The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Goth.

MIR. FD1ToR:-There was a remarkable
scene in the Senate on Thursday. An
old man, white with the SHOWS of many
winters and slightly bent, stood among
| the Senators, like Socrates teaching the
men and youths of Athens. He appealed
to them with an eloquence seldom equalled
| to remain true to the faith of their fathers.
| For quarter of a century this same Old
man, George Frisbie Hoar has sat in the
| Senate chamber and no one has had occa-
sion to question his republicanism, but on
Thursday he announced that his con-
science would not permit him to vote
with his party on the Philippine question
for its opponents had forgotten the faith
of their ancestors whose lessons fell upon
ears of men dazz,ed by military glory and
delrious with the lust Of conquest Con-
Guiding a powerful arraignment of the
republican policy in the Philippines, Mr..
Hoar appealed to his colleagues i'll these
words: Let us, at least, have this to say,
We, too, have kept the faith of the fathers.
We took Cuba by the hand. We delivered
her from long bondage. We well
coined her to the family of nations. We
set mankind an example never before be-
held of moderation in victory. We kept
faith with the Philippine people. We
kept faith with our own history. We
kept our national honor unsulled. The
flag which we received without a rent we
handed down without stain
Two democratic speeches of great mod
Grafton and replete with unanswerable
arguments marked last weeks debate.
Senator Bacon, who has not yet Concluded
his remarks, exposed the weakness of the
impending measure with merciless logic
and Senator Dubois, devoting himself
largely to the claim that the Philippines
would prove the open door to China,
warned his opponents against arousing
the dragon which now sleeps peacefully
He pointed out that greed for commercial
gain was likely to result in the upbuilding
of a competition which would eventually
undersell American manufactures in the
markets of the world where no Chinese
exclusion law would protect the American
workman from the yellow peril He
dwelt on the fact that the Chinese are able
imitators and that once they had been
awakened by the efforts of capitalists to
secure their trade they would endanger
the commercial prosperity of all white
nations with their half paid labor Sena-
tor Beverage, who attempted to answer
Mr.. Dubois argument, presented an allur-
ing array of figures, but in so doing lost
all sight of the trend of Mr. Dubois argu-
| ment.
The sudden death of Lord Pauncefote,
which occurred on Saturday morning, has
caused shock to official and social life
in Washin gton. He had been suffering
| from rheumatic govt for some time but no
one had anticipated that his illness would
terminate fatally. Lord Pauncefote was
held in high regard in Washington where
his democratic manner and his affability
had made him general favorite. His
popularity at the White House during the
incumbency Of President Mckinley is
we'll known, ard it will also be remem-
bered that, in conjunction with Secretary
Olney, he framed the general arbitration
treaty between this country and Great
Britain. 1t was through his efforts that
the Clayton Bulwer treaty was superseded
by the Hay auncefote treaty and the mis-
takes of former American administra-
ton were so remedied without friction
between the two nations and without the
United States suffering humiliation. 1t
was the ambition of the late Ambassador
| to negotiate treaty covering the delicate
questions of the Alaskan boundary and
fur-seai fisheries which should be agree
able to both parties and he had frequently
said that, that end accomplished, he would
retire from the diplomatic world with the
| feeling that his career had been productive
of lasting good and had been properly
rounded out. Lord Pauncefote will be
succeeded as dean of the diplomatic corps
| by Herr Won Holleben, the German AM
| bassador
Of Lord Pauncefote reached the White
House until noon on Saturday it did not
| interfere with the ceremonies which at
| tended the dedication of the statue of
Rochambeau which took place on that
morning. On stand before the statue,
which was draped with the flags of the
two nations, under the flags of France
| and the United States, stood the President
and the French Ambassador, the Countess
of Rochambeau, the Count de Lafayette
and numerous others, while DR.. Stafford
offered the invocation. President Roose-
welt then extended to the French guests a
cordial welcome and, as the Marine Band
struck up the "Marseillaise," the Countess
de Rochambeau stepped forward and I'M
yelled the statue of her distinguished an
cestor. The guns Of the Fourth Battalion
doomed out the national salute, the French
and American marines presented arms
and the "Old Guard" in colonial uniform,
threw up their hats, the whole presenting
a scene which in many respects must have
| iSoCiuUlCu tHot lt
years ago when General George Washing
| tor welcomed the Count de Rochambeau
| and the GG00 troops and the companies of
marines he had brought to assist in the
cause of American independence. The
| French visitors attended service at St.
Patrick's Church yesterday morning and
left last evening for Niagara Falls. The
| receptions which had been planned to
| take place at the residence of Mrs. Letter
| and at the French embassy on Saturday
| evening were omitted out of respect to
the late Lord Pauncefote.
The defeat of the republican leaders in
the House of Representatives, which took
place when the Cuban reciprocity bill was
under consideration, was repeated when
the House oyerruled the decision of the
Chair on an amendment TO the Naval ap-
preparation bill, an amendment which
provided that three of the ships to be con-
structed be built in government navy