The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
WANTS TO KEEP THEM.
Senator Teller Speaks With Regard
to the Philippines

Washington, June 4.-Senator Teller
today addressed the senate in opposi-
ton to the Spooner bill.
He referred to the speeches on the same
subject delivered by Mr.. Beveridge, Mr.
Lodge and Mr.. Spooner, declaring they
contained strong political basis and an
evident desire to advance the policy of the
administration rather than to arrive at a
just and righteous solution of the problem
presented He declared that the speeches
of the senators he had referred to had each
contained eulogistic references to the
president of the United States which he
said were of a SycOphantic character
Some of the speeches of the Republicans
had been marred in his oninion nv al
tacks upon the late Democratic candi-
date for the presidency" (Mr. Bryan. It
would be his effort not to make a political
may be unged with my opposition to the
republican party He was one of those
who believed that American sovereignty
attached to the Philippines to the island
of luZon, at least. BY the laws of war
said he we occupied those islands:
When we became masters of the island
of LuzOn We become practically master
of all of the islands"
Further along Mr.. Teller said:
= believe a republic may have and may
hold colonies, but those colonies must be
founded on participation in the govern
no way TO surrender the Philippine is
lands. Nobody, so far as he knew, had
advocated the abandonment of the Philip
pines
As to the question relating to the Phil
preaching campaign, Mr. Teller said:
7 don't know whether imperialism is
to be an issue in the coming campaign
or not It will not be unless the Repub-
lican party shall make 1t an issue.
He referred to the speech of Mr. Hoar
(Mass) as showing infinitely more con-
Germ as to the fate of the Republican
party at the elections of next November
than that justice and right should be
! declared. with the Republicans every
/ where. 1t was the most striking part of
n 1fra1- hsa hot hn
I should have presented SO strong an ap-
! peal to his party not to face defeat in
4 the campaign by refusing to change its
/ policy.
Entering upon sharp and extended
/ criticism of the government provided by
/ congress for the people of Porto Rico,
/ Mr.. Teller said it was a part of the inn
! perialistic policy Of the Republican party
In conclusion Mr. Teller said ne would
/ not support the Republican party in the
/ approaching campaign.
Il did not support its financial policy
I and do not support the Philippine policy
/ as fOreShadOWed in the pending measure
| (the Spooner bib and [ do not want to
/ give up the islands, either. They should
/ be a source of great advantage TO US
| They stand in the great pathway of the
| commerce of the world and they can be
/ made of immense value to this country
/ At the conclusion OF Mr.. Teller's speech,
/ Mr.. Wolcott (Col) chairman of the COM
| mittee on postOffice and postroads. moved
/ to recOmmit to the committee, bill for
! the classification of clerks in first and
/ second postoffices-
Mr. Wolcott said it had been stated that
! the first and second-class pOstoffice clerks
! of the country had contributed SO or more
/ each to be devoted to lobbying this bill
/ through congress, a cause absolutely
! senseless and of no use whatever As lob
/ byists. Mr.. Wolcott said some good men,
/ perhaps. and certainly some notoriously
! bad men had been employed He thought
the clerks ought to be. advised that such
contributions gained them nothing.
Mr. Butler IN. CO. interjected the re-
! mark that the amount assessed upon the
clerks had reached the sum of $500. 900.
Mr. Wolcott said he had little doubt of
| that, as every lobbyist with a pull was
| on the pay roll.