New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28
SENATOR DEPEW's SPEECH.
Mr.. Depew spoke in part as follows:


Mr.. Depew spoke in part as follows:
Mr President In the wide range which has been
many questions have been raised which, in my
brace our right to govern the Philippines to stay
there the existence of a de facto Philippine gov
Inenf to the FipiaO governments for a recognition
Of its indsPenaense the title Of the United States
10 subdue insurrection within the islands TO
under the Constitution for the United States 10
acquire territories and to govern them except un-
standing that at the proper time they shall be ad-
Most OF these questions are purely academic
AZ Is stili an academic discussion whether Presi-
State. but the exercise Of that right saved and re
created this Republic and has made it the fore
ti9nal lawyers and writers upon public questions
to issue the EmancpaTSn 81 bun ba
did issue Il. slavery was abolished and the bless
e % sh 1 6 te ee oEs STATES By nS E R 6se that
were once known as the slave States.
IN THE PHILIPPINES TO STAY.
We in the Philippines; we are there to stay
des the racation Of the treaty BY the Senate
sun the Of b a ancent fo
the rapid progress Of events makes history speedily
senate that It is well briefly S to review the saa
ton
q g sp 1Re sas IS fSs
and that only Of freeing ' cuba from
oppression the forces of the United States should
and when the spaniards were expelled our coun-
IT, Try should have confined its efforts to the estah
fnl way to prosecute war; the surest method Of
Sheeer he may be weak and Punersbe the To RsRs
PERMITTED Spain ports for her feet and freedom
sf0rts in Cuba would haye been the madness Of
fsn o ana criminal folly BY capturing Puerto
could outside Of Cuba, and cut off her sources
The coasts q Spain We kept g5th aod ngng tBn be
home fortihcations and ships within her own har-
The wisest Of the many wise orders issued dur
he gp she war was n that to admiral Dewey when at
II The destruction Of that fleet ended the power
Of that fleet and the landing Of our troops a1d
me surrender OF Manila the United States stood
a conqueror upon the enemy's soil. When the
Spanish flag Went down from the citadel and the
hundred years of Spanish dominion ended and
me American occupation began. At this point we
legged assault upon it by the United states. ' That
lev Die@eys maj Merritt that Andersen used the ma
denies 1t Was within the discretion SPAN of tb no Zone one
in such manner as in their judgment goujd besf
Ssr5pp f4 the enemy When Dewey before sailing
~ se guialGo 70 secure his services Aguinaldo re-
SPANS money and @as ha 3nd s9ld o Sqt had taken
nght her any more: and it was not Until after the
his bargain 10 20 oaek on
TITLE TO THE ISLANDS CLEAR.
mink II will be admitted that there was in the
7 a. Fast 10 one who could bind our Government 70
mass OF serenade speeches and banquet sd5resses
&c riel-ers from consular agents of this connfrI,
Glplomatc authority Only the President Of ~, no
hhned states could bind the country and he ONLY
@tth the subsequent assent of the Senate S SS
@htI var Is III progress the Comma nder IN
AAlel OF the Army or the Admiral of the Na
make eommittal which the President wouId he
pound IN any form 10 consider or respect dna3rai
Dewey alone had that power. and he most en-
yEStlca4y denies any eommittaI whatever to A eIi-
lsldo Tor the independence of his so-caed govern
The alleged government. called here the de facto
government OF Aguinado, rests upon an eouaIII
nlmsy basis. Spain had held these islands with =
sight interruption when seized by Great Rrifain
Tor three hundred years Her sovereignty over then,
had been recognized by all the Powe<s of Eurone
Her bad government produced frequent insI,rrec-
tions, which always suppressed and aIyva ~ ~
1ocai 10 one island or to part of island Some
1notea by the captain-General and Spanish officials
Tor the purpose Of securing the larger appropria-
lions and the greater expenditures which mo
would permit. and IN order to exercise the noWers
OF martial law for robbery and the confscation of
Aguinaldo headed one of these instructions. and
termed a revolutionary government, which. how
bur me camp Which he had IA be nG9an
Blac Ma Bate After continuing desultory and
mainly guerilla, warfare for months he finally
ano sold his government 10 Spain for ss0OOO0 -
which $4,000 was paid down So that at the time
Cnited States by treaty she had as her title the
severeignty of three hundred years and had re-
OF Againaldo's government. The transaction stands
unique ia the history OF governments. if Agui-
the nrst time in ancient modern DAYS when a
power claiming sovereignty, asking for recognition
which was agreed TO, gave quit claim OF ali its
rights. its properties and its powers
by the United States in these Islands viii be a
oespetism Such belief shows a singular ignorance
CT MISREPRESENTATION Of the constitution limitations
upon our powers and the spirit Of our institution
shlie the Constitution does not extend over the