The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-28
REMARKABLE SCENE IN SENATE.
Hoar's Eloquent Plea. Death of
Pauncefote. The Rochambeau
Statue. Houses at Odds.

Special to The Item.
Washington, May 26.-There was a
remarkable scene ina the senate on
Thursday. An old man, white with
the SHOWS of many winters and slight
ly bent, stood among the senator's,
like Socrates teaching the men and
youths of Athens. He appealed to
them, with an eloquence seldom equal
led, to remain true to the faith OF
their fathers. Fora quarter of CEN
tury this same old man, George F'ris-
bic Hoar, has sat in the Senate cham
Der, and no one has had occasion 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 cues
ton, for its exponents had forgotten
the faith of their ancestry, whose
lessons fell 'upon ears Of men dazzled
by military glory and delirious with
the lust of conquest Concluding a
powerful arraignment of: the Republic,
an policy in the Philippines, Mr.. Hoar
appealed to his colleagues in 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 age-long
bondage. We welcomed her to the
family of nations. We set mankind an
example, never before beheld, of mod
Grafton in victory. We kept faith with
the Philippine people. We kept faith
with our own history. We kept our
national honor unsullied. The Tag
which we received without rent we
handed down without a stain. 5"
Two Democratic speeches OF great
moderation and replete with unanswer-
able arguments marked last weeks
debate. Senator Bacon, who has not
vet 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 CONNER
cial 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 work
man 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 en-
danger the commercial prosperity of all
white nations with their half-paid
labor Senator Beveridge, who at
tempted to answer Mr.. Dubois argu-
ment, presented an alluring array of
figures, but in so doing lost all sight of
the trend of Mr.. Dubois argument.
The sudden death Of Lord Paunce-
fote, which occurred on Saturday
morning, has caused shock to Official
and social life in Washington. He
had been suffering from rheumatic
gout for some time, but no one had
anticipated that his illness would
terminate fatally. Lord Pauncefote
was held in high regard IN Washing
ton, 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, and
it will so be remembered that, IN con-
junction with Secretary Olney, he
framed the general arbitration treaty
between this country and Great
Britain. It was through his efforts
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was
superceded by the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, and the mistakes of former
American administration were so
remedied without friction between TIE
two nations and without the United
States suffering humiliation. 1t was
the ambition of the late Ambassaoor
to negotiate treaty covering tine
delicate questions Of the Alaskan
boundary and the fur-seal hsherles
which should be agreeable 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 property rounded out Lord
Pauncefote will be succeeded as dean
of the diplomatic corps by Herr Won
AOll0OGU, UuG SOlA1e4A
AS no official announcement OF the
death of Lord Pauncefote reached the
White House until noon on Saturday,
it did not interfere with the ceremonies
which attended the dedication OF the
statue of Rochambeau, which took
place on that morning. On a stand
before the statute, which was draped
With the flags of the two nations, IN
der the flags of France and the UNI,
ted States, stood the President and
the French Ambassador, the Countess
de Rochambeau, the Count de La
fayette and numerous others, while
Dr.. Stafford offered the Invocation.
President Roosevelt then extended to
the French guests a cordial welome'
and. as the Marine Band struck up
the Marseillaise, the Countess de
Rochambeau stepped forward and un,
yelled the statute of her distinguished
ancestor. The guns Of the Fourth
Battalion doomed out the national
salute. the Frecnh and American ma,
rines presented arms and the "old
Guard,'' in colonial uniform, threw
up their hats. the whole presenting a