St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

: Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge and Senate
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III.-Hon. John DaIzell of Pennsyl
VRuia ON the Porto Rican Question.
(From our regular correspondent
Wednesday. March 7th, was not
able day in the United States Senate
for Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge O
Mass, the chairman ofthe Philippine
Committee, and also a member o
the Committee on Foreign Relations
delivered an able, exhaustive and ell
oquent address in consideration o
the Porto .Rican bill in the Senate
The notice in the newspapers that
he was to speak on this theme
brought out a great audience in the
galleries. which were thronged, and
many were unable to gain admit
lance. Many congressman awaited
themselves of the opportunity to
hear him, owing to the early ad-
journment of the House of Represen-
tatives, on account of the death Of
Representative Harmer, of Pennsyl-
vania, "the father of the House."
Mr.. Lodge has always been recog-
nized as a quiet scholarly man, well
versed in history and literature, but
he is growing in popularity, as he is
found to be fair, impartial man, al
ways courteous to his colleagues
with whom he may differ, and de-
clines to respond to personal invec-
tives and attacks from political op-
ponents as beneath a gentleman and
statesman. This address also in
dicates that he is a progressive man
and that he adapts himself to the
new issues thrust upon the country
for consideration and action and he
looked at the subject from a broad,
national standpoint. 1t is acknow-
lodged that he treated the subject in
a mastery manner and a gentleman
unconsciously made a pun, when
he declared at the close that it was
the most logical speech to which he
had ever listened. The Senators and
the people in the galleries paid the
closest attention for three hours to
his remarks. 1t should be read to be
appreciated. When he had finished a
long file of senator's formed in line
and congratulated him upon his adj
dress.
He said that the bill met the needs
of the present and stops there but
makes no promises or mortgages on
the future. The President under the
military power could do all that the
dill provides, but it was important
20 have the authority of congress af-
:er the conclusion of peace. We
ought, he said, to define our position
n order to be understood by the
and by our own people.
It requires wise craftsmanship and
he responsibility will not rest upon
me party but upon the American
people. AS an American he regretted
hat any Democrats should consider
as a party question but as Re-
publican be could only rejoice. The
'arty who opposed expansion in
SO4, went down before the man
Who made the Louisiana purchase.
We make the same appeal in behalf
If our American policies. We have
made the appeal before and won.
We deserved to win. We shall not
all now" He believed in frankly &C.
epting facts as they exist and not
IS a theory. The war has degener-
ted into mere guerrilla lighting and
We are trying to sup
'ress disorder and restore peace and
When war ends, we hope to restore
ivil government, beginning with
owns and villages. We should give
hem courts and free exercise of
heir religion and popular education.
n outlining the policy to be followed ]
lie stated that it would "reuuire
lime, patience, honesty and ability
or its completion, butt is Thoroughly
practicable and reasonable"
He analysed the phrase "the con.
ent of the governed" as Jefferson
understood it, in writing it and help
ng to set up the government.
Thomas Jefferson was one of the
greatest expansionists in thecountry.
he did not ask the consent of the 30
700 white men at the mouth of the
Mississippi river nor the Indians
whether to make the Louisiana pur-
hase nor to rule it afterwards. Tef-
erson drafted a law on general prin-