The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-18
.ACUINALDO
: PAINTED AS
A PATRIOT.
v.r.rable Senator HOar occu-
o. '. .Ss Attention of the Senate
F" IN a Lengthy Grafton.
,pFFcH BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN
Mckinley will Stand With the
", W. of the Republic-Day'
Wv Talks on the Naval Bill

..,srrHGToN. D. C., April 17.-For
M",, ,s,1 three hours to-day Mr.
p''. @ %o senior senator from Massa-
h'l,' ,,. ", occupied the attention of the
''-''', y,Itb a speech in opposition to
ga ,,,l,v OF imperialism" upon
ts s he maintained, this govern
Va,", was embarked. AS prepared. the
H..' uos afty thousand words in
,-.S ~. hut Mr. Hoaromitted much of IT.
.-,,,. i,, n an lncipient attack of the
'I,'' y" rom which he was suffering. He
s% ,, far three hours and while 1t was
~ ,..m,n57ps strain on him the more
liant passages Of the argument
.,,, ~, delivered with force and vigor,
sD.scb Was Brilliantly Written.
~. .,socb was brilliantly written,
Illuminated with splendid rhetor-
s,l nj figures. and was rich with cita-
,,,., ,,r f,,m history. one Of the notable
W., W.. n, the address was the eulogy Of
,,nI,ollo. Mr.. Hoar did not liken the
,.,,-,snt leader to Washington, as has
s..n done heretofore, but to Kossuth.
NV, c PAM. Joubert. Nathan Hale and
..,,, bpIIJers OF the church OF liberty.
l. .,,,a craft he Iikened Aguinaldo and
\. associates In the leadership OF the
rloIpos to the best minds ever pro-
I,,sB In the Aslatlc race-a race which
Minded down to us the scriptures of
n, Old and new testaments, the poetry
n David. the eIoqucnce OF Isaiah, the
Vision Of solomon and the profound
rhlosophy OF Paul"
Fnncisd Roll Call of Statesmen.
One o, the most effective parts of the
address was his fancled roll call of
pns o, the distinguished statesmen of
hs United States on the question Of
he retention OF the Philippines. He be-
np with George washington and clos
a with william Mckinley. each in n
sentence giving the reason for his vote.
Every vote was In the negative. except
tha, Of Aaron Burr, who voted "yes"
md explained you are repeating my
hu,taneerlng expedition down the Miss
asppl. am to be vindicated at last"
rbs rFact TUos Dramatic.
When the name OF William Mckinley
vas called he replied:
There has been a cloud before my
vision for a moment, but 1 see clearly
low. 90 back to what I said two
years ago: Forclble annexation is
criminal aggression; governments de-
tive their just powers from the consent
Of he governed, not OF some OF them,
b1, Of all OF them I viii stand with
ih' fathers Of the Republican party.
40"
The effect was dramatic. AS Mr..
Hsr pronounced his peroratIon the
rllHss In the chamber was intense.
ATilg'c swept over the galleries, but
iiEw hushed quickly by the president
p'onnpora.
Naval Bill on Top.
Tha second days debate upon the
naval Appropriation bill in the house
t5'lay was confined closely to the sub
!sct matter OF the bill and was, as a
ule, devoid OF interesting features. The
questions Of armor plate and the build
Ias ot nBhips in government yards
as on yesterday attracted much atten-
ton.
Without preliminary business the
house resumed the consideration OF
the naval appropriation bill. Mr.. Day
Ton. West yIrsInla). a member of the
naval committee, the first speaker, con-
Tended that the naval programme out
"ae4 To the bin was not an extravn-
s'nt one. he said It was not as liberal
y 1t should have been. and predicted
'aa' large appropriations would be re-
CURED In the future.
General debate was closed to-day,
%. tomorrow the bill VIII be read for
amendment under the 1--WE minute rule,