New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-10
PHILIPPINE DEBATE ON.
ISLANDS MUST BE HELD. SAYS
SENATOR BEYERIDGE.
A NEW ORATOR COMES TO THE FRONT
WITH AN ELOQUENT STATEMENT
OF THE NATIONS DUTY-A
REPLY FROM SENA-
TOR HOAR
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that new member should for a year at least
be seen and not heard. it was completely de-
molished to-day when Mr.. Beveridge. OF Indi-
ana, delivered speech on American policy in
the Philippines The Indiana Senator. as Is wen
known. spent several weeks in the Philippines
last spring after his election. for the express
purpose Of studying political and military con-
ditions there, and his speech to-day contained
much original information OF interest and i'm
portance.
Mr.. Beverfdge has been unjustly and insurf-
ously classed one Of the boy orators" OF
Western politics. but his style and manner be-
tray none Of the noise. fury and emptiness con-
ventionally associated with boy orators on or
off the political stage. and his success as a
speaker was testified to by the size and atten-
tion OF the audience both the floor and in the
galleries which listened with evident apprecia-
tiOn to his remarks.
THE SENATE DEEPLY STIRRED.
That little knows the common people
of the Republic. little understands the instincts
of our race. who thinks we will not hold 1t (the
Philippine archipelago fast. and hold it for
ever. administering Just, government by simplest
methods"
This sentence was the keynote OF the speech
On the floor OF the Senate every member In
the city in his seat. and OF Repre-
sentatives came over from the House. The Oc-
casOn was inspiring. and Mr.. Beveridge rose to
it brilliantly. His oraton-for such it properly
was-was extremely interesting. Spoken with
all the earnestness. vigor and elOquence OF a
trained orator. who az times TO his subject
with the power Of passionate dramatic utter
ance, the speech created deep impression on
all who heard it. When he declared that those
whose voices in America have cheered those
misguided natives on to shoot our soldiers down
have the blood of those dead and wounded boys
OF ours their hands and the flood Of years
can never wash that stain away" there was
deep although suppressed sensation among his
auditors
1t was 22S p. m when Mr.. Beveridge com
pleted his address AS he resumed his seat
storm Of applause swept through the galleries.
which was prolonged to an unusual extent
President Frye made a passive effort TO re-
press the demonstration, and finally announced
that applause not permitted in the United
States Senate. This was greeted by laughter. In
which Mr. Frye himself indulgently joined. In
the mean time Mr.. Beveridge was receiving the
congratulations Of his colleagues and many
members of the House
CThe full text CT Senator Beveridges speech
will be found on Page ~
SENATOR HOAR REPLIES
Mr.. Hoar had risen and addressed the Chair
He had been a careful listener to the speech of
ting his information together for reply. As
soon he could make himself heard, he said
that he had been delighted with the eIoquence
Of the Senator from Indiana L am glad" said
he. 'to welcome TO the public service his
thusasm, his silver speech, and the earnestness
with which he is disposed to discharge his duty"
Yet. he said, he had listened in vain for those
words which the American people have taken
their lips in solemn crises The words
absent from the eloquent address The beauty
and eloquence Of the speech had recalled that
incident in which Satan had taken Christ up
into an exceeding high mountain and shown
Him all the kingdoms of the world and the
glory thereof and promised that all should be
His if He would but fall down and worship him.
and He replied Get thee behind me. Satan
Mr.. Hoar declared that practically every
statement Of fact in the speech was refuted by
reports received from Admiral Dewey, General
Otis and other Official sources. Where did
Spain get the right to sell her rights in the
Philippines Mr. Hoar asked Where did the
United States get the right 10 buy and sell peo-
pie like sheep? He certain that for all
the wealth and commerce and glory which he
had eloquentIy depicted, the Senator from Indi-
ana would not have great injustice done.
Mr.. Hoar declared that the Filipinos had the
Spaniards hemmed in in Manila, and the latter
be necessary to revise the Constitution before
those Filipinos could be bought and sold He
did not believe Mr.. Beveridge would advise the
American people to do this thing to do any
thing so base as TO strike down the infant Fill
pino republic.
Mr.. Hoar made frequent references 20 ard
quotations from the reports Of General OTIS
Admiral Dewey and other officers in the Philip
pines These showed that when Aguinaldo ar
rived in Luzon from Hong Kong the insurgents
had an army of 10000: in the island OF Luzon
the Filipinos maintained courts schools. munic-
ipaI governments and churches. and that peace ,
and order prevailed pretty generally Spanish
prisoners were kindly treated This declared
Mr. Hoar. is the condition Of things which It
is proposed To crush under heels And
that" he commented you call glory"
ANTI-EXPANSIONIsTs DEFENDED.
Mr.. Hoar referred 10 Mr.. Beveridge's state
due to utteranees in this country. This he de-
MED and pointed cut that in December. 1S9S.
the President had sent a proclamation to Gen
eral Otis for publication to the Filipiaos. Cen
eral Otis amended the proclamation by making
the statement: Il am convinced that it is the
intention OF the Government OF the United
States to seek the establishment OF the most
liberal government in the Philippines" This
appeared in the proclamation published TO the
Filipinos but copy OF the actual prOclama-
ton of the President fell into the hands OF thu
Filipino leaders and precipitated hOstilties. Gen
eral otis had promised, MIR, HOar said, gov
ernment TO the FiipinOs in which they would
be able to exercise the full measure Of their in
dfvidual rights Did he utter this promise 70
a people incapable OF elf-government-tO half