The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-18

important passages of the argument were
delivered with force and vigor.
The speech was brilliantly written. was
Illuminated with splendid oratorital fig
ures. and was rich with citations from
history
His Eulogy of AguinaIdo.
One OF the notable parts OF the address
was the eulogy of Aguinaldo. Mr.. Hoar
did not lilxen the insurga ant leader to Wasa-
ington. as has been done heretofore, but
10 Kossuth, Dom Paul. Joubert. Nathan
Hale and other builders of the
church of liberty. In siatecraft he
likened Aguinaldo and his associates In
the leadership Of the Filipinos to the best
minds ever produced in the Asiatio race
race which handed down to us 'the
scriptures of the Old and New Testaments,
the poetry OF David, the eloquence of Isa-
iah. the wisdom of Solomon and the pro-
found philosophy of Paul
An Imaginary Roll Cali.
One OF the most effective PARTS Of the
speech was his fancied roll call of some
OF the distinguished Statesmen OF the Uni
ted states ON the question Of the retention
of the Philippines. He began with George
Washington and closed with William Nc
kinley each in a sentence giving the rea-
son for his vote Every vote was in the
negative except that OF Aaron Burr. who
voted Yes" and said: You are repeat-
ing my buocaneering expedition down the
Mississippi. l am TO be vindicated at
last"
When the name OF William Mckinley
was called he replied:
N.-aa
ion Tor moment, but | see clearly now.
| so back to what sald two years ago.
Forcible annexation is criminal asrvrea-
sion; governments derive their iust now
efs irom the consent OF the governed. NOT
OF some OF them. but of All of them
Will stand with the fathers of the rer,,,,-
bc, | Will stand with the founders of the
RepublAcan party"
The effect was dramatic. As Hoar pro-
nounced his peroration. the stiffness In ~.
chamber was intense. Applau-.e sven,
over the gal lee. but It was huzhed onics.
ly by the president pro tenn.
Pension for Mexican War yr,r,
A bal was fassei granting TO the noI'
diers or the Mexican war pensions q, t,s
month In certain cases. ''-
Hosr's Address.
Affer the transaction Of the ro,,,t,.
business Mr., Hoar addressed ,be .,-,.
on The Philippine question. Inten.. g.
tercst was manifested in the add-... a..
the senator Mr.. Hoar took for his g.,
the resolution OF Mr. Beverldge ~ -
diana, declaring that the phl,ipp,na ,si-
amos are territory belonging TO the Tfn'tsa
states. and the United States governmen,
must severn The archipelago. Mr.. Hon,
spoke with deliocratiou. bat scarcely with
his usual force and fuliness He re.,t, "a
bis colleagues not to interrupt him in ~.
course OF his S,eech. indicating that ,b.
state Of his health rendered IL ,fsdsof,-
able that he should enter into a running
debate.
Praises the President
Mr.. Hoar told of the glory ,s ,ha .,,,.
hict with Spain ard the victory IN .ss
Interest of hborty. He praised MeKl..
leys coarse al thai time. zayfns in bls
Judgment Ne was The best be4evcd preat-
dent NAo ever sat In TIE chair a. Wash.
iHEton Continuing he said
The American people. ~ far a. kros
wtre al AGREED that their lsesnry 6fourh-
wltA u The responsibility or protecting fg4
liberated people from the cu5lsItr q ans
other power untA th~y coula estabilsh
their 0Nn inaspendsnoe IN freedom ara
honor. stand here today 20 plead vi-h
gpu not 10 abandon The princip4ez that
have bruuxht those things 70 pass .r.-
piore you 70 keep 20 The policy thaf as
made tho country greAt that has Fnase
the Republican party great thAt has
made the president great
II Wheu Ee maize TIE treaty q peace
ws had adhered 20 the puraose We Sc
clared Whea Se dec,arcd var. Y We had
dealt ziih the Phuippl1s Islands as ue
have dealt and expect 20 deal aith Cuba.
~ would have escaped The loss af *
thousaud brave soldiers ara other tEoua-
auds q wrecked and scattered lfva. aps
the expenditure a hundreds q millions
ana what is far worse than all trampllng
under foot Of tts cherished ideals. do
no; expect 70 accomplish anything for
liberty IN the PHILIPPINES bug tarough the
Republican party Upon u the fa;e OF
those islands for years 10 come = 70
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