The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-11
GREED FOR POWER AND FOR SPOILS.
DECLARES TURNER---ALTRU[STIC
MOTIVES ONLY, SAYS TAFT.
Senator From Washington State
ArFaigns the Administration
and Warns the American
People e the Dangers of
Philippine Policy.

IIJAsHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
" George Turner, silver Republic
an from the state of Washing
ton vehemently denounced the admins
tration's Philippine policy when he con-
tinued his speech today Turner ex-
claimed wita vehemeace:
The leaders Of the Republican party
have dishOnored the nation by their
greed for power ID spoiis They have
done SO under the false and blasphem-
Gus pretense that they were serving
Almighty God by advancing liberty and
religion. Instead of advancing the
cause Oh liberty, they have struck it
the worst blow it has ever received
since it first found a foothCld on the
American continent"
He maintained that the Republican
leaders had deceived and deIuded the
people, but he did not believe they
could continue 10 do so. There will
&. come an awakening" said he, and
the day of awakening is not far distant.
IL / did not believe 50 1 should despair
Of my country"
He denounced the Philippine COM
mission as puppets of the executive
and declared that their so-called laws
we're not enacted in the interests of
tae people of the islands. The commits
sion, he said, do only what they are
told to do by the president and secre-
tary Of war.
Denounees Sedition Act.
Mr.. Turner referred to the Philippine
seditiOn act as not only uncOnstitu-
tiol al hut as "a relic of barbarism too
black even for the most despOtic and
tyrannical government that now exists
on the face of the earth.
When Mr.. Turner concluded, the
house amendment to the urgent de-
hciency bill relating to the opening OF
state claims WAS agreed to, which
passed the bill.
The discussion OF the Philippine bill
was continued. Mr.. Patterson Of Colo
rado presented an amendment proVid-
ing for the repeal of the sedition laws
applied TO the Philippines
Mr.. Teller gave notice of an amend
rQant declaring that il is not intended
b. Che government of the United States
TO permanently annex the Philippine
ISLANDS as an integral part of the Unit
cd States, but that it is Intended to es-
tablish, with the consent and assist
ance Of the inhabitants thereof. a gov
ernment or governments suitable to
their wants and conditions.
Pleads No Guilty to Treason.
Addressing the senate MIR. Teller
said he was not going to be disturbed
by the unparliamentar.y and indecent
charge made against those who do not
agree with the administrations policy.
That they are unpatriotic and have not
The publics welfare at heart
Because / stand here with words
of sympathy for the E'ilipinOs said
he, Il am not guilty of treason, as has
been charged against a senator in This
chamber"
Mr. Teller said that in 1898 the ques-
ton was raised as 20 whether the con-
stitutiOn of the United States, by it's
force. went into operation in the Philip
pines He expressed an opinion that it
did not and it could not until con
gress put IL there by a positive declara-
zion of law. He maintained, however.
that the constitution ought to be ex-
tended over the Philippines so that the
Inhabitants OF the islands should have
all the protection afforded by that great
document.
Mr. Spconer interrupted Mr. Teller to
inquire whether he regarded the ac-
QUESTION of Porto Rico as a violation
of the Teller amendment regarding
Cuba. Mr.. Teller said he had not COM
piained of the acquisition of Porto
hlco, because the people of that island
mad desired it,
And ] do not mean to Az" he con-
tlnuedt that if the people of Cuba
want TO have that island annexed and
we want IL we cannot annex il under
the provision. / 90 say however. that
we cannot annex Cuba unless the Gu
bans agree to IL with unanimitv."