Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-10
56th CONGRESS-.
Brilliant Speech on Philippines
by Senator Beverage.
Able and Comprehensive Defence Of
the Administrations Policy.
Tremendous and Unrestrained Applause Greets
Him at Conclusion.

Washington. Jan. 9-"That man lit
tie knows the common people of the
republic, little understands the in
stincts of our race, who thinks we will
not hold it the Philippine archipelago
fast and hold it forever, administering
just government by simple methods"
This sentence was the Keynote of
the speech delivered in the Senate, to-
day, by Mr.. Beveridge, the junior SEN
ator from Indiana. 1t was the maiden
speech in the Senate of about thu.
youngest member OF the body. The an
nouncement that he would deliver an
address embodying his observations in
the Philippines, attracted an unusu-
ally large number of auditors to the
galleries. on the floor OF the Senate
every member in the city was in his
seat and scores of representatives
came over from the House
The occasion was inspiring and Mr.
Beveridge rose to it brilliantly. His
oration--for properly it was an ora
tion-Was deeply interesting. II was
replete with striking sentences and
We'll arranged information. Spoken
with all the earnestness, vigor and elo-
his subject who rose at times to his
subject with the power Of passionate
dramatic utterance. the speech created
a profound impression upon all who
heard it.
Mr.. Beveridge is scholarly and re-
fined in appearance, with a striking
face and figure. Throughout his
speech he was easy and natural and
entirely free from mannerisms. He
spoke rapidly and with great earnest
ness. When he declared. with deep
solemnity. To those whose voices in
America have cheered those misguided
natives into shooting our soldiers
down, that the blood of those dead and
wounded boys of ours is on their hands
and the flood of years can never wash
that stain away there was q deep.
although suppressed sensation among
his auditors.
At the conclusion of the speech ire
mendous and unre strained applause
swept over the galleries and it was
notable that Secretary OF the Treasury
Gage, who occupied a scat in the
s majors gallery was a participant in
il.
to Mr. Beveridge. Although he did not
question under discussion. he did not
feel that some Of the Indiana sena-
tors statements ought to go to the
country unchallenged. He declared
that not the American opposition to
the war. but the Presidents prociama-
ton to the Filipinos was responsible
for the hostilities. He ridculed Mr..
Beveridge's statement that the Filipi-
nos were incapab of self government
and quoted Gen. Otis reports to show
that they were.
Allen of Nebraska, offered a reso-
luton calling upon the secretary Of
war for information as to the names of
transports, the persons from whom
they We're acquired. the price paid and
all other information relating to the
transport service. 1t was adopted.
At the conclusion of the routine bus
mess, Beveridge Of Indiana, was rec
ogniZed for his speech on the Philip
pine question. The text of his address
was a resolution which he offered few
days ago which declares that the Phil
lpDlie lSlantS are territory belonging
to the United States: that it is the in
tention of the United States to retain
them as such. and to establish and
maintain such governmental control
throughout the archipelago as the sit
uation may demand"
IscvrrdSe closed by saying:
Mr.. President. this question is deeper
than any question of party politics;
deeper than any question Of the $50
lated policy of our country, even: deep
or even than any question of constitu-
tiOnal power. II is elemental. 1t is
racial. God has not been preparing the
English speaking and Teutonic peoples
for n thousand years for nothing but
vain and idle self-contemplation and
self admiration. No, He has made us
the master organizers Of the world t.
establish system where chaos reigns
He has given us the spirit of progress
to oVerWhplm the forces of reaction
throughout the earth. He has made US
adopts in government that we may ad-
minister government among savage
and seniie peoples.
Were ii not for such a force as this, /
the world would relapse into barbarism |
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