Evening star., 1902-02-20
MR.. MONEY OPPOSED
AGAINST RETENTION OF THE
PHILIPPINES.
Addresses the Senate at Length-Mr
Foraker Replies-Discussing the
Case Of Louisiana.

The debate on the Philippine bill contin-
ued in the Senate yesterday afternoon af-
ter The Stars report of the proceeding was
closed.
Mr.. Tillman. quoting President McKin-
ley's announcement that we must pursue a
method Of benevolent assimilation of the
FiHpinos. said that the assimilation which
had been practiced could be contrasted to
nothing so well the parable of the lamb
and the lion. 1t would be found, he said.
when they should get up that the lamb
would be inside the lion. He spoke Of the
effort of building up American schools In
the Philippines "mawkish sentimentali-
ty,'' saying that the system could be Of no
avail in view of the fact that the teachers
sent over know nothing of the language of
the Filipinos. and the Filipinos nothing OF
the English language. And yet, he said,
this is the system advocated by the oleag-
inous senator from Michigan and presum-
ably indorsed by his constituents. the peo-
pie of Michigan.
Taking this to be the position of the peo-
pie of that state. he exclaimed. May COD
have mercy on their pusillanimous souls.
Money Replies to Mitchell.
Mr. Money (Miss) replied to some points
in the speech made by Mr.. Mitchell few
days since, contending that our failure to
recognize the independence of the Fiipinos
question of their standing a people.
The important question was not what
should be done for the Filipnos continued
Mr.. Money. but what should be done for
our own people Our position is, he argued,
liable to bring on war with other nations
at any time, when the $1,5OOOOO per week
expenditure of the present time would be
vastly increased. He made an appeal for
fair discussion of this question, saying that
senators should consult their consciences
and forget that there is any such thing as
executive patronage.
We should get rid Of the islands in our
own interest Mr.. Money went on. and
especially for the purpose Of eradicating
from our own country the practice on the
part of Congress Of comforting autocratic
powers on the executive.
Sad Day for the Country.
1--WE will find before we terminate this
experiment." he said. that the saddest day
of our history is the day that we signed the
Spanish treaty"
Mr.. Money denounced the Taft commits
sion as 'uselessly pernicious." He quoted
Gov. Taft's statement that Aguinaldo has
no idea of civil government. saying that
this statement does not correspond with
what Admiral Dewey and others had said
of that leader of the Filipinos.
Mr.. Foraker said he did not believe that
Mr.. Moneys despairing view of the situa-
ton in the Philippines is generally shared.
He thought the way to honor is In going
Tended the course OF the army In the Phil
ippnes and the Taft commission. They
had gone to the Philippines under instruc-
tions and 1t could not be shown that any
Of those instructions had been disregarded
The Case Of Louisiana.
Replying to Mr.. Tillman Mr.. Foraker
said the people of Louisiana had not been
allowed to elect governor or the Judiciary
of that territory, and that the government
established in the Philippines is far more
liberal than the government established In
Louisiana by Jefferson and the democratic
Congress Of that day.
Interrupting, Mr.. Tillnan said the Presi-
dent appoints the governors of all terrific
ries, and admitting this, Mr.. Foraker said
that no more authority Is requested now in
the case of the Philippines This statement
led Mr.. Tillman to say that Congress had
granted no authority for such appointment.
1.-The governor of the Philippines Is the
governor by appointment" said Mr.. Fora
ker in reply, "and he Is as much governor
as Mr. Claiborne was governor of Louisiana
under Jefferson's appointment.
Messrs. Tillman and Money called atten-
ton to the fact that Claiborne's nomination
had been confirmed by the Senate, while
no such confirmation had taken place In the
case Of Gov. Taft
Proceeding, Mr. Foraker said that neither
in the case of Louisiana or the Philippines
had the people been bought when the ter
ritory became part of the United States,
and there Is, he contented, no more attempt
to govern the people of the Philippines
without their consent than there was in the
case of the people of Louisiana.
Messrs. Tillman and Carmack made the
point that early promise of statehood
had been made In the case OF Louisiana and
that their protest was not against coming
into the United States.
After some further discussion the Senate
at 80 pm. adjourned