The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-07
WHY WELLINGTON CAN'T SWALLOW Ex
PANSl0N.

PANSlON.
Referring 10 his position upon the Pa
ris treaty, Senator Wellington said h'
had voted for il because he wanted Ia
bring the war TO a technical as we'll as
a real close. He had however, only con
sented 10 give his voto after securing the
presidents assurance that II was not his
purpose to permanently acquire or u
hold, against the consent OF the inhabi
tants, the Philippine islands that II
was his purpose only 10 restore law and
order by American arms in the contest
then being waged and 10 prevent foreign
interference in the archipelago.
"This was my understanding and up.
on that promise | voted for the ratdca
tion Of the treaty. Without my vote II
would not have been ratified, but the
promise Of the president was not fulfill.
ed. 1 will do Mr.. Mckinley justice.
When he gave the pledge he intended
that IL would be kept believe his pur.
pose then was that there should bs no
permanent acquisition that there should
be no enforcement Of American author
| ity against the will OF the natives, but
that there shonld be an upholding pow.
or that would give the foundation for a
government OF their own choosing and
that he would treat with them, receive
their concessions and protect them in
their liberty against the world. But, sir,
that intention faded away against the
malevolent influences that have pursued
his administration and made themselves
felt. Gradually the president changed
front. Congress had adjourned; the
treaty had been made; the stipulated
F.Wtaa WNat1 taa continued AuhNtnus
during the interregnum Of congress-.
The first campaign had been a failure.
Another campaign had about begun"
The above from the speech OF Senator
Wellington OF Maryland, in coming out
for Bryan and Stevenson, is the most
interesting disclosure Of the campaign.
Wellington was elected to the senate as
a Republican and there Is no evidence
that he and Mckinley were not en- rap
port at the time the treaty was adopted.
lie says "without my vote the treaty
would not have been ratified" McKiu-
Icy promised him TO not hold the arch
ipelago or the treaty could not have been
ratified.
Unless Wellington's veracity can be
called in question, unless the force OF
his statements can be shaken, the ques.
tion is up against the President, and up
against the American voter, shall we 70.
tain the Philippines or let them COZ II
the question had been put before the
American people 10 acquire the Philip.
pines as an original, Independent propo-
sition, they would have voted no.
How will they vote on the proposition
TO retain them? Republicans, who are
such from PARTY spirit or partisan
principles, will excuse themselves for
voting TO retain the Philippines on the
ground that 70 vote different would be
10 vote down a Republican administra.
tion. Right or wrong they will sustain
their party and vote to retain a territory
that as an original independent PROPOSE.
tion they would have voted to reject.
No wonder, when Wellington lays bare
the Presidents promises TO secure the
ratification OF tho treaty, they call him
traitor.
The President changed front on this
question just as he changed front on the
Porto Rico tariff Over $500, 900 a
year of products Of the tropics are
brought to the United States from these
tropical islands that no insists must be.
come component part OF the American
nation. The only arguments that can
be made for acquiring tropical countries
are economic in their nature. II Tia.
waii, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip.
pines are TO come under our dominion
"beoause American manhood has hap.
tized them with blood" as Roosevelt
says, the American consumers of $780,.
OOO, 900 of tropical products want those
products grown under their own flag to
come in un'axed. They want Ameri.
can products to 20 to these islands un. !
taxed. They wAnt:this inter territorial