Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-02
The Philippines Should be
Retained.
THE DESTINY Of AMERICA
In Eloquent Language is Pictured IS
That Of Carrying Peace and Civil.
izati0n to All the Corners Of the
Rarth. Est
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III 49, DIr
Sibley of Pennsylvania, who attainep
great prominence in the Fifty-fourth coR-
gress by his earnest championship Of free
silver. assailed his democratic colleagues
to-day for their opposition to expansion
lin a speech that made the floor and gaa-
leries roar. MI. Sibiey had recanted his
views on free silver and is now generally
out Of line with his colleagues on the
democratic side. He insisted to-day
that expansion was an original DEM
~ocratic doctrine, promulgated by JEFF
ferson and adhered to by Madison. jack
SON, Tyler, Polk INC Buchanan. In elo-:
quent Language he pictured the destiny
of the United States carrying the arts OF
peace and the story of the cross to the
remotest corners OF the globe. Mr.. Sib-
Hey received an impressive demonstration
when he closed.
Mr.. Sibley of Pennsylvania, in an hours
Speech criticized his fellow democrats for
opposing the annexation Of the Philip
pines. He had, he said. heard no argu-
ment against territorial enlargement
which was not! urged against the annexa-
ton of louisiana and Texas:
lis! there any parallel?' Mr..
Cochran Of Missouri, 'between the terri
tory i'm the Louisiana purchase, then
practically without population, and the
;Philippines?"
Nothing has been said about the
Philippines" replied Mr.. Sibley, when
was not said about the territory now MS
souri,. You, in Missouri, were classed as
barbarians."
But are the Philippines, with a popu-
ilation denser than Iowa.. Missouri, Kan
sas n Nebraska, available for occupa-
tion?" asked Mr.. Cochran. 80
| Hr A1s~.Nr AA41v n~o INhAn AfF ca no
gotiated the purchase of Louisiana be
was the target OF vituperation, ridicule
and r%eprOach. From New England CAME
such epithets as '%Jacobin.' 'Imperialist.'
'Perverter of the constitution yet al! ad-
t init now that Jefferson acted wisely"
) "Do you believe the people in the Phil
!, |~ippines are susceptible of the civilization
OF the inhabitants of the Louisiana pur-
, chaser. .53a, ga,t,: s..s.. ,sq.i,... ar
Il am not placirnug: limitations upon The
| powers of almighty God" answered MT
j, Sibley amid a round of republican ap.
: plause. Proceeding, Mr.. Sibley pointed
t out that modern methods had brought
the Philippines nearer than the Louisf-
/. ana purchase or Texas, when h were
annexed. -,
civilization was being shot into the Phil.
ippines, Mr.. Sibley said. that the history
of civilization q been traced in human
{ blood. Wendell Phillips had said tina
: every achievement of human justice had
. gone from rack to a and scaffo.d tx
scaffold.
"Shall we hold Porto Rico and the Phil,
Ifppine archipelago" asked Mr.. Sibley
q EVERY foot. No nation on earth has {
higher light of title to a rod of soil. w
. have double title of purchase and con
quest, and my b EFF is that when onc'
the shadow of our banner HAS fallen there
will survive a race of free men. AND
: would hold Cuba until stability, order
- good government and the protection o
! life and property were assured. an
= going to echo the presidents query: VIII,
will haul down the flag?' Who planted i
there? What cabinet council. what war
rior, what statesman, What senate
: or representative, body of me-
: formed any plan OF conquest? TIL
cries of suffering humanity rang III
8 u ears and we stopped our ears. Tn
groans were heard, but we answere
not. We saw hem ssrlpped and wound
ed on our way to Jer3 emo. and, like TIL
9 priest and the Levite. We passed b
on the other side. Not unheard thos
cries and groans at the throne of tn
Almighty, who. to awaken us frol
o. apathy, our almost criminal indifference
permitted h engines Of His wrath I
4 hurl their thunAd erbolts under the bows
the Maine, lying peacefully at anchor
Havana harbor. Nor keenest-sighte
h statesman. nor most daring warrior. ha
dreamed even OF the possibility OF grez
d gain, growth or greatness to come ton
as a nation from that wal where u
"a blowing up of the Maine was the mr.
Va declaration. God and the valor of III
rs American arms gave us that territOr
not because we are a nation altogeth'
free, altogether pure. altogether blam'
less, but because working through Him
X an in~strumentality. He has given it
the boldest. the freest. the most pr
i. gressive. the most enlightened. and Il
re- most Christian Of all nations of the pre-
I'm ent age" a
m Mr.. Sfbley believed the Unitei' Stat