The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-30
JASPER INDIANA, FRIDAY. MAY 80, 1902


The Cossier's Washisgtss Letter.
! WASHINGTON CITY, May 26, '02.
By Purdue University Asricuisl EXP station.
! There was . remarkable scene in
the Senate on Thursday. An old
man, white with the snow OF many
winters and slightly bent, stood
among the senators. Like Socrates
teaching the men and youth OF Ath-
ems. He appealed to them with an
eloquence seldom equaled, TO re-
main true to the faith Of their faith
ers. For . quarter Of . century
this same old man, George Frisbie
Hoar, has sat in the Senate cham
Der and no one has had occasion TO
question bis republicanism, but on
Thursday he announced that his
conscience would not permit him
to vote with his party on the Philip
pine question for its exponents had
forgotten the faith Of their ancestors
whose lessons fell "upon ears Of
men dazzled by military glory and
delirious with the lust Of conquest. !"
Concluding powerful arrainment
of the Republican policy in the
Philippines, Mr.. Hoar appealed to
his colleagues in these words:
"Let US, At least, have this to say:
We too have kept the faith Of the
fathers. We took Cuba BY the
hand. We delivered her from ago
long bondage. We welcomed her
to the family Of nations. We set
mankind an example never before
beheld Of moderation in victory.
We kept faith with the Philippine
people. We kept fsith with our
own history. We kept our nation
al honor unsrllied. The flag which
We received without . rent We hand
ed down without . STAIN"
Two democratic speeches OF great
moderation and replete With unan-
swerable arguments marked last
weeks debate. Senator Bacon, who
has not yet concluded his remarks,
exposed the weakness Of the i'm
pending measure with merciless
logic and Senator Dubois, dsvotine
himself largely to the claim that the
Philippines would prove the open
door IN China: warned his oppo.
nents against arousing the dragon
which now sleeps peacefully. HI
pointed out that greed for CONNER
cial gain was likely to result in ths
upbuilding Of . composition which
which would eventually undersell
American manufactures in the mar
kets Of the world where no Chinese
exclusion law would protect the
American workman from the ''yel-
low peril" He dwelt on the fact
that the Chinese are able imitatora
and that once they had been awak
ened By the efforts OF capitslists to
secure their trade they would en-
danger the commercial prosperity
|of ali white nations with their hall
paid labor. Senator Beveridge,
who attempted to answer Mr.. Du-
|bois' argument, presented an allur-
ing array Of figures but in 30 doing
lost all sight Of the trend OF Mr..
Dubois argument.
The sudden death OF Lord Paunce-
|fote. which occurred on Saturday
morning, has caused shock TO Of
| fetal and social life in Washington.
He had been suffering from rheu-
matte gout for some time but no
ono had anticipated that his illness
would terminate fatally. Lord
| Paunceiots was held in high regard
lin Washington where his demo.
cratic manner and his affability had
| made him q general favorite. Hi
popularity u the White House dur.
ling the incumbency Of President
Mckinley il we'll known, and i
will also be remembered that, 10
conjunction with Secretary Olney,
Ihe framed the general arbitration
treaty between this country and
Great Britain. II was through his
efforts that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty was superseded by the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty. II was the am
|bition Of the late Ambassador to ne
eotiats . treaty covering the deli.
cate questions Of the Alaskan boun-
Idary and the fur seal fsheriss,
which should be agreeable to both
parties, and he had frequently said
That. that end accomplished, he
would retire from the diplomatic
world with the feeling that his CO.
reer hid been productive OF lasting
good and had been properly round
ed out. Lord Pauncefote will b
|succeedsd a. dean Of the diplomatic
corps by Herr Won Holleben, the
German Ambassador.
As no official announcement Of
|ths death OF Lord Pauncefote