West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-07-24
and civilization has prospcrcd have been
In seltgevcrning countries, aud In the
countries where selfsovernmeut Is denied.
civilization has taken a backward step
Nou ask me araln xXhr 4 xnfa.l ~ 4 ~

IN scitgcvcrning countries. aud In the
countries where self government Is denied.
civilization has taken a backward step
You ask me again why voted as did }
My father helped to free the slave. my
brothers died In that cause and this love
oil liberty was ground into my very blood
when was born, I would rather die to.
day than to vote as an American Senator
Tor any proposition In violation OF the
doctrines that the fathers fought for at
Concord and Bunker hin.
There are more kinds of slavery than
one. The bin which was asked to vote
for was to tax the people without giving
them representation This Is a violation
otthe principle the fathers fought for In
the Declaration OF independence, when
they protested against taxation without
representation. They ask me to govern
people without their consent That IN In
violation OF the doctrin the fathers
fought for
AZ the Boston Tea Party the fathers
made Boston harbor rich with imported
tea. For what reasoni Simply little
proposition that II was taxation without
! representation, aud when asked why they
should tight over that proposition they
said In effect: 1T Is not upon the question
oil tea alone, but the question OF what Il
will 'egitimateiy lead 10 Tor II we con.
sent to this. II means civil religious aud
political slavery"
! cannot give TO another nation what
England tried tuglvc us. and when you
ASK the question, as some Of you have. as
TO what u viii cost, | am happy TO say
that have neither the time nor the inch.
nation 10 consider H. may add respect.
iniiy that ] do not care what IL costs.
| England in her war with south Africa
reminded me OF a foolish old lady lighting
the tire with kerosene. Hut when see the
Republic love iudulg,ng m kindly
thoughts OF the right TO govern another
people without their consent am forclbly
reminded OF a beautiful young child play.
ing with cup OF carbolic acid England
may be forgiven for trying again and
again her doctrine OF conquest hope
onr children will forgive us for trying
In the Philippines the foolish doctrine
that King George attempted TO try on us.
Joy In CupA
You ask me to say why voted against
the bill Last week was In Cuba and
saw our beautiful flag come down 4, is
just as beautiful coming down as IL Is
going up, because IN coming down Il kept
the promise OF 100000 Christian people
saw as,ooo happy people that day. I saw
young men and old fall upon their knees
aud sob AS though their hearts would
break with Joy, because their flag was In
the SKY. One old man said to mes senator
u YOU had taken this away from MS IL
would not have made your country richer
and would have made us poor indeed. .
lvotcd against the bill because the con.
quest OF that territory aud the robbing OF
those people OF their liberty cannot add
one dollar To our wealth or one lota to our
glory, but humiliatcs the very people we
were at one time glad to call our friends,
ana whose assistance we were glad TO get.
wish you had allotted me more words
and more columns to answer your aucs.
ton would answer again and again.
aud yct again. that Lincoln was right
when lie said that no man is good enough
TO govern another without his consent.
would answer you again and again. aud
yet again. that have not had time TO con
slider the question OF cost
III II shall cost me a seat In the Senate
shall regret thatI have not a thousand
seats to give. II II shall cost me the
friendship OF ny friends shall regre,
that had not more friends TO sacrifice.
~ u shall add TO the glory OF my enemies
only regret that have not more strength
TO add to their glory.
carried torch In the Lincoln w de-
Awskes and II am wrong in standing for
the liberty OF my fellow men ! ask the
generation that comes after me for no
more iayors than ask CT this. am
satisfied with my own consciousness that
have fought the fight. and without wait.
ing TO see where the chips may fall have
"hcwed TO tile line"