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Mr. TILLMAN. Mr.. President in order
m refresh Senators minds, because Know
from INV own experience that these things
PASS from our memories very quickly
ask to have read senate bill 235o.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore: WithouI
objection the Secretary will read as dlrect-
The Secretary read the bill Is. 2355l in
relation to the suppression OF lnSurLecCion
in and to the government OF, the Phllp,,
nine Islands, ceded by Spain TO the United
States by the treaty concluded at farls on
the 10th day of December, 1888, introduced
by Mr.. SPOONER on the llth instant as
follows: s.
That when all insurrection against the sover-
eighty and authority Of the United States In
the Philippine Islands, acquired from SPAN PAN
by the treaty concluded at Paris on the lOGh.
nleteIy suppressed by the military and naval
forces of the United States, all military, clvii,
and judicial powers necessary 10 govern tne
said islands shall until otheawse prSFroe1 Isops ny
and shall be exercised in such manner, as tne
President of the United States shall direct iof
maintaining and protecting the inhabitants OF
said islands in the free enjoyment ci tneir
liberty, property, and religion.
Mr.. TILLMAN. I should like to have
Senate Joint resolution 5S read.
The Joint resolution Is. R. .53) defining
the poiicy OF the United States relative to
the Philippine Islands, introduced by MI.
BEyERIDGE on the 4th instant, was read,
as follows: &-&
Resolved, etc., That the Philippine Islands
are territory belonging to the United states;
that 1t is the intention OF the Unitso SiaDes W
retain them as such and to establish and main
tain such governmental control lthTonghong lne
archipelago as the situation may demand!
Mr., TILLMAN. Now I should like; to
have Senate resolution. No. "a read, which
/ had the honor to introduce myself, and
upon which will speak. 80 ~
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Inc
Secretary will read the resolution: 81;
The Secretary read the resoluhoni SUD
mitted by MIR. TILLMAN December 18, 1929
as follows: sS dg;s
Resolved, First. That in the word9 plxt
Declaration of independence, "We.hold these
truths to be seli-evident, that al. men are @
Creator with certain unalienable rights that
among these are life, liberty, and the pursult Qt
happiness. That to secure these r1ghfs govern,
their lust powers from the consent sofs the
governed That whenever any form OF g0T
ernment becomes destructive OF these enqs l@lla @
the right of the people to alter or 20 ap9hshsf
and to institute new government, layings
foundation on such principles and organixMz
its powers in such form as to them shall sa4i
most likely to effect their safety ana }fa aIZ1s
Second. That undert the Consti ntions ths
United states the Federal Government i,fiss 20
power to rule over colonial depend denGiess sbnn
istesSai is sssaf'psaa parts Of the I Union and 70
intended for future States ~ Ssfs. ~
Third. That the exp xpansion OF onr c0mmetes
has not been, and can not be, dependaa3Ia Iaggp
involving inv Sh the sIbingstion and annsx of
Asiatic colonies, but w0gld ia be
hindered by such q policy. ssas M *
t,da a9as Il he PEI fsissslns s sss hited
States and that Y our gaf,pSss sSnsens as 20
ge shem and toward the prompt sstablishment
OF such government we pledges ourS 1rienaly
Mr.. TILLMAN. Mr.. Precedent cub
hereinafter of the various resoluti0ns
which have been read has been disoifsged
very extensively through ghOnt the United
There There is i a vide differenos sol opinion III
regard to the policy That the United States
ought to pursue Itishot q party question,
because there are men who are earnest
advocates Of the policy outlined, and fol-
lowed up to this time by the President who
would hate to be considered other than the
most loyal Democrats, and there are
others belonging to the party q the Presl-
dent-abe, influential men In the councils
of that party-who are just as pronounced
in opposition to his policy as anybody
It is contended by those whom we term
imperialiStS that they are not impert8ltStS; ;
that there Is no danger in this policy; that
the people of the United States are capable
of grappling with and solving any problem
of government without regard TO the old
ideals or principles which have hitherto
controlled in our affairs. They say there
is nothing to menace the Republic In this
matter, and that we will move forward
boldly, bravely, seizing the opportu ttes
that have come to us, and that it WouiH: ne
nothing but cowardiee to follow any 95ef
course. .. Nis Il ~ ~
Very few students Of history will deny
that we now have strange and unsccounts
able, almost inexplicable, utterances by
men who have been trained to lock upon
the Declaration OF Independence as akin
almost to the Sermon on the Mount in its
sacred character, in it's Office Of guiding
the destinies OF this country and Of offer
ing hope and inspirations to the down.
trodden millions OF the earth. ,ssg
Mr.. President, propose to speak with Q
great deal Of candor in discussing this
question, BECAUSE as the Senator from
Indiana MIR. BEyERIDGE declared in his
remarkable speech the other day, the
times call for candor While shall hew to
the line and let the chips fall where they
may, QlSCldlIn III Ine OuCScC any purpose
other than that Of discharging my duty as
l see and understand it.
Before begin to discuss the main issue
that l shall present to the Senate, l wish tC
call attention to the propositions laid down
in the resolution which have introduced
feel like apol0gizing to those who have
come to regard the Declaration Of Indepen
dence as an academic utterance, or the
principles and motives which prompted
that declaration as such, for having intro
duced resolution embracing any part o.
that immortal instrument in It, No doubt
there are great many men in this
Chamber and outside of it who have come
to regard Jefferson, Washington, Madison
and Adams and the other fathers OF the
Republic as old fogies, as men who had Il
deal with conditions which confronted
them, and which they solved to their sat
isfaction, and who in this day and tim'
would be far behind the men OF our da.
and unfit to he leaders.
There are men on this floor who feel tina
in statecraft they are far superior to Jeffer
son, and there are men outside OF thi
Chamber who consider that in directinl
the affairs Of great government tn
principles which he laid down should III
longer control. We have to-day ney
doctrines brought forward here and ad
-,noa3 With on6 with 0Il TN