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Senator Hoar Opposes Keeping the
Philippines.
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After the transaction of the routine
business Senator Hoar addressed tho
senate on the Philippine question. In.
tense interest was manifested in the
address by senators. Senator Hears
position upon the subject was well
understood, but as il was known, too
that the speech was to be one of the
greatest Senator Hoar ever delivered
from his point of view the interest in
the utterance was intensified.
Senator Hoar took for his text the
resolution of Senator Beveridge, of In
diana. declaring that the Philippine
islands are territory belonging to the
United States and that the United
archipelago. Senator Hoar spoke with
elaboration, but scarcely with his
usual forcefulness. He requested his
colleagues not to interrupt him in the
course of his speech, indicating that
the state of his health rendered il
undesirable that he should enter into
running debate. He spoke in part
as follows:
Praises President Mckinley.
Senator Hoar began his address by
speaking of the prosperous condition OF
the American people at the close of the
war with Spain. He told of the glory OF
that conflict and of victoryNin the inter
estofliberty. He praised President McKin-
leys course at that time, saying in his
Judgment he was the best beloved presi-
dent who ever sat in the chair of Wash
ington.
Continuing, he said: 1.-THE American peo-
pie, so far as l know, We're all agreed that
their victory brought with it the re-
sponsbility of protecting the liberated
peoples from the cupidity of any other
power until they could establish their OWL
independence in freedom and in honor
II stand here to-day to plead with you
not to abandon the principles that have
brought those things TO pass. l implore
you to keep to the policy that has made
the country great, that has made the re-
publican party great, that has made the
president great.
Will Overthrow Republican Party
II believe not only that perseverance in
the present policy will be the abandon
ment of the principles upon which our gov
eminent is founded, that it will change our
republic into an empire, that our methods
of legislation. of diplomacy, of administra-
ton must hereafter be those which belong
to empires, and not those which belong to
republics; but believe persistence in this
attempt will result in the defeat and over
throw of the republican party"
COnstitutionality of Question.
Touching upon the constitutionality of
the question at issue Senator Hoar said:
Il hold that this acquisition of territory,
holding and governing can be only means
for constitutional end. And l maintain
/. that you can no more hold and govern Ter
ftov,
non or fleets for any other than consti-
tutional end"
Following this Senator Hoar traversed
the constitutional and international field of
the Philippine controversy. covering much
of the same ground he and others have
covered heretofore in the pending discus
sion.
Expansion of Freedom.
Adverting to the authority to be found
in the declaration of independence for eX-
pansion Senator Hoar declared:
There is expansion enough in it, but it
is the expansion of freedom and not of
despotism; of life, not of death. Never was
such growth in all human history as that
from the seed Thomas Jefferson planted.
1t has covered the continent 1t is on both
the seas. 1t has saved South America 1t
is revolutionizing Europe. 1t is the ex-
pansion of freedom 1t differs from your
tinsel. pinchbeck. pewter expansion as the
growth of a healthy youth into strong
man differs from the expansion of an ana
conda when he swallows his victims. Ours
is the expansion of Thomas Jefferson.
Yours is the expansion Of Aaron Burr. 1t is
destined to as short life and to like
fave"
EuIosizes AguinnIlo.
Senator Hoar discussed al great length
the Filipino rebellion and the causes which,
in his opinion. led up to it. He made an
earnest and vigorous defense of the Fill
pinos, especially of Aguinaido, who. he
declared, was "brave, honest and patriot
ic.' In the course of his eulogy of Asuin-
aldo he said:
"He deserves to be remembered with
that small band who have given life and
everything dearer than life to their coun-
try in losing cause. He shall live with
Kossuth, with Dom Paul with Joubert,
with Emmett, with Egmont and Horn,
with Nathan Hale, with Warren, with all
the great martyrs of history whose blood
has been the seed of the church of liberty
Have Achieved Independence.
Senator Hoar maintained his well-known
position that the 1'ilipinos had achieved
their independence, that the United States
had made them its allies and was bound
to recognize their independence, and that
they had proved themselves fit for such
independence, and capable of self-goyern-
ment. AS one bit of proof of their state
craft he declared:
THE state papers of Agunaldo. the dis
cussion of the law of nations by his attor-
ney general the mastery appeal of Ma
bini, are products of the Asiatic mind.
They are not unworthy of the Asia tic
mind, the vehicle through which came to
us the Scriptures of the Old and New Tesla
nent, the poetry of David, the eloquence
of Isaiah, the wisdom of Solomon, the pro.
found philosophy of Paul"
The senator presented an elaborate de-
tense OF the Filipnos against the charge
that they We're responsible for the present
war. fully justifying their action in resist
ing the American forces.
Outlines Course.
AS to what he would do with the Philip-
pines. Senator Hoar said.
II would declare now that we will moi
take these islands to govern them against
their will.
II would reject cession of sovereignty
which implies that sovereignty may be
bought and sold and delivered without the
consent of the people.
Il would require all foreign governments
to keep out of these islands.
would offer to the people of the Phil.
ippines our help in maintaining order un.
til they have a reasonable opportunity te
establish government of their own.
Il would aid them by advice, If they de.
sire it. to set up a free and Independent
government.
II would invite all the great powers Of
Europe to unite in an agreement that thai
independence shall not be interfered with
II would declare that the United States
will enforce the same doctrine as apple
able to the Philippines that we declared as
to Mexico and Iiayti and the South Amer
lean republics.
II would then, in a not distant future,
leave them to work out their own saliva
ton, as every nation on EARTH from the
beginning of time, has wrought out it's
own salvation"
In the course of his remarks Senator
Hoar quoted paragraph from a recent