Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30
Redeem Miles Promise.

Redeem Miles Promise.
Senator Mason Of Illinois, who was
greeted with repeated outbursts of ap-
plause, said:
This is the land Of the free and the home
or the braves per cent free and Is per
cent brave. l had intended in the course
OF the ten minutes ! am to take to talk
one minute about the Constitution but
there Is new rule introduced in the SEN
ate Of the United States which l am very
much afraid of breaking. They never per
mt you to mention the Constitution after
you nave taken the oath to obey it. You
pronounce it that one time and If you mem
tloh IL thereafter you are suspected of being
crank or traitor
Il want to read to YOU the exact words of
General Miles who spoke for you We an
preached the Island Of Porto Rico with the
promise upon our lips that in the war
against Spain We were fighting for liberty
we told the world through our Congress,
Doth branches, that we sought no territory;
mat we did not intend to govern the peo-
pie OF the world without their consent
After reading the words Of Gen. Miles,
Senator Mason continued:
as there any doubt when Miles landed
When his proclamation came and promised
mem the blessings of American govern
ment! They assisted us An putting The
American flag in the Porto Rican sky; and
Tor one believe 1t either ought to give
them the protection that belongs to and
goes with the flag, or We ought TO netition
to take it out of that sky
NO party Is perfect; no man is perfect:
no pontic1an Is perfect. My only hope and
PRAYER Is that whoever comes into power
snail come with the American doctrine in
Els heart, which says that there shall he no
taxation under our flag without representa-
ton.
,h senator Allen made populist speech, in
the course OF which he discussed the Beers
ana twisted the British lions tail He wan
uered SO Tar from Porto Rico that after ne
nau talked a half hour, his auditors grew
usi,b an ana continually interrupted him
MIN MIN such cries as Porto Rico, Porto
Rico! and This is not a Boer meeting" ~
Inc conclusion of his speech was some
thing like this: N' 'oiie
What is your administrator, ao,,.x, W.T.,
does he not send word to Great Britain that
america Is responsible for republican 1oI,
ernments throughout the world? France
Gnu Her'nany and Russia are ready to CO.
1peIate Win US. A word sent to Great
britain IN earnest would withdraw british
arms from the South African countrv or
I n we mad Lincoln in the White House;
10 you older men recall that shortly, oftar
the civil war Macmillan and his forces eo+
M.to Mexlco, threatening this republic nv
.nelr proximity? 1t did not take long to get
'ii .eWb out did 1t? Voices, Porto Rico)
men Mr.. Lincoln said to Maxinnilian
ana those who sent him there that II was
!hcohVenient for the United States to have
,iils army IN such close proximity to our
DOT, COMPLEXITIES OF Porto Rico'-the army
was finally withdrawn. And now that there
should go up from this government a nro-
TEST against the assaults on these Bosrs-
continued cries of Porto Rico)-and that
Great Britain should cease and should rec
ognlze the Transvaal as a free government
-tcontinued cries of Porto RicoO. Gentle
fit. "e as see
My fellow citizens, these questions rise
above the question Of Porto Rico That ia
a mere incident. The question is whathar
this government shall come back 70 erst
principles or not. whether we shall have
government OF the people by the people and
LOT .ne people throughout the entire do
nlnlon OF the United States, wherever ito
sovereignty extends" ever i's
representative Lentz made a ringing
speecn. he was followed, after the nnsic
Dy former Governor Campbell of Oh,o e'