The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-18

The feature OF yesterdays session IN
The Senate was the speech Of Senator Hoar
in opposition to the rentention OF the
Philippine Islands lis delivery occupied
three hours and ten minutes, and its cosa
was followed by storm Of handc-anping
in the galleries. so spontaneous and de-
termined that the presiding officer. Mr.
FRYE. recognized the futility Of interier-
ence. and simply let il wear itself cut
When all was quiet he delivered the
usual lecture to the galleries
Senators Of both parties had listened to
the speech from opening to close with aIp1-
rently very great interest and aPpre -iatio1'
and there were more OF them in their
seats at the peroration than there were
at the cvordum. Former Senator Saer-
man and Governor McMillin OF Tennessee
heard parts OF the speech
The speech was all in type. and most OF
it was read from printed slips. but some
portions of ii we're delivered OF
hand and with much feryor and Nigor-
Before beginning his remarks Mr. Hear
requested that on account! Of the state OF
his health he be not Interrupted. and SAID
that when he concluded he would be glt d
to answer any questions on the sutje- {
that might be asked.
Retrospective View.
Mr.. Hoar began his speech as follows:
Mr.. President. When. on the sth 4
July. 1898. less than two years ago. The
Ismented Vice President declared the ses-
sion Of the Senate at an end, the people
OF the United States were at the high
water mark OF prosperity and glory. No
other country on earth, in all history ever
saw the like. It was an American pros
perity and an American glory.
We we're approaching the end Of great
century From thirteen states We had be-
come forty-fve states. From 100000
people we had become S0.000.GOO. An
enormous foreign commerce. promising o
grow to still vaster proportions In the 10 ar
future. was thrown into insigEifcan by
an internal commerce almost passing tfe
capacity Of numbers TO calculate. our
manufactures. making their way past hes
tile tariffs and fiscal regulations were dis
placing the products OF the greatest manu-
featuring nations in their own marke IS.
South OF US. from the Rio Grande to Care
Horn. our Monroe Doctrine had ban n'shed
from the American continent the p1We-s 5
OF Europe; Spain and France had retired.
monarchy had taken its leave; ard the
whole territory was occupied BY republics
owing their freedom 10 us. forming their
Institutions on our example. Our tag.
known and honored throughout the earth.
was welcomed everywhere in friendly ports
and ioated everywhere On friendly seas
We were the freest, richest. strongest ua-
tion on the face Of the earth-st. Ong n
all the elements Of material strength.
stronger stiIl in The justice and liberty on
which the foundations Of our empire wss
laid. Rich in all material wealth, We
were richer still in a noble history and "a
those priceless ideals by which a Republic
must live or bear no life.
From all over the country came he
voice Of well-paid labor dwelling il happy
homes full Of c0ntentment with the pres
ent and OF hope for the fftre Capital was
seeking new investments on ala sides. or
domestic market rescued from foreign IL
vascn. Was our own. Foreign markets
were opening The balance Of trade was
on our side. The product Of American il
dustry was carried abroad on an over
Whelming and increasing tide
Mir. Hoar then told Of the feeling Of the
people Of the country when the war had
closed. describing the glory Of American
achievements in both hemispheres. and
said:
1t was not that we had beaten Spain
II was not that IS 900 600 people had con-
quered 15000. 600. Not that the spirit Of
the nineteenth century had been too much
for the spirit OF the fifteenth century. Not
that the young athlete had felled TO the
ground decrept old man Of ninety. II
was not that the American mechanic and
engineer in the machine shop could make
better ships or better guns; or that the
American soldier or sailor had displayed
the same quality in battle that he had
shown on every held-at Bunker iill, at
yorktown. at Lundy's Lane. az New Or
leans. at Buena Vista, at Gettysburg; IL
every sea fight on Lake Erie or on the At
lsntic. Nobody doubted the skill CT tbs
American general, the gallantry of th'
American admiral. CT the courage Of thl
American soldier or sailor.
'.The glory Of the war and OF he victor,
was that il was a war and a victory in IN,
interest OF liberty. The American fai
had appeared as a liberator in both hemi
spheres: when il fOsted over Havana O.
Santiago or Manila, there was written o.
Its folds, where all nations could read il