The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02

llon ala not build a trade" tgreat ap-
plause.) Turning directly to the bill,
been raised that the trusts had dictat-
ed II. He charged that both the bac
co and sugar stored in Porto Rico was
already owned by the sugar and tobac-
co trusts. They had put forward some
natives as stool-pigeons to beg for
cried out against the trusts they
would be voting for them. Their voice
would be the voice OF Jacob and their
hand would be the hand of Eusa. Gap
plause.)
The remaining three hours Of the
general debat were divided equally
between the two sides. Mr.. Bailey.
democrat. of Texas. and Mr.. bolivar.
republican, of Iowa, closed for their
respective sides.
Mr.. Bailey spoke first. As he arose
his POLITICAL associates gave him a
round of applause. Preliminary to
beginning his argument, Mr. Bailey
SAID an s~ssusation Mr.. cAMnsn ~
made against the democratic side for
voting the $40. 900. 900 to Spain was the
only portion of that speech that called
for serious reply. MI. Bailey said that
vote committed the democrats to MOTH
ing as to the future policy toward the
Philippines. They voted the money to
discharge an obligation Of the govern
ment incurred without their consent.
Turning to the bill, Mr.. Bailey deciar-
ed that there was involved in it q
question Of law and q question Of NOR
ais.
Taking up the legal question involv-
ed. Mr.. Bailey made an exhaustive ar
gument against the const~itutionality
of the bill. He was listened TO atten-
lively and frequently elected applause.
AS ne proceeded ne aroused the law
yers n the other side and was for a
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crossing words with one or the other
of his adversaries.
During the excitement of the Spanish
war. Mr.. Bailey said, he stood unmov-
ed. He warned his c~ountrymen then
as he warned them today, that the on
%stitution could not be applied to the
government of the colonies. When
emotional statesmen" said he, in con-
cluiOn, were asking who would haul
down the flag, 1 dared to say that 1
would take it down from any place
where the constitutional could not fol-
low 1T. Democratic a~pplause.) Do you
desire to present the anomaly of a
government restrained by the cOnsti-
tuition to shield US and our children if
possessed of deSpotic power in the rest
of the world? How long is the consti-
tuition to HELD us n our children if
its protection is withheld from the
humblest inhabitant. Let me borrow
the words of Lincoln. This republic
cannot endure one-half free and one
half. slave We must be all citizens
or in time we will be all subjects. l
did not want to assimilate these alien
and inferior races and / pray Goo to
deliver US from the task; but if you
will take them they NUT share our des-
tiny with u.s."
The democrats greeted Mr.. Bailey's
conclusion with proarou applause
and half a hundred of them crowded
up the aisle to congratulate him.
Mr.. bolivar, of Iowa, closed the de-
bate for the majority. Long and loud
was the demonstration which greeted
him.
This BILL" he said, lis merely a tenn
porary measure to provide revenue for
Porto Rico. Yet is has been magnified
in this debate until it has been made
to include the whole problem of the
government of all territory acquired by
US by the treaty of Paris. The presi-
dent recommended that congress
should abolish all duties on Porto
Ric: n goods, that the inhabitants of
the stricken island might rebuild
IL ir fallen fortunes and r~egenerate
their shattered industries. Despite the
abuse heaped by the press upon this
bill I am prepared to show that it will
do exactly what the president recon-
mended should be done" (A~pplause.)
Taking up the conStitutionality is
sue, Mr.. bolivar said: IF the consti-
tuition of the United States establishes
free trade between Manila and San
Francisco, as it undoubtedly does be-
tween Maryland and Virginia, then the
fact that we have got into a new COM
petition is only the least trouble hat
is before US. We are in that case dis
armed at once in the momentus de-
| noonI which thic nation hoc made for
equal rights in the commerce of Asia.
I violate no secret of this government
when I say today there is pending in
the state department the most elabor-
ate commercial negotiation ever at
tempted in the history Of Jul diploma
I cy, based upon a pledge made by our
| commissioners at Paris that whatever
we did in the Pacific ocean we would
maintain an open o for the COM
! merce Of the world. And 1 want to ask
| republicans, n / want NO ask demo-
Gratis from Georgia, from South Caro-
| lima. from the great cotton belt of the
| south who are looking forward to the
| opportunities that are wrapped up in
u in the. Porto Rico ocean
in time to GOMEZ want to ask them
| with what countenance we can stand
| before the cabinets of Europe, protest
! ing against the occupation Of the ports
| of China to the prejudice of Ameri-
can trade, when we ourselves from our
| headquarters on the border, being car
| ried away by u own constitution,
deliberately draw a commercial dead
line about the Philippine islands for
the permanent exclusion of everybody
else"
Concluding Mr.. bolivar pleaded for
faith in the American republic and its
future mission and delivered a warm
eulogium on President Mckinley.
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until s o'clock.
At the night session Messrs. Talbert
of South Carolina; Bellamy, Of North
Carolina; Denny, of Maryland: Burke
of Texas; Quarles, of Virginia: Dough.
erty, Of Missouri; Rixey, of Virginia
Stokes, of South Carolina, and Ste.
vens. of Texas, democrats, spoke
against the bill.
AT Q o'clock the house adjourned.
A MURDER AT A FUNERAL.
Pleasant Hill, Ga, February 81
George Williams, a young negro man
killed his mother while they were fol.
| lowing the cOrDSe of the Sba anC