The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-02
sibley Wants Expansion


vania. made the leading speech. In elo-
quent language he pictured the destiny
OF the United States carrying the arts
OF peace and the story Of the cross to
the remotest corners Of the globe Mr..
sibley received an impressive emonstra-
ton when he closed.
The remainder OF the debate today was
unlnteresting. Il touched the questions
OF mediation Of Intervention in the war
in tho Transvaal. lynchings in the south
and the jury law in Hawaii Not much
progress was made with the Indian APP
propriation bill, which was under con-
sideration.
Mr. TaIbert, Of South Carolina, de-
nounced Mr. Llnney, OF North Carolina,
for his reflections upon the fair name Of
the South yesterday
Mr. Smiley, Of Pennsylvania In an hours
speech cri .ict sed his fellow-democrats TOR
opposing the annexation Of the Philip
pines lie had nc said, heard no argu-
ment which was not urged against the
annexation OF louisiana and Texas. IT'S
there any PARALLEL" asked MIR. Cockrum,
between the territory In 1he Louisiana
purchase, then practically without popu.
lation, an dthe Philippines?
ippines" replied Mr. sibley, (which was
not said about the territory now Mis-
souri, You in Missouri were classed as
tarbarians"
"But are the Philippines with a popula-
tion denser than Iowa. Missouri. Kansas,
and Nebraska available for occupation"
asked Mr.. Cochran.
81 think they are. When jefferson ne
,sn 4 esfa h,a
was the target Of vitupcration, ridicule
and reproach From New England came
such epithets as 'Jacobin, imepralist.
perverter Of the constitution, yet all adj
init now that Jefferson acted wisely"
''Do you believe the people in the
Philippines are susceptible of the civiliza-
tion Of the inhabitants of the Louisiana
purchaser"
81 am not placing limitations upon the
powers OF Almighty Cod" answered Mr..
Sibley, amid round OF republican ap-
pause
Proceeding, Mr. Sfbley pointed out that
modern methods had brought the Philip
pines near than the Louisiana purchase
or Texas when they were annexed
In reply to Mr.. Cochran's haunt that
civilization was being shot into the Fill
piros, Mr. Sibley said that history of cv-
lization had been traced in human blood
Wendell Phillips had said that every
achievement Of humsn justice had gone
from rack TO rack and scaffold to scat
fold
"ShalI we hold Porto Rico and the
Philippine archipelago" asked Mr.. SIbley
EVERY foot. No nation on earth mas 4
higher right of title. We hold by tho
double title OF purchase and OF conques
ANA my belief is that where once th'
shadow OF our banner has fallen there
viii survive a race of free men, and
would hold Cuba until stability, order
good government and the protection o
lie and property were assured am go
ing to echo the presidents query, 'wh'
will haul down the flag? who planted 4
thereY What cabinet council what war
rior. what statesman. what senator
representative. what body of men forme'
any Dlan OF conquest? The cries or sur
fering humanity rang In our ears and w
stopped our ears. The grOans were hear
7,ut we answered not. We saw ther
stripped and wounded on our way to Jerl
co and like the priest and the Levitt
we PASSED by on the other side Not an
heard those cries and groans at IN
throne OF the Almighty who TO awake
us from apathy our almost criminal II
difference, permitted the engines or nj
wrath TO hurl their thunder bolts unde
the bows OF the Maine, lying peacefuil
All anchor In the Havanl harbor NC
leenast sighted statesmen, nor most dal
tnr warrior had dreamed even OF the pos
sibiHty OF great gain, growth or grea'
ness TO come TO US as nation from thf
war OF which the blow up OF the Man
was the first declaration. God and Il
vator OF American arms gave as that te
ritory. not because we are n nation a
together free, altogether pure, altogeth'
biameless, hut because working hhrous
him as an instrumentality he has gwen
the boldest, the freest. the most progre
sive. the most enlightened and the mo
christian OF all nations of the prese
age"
Mr. smiley believed thai the Units
States was destined 10 carry the arts
peace and the story OF the cross 20 q
remotest corners Of the globe. He a
pealed TO the democratic side to con
back 70 the teachings OF the democrat
fathers. Expansion had been father
and advocated by Jefferson, Jackso
Polk and Buchanan.
"'Only towards oppose a., Butchan
said, "and he was the last democrat
president we have had" QaughterJ
"The NGcaraguan canal should be bun
said he. "and the subsidy bill 10 encol
age American shipping passed. Chi
was to be dismembered. We must reo
out AMI get a share Of its commeree.
'If this administration, he went
a., ho