New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-23
H0AR DEFINES HIS VIEWS.
HAS NOT CHANGED HIS MIND, BUT SAYS
REPUBLICANS REALIZE MISTAKE
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IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNKl
Worcester, Mass. July Ex-senator Hoar has
given out reply under Saturdays date to the
recent letter by George s. Boutwell, former Gov
ernor relative to the quotations from the lat
ter's correspondence the Philippine policy
used by Senator Hoar in his reply to the open
letter by Erving winslow, of the New England
Anti-Imperiaiist League. Senator Hoar prefaces
his statement by declaring that Il never his
intention to show that the Anti-Imperialists
were in accord with his position but rather that
they had nothing but extravagant praise for
him up to the time OF his Marshfeld speech
Notwithstanding the fact that they were we'll
aware that he intended to support the Admins
tration. although at odds with II on the Philip
pine policy In this connection the Senator says
TO Governor Boutwell, that he had quoted from
the latter's letters in his answer TO the charge
Of apostasy preferred by Mr.. winsow, to show
that this charge. as well the one that the
Senator had abandoned any doctrine he had pro-
fessed. was a recent invention. Senator Hoar
then refers to a letter written to another person.
who had applauded his speech in the Senate in
April, in which he remarked: THE Democratic
party, II il will stand together, can defeat this
policy referring to the treaty the ratification OF
which was then pendingl. In so doing they will
go far TO expiate the crime OF the Rebellion and
the crime OF slavery. and the attempted crime
of debauching the currency, but l am afraid
they have not the wit to their opportunity"
The Senator writes to Ex-Governor Boutwell,:
Now, the Democratic party failed to rise TO
the occasion. Mr.. Bryan caused the treaty,
which without him would have been defeated,
20 be ratified The condition of things which
predicted has Yet. feel now hope
which did not feel when wrote that letter.
While President Mckinley has undertaken TO
subdue the Philippine Islands and declares they
belong 10 US, and not to the people that oweil
IN them making in that declaration great mis-
take both Of principle and OF policy, yet poth ne
and the Republican party have committed them
selves to secure to them local seH-governrneht'
so far as they shall be found fit for it. believe
confidently that they will be found fit for 1t,
and being found tit for self-government and
clothed with self government independence VIII
surely follow. l see no other road out or TINS
The election of MI Bryan means dishonor and
disaster TO the American people at home, and 1t
will not in my judgment, in the least help to
correction Of the great mistake We have MADE
DIRECT CHARGE AGAINST BRYAN.
To strengthen this point Senator Hoar re-
3ers 10 a letter written in answer TO Congress
man Cushman, who had called him a traitor at
the meeting Of the Middlesex Club. in Boston.
In this letter Senator Hoar again declared that
the ratification of the treaty would have been
defeated except for the personal influence Of Mr..
Bryan at Washington, and that in spite of the
influence Of the Democratic leader the ratifica-
ton would have failed by a tie vote had Senator
Morrill, of Vermont lived. Continuing Sena-
tor Hoar says:
am not to be led driven. goaded or stung
snto a controversy with Governor Boutwell,, who
weight he bears so hghtly-comes from his re-
tirement to utter his brave words for liberty.
He may agree with me or differ from me as to
the fundamentally by which the thlng ne ana l
hope TO accomplish is to be accomplished.
think President Mckinley and the Republican
party have made a mistake. and I expect yet
hey WILL he rectifV and
that mistake, far as il can be rectifed, and
at once; but 1 expect nothing from Mr.. Bryan
] expect nothing from Tammany Hall, 1 expect
nothing from the populate 7that governs our
great central cities, I expect nothing in that
direction from the Solid South, though the Solid
South contains now, know, many honest and
patriotic men.
NOT TRAITOR TO HIS COUNTRY.
1 expect that what is TO be done for freedom
and justice in the future is to be done by the
party that stood for Freedom and justice in the
past and in spite Of one mistake believe them
selves honestly to be standing for freedom and
justice now. I think George Washington and
the Convention which he presided made
great mistake when they provided for tn return
OF the fugitive slaves from freedom into slavery,
but I never was one of those men who would
break up the country; and if had lived in those
days I should not have gone to the Tories
or proceeded to offer any allegiance to George
III; I should not have taken Aaron Burr for my
leader. much less Benedict Arnold; I should not
have denounced the Constitution or renowned
my allegiance 10 my country, and I should not
have supported everything deemed wrong in
the future because some good had done
wrong IN the past. There were men who desired
to break the country TO pieces and TO repudiate
the Constitution league with death and a
covenant with hell
But the and wise lovers of liberty among
the American people knew better way. They
used the powers Of the Constitution to correct
the mistake Of the Constitution and to-day free
oom and equality, not slavery, are lodged in the
constitutional fortress OF the American people
They will not be dislodged unless the Southern
Democratic Supporters OF Mr.. Bryan and the
men he would bring into power with him shall
have their way.
have not changed my mind I think the
Philippine Islands belong to the Philippine peo-
pie L think that those people have a right TO
such government they think good for them
serves. and that we have no right to give them
such government as think good for them 7
lament the great mistake that has been made
OUT II mas been made. We have now to deal
with the future. J believe the men who made
mat mistake, including the President made n
honestly; but believe they mean to establish
GOOD government in the Philippine Islands now
Ihey mean to establish a good self-eoyernment
mere They are disgraced forever If thew do
not DO IL. Local elf-governnent will surely In
the end bring independence to any peonle who
desire IL and demand II. I would rather trust
the future Of the Philippine people to those
men, gr1evous as their mistake has been than
10 trust 1t TO the men who when the treaty was
pending played and juggled with this great and
sacred matter of human liberty for a party
purpose. P''
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