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to harass the government for political
purposes. Yet. such man. leaving his
uniform in Florida had hastened to
Washington to rally his supporters for
the ratification of the treaty in order
that he might subsequently turn # to po-
hticai account. In the heat and dust of
the coming campaign, he said, the moral
characteristics of such a man would not
escape the attention of the American
people.
Bryan's blatant stupidity.
Mr.. Bryan had advised not that we
should abandon the archipelago in which
there was some sense, but that we should
rather, with our army, recognize the mil
itary leadership Of a chief Of one Of the
sixty tribes and assume responsibility
without authority.
In the history OF the world he said no
such blatant stupidity had masqueraded
for wisdom when in the annals of for
Torn political party. If this government
withdrew il would at least take its bag
gage with It. II it stayed It would stay OF
its own right
wild Democratic Partisanship.
Proceeding, he said the Democratic par
ty had sought to turn everything. good or
bad TO political account that IT had gone
In partnership with the diseases in the
camp and had tried to pick up votes at
every soldiers funeral that II had mag
nifed the duarrels OF officers, had magni-
fed our scandals before the world and
had formed a treaty OF peace with the
Tagal leader.
what Gen. Lawton Said.
course in the Philippines. read Gen. Law
toms letter charging that the insurrec-
ton in the Philippines was kept alive by
the agitation in this country. and urged
hts countrymen, north and south, with
out regard to their political party. to put
stop to the INSCRIPTIONS agitation that
for nearly two years has filed the hearts
Of our own boys with despair. and the
hearts of their enemies with confidence
and good cheer.
His Brilliant Peroration.
'oh, my countrymen," Doiliver conelud-
ed. we are in the midst of such RESPONSE
bilities that | sometimes feel that our
resolution and our purpose are almost
overwhelmed There are two
ideas Of the national duty In this emer-
gency. One is that the nation should take
care OF itself and let the world alone.
That is a narrow view Of our national
duty. The other ideal of national life,
an ideal born In the heart of the work
man OF Nazareth, is that no nation liveth
10 itself alone, but that every real ma
tional life pours itself out in the service
of mankind l don't believe that the
American republic, with a motive like that
and purpose like that. will be allowed
by Providence 10 fall amid the difficulties
of this hour l believe In the United
states OF America. / back the old repub-
lie of our fathers against the world. Nor
do | think that since the good days Of
Abraham lincoln there has been upon
the helm of our affairs a steadier, wiser
kinder, Drawer hand than the hand OF
William Mckinley. president Of the Uni
ted States" tApplause}
AT o'clock the house took a recess I'M
I'll O'Clock.
The Night Session.
At the night session Messrs Talbert,
Bethany, Denny, Burke. Quarles. Dough-
erty, Rixey. Stokes and Stevens, all DEM
ocrats, spoke against the bill
Al oclosk the house adjourned