The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
Statesman's Prot est
Against Imperialism.
Mastery Argument by Mas
sacnusets' Senior Senator.
SOLEMN WARNING TO HIS
PARTY.

senior senator tor M Massacnusetts, oC'
cupied the attention of the senate
with speech in opposition to the
policy of imperialism" upon which
he maintained, this government had
embarked. As prepared, the address
was $4,000 words in length, but Mr
Hoar omitted much of it owing to
an incipient attack of grip from
which he was suffering.
The speech was brilliantly written.
was illuminated with splendid rhetor-
ical figures and was rich with
citations from history. One OF the
notable parts of the address was the
eulogy of Aguinaldo Mr. Hoar did
not Iiken the insurgent leader to
Washington, as has been done here
tofore. but to Kossuth, Dom Paul.
Joubert, Nathan Hale add other
builders of the church of liberty. ln
atatecrafs he likened Aguina!do aud
his associates in the leadership of the
Filipinos to the best minds ever pro
drced in the Aeiatic race which
handed down to us stthe Scriptures
of the Old abd New Testaments, the
poetry of Solomon and the profound
philosophy of Paul !"
One of the most effective parts OF
his address was his fancied roll cali
of Some of the distinguished states
men of the United States on the
ouestion of the retention of the
Philippines. He began With George
Washington aud closed with VIM.
Mckinley, each in a sentence giving
the reason for his vote Every vote
was in the negative. except that the
Aaron Burr, who voted Eyes" and
explained: "You are repeating my
buccaueeripg expedition down the
Mississippi. am to be vlndlca
fed at last. When the name OF Wn
Mckinley was called, he replied:
aThere has been cloud before my
vis;on for a moment, but see clearly
now; I 20 back TO what / said two
wears ago: 'Forcible annexation Is
criminal aggression ; governments
derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed. not OF some
of them, but of all of them. | Will
stand with the fathers of the repub
lie | will stand with the founders
of the Republicad party. No
The effect was dramatic AS Mr.
Hoar pronounced his peoration the
stiffness in tne chamber was intense
Applause swept over the galleries,
but it was hnshed quickly by the
president pro tempore.
Mr. Hoa: took as his text the
Reveridge resolution declaring the
Philippines United States terri
tory he cited the glory of the
war with Spain. the prosperity OF the
American people at it's close, enlogiz
ed President McKiuley's course at
that time. cbaracterizing hlm as the
beet beloved president who ever eat
in the chair of Washington. He
begged the republican party not to
recede from it's principles and said
if .wheu we made the peace treaty,
we had adhered to the purpose we
declared when we declared war; II
we had dealt with the Philippine isl
ands as we promised to deal. have
dealt, and expect to deal with Cuba.
the country would have escaped the
loss of 5000 brave soldiers, other
thousands of wrecked and shattered
lives. the sickness Of many more, the
expenditure of hundreds of millions
and what is far worse than all, the
traupling uoder foot of it's cherished
ideals
II do not expect to accomplish
anything for liberty in the Philippine
islands So. through the Republican
party but upon it the fate of these
islands for years to come is to
deneno canno: LOOK with favor
mon MIR Bsyan is an alternative.
81 believe saas DOT OILY perseverance
in the psesep, policy viii be the aban-
donueos of the principles upon which
onr .oacrume.s Is foaudea, that 1t viii
change ouc republic 'oto an empire,
thu. oar methods Ct Legislation, Of
diplomacy. ,f administration must
hera:;er be those Which belong to
empires aud 90. ;hose Whlch belong to
republics bus believe PERSISTENCE IL
this ss.emps will rsenls 10 the defeat
and ovee,e.ow OF the Republican
party
Toacbiog upon toe oooslita'looality
Of ,ac qusss'oa a. issue, Mr. Hosr said
Il bold that this acquisition OF terri
,ory, noldios aud governing can Dc
Only meaoe for coos'''a''ooa' e'd
Ard I maintain shat 3ou Gao 90 more
hold ADD goveso territory than you oa1
held and manage oacooos or deets .c'
o,.o. .ha, A constitutional end