The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-01

Funston IF Funston was the great
hero the gentleman from Indiana made
him out to be-" said Dir. Clark. the
ticket nominated by the next republi-
q convention should he freddie and
Teddy"
Mr.. Clark reiterated his denunciation
or Mr.. Lands statement that the dem
ocrats after dragging the republicans
n the Spanish var hsc run away de-
nouncing the statement as a O N SIAN
der. AS many democrats, he said, had
fought in the Spanish war as republi-
cans, Dewey. Schley, Democratic ap-
plause) old Joe Wheeler democratic
applause) and Hobson" said he. AL
wrote their names high and there were
other democratic heroes. more obscure
on land and sea There was no politics
in the Spanish war@none in its incep-
ton, none during its progress. II was
only upon its conclusion that politics
entered when q mean conspiracy tried
to rob Schley Of the credit hat was his
due. But the American people would
not have ii. They wrote his name with
those OF John Paul Jores. Perry. Farra-
gut. On the list OF naval nerves"
Mr.. Littlefield, of Maine, in reply &c
Mr.. Clark. insisted that MI. Lands
charge that the democrats a run
away was true. He said il was no an
swer to assert hat some democrats had
~ ~ SAOA AA -
1T don't do to answer by ~eulogizins
Winfield Scott Schley who made a loop
and escaped danger"
This statement was met with a storm
of Kisses from the democratic side. Mr..
DeArmond, of Missouri. said the demo-
Gratis today stood where they had al
ways stood. They coutended that this
republic had no right 'inder the consti-
tuition or in the light OF history to force
an alien rule upon an alien people and
establish on the other side OF h world
a colonial empire democratic a~pplause).
Mr.. DeArmond said he could not be-
lieve that Mr.. Littlefield had meant
what he said about Schley. for" said
he, ''he slandered an American hero
when he did it,"
Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee, offered
an amendment prohibiting slavery or
involuntary servitude in the Philippines
or any other territory over which the
United States should obtain j~urisdic-
ton. He said that the United States
was the only civilized power in the
world which protected slavery. He said
that Governor Taft before the insular
committee testified that the treaty made
by General Bates and the Sultan of
Jolo which recognized slavery was still
in force. There were today 100000
slaves in the Jolo group. Children were
sold from the parents Girls were sub
ject to the desires of their masters.
Mr.. Patterson's amendment was de-
feated by a strict party vote, So to 104.
Mr.. Mccall, republican, Massachu-
sets, amid a burst of applause from
the democratic side offered the follow
ing amendment:
I'm this first organic act, creating a
civil government for the Philippine is
lands it is hereby solemnly to be the
settled purpose of the congress to eX-
tend to the inhabitants of those islands
every aid enabling them to develop the
capacity for self government and when
such capacity shall have been develop
ed, we pledge the faith OF the republic
to confer upon them The right of self
government after the fashion, OF the
really free nations"
Mr.. Mccall made a vigorous speech in
supper of his amendment saying that
now was the proper time for this dec
laration by this government as to
Philippine policy. The amendment was
defeated.
Mr.. Jones, democrat Of Virginia, then
offered an amendment the substitute
epared by the minority which provid-
ed for the temporary government of the
islands pending the granting of perma-
lent independence to the Archipelago.
Mr.. Jones' amendment was defeated,
and the bill was passed. The house
then adjourned.