The Washington times., 1902-06-25
Continued from Second pase.l

Mr.. Clark again asserted, That is not
true
Discussing the possible and proposed
plans of settling the Philippine problem,
Mr. Landis said one of them was TO give
the Filipinos f-government.
1T was said they could run the gov
ernment." Mr. Landis went on. We'll,
that was not so strange. Some people
thought the Democrats could run the
Government here. And yet the gentle
man from Missouri. in che same place
where he congratulated the Democratic
party upon dragging the Republicans
into the war, declared that Cleveland S
second term was the greatest curse ever
visited upon the Republic"
Mr.. Clark hope the gentleman Will
quote me correctly. What did say was
that the second election of Grover
Cleveland was the greatest calamity
visited upon the human race since ire
fall of Adam. ILaughter]
Following this line. Mr.. Lands san
that Mr.. Clark had voted for Cleveland.
And not only that, he went to the Chr
cago convention with his delegation:
charging up and down the Pacific Hotel
lobby and singing: Grover. Grover
four more years of Grover; and then we
will live in clover" GLaughter.1
Mr.. Clark Confesses.
Didn't you vote for him." asked Mr.
Landis.
MIR. Clark did not seem inclined to an
swer, but amid great laughter arose and
confessed that that was one of the
things for which he expected evermore
to pray for absolution.
a 1
telegram from Canton yesterday statlng
that Buencamino shed tears Upon the
grave of Mckinley, read from various
notifications showing that Buencamino
lad previously said that President NC
Kinley was responsible for the war. me
committee might judge, he said, whether
OF not those tears were hypocrltical
and crocodile. He quoted General JUS
who declared Buencamino TO be pro-
fessional turncoat. and read from paper
by the Filipino himself charging that
President Mckinley had given the or
ders to fire which inauguarated the war
in the Philippine Islands.
He was followed by Mr.. Shafroth
ISL. COLI. who for the first time In his
career in the House. he said, had writ
ten his speech, in opposition TO the
committees bill.
Mr.. Williams Speech.
Mr.. williams Dem, Miss.). mem
Der of the Committee on Insuiar AT
fairs. the author of the substitute In
tended to be proposed by the minority,
was the next speaker.
The Philippine question. he said, ought
not to be a partisan one. but 1t had
been made one by the Republican party
when 1t departed from the Ideal In view
at the beginning OF the Spanish war.
Recurring TO the history antecedent
TO the outbreak of the war, Mr.. VIII
liams mentioned the fact that the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs reported unan-
| imously the resolution declaring for the
recognition of the Cuban republic. and
| in his opinion, If that resolution had
been passed, Cuba would have been
even more free than she is now. be-
cause not restricted by the Piatt
amendment. and as happy.
The Cubans would have secured their
freedom. as the Texans did. by the aid
of and support OF the United States.
! He explained and defended the vote
of the Democrats against the appropria-
tion of $500 900 for the shelter of troops
In the Philippines. The item at first
went out OF the bill on point of or
der. II reappeared under the guise OF
shelter" but every member knew that
! it was intended for permanent quarters.
nd 1t was for that reason that the mega
| tive vote was cast.
| Mr.. Williams said that members were
! forgetful OF history in the recent past
and referred to the action and views of
the insurgents" in the Republican
party who stood with the Democrats in
| favor OF recognizing Cuban independ-
| ence, of whom the chairman of the Com
mittee on Insular Affairs was at the
| head.
Drops Into Verse.
Mr.. Cooper's disclaimer at this late
date. said Mr. Williams, reminded him
OF the
! Monk Of Siberia.
Whose life grew drearier and drearier,
| Until, with h Of yell,
He broke out Of his cell
And cloped with the mother superior.
The gloom that settled upon the lin
surgents' at that time had compelled
them Ito break out OF the cell and elope
with hag imperial"
Discussing the Administration policy
in tAe Philippines. NJ. Williams said
that II It were to DC maintained such
orders as that OF General Smith. IA
/ make Sala- howling wilde. ness, would
be necessary to produce thot condition
which would permit the government OF
the islands. The facts admitted-that
the Filpinos are willing to learn and