The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-03
TILMAN'S BREEZY WORDS
EXPOSES HYPOCRISY AS TO
WHITE MANS RULE.
SUGAR AND sENTlMENTALITY AT WORK
Mr.. White Thus EpigrammaticaIiy Sums Up
the Motives Of Annexatlonists. Senator
Morrill, Fayors an Open Session for
Consideration of Resolution.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 2.-Senator
White, of California, continued his
speech in opposition to the Hawaiian
annexation treaty in the executive ses-
SIGN of the Senate to-day amid many in
terruptions and much cross-fire In the
main lliS speech was a continuation of
the argument on constitutional lines
which was begun yesterday, but he also
took up questions Of practical purport in
to-day speech and undertook to Show
that for reasons Of commerce. and de-
fence the acquisition Of the islands would
Ike unwise.
Previous to Mr. Whites speech the
Senate spent about three quarters of an
hour in legislative session with the doors
closed, trying to decide whether Senator
petti2rew's resolution concerning the ac-
quisiiiOn of territory which it would re-
qlrire a Navy to defend should be de-
Dated in open or executive session. When
the vote was taken, the majority was
found to be against the proposition for
open session.
When Senator White resumed the
floor he continued his citation of author
ties to show that the policy of this
country in the past had really been
against the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands.
Senator White then took up the CON
tention that the control of Honolulu
was necessary to the defense of the
NicaIaguan Canal and asserted that
there was no foundation to support it.
He quoted Admiral Belllnap to the ef-
feet that Honolulu could be fortified
effectually and GenTal Schofield to the
effect that lit could not be fortified mt all
for land defense to show that authori-
Ties differ He contended that if one Of
the islands should be fortified all three
of them should be, and that it would re-
qlire an immense Navy to remain there
pernganently while the acquisition of
this territory would not diminish the eX-
penSe for Notifications and maintaining
a Navy at home. The Senator chal-
lenged anyone to produce proof of hos
tile intentions on the part of England.
Japan. Germany or other powers and
cited the declaration of various states-
men from each country repudiating any
desire To interfere in any manner with
the United States
"The whole scheme for the anneXa-
ton of Hawaii" he said, ''is based upon
eentimentality and sugar" and contin-
uing this line of presentation he said
that the sugar people who were netting
eight or nine million dollars a year I'M
der the reciprocity treaty are back Of
the annexation project with the hope
of making the benefits now derived
from reciprocity perpetual.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
oame into the debate. making some as
sertions which created breezy stir for
Il few minutes. The South Carolina
Senator referred to the recent Hawaiian
revolution. and to what ne termed the
effort of the Republican party to es-
tablisih a government i'm the interest of
the white people in the islands, when
they numbered only about one out of
thirty Of the inhabitants, and in this
connection referred to the re-OrganiZa-
ton of party lines in thu South after the
war. "We were then" he said, lin
South Carolina, attempting to establish
Il white mans government. The Re
publican party interfered with us then
or attempted to do so, processing to hod
opinions about the sacred rights of the
majority to rule ] should like to know,
me continued, whether the Republican
party has changed its opinion on this
subject Of the right of the white man
to rule, for if it has and will extend it
to the Southern States, l will vote for
the treaty"
THE distinguished Senator from
South Carolina evidently knows all
about the effort to re-estabish the
white mans party in the South after
the war; and could doubtless give rs
much interesting information on that
point" said Senator Chandler
II do know something about it" re-
piled Mr.. Tilmnn. ''and ] know that
there was some cheating and some use
of the shot gun in those times, as there
probably was in Hawaii
The Senator from South Carolina,
would I hardly think" interrupted
Senator HOar SAY in open session what
he has here said
Il am willing to say it anywhere"
said Senator Tillman. Il want the same
policy all along the line. Throw open
the doors and l will say what | have
said before the entire world
Probably the most significant occur
renee of the day was the fact that Sena-
tor Morrill,, who has during his entire
career been exceedingly conservative on
the question of executive sessions of the
Senate, took a position today in favor
of open sessions on the Pettigrew resO-
lution He gave as his reason the
fact that the speeches for and against
the treaty were liable to be unavenly re-
ported with the press excluded from the
sessions.
Senator White did not conclude and he
will continue his speech tomorrow.