The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-16
Attack on the Administration by the
south Dakota vituperator and
Warm Reply by the Coloradoan.
MR.. BEvERIDGE ATTACKED
HIS UTTERANCES RIDICULED BY
BOTH BERRY AND wOLCOTT,
Who Took Exceptions tn the State
the AImighty's Chosen Trustees.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia scene was
enacted in the Senate this afternoon that
was highly interesting and even approached
the sensational. Senator Pettigrew fin
ished a speech he has been industriously
injecting into the Record during the last
three sittings of the Senate. In 1t he
criticises the administration for it's Philip
pine policy, in terms as malevolently CEN
serious as he could command. When he
had sat down Senator Wolcott of Colo
rado. took the floor and proceeded to fay
Pettigrew, to the delight OF everybody,
not that anybody had anything against
Pettigrew. but out of sheer JOY at seeing
one senator fay another in a deft and
workmanlike manner. Having declared
against Pettigrew's extreme views on the
one side, Wolcott declared against some or
the views OF Senator Beveridge. whom he
described as an extremist in the other
direction. He did not go into personalities
in his criticism Of Mr.. Beveridge's views.
though in Pettigrew's case he had done
nothing else. He declaimed against Petit
grew, but argued against Beveridge. The
contrast between the three men involved
Wolcott, Pettigrew and Beveridge-is
marked. Wolcott is a man of commanding
presence, with voice like big organ
full, round and musical. Pettigrew is not
so tall, lank and stoop-shouldered. with q
thin voice and querulous manners voice
and manner that century ago in Eng
land made women candidates for the duck
ing stool. Beveridge, the people Of Indiana
know. He was not present during VOL
colts remarks, and will have TO judge
them as they appear printed in the Record.
After finishing with Pettigrew wolcott
paid his respects to Beveridge. "But. Mr..
President" he said. .'if these utterances
Of the senator from South Dakota are de-
plorable 1 still am unable TO acquiesce in
all Of the views which have recently been
uttered on the floor by extremists In other
directions"
A SORDID VIEW.
After reciting the causes that led to the
Spanish war and to our acquiring control
of the Philippines, he continued:
'Mr. President, we may have to keep
them indefinitely; perhaps we shall, but
they are not to be kept for the reason
stated. / listened with the greatest interest
| TO the remarks OF the junior senator from
Indiana (Mr. Beveridge). for he was fresh
from the islands, from an inspection or
| them. 1 keep an open mind on the Sub
| ject, but / confess L cannot yet yield my
approval of the resolution he introduced
because of the arguments he advanced he
| told us that there had been given him mug
| gets of gold and gold dust from placer
| diggings; that they had told him OF noun
| tains of forty miles of coal, Of bodies or
unlimited rich copper. He told US Of the
| great fields of Indian corn and rice and
sugar and coffee and hemp and the rich
| that the plains were peopIed by savages
| who could not be reclaimed, that we had
made the mistake of treating them with
humanity and not with severity; that they
would never work. that We must get over
our lingering prejudice TO Chinese labor.
and that in order TO reap the benent OK
these islands we must fill them with for
eigners; but that the islands were rich
and that therefore we should hold them
MIR. President. to my mind that argument
is base and sordid. This war, as we In
augurated IL, and as we carried IL on, IL
we are true TO ourselves and consider first
our duty TO the people, Will go down in
history one OF the noblest that was ever
fought, but IL we base our right and inten-
tion and purpose TO retain the Philippine
islands, irrespective of the people upon
them, on the fact that they are rich.
fertile and valuable acquisition, this war
win go down I'm history as a war OF con-
quest waged by strong against weak
nation and as mercenary and dishonor-
able war, worthy of the middle ages IL
we are TO keep these islands. IL is because
we owe duty growing out or the cause
of the war and not because we are able TO
take them, and the same argument that
would apply to our keeping the Philippines
would apply with equal force 10 our load
ing our cruisers and battleships with
shrapnel and with shell and with cruis-
ing around the world seeking for savage
islands, seeking what We might conquer.
A MAUDLIN SENTIMENT.
"Mr President. is there not danger that
we are facing the question before us with
sentimentality that is somewhat maud
lin? confess that shrink somewhat at
the frequent and constant reference to
Almighty God and His dealings with the
nations of the earth. History has taught
me that He usually favors the heaviest
battalions and IL He governs men irrespec-
tive of human agencies there are injus-
tices I'm history concerning which we viii
never be set right until the light OF an
other world dawns On US. May it not be
possible, Mr. President, that the divine
plan goes no further than TO hold each
individual responsible for his actions to-
wards his fellow-man? 1t may be that we
are His chosen people and that God Al
mighty, as mas been stated has trusted this
whole question of civilization and regen-
Grafton and conferred the duty OF enlight-
ening heathendom exclusively on the Eng
disappearing and Teutonic races and chief
ly on the people OF the United States.'
The senator here quoted the passages
from Senator Beveridge's speech. which
closed with this statement: I'VE are trus-
tees OF the worid's progress. guardians OF
its righteous peace. the Judgment CT the
Master is upon u.s." Senator Wolcott then
continued:
Is true. should treble our fleet at once
and. with England and Germany, seiao
China and divide n. take away the French
possessions In Madagascar apd In Africa