New-York tribune., 1902-02-14

scented by The Senator from Colorado (SIr Teller
citze8s of N,a hTO IL do pot forget
The names Of the leaders Of what is conceded to
her OF men Of university education and the prnci-
men That place had been in the uninterrupted pos
session of the United States since the Spaniards
Of the Philippine Commission and Of all American
t lTnnenoe there m and with one accord me Tfpre- pre-
and business interests Of that community. no one
Sssnoe to % our Vr sthofify @ deesqed N that it
their desire and the desire OF their people that they
should have independence.
PETITIONS FROM THE FILIPINOs.
In addition to that, myself presented petitions
pa authorities and leading men of the villages
Islands. Especially Luzon They reminded me Of
the proceedings of the New England towns pre-
same purpose but in general in different language
They were adopted by public meetings held at the
townhouse some place therein with equiva-
lent name in their VOCABULARY the principal inhabi-
tart % % Secar sh OF bai .pse eTn p6seS Vou
The language usually that Of some presiding Off
and impressive. and the handwriting in gen
and scholarshp-alI the citizens present, most
Of them signing these petitions in these ! sup
pose hundreds of communities-of character in
dicatng an education and scholarship superior to
try now and quite eGmaI thi4k. to the average
character, of the members Of this body, certainly
very much superior TO my
knowledge Of how human nature works. hear
something Of the Asiatic mind on both sides of
this debate. The great record in history
ment, which seems TO me more like the working Of
10 know as the american ana English mind than
any other in ali history or literature. But as
spects everywhere: that there is a love of coun-
in b P PbiEipi @ SagS & nae al PASSION f 1f HSrs
there Our great American philosopher declares
freedom out Of man
What has happened since? There has been an
absolute si disarming Of that people These decara,
tons which the Senator from Connecticut turned
declarations OF a conquered and disarmed people
dsarmed by a great army, drilled and disciplined,
They have gotten from all these people every
I do not enter upon any question Of the processes
by which these men were led to give up their
charge against the honor of Of the Officers or H the so
where both sides have been heard, has shown that
il is warranted. and will say here that il nvesti-
ton will be as swift and as zeaios to xnress Heir
indignation 7 any other be. But
whatever may have been the processes, the result
Mr. President that has been accomplished by an
army OF ours, The Senator says there are some
thousand Americans there now. Are there any
and intelligent people? Is there a man who as
yet we have trusted to command military force
ance. which the Senator would have MS believe are
There IS another Ting The Senator as Quotes no ns from
the certihcates Of certain provincial Governors who
reported 10 Governor Taft. and who testified the
delightful condition of things. but the Governors
Wnoln ne quotes are ali appointed bV American
money. Does the Senator think that certificates as
var broke out or eRen when neH It 6a5 3g5
ament by the Tory Governors of that time wnd
value?
Mr.. HOAR RIDICULES PHILIPPINE ELEC-
TIoNS.
Another thing. Ny honorable and enthusiastic
SseF d Of The faGt that they had had elections and
they had something they called elections R1t I;
is a little peculiar TO the American understanding
man from onnectcut speaking about it in f this % de
bate when IL is penitentiary offence for everybody
ion whatever
An election! An election, if I may initiate my
friend, where there is to be no freedom OF speech
no discussion, everybody putting in his vote clad
tongue cut out. or something much worse if he
suggess TO one Of his fellow citizens political
Mr. Platt. Of Connecticut-To what does the Sen
Mr: Hoar--I refer 10 the enactment Of the Com
his possession the platform upon which those Cow W
errors ran? Has he the resolutions Of the meetings
which were made? Here was an election bY free
people ten million In number, thereabouts three
times as many as we had when we elected General
Washington after the Revolution. and he cannot
ven noiiticai any g Gd9oaate cate made or that
without senn e,!e1 Z CoIlI ~ HaEe oeen formed
nary It seems very natural TO the Senator from
Connecticut that that should happen. I should ike
TO see them try il once in that dear little State Of
Connecticut which love as he does, and get the
reports from the selectmen of the various towns
OF the great content Of that people
Then. an election without debate All the in
habitants, according to my honorable friend, de-
voted 10 American sovereignty. All OF them have
been changed by conversion IS sudden as that
Of St Paul although the light and voice may have
come from very different quarter. But all con
verted within six short months-six short months
having been devoted 10 making every man of them
give up his arms and hunting through the noun
tains for the men who had been their leaders up
10 that time And then they come I'm with their
election without debate for IT is treason TO have
a political debate. They all dreadfrIy in love
with American citizenship
Another thing that struck me as rather cornicaI
II ] may be allowed to take any comedy out Of this
tragedy, was when the Senator read that the FIJI
DinoS were all growing in appreciation OF insti-
tutiops What those institutions of ours that
they appreciates?
Mr.. BeVeridge-Free schools
Mr.. Hoar-Dsarming the citizens wing cleo
lions without debates. and having the local chief
magistrates appointed by a foreign country Those
are our institutions translate them to the
t-Eppine Islands.
Free schools. cries out enthusiastic youth on
my left. Free schools, What kind of free schools2