The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

he had read from tho clerks desk tho
pcroratlon OF Mr.. Linoolns Gettysburg ad
dress, the closing words of which we're
the prayer that this Nation. under God,
shall have A new birth OF freedom, and
that government OF the people by the
people and for the people shall not perish
from the EARTH
Mr, bail then turned to the republican
side OF tho house aud said for their en-
lightmont he would say that the words
just read were from tho address OF Mr.
Lincoln AZ Gettysburg.
rash. new member Mr.. Henry g.
Smith Of Michigan clipped into ee game
ard said "Hcu press the button and wo
do The rest"
Mr.. BAH came hack ~ him with "iuu
can not do the rest as Mr. Lincoln would
have You wcre he alive You are 40 far
from he memory practice, faith and hopes
of Abraham Lincoln that YOU would not
recognize hts embodied 0nrit we're he 10
come from iho dead His doctrine now
to you and your side falls upon deaf
ears"
SIR Ball continued that n was long
step from Abraham lincoln and HIS teuats
to tho present administration and ils
policies. That ag late SO he outbreak OF
The war with Spain # sll seemed thai
patmotio thought was not stranger 10
the president and his party He then re-
counted how wo had entered unon the
( Spanish war with the declaration. that IL
/ WAS not orr purpose TO wage war ~
conquest or 10 annex territory. He quoted
/ from President McKlnloY's message that
"forcible annexation. under our code Of
morals, would 10 criminal aggression -
4 That our pliRhted faith TO Cuba ana the
world had heen consecrated by The aplen-
did herolsm and sacrificed OF our soldiers
aud sailors who carried our nag to eloIi
ous victory upon land and sea nut"
said Mr. Ball 1T seems that the bony
] fingers ~ greedy avarice are 70 throttle
unto death the glorious fruits OF American
valor and patriotism"
He further declared that we had en-
tered upon q now era, wondorous transit
ton having taken place. that might be
apily called the evolution OF Imperialism
| That when the Fifty-1fth congress adj
! iourred not FIVE republican members OF
the house would admit they favored the
acquisition and forcible annexation OF the
Philippine Islands; that the administration
had been compelled 10 take a now young
man from the West Mr. HeVeridge 70
proclaim It's purpose 10 establish there a
permanent colony maintained by force OF
arms.
| Mr.. Rail read some ot tho statements
made by Senator Beverldge purporting TO
! DC interviews with natives, and said Ia
| view OF the statement OF The senator tina,
not one thousand OF the Filipincs wers
capable ~ self-eovernmeut he was az q
+ loss 10 know what the republican PARTY
/ or anybody else wanted with them unit
( he saw among other statements that OF
/ Filipino described by Senator Beveridg,
as rich able, honest and moderate VIII.
/ had told him that with a limited ballo
We % the upper class can control EN-.
/ ploy hundred men now. in good time
more; all these would vote az / say
This Filipino Mr. Bali declared. was
dessrter ard a traitor belonging TO tn,
tory class Of the revolutionary war.
"Rut." said Mr. Ball. this man ant
the others all say their men wolld vol
as ordered and this would be the IDEA
form Of government from a Republican
@apdpoint."
He quoted an editorial from the Wash
instor Post entitled Let Us BE Honest, :
which said In substance It was purely
question of dollars and cents that We wer
fighting for In the Far East
He closed With m appeal 10 conRreE
10 stand by the old Republic rather tha
the rev empire He was Given genarou
applause from his democratic colleagues.