The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-16


hood and upon whom eventually the re-
sponsibiiity OF government will fall They
should see how important 1t is they should |
cultivate good digestion, hopeful
heart and cheerful mind
Mr.. Wolcott said he did not share the |
suggestions that utterances here had any /
influence upon the insurgents. II Agui-
Daldo had his ear to the ground, he must
know how utterly trhing Is the captious /
cavlIing that went on here. There was |
not an honest democrat who did not ad-
nit that II his party we're In power the |
first thing to be done would be to crush |
the insurrection. II our soldiers In Ma
Mia will take care OF Aguinaldo and his |
sympathizers as they are doing, said he, |
our people at home viii take care OF |
Aguinaldo's sympathlzers In the senate |
and in the country.
Mr.. Wolcott recalled Mr.. Pettigrews |
statement that II he (Pettigrew) were |
Filipino. he would nght until he was |
gray against the aggressions Of the United |
states ~ have no doubt he would night,
remarked Mr.. Wolcott sarcastcaly. III
he were Tagalo. II is possible they |
might take him by adoption J can pic
ture him now-clad principally In the
genial pleasant smile for winch ne y
noted (laughter) blazing away with his
blunderhuss against every one In sight
a suggestion that the senator aud Agui-
naldo inHugurate an exchange might, Tor
the purpose OF experiment, not be with
out its attraction. II the exchange should
take place and II Aguinaldo, brave, loyal
and patriotic stood here representing the
State OF South Dakota, whose sons had
bled and died in defense OF the flag. he
would not be found traducing the presl-
dent OF the United States and slanderlng
an maligning the soldiers at the front.
charging them with being swindlers ana
depredatorg" The resolutions to which
Ill afr
Wolcott declared were Of no importance
because they were smothered and engulfed
IN the broader resolution that called for
all information in the possession OF the
executive. They were simple petty carp
ings which contained the suspicious IN
timaton that there had been crooked
and dishonorabe conduct No step had
been taken. Mr. Wolcott said, that did not
reflect upon the people of the United
states. He read from the presidents
message the extract about the duty OF the
government after the insurrection was
over To spare mo effort 70 build up the
| waste places" TO open schools ana
4 churches" to "foster trade and industry,
1 and concluding with the words that 1t
/ was their liberty, not our power which
| we were seeking to enhance. That
said Mr. Wolcoit IL the last public ut
( terances OF the president whose treat
( ment Of the Filipinos Is described by
the senator from South Dakota as brutal
| and cruel We had taken The Philip
! pines" he said, not as n conquest but
/ ms one OF the highest duties We owed the
human race We had entered into the
/ war with spain because we could not
! listen 10 the cries OF distress that came
4 from Cuba When we inaugurated the
/ war no one dreamed OF the Philippines,
/ but when it was closed so quickly and so
VIGOROUSLY we found 5.000,000 people sui
fering from oppression and cruelty, Spain
defeated and bankrupt and the Philippines
floating dcreicts. We had taken them
because to have allowed them to DRIFT
helplessly into the power OF another
would have raised international oompil-
cations We would have been compelled
10 take them had they been as bleak ana
barren as the desert OF Sahara"
Mr.. Wolcott said we might be com
PEELED to keep the islands indefinitely he
then directed his attention to the speecn
delivered by Mr.. Beveridge last week
saying that the senator from Indiana nae
told of a mountain OF gold, OF cohee, o.
hemp of corn OF the rich aud templlh.
valley OF I,uzon aud he bad said our com
; merce by the retention OF the 5and'
I would be richly rewarded, MY. Prcsl
. dent" said Mr. Wolcott, The argumen
1 OF the senator from Indiana Is base ant
+ sordid. This war, Y We consider mrs
3 our duty TO tho people OF the islands, Il
( the noblest ever fought, but II our purpose
= in retaining them Is that they are rich
= the war will so down as miserable ans
s degraded one as ever disgraced the his
= tory OF the middle ages. There was
g disposition, he continued, referring agar
a 10 Mr. Bevordge's speech {, treat IN
T. auestlons Involved with q sentimentalit
a somewhat maudliu n was possible tina
/ we were chosen people as Mr.. BeVeridg
had said. whom God Almighty had made
- trustee for tho civilization OF The worlC
y. But II so We would need 20 treble on
:, neet Of war vessels we would have +
y oin England and Germany in the part
tion Of china we must not seize Mada
n gascar and Port Arthur.
e MY own idea OF the mission OF Amer
u lca said the senator, lis that the la'
hope Of the republics, that our hroa'
70 large fortile area will gradually NIL up
n the admission OF the foreigners and OF
n pressed OF other lands and that In da'
10 Of peace we viii work ont the nohle
!? and highest social problems, We WI
N say TO the rulers OF the old world; 'ft
At may hold your thrones as long as u
ID people win permit hut this continent sha
e forever be devoted to liberty you sha
tn not step your foot upon lt. That Is OF
l. destiny, believe It. IL idle 10 talk
nv our being Gods chosen people
r. Mr. Woicott said he was startled by NJ
IA BeyerldRe's statement that charity did n
AZ begin at homo but was filtered In from u
hi outside. with the municipal corruptiC
a- that all admitted existed. Il was ridiculot
10 talk of appointing a lot Of lndiaI
politicians IN the Philippines and lettll
the reflected glory Of our republic shil
: aoross the seas to make their admin
y. tration pure aud holy. IL that was
y. then the island would he worth milllo
W though they existed on lava beds and q
~ craters Of dead volcanoes, But, MIR. We
"a colt said, we were bound to make maj
~ mistakes and before we finished We mig
=, believe We had taken over from Spain
~, ~ home for ineorrigihles
~ But concluded Mr. Wolcott, lin {
~ closing hour Of the century when I
~ world Is growing more benehcent VIII
:, the rich are growing richer and t
a. poorer class richer too, the time will con
ha IL we do our duty. when the sun Viii
ho now shines so brightly over our count
ed will shed its refulgent rays upon far d
40 tant seas"
=, Mr. Pettgrew replied briefly 20
~ wolcott The latter had stated. be sa
IN that he had never a kind word for his
"a sociates In the senate. Yet Mr. Pettigr
NJ said his relations with HIS colleagues h
~ been most pleasant The senate could
nv hide behind the large personality Of I
lr senator from Colorado. 81 have dot SIP,
A." much time. said MIR Pettigrew 'in lal
ew ing him. although | am ready to conf
ord he has large voice. He did not thi