The Portland daily press., 1900-02-08

the President with regard to the Philip
pine question and was comp eten. to be
summoned a. witness.
admiral Dewey, whom the Senator
quoted In support Of his charge was also
10 the city at his residence, and was most
easily accessible. He might have sum-
moned both President Schurman and Ad-
miral dewey and any statements they
made with reference to the matter would
he unquestionably accepted uy the Amer
| lean people as true.
"Instead, however, Of calling them %
Witnesses. he reads an alleged proolama-
| tion Of Aguinaido, translated by some
| unknown person without any evidence Of
authenticity and published In New
England newspaper and then reads an
interview purported to have been had
with President Schurman by an un-
known repor :er."
MIR. Dspew referred 10 the letter Of Ad-
IN iral Dewey presented BY MIR. Lodge
deny Ing the statements Of Aguinaldo,
| saying that both Dewey and Schurmau
had absolutely denied the statements
Of Dewey and Sohurman, the charges Of
Mr.. pettigrew disappeared as ARuiualdo's
army vanished before the American
| troops.
This whole transaction, said Mr.. Depev
In conclusion, Ia nothing better thar
Aguinaldo's government. the seat of
which is IN Aguinaldo's hat.
MIR. Psttigrew, who had listened atten-
lively to Mr.. Depew. WAS on his fest In
an instant. In the course OF his reply.
he said.
cit Is well known that this govern
nent through the Philippine comm isslon
offered money for the rifles OF the insur-
gents, but no rifles were turned in ex
cept few that had been captured and
given to friendly Filipinos by American
officers in order that they might be- turned
in to get the price offered for them. 1t is
quite as we'll known that the Schurman
com mission offered to Aeuinaldo what
amounted to $1,000 year II he would lay
down his arms.
al charge" MT. Pettigrew continu ed,
that the facts of this question are be-
ing Withheld and what information Ia
sent to Us, Is garbled; and 1 charge that
We attacked an ally and made compact
with slavery"
MIR. Psttigrew thought 1t unfortunate
for the administration that the whole Of
Admiral Dewey's letter TO Senator Lodge
rad been published as in 1t the Admiral
he said, admitted just what he had
charged.
!. Mr. Hoar OF Massachusetts, asked MIR
Depew II he had understood that Presi-
dent Schurman did net regard Aguinaldo
as honest. He read verbatim address of
President SohurmaD in which he had
said Aguinsldo was honest.
Mr.. Depsw replied that be had no fur
Their information than that contained In
Prof. SchurmNn's letter.
1t Was the intention of Mr.. Chandler,
chairman OF the com NJ ittes on privileges
and elections to call up the Quay case
today, but he yielded to the unanimous
consent agreement to take up the pending
financial bill. simply announcing that
during any lull in the financial DEBATE
no would bring the Pennsy lvauia senator
tdi Cte6 DtiuKt tnr ocuhtc
Mr.. Turner then entered upon a dis
QUESTION OF the financial bill. He main
tsined that the passage of the pending
bill would be a deliberate blow to silver
This bill was put forward. he said, by
the Republican party In the interests Of
the moneyed GLASSES. Its result would
be the enhancement OF the value Of
x,onaw and tha aanrasaiou ir vslDa -
things produced by the farmers and lab
oring CLASSES. Mr.. Turner ridiouled the
effort Of the Republican statesmea.to
claim the authorship Of the financial
plank of the st. Louis platform.
az would rs soon have the credit CT
smooth and SUCCESSFUL confidence game"
he said, Gas to bs known as tho author OF
the money plank In the last Republican
platform.
II bunco game was sver played, 1t
was when the people were induced by
that plank to vote Mr.. MCKINLEY into the
presidential ohsir. said MIR. Turner.
de praised the Democratic national
platform OF 1896 and declared the chosen
leader OF the convention Of that year was
himself an Inspiration and a platform.
He referred to his party as the mobile.
inspired and 6od-like Democracy" aud
declared the light of 1896 would be RE-
sumed on the same line and under the
same lsadsrship."
In conolusion, Mr.. Turner said: 1.-THE
enlightened conscience Of the nation will
Advanos over the tremendous force Of
fraud and corruption which bsfors stood
in its way and which will again BE- op-
posed to liz just and humane demand"