The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-28
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uons policy. bringing the thirty tribes OF
oarbarians. the sultan OF sulu and his
wives and the negroes and the Maays
the alleged violations Of the constitution.
the s2oooo,co0 paid for the Philippines. and
other arguments which Mr. Cannon styled
oogfes set up to scare the people.
His recital convuised the house and Sc.
the members in an uproar Of applause
Continuing. Cannon again referred to
the constitutional argument and declared
that the Republicans meant TO show the
world that the United States could be
practical under its constitution
In conclusion he said al the Democratic
mugwumps and Popuiists are saying, My
God. don't fracture the constitution. Stand
by the president
VIII stand by the President
well. am going to stand by the presi-
dent. ] voted for him before. and he is
going to be our leader, and our great
leader, In the coming campaign, as he was
In the last campaign And I'm my judg-
ment he is going 10 be elected. and I am
going to battle for him, while every man
on that side OF the house is cussing and
damnng him in his heart, IL he is not
on the stump" tAppIause)
Cannon was given great ovation as
he sat down.
bailey Closes for the Minority.
1t was then arranged that the remaining
hours OF the general debate should be d.
vided equally between Bailey OF Texas
and Dollver OF Iowa, who were to close
for their respective sides
Bailey declared that there was involved
In the bill a question of law and ques-
ton OF morals. He had made an exhaus-
tive argument against the constitltionaIity
OF the bill, arousing the lawyers Of the
other side, so that for time he was al
most continuously engaged in crossing
swords with one or the other Of his adj
| yerssries.
do you desire to present the anomaly
| OF government restrained by the con-
stitution in one quarter Of the globe and
oppressed Of despotie power in the rest
| OF the worid?" Bailey asked.
How long Is the constitution 10 shield
| us and our children II It's protection Is
| withheld from the humbiest inhabitaut?
| Let me borrow the words of Lincoln, This
| republic cannot endure one half free and
one half slaves We must ali be citizens
| or In time wa viii all be subjects. I did
| want TO assimilate these alien and inferior
| races and pray God to deliver us from
| the task. But II you will take them they
| must share our destiny with as"
| The Democrats greeted Bafey's con-
| clusion with uproarous applause and half
| "a hundred OF them crowded up the aisle
| TO congratulate him.
DoIliv~r for the Majority.
Deliver OF Iowa chased the debate for
the majority. Every scat on the floor was
occupied and the galleries were crowded
10 suffocation-
This blll." said he. "is merely tenn
porary measure to provide revenue for
Puerto Rico. Yet II has been maEnitied in
this debate until II has been made to in
elude tho whole problem of the governs
ment of all territory acquired by US by tho
treaty of Paris
Trusts Want Free Trade.
ut was declared that this bill was in
behalf of the sugar trust. when the fact
isa declared Doiiiver, chat the sugar
trust wants free trade The same
true of the tobacco trust The syudicates
had pied M the wharyes in San Juan
awaiting their rich harvest when free trade
came, and their representatives hung
around the halls of congress seeking 10 adj
vance a free trade bill" He said there
was little TO be feared from the seribe-
and pharlsees Of the constitution" in their
deliberations before "the supreme court of
Imagination"
why Free Trade L. impossible.
"If." said he. the constitution of the
United States establishes free trade be-
tween Manila and San Francisco. as II
undoubtedly does between Maryland and
virginia then the fact that We have
got into a new competition Is only the
least trouble that has been before us.
We are tn that case disarmed AZ once
In the momentous demand which this ma
ton has made for equal rights ia the
commerce OF Asia.
The Open Door Policy.
II violate no secret OF this government
when / say that today there is pending
In the state department the most eiabor-
ate commercial negotiation ever attempt
ed I'm the history of cur diplomacy, based
on a pledge made hy our commissioners
at Paris, that whatever we dd In the
Pacific ocean We would maintain an open
door for the commerce OF the world.
And want to ask Republicans and those
Democrats from the great cotton belt 81
the South, who are locking forward 70
the opportunities that are wrapped up
in our commence IN the Pacific ocean In
times 90 come with what c0uutenance
we can stand before the cabinets 0f
Europe protesting against the oocupa
ton OF the ports ~ China &c the progress
OF American trade. when we ourselves.
from our headquarters on the border be-
ing carried away by our own cousttt0-
ton, have deliberately drawn CONNER
cial deah-line ah,ut the Philippine is
lands fer the permanent exclusion Of
everybody else7 Tho open door of Asia
through which the enlightened conamuD-
lily 81 American business, north and
south, leok forward 70 opportunities not
yet explored, she opportunities that shan
broaden with the centuries, that Is the
real question that Is on trial here We
are in the Philipplne Islands under ctr
eumstances known and read 0s ali men.
The Treaty of Paris.
II ana mot going 40 stand here minute
90 defend the treaty 81 Paris. I do not
intend TO SO into detail about how u hap
pcned te be agreed upon. ! will say 20
beth sides % this house that when the
world knows as II VIII soon know, every
line In the history ~ that transaction by
the publication az the whole archives -
the negotiation, every American Will per
csive that the president " the United
States ended our war with Spain on the
same high level that the American peop,a
begun It and will be able "a Invoke upon
every part Of his performance the
gracious favor 81 Almighty God and The
considerable Judgment of mankind" zap
plaase on the Republican side9
Attempts TO Hnrass the Government.
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