The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-28
SIMPLE DESPOTISM.
Continued from First Pase.)



Bacon briefly discussed the Cuban amend
ment, declaring he could not vote for 1t.
Mr.. Jones lArkl said he would vote
against the Cuban amendment because II
seemed TO reserve the right of the United
states 10 intervene In Cuban affairs whcu.
ever the government does not suit the pur.
poses OF the United States. This was IN
dlrect contradiction to orr pledge to the
people of Cuba. lie also criticized the right
clnimed 10 Interfere In regulating the sani-
tation of Cul&i cities. lie was willing to
10 say that tne amendment was far bet
ter than he had expected, for he had for
months been npprehcnsiye TINT the party
IN power would desire to innintuln n renl
protectoratc over Cuba lie therefore con
sldercd that the Philippine amendment con.
,ulhtu a more serious question than that
involved IN the Cuban amendment. lie
contradlcted all reports that there hid been
any agreement TO vote upon the bin, but
he, for one, was not willing TO nlibustcr
ana thus force an extra session when he
Knew that In case OF an extra session
measures more objectionable than those
pending would be forced through congress
Mr. lIoar tMass) expressed the convIc
tion that grent change Is going GU In the
minds of the American people aud OF the
republican party na 70 the policy to be
pursued In tho Philippines. "Our fathers
did not penetrate into n position their
children can not hold, he said, aud he was
satisfied that when the light should come
they would he found to adhere to the great
declaration of our Independence. In view
cred 1t better 10 postpone further discus
sion In order that the change might so on
although" he said, II am opposed To
the proposition contained In this amend
ment I" commit TO i've men drspotlc power
over l2,OOO0UD men, yet | bear In mind
that that power Is now, and VIII be for
some time In the future, exercised by one
man | do not therefore, think II wise TO
bring on an extra session of congress by
what would in tho end be nnaVnlllng oppo
sltion.
Mr. Hoar presented dispatches signed ny
Filpinos which he snid, were convincing
evidence that these people We're not say
ages Mr. onr prdlc!s W,p nat o, ihe T pT7
LAST noPE THAT THE uNIrNn
STATES is TO GoTTlN VIZ, TO W ,oRK
THE REST OF THE WORLD"
You may" he exclaimed In conclusion,
talk about benevolent assimilation and
ACT IS TIRE, SMILE, uNDsLuTEb,
UNCHECKED DEsroTISM."
Mr. Tillmnn Is. O. declared congress was
about to abandon It's prerogativcs and turn
them over to an oligarchya new despot
Ism of Ave men 10 be appointed by the
president He declared that by the IIoQr
amendment 1.-THE teeth Of the hycna which
was ahout To tear out the vitals OF tho
Filiplnos would have been pulled"
he said that the president ought ia he
which he thought was ample, and he
urged that the committee amendment be
voted down.
MIR. Lindsay (Ky,) made n brief argument
against the Spooner philippine amendment.
Mr.. CulherSon treXasl urged that the
Philippine amendment was unconstltution-
al and made an argument in support OF his
opinion
The Cuban amendment he regarded as
a violation of the faith OF the uulted
SKATES MS pledged In the Teller amendment
MIR. Mallory (Flal opposed turning upon
the Fhjpino people horde OF carpethag
gers FROM ths country"
Mr.. Money tAIss1 discussed particulars
the Cuban. amendment, which, he, as n
member OF the committee on relations
treme necessity for action mon the Cuban
question. he said, was recognized ny all
We should get our troops out OF Cuba as
soon MS possible lie did not want Ia
leave the Islands In the hands OF the
Lnited states forces until next December.
The tlme had come, he thought. for ac
tlou. Mr.. Money said that he was violat
Ing i,,S, no gyeat secret IN saving he had con
about the amendment before It was report
cd and every ono OF them had approved
r. They had changed thcly minds now
hut why he did no know Mr. Money
stated briefly HIS affections 10 the PIN
lppinrs amendment nnd his reason for not
supporting IL.
vote was then taken upon the amend
nfnt u Mr.. Vest, providing that the nc
non or this government or iis Nfnrinl,
IN the Philippines shall be- subject ~ Inc
constitution and laws of the United state
SO iar as they nre apnllcablc The amend
lnent was reiectel--33 IN i1-.as follows.
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