Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-18

beginning of to-day'S session OF the
Senate a bill was passed granting to
soldiers of the Mexican war pensions
OF s12 a month in certain cases.
After the transaction OF the routine
business Mr.. Hoar addressed the Sem
ate on the Philippine question. In
tense interest was manifested in the
address by Senators. Mr.. Hoar's po-
sition upon the subject was well un-
derstood, but 1t was known, too, that
the speech was to be one of the great
| est Mr.. Hoar had ever delivered, from
his point of view. the interest in the
utterance was intensified.
Mr.. Hoar took for his text the reso-
luton of Mr.. Beveridge. of Indiana, de-
claring that the Philippine islands are
territory belonging to the United States
and that the United States govern
ment must govern the archipelago.
Mr.. Hoar spoke with elaboration.
but scarcely with his usual forceful-
| ness. He requested his colleagues not
to interrupt him in the course OF his
speech, indicating that the state of
his health rendered it undesirable that
he should enter into a running debate.
Mr.. Hoar began his address by
speaking of the prosperous condition
Of the American people at the close
OF the wal with Spain. He told of
The Glory of Tint Conflict
and of a victory in the interest of
liberty. He praised President Nc
Kinley's course at that time, saying in
his judgment he was the best below
ed President who ever sat in the chair
of Washington. Continuing. he said;
THE American people, so far as I
know, were all agreed that their vic
tory brought with 1t the RESPONSE
bility of protecting the liberated peo-
pies from the cupidity of any other
power until they could establish their
own independence in freedom and in
honor.
Il 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 Republican party great, that
has made the President great.
IF, when we made the treaty Of peace
we had adhered to the purpose we de-
clared when we declared war; II we
had dealt with the Philippine islands
as we promised TO deal, have dealt and
expect to deal with Cuba, the country
would have escaped the loss OF 5000
brave soldiers, other thousands of
wrecked and shattered lives, the sick
ness of many more, the expenditure of
hundreds of millions, and what is far
worse than all, the trampling under
foot Of it's cherished ideals.
Il do not expect to accomplish any
thing for liberty in the Philippine ISL
ands, but through the Republican par
ty. Upon it the fate of these islands
for years to come is to depend. | can
not look with any favor upon Mr.. Bry-
an as IN alternative.
II believe not only that perseverance,
in the present policy will be the
Abandonment OF the Principles
upon which our government is found
ed, that 1t will change our Republic
into an empire, that our methods OF
legislation, OF diplomacy, OF adminis-
tration must hereafter be those which
belong to empires and not those which
belong to republics: but / believe per-
sistence in this attempt will result in
the defeat and overthrow of the Re-
publican party"
Touching upon the constitutionality
OF the question at issue. Mr. Hoar said:
Il hold that this acquisition OF ter
ritory, holding and governing, can be
only a means for a constitutional
end. And / maintain that you can no
more hold and govern territory than
you can hold and manage cannon and
fleets for any other than a constItu-
tional end"
Following this Mr.. Hoar traversed
the constitutional field OF the Philip
pine controversy, covering much OF the
/ same ground he and others have COW
cred heretofore in the pending discus
sion.
Adverting { the authority 70 Be
found in the Declaration OF Independ-
ence or expansion, Mr.. Hoar declaredg
There Is expansion enough in Il.
but it Is the expansion Of freedom and
not OF d~espotism; Of life, not OF death.
Never was such growth In all human
history as that from
The Seed Thomas Jefferson PIanted
1t has covered the continent. 1t is on
both the seas. II has saved South
f, America. II Is reyolntionizing Eu-
rope Il is the expansion OF freedom.
It differs from your tinsel. pinehbeck.
pewter expansion as the growth Of q
healthy youth into q strong "a diff
fers from the expansion Of anaconda
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