The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1901-01-31
He Contends, Furthermore, the
FiIipinos Are Capable Of
Setf.G0vernment.
There Is No Evidence of Exist
ence of Any Native Pro-
American Element.
by Wire From Warrington, Jan. 20

II the annals of the senate show of any
record that will eclipse that of Charles A.
Towne during his brief term in the upper
branch Of the American congress. those
annals are not within the memory of the
oldest nhabitant" among the present sen
ate employees.
One moment United States senator, de
livering a thrilling peroration to a speech
which, for more than three hours, had
riveted universal attention from the senate
and galleries; the next moment a private
citizen entitled albeit to the privileges OF
the senate floor and the proud possessor of
the title of ex-senator"
The dramatic circumstances. surrounding
the days events were entirely In keeping
with the characteristics and attributes of
Mr.. Towne. 1t was his hour In the senate,
and men who have served in that body
for more than their second or third term
OF six years each might well be proud. If
they were SO inclined, to have been given
the audience and ovation enjoyed by Mr..
Towne yesterday.
FORGOT THEIR DINNERS.
When the aged and digniiied senators so
far forget or forego to descend to the cafe
below the senate chamber for their accus-
toned fortifcation Of the inner man, 1t is
indeed, a rare occasion at the north end Of
the capitol. Yesterday. during Towne's
great effort, Eugene Hale and George F.
Hoar, the two Republicans who voted
against confirming the Paris peace treaty,
followed Towne from start to close Senators
Hawley, Morgan Teller, Spooner and Fair
banks never left the senate during the three
hours of phosphorescent philosophy on the
Philippines INDUCED in by Towne.
GALLERIES ARE CROWDED.
And in the lofts above a thousand seats
were filled, while at the doors were several
hundred people anxious to see the bright,
but soon to be extinguished star; to hear
something from this new leader OF the
gospel of new Democracy.
Whatever may have impelled the senate
and a goodly portion Of the house Of repre-
sentatives and the heads of departments
and visiting celebrities in Washington to
listen to Towne, let it be said in truth that
he held their wrapt and almost enthralled
attention even a great actor holds his
audience. His address had been carefully
prepared and was largely a sequential his
toric exposition of all that transpired at
Manila harbor from May l, 1898. when
A. 1S99 when a Nebraskan volunteer fired
the first shot In the present war between
the United States and the insurrectionists.
SEEKING TO ENsLAvE.
The plant and burden of really great
oratorical effort was that the present ad-
ministration is seeking to enslave the Fill
pinos; that Aguinaldo and his followers are
fighting for liberty and life; that the re-
public is gradually drifting toward an en-
pire. and that Imperialism threatens the
nations existence. He ut-Pettigrewed
Pettigrew in his glorifcation of Aguinaldo,
and his castigations Of our troops and off,
GERS in the Philippines has not been equaled
by Lentz, Ohio. who, by the way sat near
the left elbow of Towne during the greater
portion of his speech 1t is not probable
that any senator will reply to Towne. His
effort yesterday was of the electrical.
ephemeral and evanescent sort. The FIRE
of his eloquence was based on a miscon-
ception of facts, though built upon mis-
taken theory and will burn deeply, II at
ALL only in the hearts of the Filipino in
surrectionists who instead Of fighting for
their liberty and to maintain constitu-
tional and representative government. are
doing battle against the widest possible
freedom and resisting an enlightened and
humane offer Of national salvation.
GREAT LATITUDE Is ALLOWED.
More latitude is being allowed the In
surgents to whom Mr.. Towne enshrined to
the martyrs place than would be permitted
II the authority and control OF the United
States were denounced by any portion OF
the citizens of Duluth, to that extent that
they openly rebelled against 1t, and more
quarter is. and has been shown the Fill
rlnos than was given during the recon
struction period following the civil war,
when the broken limb Of national supremacy
was slowly but surely knit together.
1t Is Just four years since Mr.. Towne
scattered his oratorical diamonds and
showered his dreamy eloQuencA upon the
noase Of representatives.
He had not then left the Republican
party, but he jumped the hrst hurdle in
the house when. in his speech, he predicted
the everlasting doom Of any political party
which eliminated silver from its confession
2f faith. 1t was his hrst and last speech
IN the lower house, and like pleasing
pantomime it held the boards for few
months. II the new Democracy shall rally
to the standard Of Towne and Emilio Aguin-
aldo for the campaign Of 1904. then the
1orebearance Of Senator Moses r.. Clapp In
YAnev, a. - - A.