Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-18

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superior as q debater and brings to
tho discussion Of any question perfect
courage, absolute cnndor, wealth Of
learning and marvellous skill, He de-
lvered I've minutes speech which
has rarely heen excelled. Here u Is
yerRt1mx
Me- Chairman much has been said hese
In the last two OF three days about ~t1n-
ming away. much about ~cowardice" and
~weaklings" and much about our facing
the responsibilities and obligations"
thrust upon US by the Spanish treaty.
not to run away" from the pending
proposition: not to show any oowardtce.
but faithfully perform the very first duty
laid upon you by the treaty with Sp1iD
aud to meet bsavcly tho great obligation
that Is thrust upon you by that treaty.
As q congress the first obligation thrust
upon you Is to "fx:the political status of
tho people OF those islands" Now. why
Will you constantly run away" even
from your own breath? Why are you
constantly afraid even to declare your
OVID policy 80 much as to let your words
go out upon the circumamhicnt air 50
know what yqs, intend to do3
Why not pow give notice OF your policy
70 Sh6 world, es.the gentleman from Mas-
sachueetta baS Said, even In tho pegotiye
-vay IN which be proposesY Faye you
any policy that you dare utteFf Do toa
watx simply 70 Drift without tho courage
70 meet tho real responsibilities and the
zeal question:; continue to drift without
Q declaration Of policy OF intent until you
have drifted 20 far that you cannot re-
trace your stepA. until there have drifted
into the islands capital and invested In
forests Of many different sorts that wild
bold you there whether the peopla behind
you want you held there or note An am
sopght policy may drift on to yotA
Gentlemen. let ps not talA always about
s'couyago;" YET us show some: let US not
talk alwaye about facing responsibilt-
tiesc. let US face one now. Suppose be-
foro we lea.e here this evening the Amer
lean congress shall declare "the political
status OF the people OF the Philippine Is
landas Rs tbs treaty of Paris requires.
one way or the ptbep-either Declare Il
our way By giving them thei1 independ-
eoco OF declare that they ere subtecta.
going to bold them perpetnally or In
| definitely as you are now holding them
| or declare that they ere TO be citizens.
We wiu vote with you II you do the first:
meet you In confidence before the people
II You DO either OF the othes two things
l o.
| Don't you think that the Atnertcan peo-
| pie have o right to expect something Of
| THE kind from o great party that has alb
| CORDED the initials &c. q. P.'-'5rand
| Old PnrtyY' But think those letters
ng BETTE ax b vs. 2; parts 0a
ming Old Party" Why not once in your
lifetime let 1t be q brave Old Party?.'
Don't you think the people have q right
to expect from YOU simply that you shall
utter your thoughts out loud In tho public
ear. not run away" every tirn anybody
! proposes anything definite?
| What do you declare in this billP You
are afraid to declare for tho people OF the
islands their political status You declare
them to be inhabitants" and citizens
of the Philippines. What Is that in
Gods name3 Everybody knew thot they
''citizens Of the Philippines" What does
that meant What are the Philippines7
An Independent government? Not yet.
i How can anybody be Citizen" of some
thing that Is not an Independent countryf
You decline to say that they are cid-
cay that they are subjects OF tho United
! States. The nearest you have ever got
anywhere to O declaration on this subject
was in judicial construction made by
| one OF The Judges OF the supreme court
| the others did not unite with hin-that
Just let us have It out hero now. We have
fold the American people what VIC pso-
pose-annoupced our policy. Say what
you mean. Il you mean anything at al.
have the courage TO tell the American
people what Il Is, and 90 no4 FUN away
fnce eosnethng
De Almonds Aqua FortEe.
After some moro scrapping, IN which
General Charles Henry Gposyenor OF
Ohio Crumpaclser Of Indiana McDey-
mott Of New Jersey and Others took
part Judge De Almond OF Missouri
pnoo more got the floor and poured q
torrent OF v1trtul on tie Republicans