New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-31

if any commercial or class interest which it is
best Judges of what is fair and right and honest
prevail II We not bound by the letter Of the
mainly to deal we with tbes ey 5use t and 4
OF American institutions and American civiiiza-
The people Mr. President, look upon this as
q and Bss Of good faith b and
shocked and the National heart and conscience
The people believe. the President did when he
Wore In h.s ANNUAL message that our plain duty
Is TO abolish the customs tariff between the United
sentence by heart and they Will epes fnGw i6as
Of times within the year from its deverance unless
duty. The people believe that this is a question
If this bill becomes law p It viii Stand greatly in
the way Of the development of that little island,
a tax of 10 per cent the next Congress may levy a
be by everybody s'ep definite hss fT pocI o OWL
ard Puerto Rico. Business interests will know
Will go there and soon change the deplorable CON
di5ions now existing. Uncertainty will paralyze
The Constitution may or may not follow the flag
stand unouestoned wherever the Stars and Stripes
or deal with people who are in our power or ere
inferior TO US in advantages and opportunity except
10 be strictly just and TO keep perfect good faith
rdng plea t s5Ig in the appeals
or policy II is question Of principle is
Pe PR5 shan that We sboud all be 1t Of
important stem in legislation for our new bosses
ssions. should be such TO commend itself to the
Judgment and conscience of the American people
Mr.. PETTUS's AMUSING SPEECH.
At the close of Mr. Proctor's speech Mr. Pettus
of Alabama addressed the Senate on some Of the
constitutional phases presented by the Puerto
Rican bill Il win attempt to show" he said
now majority OF this Senate has quit the pub
lie road-the road pointed out by the law of the
lsnd-and also show what the result will he In
discussing this question, we will go back 70 the
very foundations. The great error of those in the
majority here is that they in violation OF all
cur notions OF justice and common sense They
take their departure in the sense that the United
States is sovereign in the that some Euro
pean nations sovereigns. II is not So and can
never De. We are governed in relations with
these territories by the laws Of nations so far as
they are applicable. The idea is that when terri
Tory is ceded TO a nation. that nation cannot
necessarily exercise the powers Of IFS rornar ou,r
ershIp' II must exercise sway in accordance with
It's own limitations. When took these islands
We TOOK them with the limitations of exercising
only such power them as was possible IN +be
conditions OF the United Sta res
FROM this time forward Mr. Pettuss sneac, woe
personal IN Its application. He first took Mr. Gal
u TASK / was very much entertained by
the Senator from new Hampshire Yesterday" he
SAID when he informed us that he was not :
lawyer, and he proved IL 20 us not only, nv assor-
ii's H. ou' oy mis- argument. Lawyers know that
'eh you come TO read decision OF a Judge Won
must taAe all he SAYS subject; that II will not
her hTti
nat Is exactly what the Senator did in quoting
Justice Bradley in the Mormon Church ca se
men went on TO relate an anecdote ilustrat-
-e ms Point, IN which preacher when the Sen
a'or was boy, had figured in Alabama Tbe
MINISTER ne said was learned in the Bible az
my friend from New-Hampshire is I'm the law
C-aushIerD He said Brethren. nv text TODAY
vi De the ioIlo~ins Seven sons did Milcah bear
unto Enon" Now I expect, Brethren the preacher
went on If you would look at the commentaries
you would find various meanings TO this text. bu+
t@hihs common sense view Of it, I will say this.
eAPect mat Enon was sick and the doctor told
his seven sons, great strong fellows that II was
4psolu1ey necessary that he should have milk for
his nutriment; and thereupon the seven sons wen,
OUT 10 look UP the cows The cows had not come !
uP the hlsht before, and so the could not find
them; but they across bear and thav |
MIXED her and carried the milk TO Enon: and so |
brethren, 1t is writ, seven sons did milk bear
unto Enon."
That preacher" concluded MI Pettus amid an
oufburst of laughter. had as accurate a concep-
tlon OF the Scriptures some OF our Senators |
nave or the law of the land
GUNS TURNED ON Mr.. BEvERrDGE
Mr.. Pettus then turned his attention to the snseoh
OF Senator Beverage. and said:
We had a wonderful defamation YESTERDAY from, |
o III Ieal orator-wonderful II marvellous in
that such thing has never before been heard in 4
me 3enate' When you get genuine orator he Is
mon sense. (Laughter.) When ii is NECESSARY IN
ne IerVor OF oratorical hourishes, prove a prop
osltlon true or false rules of common sense and |
the decent observance what is due to Others |
must not stand in the way Of maintaining my !
necessary must break down the ideas of any OBJ !
servance Of what the Senator from Vermont has /
characterized the best policy" II Il is neces-
sary must draw on my imagination for facts ard |
on my memory for flights Of fancy Ovid Bolus |
did When an orator speaks he has right in the
fervor Of his oratory here in the United States |
senate. IN reference to the Republicans and Demo-
Choose a no r a ana any other men who may
enemies TO the Government. He has q right to |
speak Of them opponents Of the Government
The Government, in his mind, lie me and nv wife
my n son John and his wife-us four and more
Mr. President. l amazed at that speech I |
once before heard one that went off IN that drec-
ton tell you the senior OF junior Senator from !
Junior Senator from Maine. I not know which !
will have to take some action in reference ," that
orator There is no doubt about n in ne 10 o 1'
{ Laughter There will have be some caucus on |
the matter. Q~aughter) tell you. Mr. President /
not devote their time If they want TO serve their
party well. better than to take consideration |
Mr.. President, the Master had select a /
man TO lead the Children of Israel of Egypt /
and through the wilderness 10 Canaan. He did not I
select orator. Uaughter) No he selected one
of these men from Iowa or Maine and his name
U.aughter.) But Moses told his Master 10 His face
that he could do it, because he could not speak
is Aaron. he speaks we'll and they took Aaron
along. in command-that was not allowed-but .
when Moses. his Masters order went up into |
the mountain for the Tables. the left in /
put al me people down TO worship the golden calf
(Laughter) More people worship the golden calf |
his people were all down worshipptng the golden |
calf the man of God appeared. and he pulled out /
ms SWORD ana ushlaioed 20 Know VINO was on ne
knees drew his sword and got on Moses's side and !
went 70 killing the Israeli.es along with Moses.
All these orators viii DO the same thing uaush- /
tfr)-the last one Of them. We saw an instance OF /