The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
DEPEw ON THE PHILIPPINES.
The senator Speaks fn Favor of Ter
rIInrinI ENnnmsinn.

EAApFAaA fsARAuNhom.
At the close Of the routine morning busi-
ness in the Senate today. Mr. T6rlcy. who
had the floor in the Quay case. said that
be would let that matter go over until
after Senator Depew should complete
his remarks on the Philippine ques-
| tion. OF which that Senator had given no.
| tice- Thereupon Mr. Depew proceeded 20
address the Senate. As his own desk is at
| the extreme right of the Democratic side
Of the chamber he had accepted the offer
/ Of Mr. Allison 20 occupy his seat on the
/ Republican side well in front Of The Pre-
| siding Officers chair.
Senator Depew said in part;
In the wide range which has been Civ
| en- 10 the discussion OF the Philippine sub
I ject, many questions have been raised
which IN my judgment have been settled
I by events. They embrace our right TO gov
ern the Philippines. to stay there. the ex-
istence Of a de facto Philippine Govern
ment, alleged Understandings from our
Government 10 the Filipino Government
for a recognition Of its independence. the
| title Of the United States To the archipela-
20, the power OF the United States to sub
due lnsurrsctOn within the islands or 10
impose its laws upon their people. and the
power under the Constitution. for the
: United States 10 acquire territories and 10
govern hem. except under the familiar
Territorial form. with the understanding
shat a, the proper time they shall be ad
mitted as States.
FsrrltOrially. constitutionally and by the
dCc siOns Of the Supreme Court the United
States has been expanding for nearly a
Century. At the close OF the Administra-
zion Of Washington our country was bound
ed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Ohio Riv-
er. England on the north. and Spain and
France south and west blocked the possi-
/ hiiities OF development and commercial
power Jefferson was the author Of the
Declaration OF Independence Of the strict
construction theory OF the Constitution and
OF the extreme doctrine OF State rights. He
is claimed by the anti-expansion party to-
day as their example and guide. He saw
that the West must have an outlet or the
! fairest portion Of our country remain
wilderness He opened negotiations with
Napoleon for a harbor al the mouth Of the
Mississippi and transit over its waters.
Jefferson saw Immediately a meaning
and a sovereignty in the Constitution
which opened his mind almost as was that
Of Paul on his journey TO Damascus. He
eagerly said. We will to the remark of
I Talleyrand. Napoleon's famous minister.
Why Dot take il alp and for 81. 600 600
the inhabil nts French. Spanish, and Ind
I ian. and the territory became ours
'Monore followed JeffersOns example
and in 1919 bought Florida from Spain for
1 s.. .OO0. 900. and Pierce Arizona from Mexi-
/ co for SO. O00. GOO. while Seward secured
Alaska from Russia for 81. 600 000
There have been tyrants and usurpers,
/ II President Mckinley is one, doing these
same things in the past as he has done.
and they are Thomas jefferson. James
Monroe, James X. Polk. and Franklin
Pierce.
The ratification Of the Peace Treaty by
| the Senate made it. in the language OF the
Constitution, the supreme law of the
| land The President and Congress have
/ no discretion. They must obey this law
They must hold these territories as they
must held New Mexico. They must pro-
| vide government for them as they must
also for Alaska. They must suppress in
! surrection by the same right and duty as
they did when Geronimo and his tribe re-
| belled IN Arizona
The Quay case was taken up at 40
| o'clock and Mr.. Turley continued his
! speech in support Of the resolution against
the admission Of the Pennsylvanian TO a
seat I'm the Senate.