The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
SENATE.

senior senator from Massachusetts,, oc-
cupied the attention of the senate with
a speech in opposition to the policy of
imperialism" upon which, he main
tanned, this government has embark
ed. As prepared, the address was 3d.
600 words in length, but Senator Hoar
omitted much of it, owing to an incipi-
ent attack Of the grippe he was suffer-
ing with. The speech was brilliantly
written, was Illuminated with SPLEEN
did rhetorical figures and was rich
with citations from history.
One Of the notable parts of the ad-
dress was the eulogy of A~guinaldo.
SenatOr HOar did not Iiken the insur-
gent leade to Washington, as has
been done heretofore, but to Kossuth,
Dom Paul, JOubert, Nathan Hale and
other builders of the church of liberty.
I, In statecraft he likened Aguinaldo and
his associates in the leadership of the
FflipinOs to the best minds ever pre-
duced in the Asiatic race, a race which
HANDED down to us the scriptures OF
the old and new testamentS, the EOCt-
ry OF David, the ~eloquence of Isaiah,
the wisdom of Solomon and the pro-
found philosophy of Paul"
One of the most effective parts of the
address was his fancied roll call of
some Of the distinguished statesmen of
United States on the question of
the retention of the Philippines. He
began with George Washington and
closed with William Mckinley, each
in a sentence giving the reason of his
vote Every vote was in the negative.
except that of Aaron Burr, who voted
yes n explained: You're repeat
ing my -buccaneering expedition down
the Mississippi. l am to be vindicat-
ed at last When the name of Will
liam Mckinley was called, he replied:
There has been a cloud before my Wis
ion for a moment but l see clearly
now: / go back to what l said two
years ago: 'FOrcible annexation is
criminal aggression; governments de-
rive their just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed, not of some of
them, but of all of them" / will stand
with the fathers of the republic. I VIII
stand with the founders of the publ
can party. No" The effect was dra-
matte.
As Senator HOar pronounced his
peroration the still in the chamber was
intense. Applause swept over the gal
leries, but it was hushed quickly by
the president pro tempore.
Senator HOar took as his text the
Beveridge resolution, declaring the
Philippines United States territory. He
cited the glory Of the war with Spain:
the prosperity of the American people
at ies close: ~eulogized President Nc
KinIey's course at that time. charac-
terizing him as the best beloved preSi-
dent who eve sat in the chair OF
stand with the founders of the republi-
can party not to recede from its prln-
cipleS and said:
If when va made the peace treaty
We had adhered to the purpose we de-
clared when we declared war: If we
had dealt with the Philippine islands
as We promised to deal. have dealt,
and EXPECT To deal with Cuba. the
c0uDtrv wOuid haye escaped the loss
of 5000 brave soldiers. other thousands
of wrecked and shattered lives. the
sickness of many. the expenditure of
hundreds of millions and what is far
worse than all, the trampling under
foot OF it's cherished ideals.
I don't expect to accomplish any
thing for liberty in the Philippine
islands but through the republican
party. Upon it the fate of these islands
for years to come is to depend. l can
not look with any favor upon MIR.
Bryan as an alternative.
II believe not only that perseverance
in the present policy will be the aban-
dOpment OF the principles upon. which
our government is founded, that 1t Will
change our republic into an empire.
that our methods of legislation, of
diplomacy. Of administration must
hereafter both belong TO empires and
not those which belong to republics;
but 1 believe persistence in this at
tempt will result in the defeat and
overthrow of the republican party
Touching upon the onstitutionaliey
of the question at issue. Senator Hoar
said:
II hold that his question of terri
tory holding and governing can be
MY a means for a constitutional end:
49,. 2 ~~1s-%nTn rhnt car M moro
hold and govern territory han YOU can
hold and manage cannon or fleets for
any other thai a constitutional end.
Adverting to the authority to be
found in the declaration of tndepend-
euCe for expansion. mate HoaT de-
clared:
Their is expansion enough in Ii. but
il is the expansion of freedom and not
Of despotism; of life, not of death.
Never was such growth in all human
history as that from the seed Thomas
Jefferson planted. 1t has CO cred the
continent. 1t is on both the seas. 1t
has saved South America. 1t is reyo-
lutionjZinS Europe. 1t is expansion of
freedom. 1t differs from your tinsel,
pinchbeck, pueter expansions as the
growth of a healthy youth into a
strong man differs from the expansion
of an Anaconda when he swallows his
victims. Ours is the expansion of
Thomas Jefferson. Your is the ex-
pansion of Aaron Burr. 1t is destined
To a short life and to a like fate.
You have tried governing men of
other races than your own at home for
a hundred years. You have dealt with
the indian; you have dealt with the
without the consent of the people. Re
uuire all foreign governments TO keep
out of these islands. Offer the Filipinos
our help in maintaining order until
they nave a reasonable opportunity to
establish a government of their own.
Aid them by advice, if they desire it.
to set UP a free and independent gov
rnmen Invite all the great powers OF
Europe to unite in an agreement that
INDEPENDENCE shall not be interfered
with. Declare that the United States
will enforce the same doctrine as ap-
pIicabIe to the Philippines that we de-
clared as to Mexico and Haytl and tnt
South American republics.
saThen. in a not distant future, leave
.sS-SrL out their aEn SalEat;an