The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-19
STATUS OF FILIPINOS
viii Be the Issue in Congress
Campaign, Says Jones.
DEMOCRATS WILL WIN.
As the People viii Vote as Their
COnsciences Dictate.
PROSPERITY" CRY WON'T AVAIL,
National Chairman Says the Republican
Plan Is Plain.
HIS EXPERIENCE OF cARPETBAGGIsM
In the South Causes Him to Hope that
the TaGalos viii Be Spared
the lnfIotion.
CRY WON'T AVAIL
National Chairman Says the Republican
Plan Is Plain.
HIS EXPERIENCE OF cARPETBAGGIsa
In the South Causes Him to Hope that
the Tssalos viii Be Spared
the lnHotion.
Nspeclnl 70 Tho Pos. \


! washington, June 49, Senator Jones Of
| Arkansas, chairman Of the democratic Ma.
"'hal committee, predicts that the con.
gfessonal campaign Of 1902 will be fought
on issues growing out Of the Philipnine
question He thinks the material for IL
WIN develop In the next congress. As soon
rs congress meets, nc says, Il must take
up the whole question us the decision ~
inc supreme court simply turned the mat
1er ot dealing with the Island over 10 the
National assembly.
The senator says until the supreme
court acted the question was. Does tho
constitution follow the nagy Tho question
now u.s. 'pueht the constitution 70 follow
the dogT II the republican majority In
congress, which VIII hc responsible for all
that is done. shall by it's action declare
mat the constitution ought not 20 follow
the nag think that there viii be dav
OF reckoning at the polls which viii sur.
prise the republican lenders do not be.
Hove Tint We hnye the right to bod any
people rs rassals ana subjects"
Senator Jones IS the National chairman
OF the democratic party II WINS aulte
natural therefore that he should be asked
what would be thc democratic position on
the futuro OF the Philippines.
II can mot assume 10 speak for the
party was his reply but have very
clear Idea as to where stand. do not
believe that We have tho right to hold any
people rs vassals and subjects. bolieys
that any people coming under the contro,
OF the United statcs have the protection
Of ME constitution and can enjoy All the
rights aud privileges which that document
affords Unless they have the rights nna
privileges we have no hight 20 bring them
under our subiertion
Il think WE uught 70 give the phjllp.
pines our earnest. sympathetic and NM.
terlAl support In their effort 10 establish
government Of their own
senator Jones eaid he dd net believe 10
that ailer giving them their Independence.
INC lhlieu states onght 10 defend them
against the world
We ought tn glory In the cstnhHshmept
OF nm independent government and iet Mi
tho powers know TINT we propose 10 SEES
w experiment made success And con
tlnurd the senator ~ want H. 500 me
i,lhPipos given their Independence quickly.
We lNeq Tor some years in the South under
q carppihng government and do not vant
any people TO suffer as we nd / don't
nclcve though. thar the republicans ever
proRoce 70 lei inc filpinos enjoy the pos.
session of the islands, but will arrange IN
hold tho country for the money TINT ran
be made out ~ II Against that nroFr1in I
,hell enter my vigorous opposition And
nelefe mar many men will vote their
who did not DO so last year because chen
Ihey regarded the question ~ dollars and
cents as uppermost Next year not having
n. S consider whether upon their vote hinges
VII speak their honest sentiments unon
ne Philippine question"