The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-02
SlBLEY AIRS HIS NEW VIEWS.
FORMER FREE sILVERIrE NOW AD-
VOCATES EXPANSION.

acknowledgements to Take in Porto
Rico, Cuba. the philippines and
the whole Thine-Tra nsvaaI War
and LynchinGs i'm the south Were
Also Discussed.
WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-Representative Jo-
seph Slbley of Pennsylvania whose elo-
quent and earnest championship of free
silver featured the Fifty-fourth Congress,
assailed his Democratic colleagues to-day
for their opposition to expansion. in
speech that made The floor and galleries
roar.
Mir. Sibley has recanted his views on free
silver, and is now generally ont of line
with his colleagues on the Democratic
side
The remainder of the debate touched on
mediation in the Transvaal war, lynchings
in the South and the jury law in Hawaii.
The conference report on the urgent de-
ficiency bill was adopted. it was only
partial agreement. Two items were still
in dispute The House then went into
committee of the whole and resumed the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill.
Mr Shaforth of Colorado made a speech
saying it is the duty of the United States
to mediate between Great Britain and the
Transvaal He traced the history of the
Transvaal Dutch from the migrations
from Holland to show that England was
invading the rights of the South African
Republic. The British demands, he said,
We're outrageous.
Mr. Talbert of South Carolina denounc-
ed Mr.. Linney of North Carolina for his
reflections upon the fair name of the
South yesterday.
Sibiey's Expansion Views.
Mr.. Sibley spoke for an hour. He said
he had heard no argument against terri
torial enlargement which was not urged
against the annexation of Louisiana and
Texas
rs there any PARALLEL" asked Mr.. Coch-
ran of Missouri, between the territory in
the Louisiana purchase, then practically
without population, and the Philippines?'
Nothing has been said about the Philip
pines" replied Mr.. Sioley, which was not
said about the territory now Missouri.
You in Missouri were classed as barbara
ans"
do you believe the people in the Phil
ippines are susceptible to the civilization
of the inhabitants of the Louisiana pur-
chaser"
Il am not placing Limitations upon the
powers of Almighty God" answered Mr..
Sibley, amid round of Republican APP
plauSe.
In reply to Mr. Cochran's taunt that civ
ilization was being shot INTO the Philip
pines, Mr. Sibey said that the history of
civilization had been traced in human
soil hot
cry achievement of human justice had
gone from rack to rack and scaffold To
scaffod
should Hold Them All.
Shall we hold Porto Rico and the Phil
lippine archipelago?" asked Mr. Sibey-
EVERY foot No nation on earth has
higher right of title TO a rod Of soil. We
hold by the double title OF purchase and
of conquest, and my belief is that there
once the shadow of our banner has fall
en- there viii survive a race of freemen;
and | would hold Cuba until stability, or
der, good government and the protection
of life and property were assured. | am
going to echo the Presidents query Who
will haul down the hag?' Who planted
il there? What cabinet council, what
warrior what statesman, what senator or
representative, what body of men formed
any plan of conquest? The cries of suf-
fcring humanity rang in our ears and we
stopped our ears. The groans were heard,
but we answered not. We saw them
stripped and wounded on our way to
Jerico, and like the priest and the -Levite
we passed by ON the other side. Not I'M
heard those cries and groans at the throne
of the Almighty, who to awaken us from
apathy, our almost criminal Indifference
permitted the engines of His wrath to
hurtle their thunder. Those lands and
people, unworthiy ruled, were to pass
from the house of Saul to the house of
David. God and the Vaor of American
arms gave us that territory, not because
we are nation altogether free, altogether
pure, altogether blamelesss but because
working through him as an Instrumental
ity, he has given it to the boldest, the
freest, the most progressive, the most en-
lghtened and the most Christian Of all
nations of the present age. tApplause.)
A Democratic Decline.
He appealed to the Democratic side to
come back to the teachings of the Demo-
cratic fathers. Expansion was a Demo
cratic doctrine. he asserted 1t had be IN
fathered and advocated by Jefferson. Jack
son, Polk and Buchanan only coward
oppose it. Buchanan said. and he was the
last Democratic President we have had"
The Nicaraguan canal should be built
he said and the subsidy bill to encourage
American shipping passed
China is to be dismembered. We must
reach out and get our share of its com
merce. We have mission to fulfil, des-
tiny to accomplish and we must afford an
example to the nations as to how they
may Justly rule themselves, not in license
but i'm liberty"
When Mr. Sibley had concluded he re-
ceived an ovation such as has not been ac-
corded any member in the House this ses-
sion.
Lynchings in the south.
The debate then returned to the queslio
of lynchings in the South.
Mr. Klutz Of North Carolina and MT
Griggs of Georgia defended the South.
The latter described some of the afro
cities whSh led to lynchings While he
did not justify lawbreaking, he declared
that those who condemned the lynchngs
unqualifodly had water, not blood in their
veins (Appiause).
Without completing the consideration OF
the bill, the committee rose.
Mr. Weeks of Michigan submitted the
report on the contested election case Of
Young VS.. Wise in favor of Wise.
IIftf Of TTfnnie rap0rta1 the dfnfo