Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-21
NIB. H0AR AND THE PHILIPPINES

HE speech OF Senator 6oAR deliver
ed in the United States Senate Tues
day, April 17,h, was one of the ablesi
philipics ever delivered in that cham
Der.
His action in calling the attention
of the American people to the compass
OF Independence and the guiding star
of the republic was sublime.
1t must have far reaching effect
upon the campaign now pending before
the people of this country.
1t is plainly evident that we are
wrong in our dealings with the Filipi-
nos. and it is 20 be hoped that steps
will be taken to change our policy and
make it conform to the cardinal prin-
ciples of the republic.
The daily press says:
"The speech was brilliantly written,
was illuminated with spler did rhetori-
| cal figures, anu was rich with citations
from history. One of the notable parts
OF the address was the eulogy of Agui-
naldc. Mr.. Hoar did not liken the in
surgent leader 80 Washington, as has
been done heretofore, but TO Kossuth,
Dom Paul 10 bert, Nathan Hale, and
other builders of the church of liberty.
In statecraft, he likeped Aguinaldo
and his associa ties in the leadership OF
the FIlipinos to the best minds ever
produced In tn Asiat'c race, u race
whic handed down TO us the Script
| ures OF the Old and New Testaments
the poetry Of David. the clog uence OF
Isaiah. the wisdom of Solomon, and
the profound philosophy OF Paul"
One OF the most effective parts of
| the address was his fsncied
roll-csn of some of the distinguished
statesmen of the Unite States on the
que tion Of the retention of the Philip
pines He began with George Wash
| ing-on and closed with William
Nc Kinley, each in q sentence giving
the reason for hi vote. Every vote
was in the mega i've, except that of
Aaron Burr. VIII voted yes and ex.
planned: You are repeating my buc-
caneeriDg expedition down the Missis-
sippi. l SIN to be vindicated at last .
when the name OF William Mckinley
was called, he repl ed:
There has bsen cloud before INV
vision for q moment, but see clearly
now; go back to what / said two
years ago: Forcible amt Ration il
criminal aggression; governments de-
| rive their just powers from The con
sent OF the governed, not OF soms of
tn m, but of all Ct them. will stand
with the fathers Of the republic. I
Will stand with the founders OF the Re-
publican party. No.
The effect was dramatic. As Mr..
Hoar pronounced his peroration the
stiffness in the chamber was INTENSE.
Applause swept over he galleries, but
it was hushed quickly by the President
pro tempore
And again:
Senator Hoar began his speech
wi b an elcqpent reference to the
glory which had attended the war
with Spain, glory which was coupled
with the hope that the liberated psople
could establish their own I'M ependence
IN freedom and honor, He appealed
20 the REPUBLICAN party not to depart
lrom It's Old principles, not to commit
itself to despotism. If when we made
the treaty of peace said Mr.. Hosr,
we had adhered to the purpose we de-
olared when we declared war: If we
had dealt with the Philippine Islands
as we p omise to deal, have dealt, and
expect to deal with Cuba, the country
would have escaped the loss OF 8 600
brave soldiers, other thousands of
wrecked and shattered lives, the sick.
ness OF many more, the expenditure of
hundreds of millions, and what ia far
worse than all, the trampling under
foot OF its cherished ideals There
would have been to day q noble repub.
lie In the East, sitting docile at our
feet, receiving from us civilization,
laws, manners, and giving in turn ev.
erything the gratitude of q free PEG.
pie could give-love, obedience, trade,
Ii these things had bsen done, moth
ing at home accordi " to Mr.. Hoar,
could have withstood the great party
aRd the great President who had done
them. We should have Q me from the
next election with q solid North and
have carried half the South. You
would ct least have been spared the
spectacle Of great Republican States
rising la revolt against Republican
policies
Senator Hosr sssersed. howexsr