Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-01-18
SENATOR HOAR'S REJOINDER.
Neu York Epeninr po.t. Jnn. lOtn.

New York Evening Post, JAM 10th.
Senator Hoar rendered an important
service to the cause Of human freedom
by the few words of reply which he ut
tered at the conclusion OF Senator
Beveridge's speech yesterday. Although
he had announced his purpose to make
q set speech on the subject of the de-
bate, he saw the importance of prick-
ing without delay the gas bag that the
Indiana Senator had been SO long in
hating. This was done neatly and
effectively by calling attention to the
fact that in the whole of Mr.. Bever--
idge's address, so carefully prepared
and printed and distributed before de-
livery, the words right, justice, duty
and freedom were wholly wanting.
Then he added that the eloquence OF
the speech he had just listened to re.
minded him of the incident in the life
of Christ where the devil had tempted
our Lord with the promise Of great
power and riches and had received Tor
answer the words: SECT thee behind
me, Satan To those who take the
mercantile view of the Philippine ques-
| tion it will not be a sufficient answer
to say that it ignores the principles OF
our religion, the traditions of our an
4 cestrys the theory of our. government.
4 But to the mass of the American people
| it ought to be most moving appeal.
Yet, this was, perhaps, not the most
4 significant uttefance in Senator Hoar's
brief reioinder. He went on to say
that practically every statement Of the
fact in Senator Beveridgs's speech was
refuted by reports received from Ad-
4 miraI Dewey, Gen. Otis and other
official sources. - This was most
sweeping statement and could only be
/ Justified by knowledge of the existence
| of reports from those officers which
have not yet been made public. That
such documents exist, or that Senator
Hoal believes they exist, is made
manifest by the resolution of inquiry
which he Introduced yesterday, asking
for copies of all official communications
to or from Aguinaldo or any other per-
son commanding or representing the
forces in hostility to the United States
, in the Philippines In letter which
we reprint, Senator Hoar makes more
, definite allusion to this unpublished
correspondence, saying that he has him.
self read some of these letters and that
, they establish the fact that Aguinalde
. is an honest patriotic and brave man,
! and is the chosen leader OF the Philip
cine Islands. From other sources thu
, report has gained currency that at tine
time when the President sent his proc
, lamation to the Filipinos which Gen
, Otis altered ON account of its inoendi
Y ary character peace had been practi
& cally secured. 1t has been rumored
a late that the naval and militar.
authorities in the Philippines, befor
i the Presidents proclamation was re
| ON hn Y1otpt nf 0ou1inQ II
a an arrangement with Aguinaldo, b.
Z which hostilities would have beel
avoided altogether. Ii such are th
facts, then the responsibility for all tn
waste of blood and treasure that ha
taken place since We bought or tool
the islands, rest on William Mckinley
rs and not on untoward circumstances, a
he would have us believe.
g In Senator Hoar's letter he answer
u the question so often put, 'Wha
!. should we do with the PhilippinesP'
" He says that he would do exactly wka
IS we have done and are now doing i
p Cuba. He would send tc Manila Ger
:, Wood or Admiral Dewey, or some office
q who enjoys the confidence of the Fill
q pinos, with instructions to assure thel
u of our intention to put them eventual
y in control of their own government,
assist them in establishing it, ard
J. guarantees them against foreign inte
Y. vention. There is no novelty in tn
T. plan. 1t has been suggested many time
70 1t has the merit of simplicity. II al
es such assurance had been received fro
~ George Ill, before hostilities brot
out in the American colonies, or eve
after they had broken out, and If E'
mund Burke or Lord Chatham or al
70 other man in whom our fathers hi
confidence had been sent to carry
he into effect, the war would have come
a an end, to the great happiness of bo
be countries then and thereafter.
!. What prevents the adoption of sue
D. policy now? Nothing but the gras
on ing disposition which finds voice al
IS, expression in Senator Bereridge
1; speech. 1t is the lust of conquest, Il
or desire for gain, the greed of terrific
le- and of power over others. Lit is q
I'M spirit of dominion, of possession, of IL
,al perialism-a spirit at deadly stri
,6. with our principles of government,
er variance with the Declaration of Ind
,rs pendence, with the preamble of o
sr- Constitution, and with tho tenets
2; Christianity. Senator Hoar has high
,es honored himself by the stand he b
BIS taken, and has given courage and no
Or to multitudes OF his oountrymen W
still cherish the ideas upon which t
,es republic was founded, by showing tht
-, that they are not without tirst-rt
Ter leadership in the highest councils
the nation.