Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-19
Senator Wellington Makes a Speech
on the Philil pine Question:
BuRLEsoN ATTACKS TRUSTS.
TEXAN !. Followed by Hill OF con-
uectjrut In support Of His hs"
Making silver Dollars He
A-rMnbIe In Gold.

washington. Feb. 19-At the conclu-
sion of routine business in the SENATE
il WAS agreed that the final vote shon'd
he taken on the Philippine tarlh pii'
and amendments thereto next Moh""s
AT ! o'clock. during the last day the de-
hate TO be limited to fifteen minutes 10
.och senator. no debate to be had after
the voting begins.
Mr. wellington tMd.i then addressed
the SENATE upon the Philippine qi'es
tion. stating his points Of disagreement
with the party with which he had been
identified throughout his life.
He said he had been II Republican,. !;
,rotectlonis1 and Il believer in Il goa
standard OF currency. However. ne
said. The Spanish war brought the part
ing of the ways. He was opposed TO
that war and believed that Cuban inde'
pendrpce could have been hronght
about hy diplomatic negotiations. lheh
came the "imperialistic tendencies or
the Repnllican party. and with them
he could not agree.
Thinks War Was tnnecessarH.
Without the Spanish war. lie Sa'H.
Cuba might have been free. might nave
on moved. indeed, Il larger measure OF
freedom and independence than she
was enjoying now or would enjoy III
the future. The only Thing Cuba had
been tnught was how a postal official
could eIAbezzle. a half million dollars.
Referring to the bill under discus
sion. Mr.. Wellington declared his oppo'
sition to ii on the broad ground of the
minority" that there was no right here
to enact such legislation.
Referring to the decision of the Sll-
! preme court holding that the Philip
pine archipelago was territory OF the
United States. he said that it WIS an
Bunsby.
Mr.. Wellington then entered upon an
extended review Of the events which
led up to the trouble in the Philippines,
following the line Of argument pursued
heretofore by the minority in the sen
ate.
During his speech Mr.. Wellington
spoke of the sea battle OFT Santiago
and said Admiral Schley was in com
mand of the vessels of the American
squadron. hut the administration lad
been as unjust to him as it had beSn
to the Cubans and Filipinos. He said
he had not received the credit due him.
but an effort had been made to be-
smirch him and detract from his char
;acter and bravery.
The Day In the House.
The mouse went into committee of
the whole and took up consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill. Mr..
Sherman IN. ". who was in charge
Of the bill, announced that in view of
the fact that many members in general
debate desired to speak Oh matters not
germane to the bill he would reserve
his opening address.
Mr.. Burleson Tex then made
speech on the subject of trusts. He
spoke of the strenuous one" who had
succeeded to abe presidency last fall
and contrasted his Minneapolis speech
last summer with the utterance in his
message on the trust question. Before
his accession to the presidency he had
spoken of trust harons' and "monop-
olists,'' afterward of captains of in
dustry," all of which he declared indi-
Gated that the president was controlled
by the forces in the Republican party
whicb had in the past protected trusts
What is the Democratic governor Of
Montana doing to prevent the big rail-
road merger in the nOrthwestT' asked
Mr. Tawney Mimi.
"If he is not il line with the governor
OF your state" responded Mr.. Burleson,
then l repudiate him"
HE is not retorted Mr. Tawney,
land he repudiates you.
Mr. Hill Conn, followed with an
hours speech in support of his bill to
make silver dollars redeemable in gold
Mr. ShafrOth tCOlO.l answered Mr.
Hill. He read from speech of Mr.
Hill delivered in 1900 in denunciation
of the "endless chain" by which green
backs could draw gold from the treas
ury and declared that in the face of
such an exposition of the evils of the
endless chain Mr.. Hills bill proposed
to add to the charge against tue gold |
reserve $3.50. 100000 of silver