The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-02
ARM OF THE LORD IN 1T
SUCH is THE OPINION OF MR..
SIBLEY.
DEBATE ON LYNCHINGS IN THE SOUTH
Messrs KIutts and Griggs Defend the South.
KIutts' Strong Words Evoke Applause.
Mr.. Daniel in the Senate Speaks
on the Financial Measure.

Joseph Sibley, of Pennsylvania, whose
eloquent and earnest championship of free
silver featured the Fffty-fou Congress,
assaulted his Democratic colleagues today
for their opposition to expansion in a
speech that made the floor and galleries
roar. Mr. Sibley has recanted his views
ON free silver and is now generally out
of line with his colleagues on the Demo-
cratic side.
The remainder of the debate touched
on mediation in the Transvaal war,
lynchings in the South and on the jury
law in Hawaii.
The conference report on the Urgent
Deficiency Bill was adopted. 1t was
only a partial agreement. Two items
were still in dispute. The House then
went into committee of the whole and re-
stunned consideration of the Indian APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Shafroth Coli
made a speech saying it is 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 Republics.
The British demands, he said, We're out
Tageous.
Mr.. Talbert IS. c. denounced Mr.. Lin
ney On CO for his reflections upon the
fair name of the South yesterday.
Mr. Sibley spoke for an hour. He had,
ne said, heard no argument against ter
ritorial enlargement which was not urg-
ed against the annexation of Louisiana
and Texas.
lis there any parallel?" asked Mr..
II tho tpr II,
the Louisiana purchase, then practically
without population, and the Philippines?'
Nothing has been said about the
Philippines" replied Mr.. Sibley, (which
was not said about the territory now
Missouri. You in Missouri We're classed
as barbarians."
''Do you believe the people IN the
Philippines are susceptible of the civil
cation of the inhabitants of the Louisi-
ana purchaser
81 am not placing limitations upon the
powers of Almighty God answered Mr.,
Sbbley. amid round of Republican APP
plause.
In reply to Mr.. Cochran"s taunt that
civilization was being shot into the Phil
ippines Mr.. Sibley said that the history
of civilization had been traced in human
blood. Wendell Phillips had said that
every achievement of human justice had
gone from rack to rack and scaffold to
Scaffold.
"Shal we hold Porto Rico and the
Philippine archipelago" asked Mr. Sib-
ley-"eyery foot No nation on earth has
a higher right of title to a rod of SOIL
We hold by the double title of purchase
and of conquest, and my belief is that
wherever the shadow of our banner
has fallen there win survive a race of
free men and | would hold Cuba until
stability, order, good government and
the protection of life and property were
assured. | am going to echo the Presi-
DENTS query, Who will haul down the
fag?' Who planted it there! What
Cabinet council, what warrior, what
statesman. what Senator or Represen-
tative. what body Of men formed any
nlan of conquest? The cries of suffering
humanity rang in our ears and we stopped
our ears The grOans were heard but
We answered not. We saw them strip
ned and wounded on our way to Jericho
and like the priest and the Levlte, we
passed by on the other side. Not I'M
heard those cries and groanS at the
throne of the Almighty, who, to awaken
us from apathy, our almost criminal in
difference, permitted the engines of his
lands and people. unworthily ruled, were
to pass from the house of Saul to the
house Of David. God and the valor OF
American arms gave us that territory.
not because we are a nation altogether
free. altogether pure. altogether blame
less but because working through Him as
an instrumentality He has given it to
the boldest, the freest, the most progress
sive, the most enlightened and the most
Christian Of all the nations of the pres
emit age. (Applause).
He appealed to the Democratic side
to come back to the teachings of the
Democratic fathers. Expansion was n
Democratic doctrine, he asserted. 1t had
been fathered and advocated by Jeffer-
son, Jackson, Polk and Buchanan.
Only towards oppose it, Buchanan
said, and he was the last Democratic
President we have had,". Oaughter)
The Nicaragua Canal should be built
he said. and the Subsidy Bill to en-
courage American shipping passed. China
was to be dismembered. We must reach
out and get our share of its commerce.
We have a mission to fulfill. destiny
to accomplish, an example to be afforded
to the nations how they may justly rule
themselves, not in license but in liberty.
When Mr.. Sibley had concluded he re-
ceived an ovation such as has not been
accorded any member in the House this
session.
The debate then returned to the ques-
ton of lynchings IT. the South
Mr.. Kluttz On. CO., and Mr.. Griggs
(Ga). defended the South. The latter
described some of the atrocities which
led to lynchings. While he did not
Justify law-breaking he declared that
those who condemned the lynchings I'M
qualifedly had water, not blood, in
their veins. (Applause)
Without completing the consideration
of the bill the committee rose Mr..
Weeks (Mich.), submitted the report on