The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-23

| Tor every gag OF nour anu evsry thhrb VI
pork that goes TO Porto Rico 25 per osnt
Of the high duties must be paid. Ia this
the feast Of liberty 30 whioh We have in
tilted those trusting psoplef Remember
that 10 the race from which our inttitu-
tions come has great virtues 10 has great
faults AZ we'll. II may not ts cruel like
the Spar ish race. but is IL free from
outiiity. do you want 40 instano, from
its history which may show you tn, way
you are diiuingi To the west of England
there rises from the sea an island larger
but not more beautiful than Porto Hi9o-
Ireland. English statesmen taxed and
leg islated the linen and other great In
dustr les Of Ireland almost out Of existence
and her people were beggared. That ys-
tenn has been abandoned by England, but
although today b fish al izsn 10
Ireland has equal rights with B'ttih
ci izsn In any other part Of the empire.
generations viii fail to obli esrats the bit
ter memories Of the oppression and wrons
which rankle In the hearts Of the lrish
people.
Do you want TO make Porto Riosn
Irelandf do not care to see our dag en-
blazon the principles Of liberty &C home
and tyranny abroad. I brand with all
my epsrsy this hateful notion, bred some
where In the heathsnish recesses OF Asia
that one man may exsrtiss absolute oon-
troll over another man, or one nation over
another. That notion comforts very
iitsls With my iisa Of American liberty.
1t was resi,ted to the last extremity BY
the heroes who fought ct Bunker Hill
and starved at Valley Forge. II fell bs-
fore the cleaning sabres Of our troopers
death by our guns at Gettysburg and
App ON, ttox. Half . million men gave mp
their Iives that their country might stand
clothed In the Respondent robes Of consti-
tutional Iibsrty and that We mi sht have
a government of laws and not of men for
every man beneath the shining folds OF
the flag. All the sweet voices Of our his
tory plead with Us for that great cause
today, and I do not believe sir. that this
| nation will tolerate any aba udonment OF
that principle which has made her,
morally and physically without a peer
among the nations.
Mr.. Moody of Massachusetts, spoke In
favor OF the bill. Re said he had hoped
to hear HE colleague (MoCalD recall bis
assertion that this bill was step toward
the robber policy Of the British in India
but he had hoped In vain.
The bill, in taking of 20 per cant of the
regular duty on Puerto Rico goods con-
f.rred privilege and advantage to the
people of that island and their industry
which would be boon to any nation. Mr..
Moody declared that the majority pro-
posed TO abide by the spirit Of the consti-
tuition rather than Its letter, and deridsd
those who were guided only by paper
constitution"
Ths chief reliance Of the opposition had
been In the dictum OF Chief Justice Mar
shall In i.ouRh6oroush vs. Blake. but
MIR. Moody said this Case had been sub
III itteu TO the court OF Tuesday and de-
oiasd on the follwing Friday and he was
n OF ready to accept such q hastily formed
dictum as determine ing the very dessiniss
Of the country. The attitude OF Webster
by Mr.. Moody who declared that Mr.. Mo
Call In quoting Webster bad wrested q
portion Of the statement from Its context,
thus changing the meaning and placing
Webster in a position which should make
him turn In his grave.
mr. fafket, OF NOW Jerrcys "ouo
isgaI argument In support OF the reeulsri-
| ty OF the proposed tariff and also urged
| that 10 ou'd prove OF substantial advhn-
| tage to the i,land.
At five clock, the House took recess
| until 8 PM, when the debate Continued.
AT the night session speeches were made
BY Wilson of South Carolina. Lewis OF
Geo rgia and Spight Of Mississippi In OPP
position O the bill, The session was an =
,irsly without noteworthy incident and
at Q p. m. the House adjourned.