The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-01
MONEY BILLS CLEARED
Senate Has a Fair Show at
Hawaii Now.
TILLMAN IN OPPOSITION
To the Keep'em Policy, on
Racial Considerations,
TILLMAN IN OPPOSITION

Washington, juno 3O-Late this after
noon the senate cleared the legislative
decks for what may be the final action
upon the Hawaiian resolutions. Through
its action today the last of the appropr1-
alton bills that has been pending in con-
ference was disposed of and was a law
before midnight. After debate lasting
three hours the senate finally receded
from its amendments to the sundry civil
bill and adopted the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill When the
Hawaiian resolutions were taken up Mr..
Bate Dem, TENN and Mr.. Tillman
Oem., S c. addressed the senate. Mr..
sTllman discussed the race problem from
the standpoint ia southern man, and
was characterlstically vigorous in his re-
marks.
RABBI VOORSAUGER'S PRAYER.
DR.. Jacob Voorsauger, rabbi Of the Tenn
pie Emanuel and professor OF Semitic
languages and literature at the university
of California, San Francisco pronounced
the invocation at the opening 0 fthe SEN
ate's session today. He prayed that the
flag under which we live, that for which
our fathers fought, be forever the sacred
emblem of liberty until time shall be no
more"
Mr.. BATE OPPOSES
The Hawaiian resolutions were taken
up and Mr.. Bate CTennO spoke In opposi-
ton to them. It was an innovation, he
said, upon all precedent, that resolution
from the house should be sent to the SEN
ate while treaty upon the same subject
was still pending. He declared that the
treaty could not secure the necessary two
thirds vote in the senate and that the po-
litjcal machinery had been set IN motion
in orler that the sentiment of the senate
might be overridden.
Mr.. Bate declared that the vote that
would be cast for the Joint resolutions
would be the I1nell Of Republicanism but
1t would be cast. War times would cause
uhe majority TO adopt the resolutions. The
fever was in the brains Of the people and
those Of the senators and 1t would force
such action. in his opinion. that would
prove disastrous
TILLNAN FOLLOWS SUIT.
Mr.. Tillman Is. O. followed Mr. Bate.
Thus far he said, 1.-THE discussion Of
the resolutions has been entirely one
sided. Whenever the majority of the sen-
ate sits in sulleD Silence in SO important
question as this. am impressed with
The idea that there is devilment afoot
Senators like to talk: they like to hear
themselves speak, 20 get their names in
the newspapers and see their remarks
In the Record. When, therefore, they are
silent there is, depend upon It, Something
rotten in Denmark
Mr.. Tillman, in opening his argument,
which was comparatively brief general
Statement in opposition to the resolutions
said that the whole question had been
tulIy discussed last witer in executive ses-
sion and it was therefore natural there
should be lack of interest and an unwill-
angness to listen to a repetition Of speeches
delivered then. He religioiusly believed,
he said, that is was unconstitutional to
acquire territory by joint resolution, but
an arrogant majority was. however. press
ing forward its purpose without regard TO
constitutional obligation or o4ths.
SUGAR INTERESTS.
AS to the sugar interests. he saidi
When ! consider the mastery OF the
American sugar trust over the senate and
the house, as shown in the passage of the
Dingley tariff law. I am forced into the
belief that this Trusts not opposed to an
nexation and that its influence is at work
among the ranks fthose favoring annex.
alton"
THE RACE PROBLEM.
Discussing the race problem presented,
Mr.. Tillman said:
The Philippines are already denselv
populated with races for which we have
no affinity or liking. 1t is the same with
Porto Rico and in some degree with Cuba
But we have alrea one perplexing and
harassing problem right here at home, and
that must give us pause. I mean the negro
question. The wisest craftsmanship Is IN
able to forsee the final result of the pres
ence in the same commonwealth of two
distinct races, each possessing the same
rights under the law, but one Of which is
superior TO the other If we are not TO
witness blocking of the wheels of prog
ress and a condition of mongrelism. de-
moralizatiOn and retrogreSSion such as
Is appalling to every lover or the Anglo
Saxon race we must settle this question
wisely and justly. II is impossible for
ME, familiar as l am with its perplexities
and dangers. not 10 call a halt and beg
senators to pause and take care what
they do. With 100000 negroes already
among US, the adding of more colored
people presents II study of soci illogical
questions. a grave problem, a solemn re-
sponsbihty.
Can we AFFORD TO enter upon such
scheme Of colonial expansion by conquest
with the inevitable result that we will
incorporate another million and a half
Of negroes. ten million Mslays, Nigritos
Japanese and Chinese. to say nothing OF
the hundreds of thousands of mongrels
Of Spanish blood. imbued with Spanish
thought and action7
But lest I he mIsupderstood. I wish
10 say that I sympathize with the white
men who live in Hawaii. that I would not
leave them to the tender mercies Of the
eolored races. who outnumber them: that
[ am ready 10 vote for treaty annexing
those islands and even, under protest
10 vote for Mis- resolution with the Pet
Egrew amendment added. though I pre-
Ter the other as the legal and constitu-
tionW method of legislation, If I can get
this senate 70 incorporate an amendment
which will declare in words what IS here
declared in effect. to-wit, that The coIored
races. the negroes, kanakss and Chinese,
are Incapable Of self-governmeDt are IN
II 10 participate / ngovernment and that
in the future dealing with these islands
snd all the islands which we may con-
guer. Il We choose 10 mold them. it will
he Ia epolicy of the United States to have
only those participate in government who
have via blood in their veins
For my part. I declare THAI the races
are not equal. and never were. God never
l.. ~as,