced by the doing of easy things. The
harder the task, the greater will be the re-
| suit, the benefit or the honor. To doubt our
power to accomplish is to lose faith in the
| soundness and strength OF our popular In
/ hpCOmp
| the oppressors. A self-governed people VIII
never permit despotism in any other gov
| eminent which they foster and defend
| REPUBLICAN PARTY'S POSITION.
''The foregoing is a fair statement Of the
| position which the Republican party oc-
| cupies with respect to the Philippine is
| lands. 1t will deal with the Philippine is
| lands in the same spirit in which it has
| dealt with the Cubans, and in the spirit
which actuated the leaders of the Republic
| an party when four and half millions of
| human beings were emancipated from
| slavery The record of the Republican
| party with respect to free institutions has
| been uniform and consistent from its for
1 nation. When it came into existence its
| mission was to liberate the slave, elevate
| the downtrodden and preserve the Union,
| and to-day il stands for the enjoyment of
| the right to vote by every American citizen,
| without regard TO race, nationality or prev
| ious condition. Our Democratic friends are
| opposed to a republican form of govern
| ment in number of our own States, but
/ they are very jealous in behalf of Aguin-
| aldo and those who they claim are fighting
| for the enjoyment of those rights which are
| denied the coloTed man by the Democratic
| party in the South"
| Senator Pritchard's address was frequent
| ly and warmly applauded and at the con-
| clusion he was given a rising vote OF
| thanks besides being the recipient of many
| personal congratulations upon his manly
| and eloquent utterances. Some of the col
| ored men present were inclined to resent
| the speakers declaration that the negroes
| ought to rid themselves of the members of
| their race who commit outrageous crimes,
| but the more level headed among them
declared that he was right.
| Representative George III. White caused
4 another small-siZed riot shortly after the
| reading of the report OF the executive COM
| mittee, putting in nomination a list of
/ ensuing year James u. Miller moved that
/ the name of Bishop Walters be stricken
| from the list as the nominee for president,
| and that of George II. White be substi-
| tuted. Mr.. White came TO the front of the
| house and made speech, at the conclu-
| sion of which he squarely accused Bishop
| Walters of acting with duplcity in the mat
| ter OF the presidency of the council. Mr..
| White declared that the bishop had said
| verbally, and had been quoted in the news
1 papers as saying that he did not want to
| be president of the council another year.
| but that he did want Representative White