The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-01

talks Of fOrebears, I am happy to say
that the man Of that generation who
bore my name incurred obloquy and
indignities through resisting things
then as 7 do now" CApplause.)
Mr. Hoar said he thanked God he
never had found a man in a place OF
power who would not stand up for the
right. and never find. any man. thank
GOD declared Mr.. Spooner. who can
properly impeaCh the American army
for acts that ought not to have been
COMMUNICATIVE acts of a few isolated
instances-the army as a whole"
Our army, replied Mr. Hoar, "is
composed Of brave and humane men.
In a war of this kind cruelties always
nave occurred, and the responsibility
for them rests not upon the army but
upon those who are responsible for the
policy inaugurated.
81 stand for the army Of McKin-
ley declared Mr.. Spooner. "for the
army that has been charged with the
mission by the American people who
supported these policies Al the polls"
Mr.. SpOoner said to Mr.. Hoar that II
he did not believe his party was right
and could not act with it. he could vote
for the other party. This ELECTED quite
a long reply from Mr.. Hoar, who paid
tribute TO Mr.. Spooner. to Mr.. Nc
kinley and to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Hoar on the Fence.
Mr.. Hoar said he did not believe the
Democratic party was right in their
view Of the question. He believed that
the Republican party would work out
the problem right IN the end, but that
they should be shown that their pres
ent policy was wrong. He could not be
expected 90 abandon a party in whose
policies i'm the main ne believed, to join
= party to whose policies has was op-
posed.
At Sis p. M. the senate took recess
until O'Clock.
AZ the opening of the session. Mr..
Carmack Of Tennessee. who had made
several speeches during the day, took
the floor.
He quoted extracts from many Re
publican papers denouncing the bru-
tality of General Smiths order. Yet,
he said. Mr. Lodge had found in the
fortunes inflicted i'm the Philippines only
natural acts Of vengeance. The apOl-
ogists Of lynchings in the south" he
continued. "will find able support in
the statements of the senator from
Massac hUsetts. have never sought to
uphold mob law or the practice Of law
less vengeance on any criminal, no mat
ter how black his crime"
Revival of Sectional Hatred.
Nh. Camack referred to- President
ROOsevelt's Memorial day address at
Arlington, saying that he judged from
what the president had said about
lynchinEs in the south that that cry
was To DE the administration favOrite
ground lof defense of it's policy in the
Philippines. He had thought that the
waving of the bloody shirt was an eff
fort TO revive sectional hatred.
But I admit 7 was mistaken. said
ne. The Republicans used to keep the
southern outrages mill grinding. hold
ing up our terrible and bloody deeds TO
the execration of mankind That was
for political purposes. Now they are
seeking presidents to excuse their pol
icy in the Philippines. The president
gives the cue. He says it is the same
old rebel yell, the same old people who
villifed Grant and Lincoln as they are
now villifying the great and magnani-
nous Smith.
"Oh. Mr.. President you cannot throw
dust in the eyes of the people in that
way. This attempt at diversion viii
not do
At 1920 p. m. Mr.. Carmack conclud-
cd and the senate adjourned.