The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-02
Goes Mr. Sibley for His Brand
of Democracy.
SAYS HOLD EVERYTHING
Allen in the Senate Pitches
Into Gage.

fourth congress by his earnest champion
ship of free silver, assailed his Demo-
cratic colleagues today for their oppo-
sition to expansion, in d speech that made
the floor and gelleries roar. Mr.. Sibley
has recanted his views on free silver and
is now generally out of line with his col
leagues on the Democratic side. He in
| sisted today that expansion was a Demo-
cratic doctrine. promulgated by Jackson,
and adhered to by Madison, Jackson, Ty-
Ter. Polk and Buchanan. In eloquent Ian
guage 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.. Sibley received
an impressive demonstration when ne
| closed. The remainder of the debate to-
day was uninteresting. It touched the
questions of mediation in the Transvaal
war, lynchings in the south and the jury
law in Hawaii. No progress was made
withthe Indian bill. which is under con-
sideration.
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was adopted. It was ,only
a partial agreement. Two items are still
in dispute. One of these-the appropra-
ton for the public building at Kansas
City, Mo-, was agreed to and the house
still insisted upon its disagreement on its
appropriation of $1,000 for the observa-
ton Of the eclipse of the sun next May,
as $1,000 had been given to the Smithson-
ian Institution for the same purpose
The house then went into committee of
the whole and resumed consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Shat
froth (Colo.) made a speech. saving it
was the duty of the United States to
mediate between Great Britain and the
Transvaal. He traced the history of the
Transvaal Dutch from the migrations
from Holland, to show that England was
invading the rights Of the South African
Republic. He contended that England
Independently abandoned her claim of
suzerainty over the Transvaal. in the
convention of 1884 The demands of
Great Britain that the TransvaaI should
adopt naturalization laws for the benefit
of the Outlanders, should adopt the Eng
lish language as the official language,
and should not impose certain taxes upon
the mines, were outrageous. He con-
Guided with the statement that no fair
minded man could examine the contro-
versy without being convinced that Eng
land was wrong and the Transvaal was
right. His remarks were literally ap-
plauded
Mr. Talbert IS. c. denounced Mr..
Linney IS. CO for his reflection upon the
fair name of the south yesterday.
Mr.. Sibley Pa) in an hours speech
criticised his fellow Democrats for op-
posing the annexation Of the Philippines.
He had heard no argument against ter
ritorial enlargement which was not urged
against the annexation of Louisiana and
Texas.
rs there any parallel" asked Mr..
Cochran CMo), between the territory in
the Louisiana purchase then practically
without population, and the Philippines?
Nothing has been said about the Phil
ippines," replied Mr. SFbley, (which was
not said about the territory now Mis-
souri,. You in Missouri were classed as
''But are the Philippines, with a larger
population than Iowa, Missouri Kansas
and Nebraska, available for occupation?
asked Mr.. Cochran.
ST think thty are. When Jefferson pur-
chased Louisiana. from New England
came such epithets as 'Jacobin,' fmperi-
alist,' 'perverter of the constitution yet
all admit new that Jefferson acted wise
ly"
do you believe the people in the Phil
ippines are as susceptible as the inhab-
itants Of the Louisiana purchaser"
81 am not placing limitations upon the |
powers of Almighty God" answered Mr.. !
Sibley, amid a round of Republican ap- |
plause.
Proceeding, Mr.. Sibley pointed out that |
modern methods had brought the Philip I
pines nearer. than the Louisiana purchase
and Texas were when they were annex
ed.
In reply to Mr. Cochran's taunt that
civilization was being shot into the Phil /
ippines. Mr.. SihIey said that the history |
Df civilization had been traced in human |
blood. Wendell Phillips had said that /
every achievement Of human justice had |
gone fran rack to rack and from scat
fold 10 scaffold
Shall We hold Porto Rico and the
Philippine archipelago" asked Mr.. s9b-
ley. EVERY foot. No nation on earth
has higher right or title to q rod Of (
soil. We hold the double title Of pur-
,hase and Of conquest and my belief is
hat where once the shadow Of our ban
ler has fallen there will survive a race
II free men. and I would hold Cuba until
stability, order, good government and
he protection Of life and property were
assured 7 am going to echo the presi-
tents query: Who viii haul down the
Rage Who planted it there? What cab
net council, what warrior what states
nan. what senator or representative.
what body O. men formed any plan ot
The cries Of suffering human
~ rang in our ears and we stopped our
sars, The groans were heard. but We an
swered not We saw them stripped and
wounded on our way 70 Jericho. and Ike
he priest and the Levite, we passed BY
N the other side. Not uni1ear1 those
'ries and groaas at the throne Of the Al
mighty, who. 70 awaken US from our ap-
sthy. cur almost criminal Indifference.
permitted the engines OF his wrath 70
lurl their thuaderbolts under the bows
Y the Maine, living peacefully a. anchor
2 Havana har0or. Nor keeaest-sieiiteli
.eatesnan. nor most daring warrior had
.re3-ned even % the possibility Of gain.
;-owth or gree tness 70 come % rs "a q
iatoa from that war. % which The blow
ng I'D % the bsttleshin Maine was The
irst declaration. God and the vaIor Of
American arms gave rs that territory.
~ because we are q nation altogether
rec. altogether pure. altogether blame
ess, oat because. working through rs as
.n nstruaoerstalitv. He has e5ven e 70
he bo.iest he freest the nlost progT@-