The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-30

Fmnppiue government.
Had he done So said he, "he would
have given aid and comfort to the de-
clared enemies of the United States"
This was the legal attitude Of Agui-
naldo and every other Filipino because
Dewey had no power to change a dec
laratiOn Of war by congress.
Dewey" he said, believed Aguinal-
do was devoted to the suceess Of Amer
lean arms, and had no reason to believe
thai he was self-seeking adventurer.
Aguinaldo Not Patriot.
1.-THE laudations of Aguinaldo's pa
triOtism and heroism," said Mr.. Nor
gan, chat have been poured out in his
honor here and elsewhere in the United
States are as much out Of place as If
they had been uttered in honor of the
fox i'm 'Aesop's Fables
AguinaldO, ne said, was only con-
venient instrument in the hands of
conspirators. Had he died, another
would have been found, for the Hong
kong junta had not committed their
fortunes perpetually TO him.
'The Fihpinos are not fighting for
liberty" Mr.. Morgan continued, but
simply as the savage tools Of the junta
at Hongkong."
Religious Freedom.
He spoke Of the religious freedom
given to the Filipinos by the United
States. and said that IL was for this he
pleaded his excuse TO his Democratic
brethren for insisting that the cardinal
principles must be permanent in the
Philippines. It was our arms that d.
vorced church and state in the Philip
pines, whereas AguinaldO could not
have accomplished that had he ever at
tempted It.
we have dedicated those islands,"
he said. to the freedom Of religion we
have unshackled them from the DO
minion of an established church, and
no power will ever exist that can undo
our work through military, civil or
other agencies
Referring to the statements Of cruel
ties Of American soldiers toward Fill
pinOs. Mr. Morgan said that investiga-
tion by proper authority is demanded
by the entire army as a duty to it, and
the men OF the army resent the discus
sion of their acts i'm connection with a
bin which does not call for such dis
cussion.
'Their mouths are closed" said he.
land they are permitted to appear at
the bar Of the senate to answer these
charges"
Reverting to the question of citizen
ship, he declared that if the Filipinos
are not fit to be citizens Of the United
States they are not fit to govern them
selves. He said that he could not be-
lieve that any people win suffer harm
through our efforts to bless them.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Morgan's
speech, the senate, on motion Of Mr..
Lodge. agreed that when it adjourned
today it be until Saturday.
Clay Opposes Bill.
After some routine business Mr.. Clay
(Ga-) addressed the senate in opposi-
ton TO the Philippine bill. Mr.. Clay
said that if when the senate had rati-
fed the peace treaty It had been de-
Ciared that the United States could
grant the FiIpinos the right of self
government. peace already would have
been restored. He said the Democratic
party never had declared in favor of
leaving the islands before the estab-
lishment Of a stable government The
Filipinos had a right TO know what the
purposes of the United States were. A
declaration of purpose on thte part Of
the United States would have prevent
ed the struggle that has been going
on for three years.
Mr. Clay declared that while 1t was
said that the pending bill was tenn
porary in character it would remain
in force. if enacted, for perhaps 100
years. Tt would remain in full force
until repealed and il would confer more
power on the Philippine commission
than is possessed by the congress Of
the United States.
No car, no king. he declared, ever
had been known to hold such power
~ a people as was conferred by this
bin on the Philippine commission.
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin next ad-
dressed the senate. The knowledge
that he was TO speak attracted hun
dreds Of hearers and the galleries were
crowded. He said he was reluctant to
speak, particularly as he resented the
idea that his speaking was to preclude
others from speaking. The people Of
the United States, he thought. must be
strangely impressed by the action Of
the senate or the Philippine question.
Weeks had been spent on an emergency
tariff bill for the Philippines, and gen.
orally to carry out a policy Of free
government in the Philippines.
Military Forces Disgrace Country.
It seemed to him strange that this
bilI-a measure to exalt civil govern
ment In the islands and to subordinate
the military power-shOuld be delayed
for weeks by speeches which tended TO
show that the operation Of our military
forces in the islands had been a dis
grace and dishonOr to the country. It
was a strange debate to him. On both
sides II had been notably able.
spooner Scores Democrats.
But" he said. "on the Democratic
side there has been nothing but pes
simism. nothing but the gospel Of de-
spair nothing but suspicion, distrust
and imputation Of the motives Of those
who differed from them"
Referring 20 the speech Of Mr.. Car
mack of Tennessee who had said Of
the president that 'his natural gait
was running away" Mr.. SpOOner said
the intention Of Mr.. Carmack was to
intimate that President Roosevelt was
man Of impulse. THE president of
the United States he declared, "of all
men whom / know, is one who does
not run off from duty or danger"
Eulogizes Roosevelt.
He said President Roosevelt had left
his place in the government 10 go to
Cuba, where he offered his life in the
midst Of flying bullets on account of
dberty-the liberty for the people of
Cuba. The president had won the right
to be regarded as the steadfast and
strenuous friend of liberty.
In answer to criticisms Of Governor
Taft, Mr.. Spooner declared that Judge
Taft was a gentleman incapable Of do
ing anything not In consonance with
the action OF an honorable man. Mr..
SpOoner said the general attitude of
the minority senators was this:
Stand For Constitution.
I've who voted against the Paris