The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-18
VENERABLE SENATOR HOAR AR
CUES AGAINST ADMINISTRA-
TION'S PRESENT POLICY
HE CALLS IT IMPERIALISM
EIECTRIFIES HIS HEARERS WITH
THE ELOQUENCE OF HIS SPLEEN
DID ARGUMENT
DEFENSE OF THE FILIP1Nos
Does Not LiI1en AgutnaldO Unto
Washington, but Compares Him
with Other Famous Patriots
Cheers Suppressed.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-For more
than three hours today Mr. Hoar, the
senior senator from Massachusetts, occu-
pied the attention of the senate with a
speech in opposition to the policy of 'im-
perialism" upon which, he maintained,
this government had embarked. AS pre-
pared, the address was $4,000 words in
length, but Mr.. Hoar omitted much of it,
owing to an incipient attack of the grippe
from which he was suffering. He spoke
for three hours, and while it was a tre-
mendous strain on him, the more impor-
tant passages Of the argument were de-
hvered with force and vigor.
The speech was brilliantly written, was
Illuminated with splendid rhetorical Ig-
ures, and was rich with citations from
history.
One of the notable parts of the address
was the eulogy of Aguinaldo. Mr. Hoar
did not liken the insurgent leader to
Washington, as has been done heretofore,
but to Kossuth, Dom Paul, Joubert, Ma
than Hale and other builders of the
church of liberty. In statecraft he lik-
ened Aguinaldo and his associates in The
leadership of the Fllipinos to the best
minds ever produced in the Asiatic race
a race which handed down to us the Scrip
lures of the Old and New Testaments, the
poetry of David, the eloquence Of Isaiah,
the wisdom of Solomon and the profouni;
philosophy of Paul.
One of the most effective parts of his;
address was his fancied roll calling OF
some of the distinguished statesmen of
the United States on the question of the
retention of the Philippines He began
with George Washington and closed with
William Mckinley, each in a sentence
giving the reason for his vote Every
Eote,- was in the negative except that of
Aaron Burr, who voted YES" and ex-
planned:
You are repeating my buccaneering ex-
,pedition down the Mississippi I am ia
be vindicated at last
When the name of William Mckinley
was called he replied:
There has been cloud before my Wis
ion for moment, but I see clearly now;
] go back to what I said two years ago
'Forc1bie annexation is criminal aggres
sion. Governments derive their Just DOW
ers from the consent Of the governed. MOI
L
stand with the founders of the Republican
party. No"
The effect was dramatic, and as Mr.
Hoar pronounced his peroration the still
ness in the chamber was intense. An.
plause swept over the galleries, but II
was hushed quickly by the president pr-
tempore.
HAWAIIAN. BILL.
After extended meetings a unanimous
agreement was reported today by the
house and senate conferees on the Ha-
waiian government bill. The senate cor.
ferees yielded to the house measure which
passed as a substitute for the senate bill
Rs a whole, although a number Of amend.
ments were made.
In the main the form of government as
finally determined upon is that provided
by the house.
TAX ON DRUGS.
The ways and means committee CAV,
a hearing today on the question of re-
ducing the revenues derived from nro
pfietary medicines, ETC., under the war rev
enue act Of 1898. Those heard represented
the drug interests, who asked the repea
of schedule B, of the war revenue act
occurring a stamp tax upon proprietary
articles and preparations, perfurmery
cosmetics, etc.
The drug delegation was large, includins
representatives of many state pharrna,
sceutical associations and members of IN,
National Association of Retail Druggists
Thomas q. Wooten, national secretary
spoke of what he termed the discrimina,
tion and injuries of this tax and its nm
necessary character in view of the sur
Plus.
George P. Englehard, of Chicago. presi
dent of the Drug association of that ctiy
stated that, under the ruling of the rev
enue bureau, taxation was not restricted
to patent medicines as originally design
ed, but to all medicines save those ISSUED
under a physicians certificate Whv not
he asked, similarly tax. food and cloth
ihg, as this was distinctly class legisla
ton? The only medical preparations re
ceiving exemption,h he stated, were the vas
and increasing product of foreign IN
compounded chemicals, mainly from Ger
many
Representative Grosvenor ouestione,
this statement pointing out that If th
foreign remedies paid no internal revenu
tax they paid heavy customs duty, 81,
to eight times greater than the interna
tax on domestic products
MR.. HOAR's SPEECH.
Mr.. Hear began his address by speakin,
Of the prosperous condition of the Amer
jean people at the close of the war vvitI
hict and Of victory in the interest O
liberty. He praised President Mckinley
course at that time saying in his judg
ment he was the best beloved presiden
who ever sat in the chair at Washington
Continuing, he said:
The American people, so far as know
We're all agreed that their victory brouyh
with it the responsibility of protectin.
= the liberated peoples from the cupidity @
any other power until they could estab
lish their own independence in freedom
and in honor.
Il stand here today to plead with yo,
not to abandon the principles that hav
brought these things to pass. 1 implor
you to keep to the policy that has mad
the country great, that has made tn
Republican party great, that has mad
the president great
If, when we made the treaty of peace
we had adhered to the purpose we declar
ed when we declared war; if we ha,
dealt with the Philippine islands as W
promised to deal, have dealt and expec
to deal with Cuba the country woul,
have escaped the loss of 5000 brave sol
diers, other thousands of wrecked an.
shattered lives, the sickness of man,
more, the expenditure Of hundreds of mil
Hons and. what 10 xuorea fl,o,, III ~,