The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-01
TILLMAN GETS HOT.
Aud Delivers ar ather Vitriolic
Effort In the House on
Hawaii

Washington. June 3o-During this after
noon the senate cleared the legislative
decks for what may be the final action
upon thu Hawaiian annexation resoiu-
Sons Through its action the last OF the
Appropriation bills that have beeen pend
ing in conference were disposed Of and
was a law before midnight After a de-
bate lasting three hours the senate final
~ reccded from its amendments 60 the
sundry civil bill and adopted the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill
when the Hawaiian resolutions were
taken no Mr. Bate Dem. Tenn.J and Mr
Tuman Dem $. c. addressed the sem
ate. Mr. Tnlman discussed the race prob
lem from the standpoint of southern
man and was characterlsucally vigorous
i'm his remarks.
TlLLMAN AND his PITCHFORK.
As to the sugar interests he said:
when consider the mastery Of the
American sugar trust in the house, as
tarl6 law. / am forced into the belief
that this trust is not opposed to anneSn-
ton and that its influence is an work
among the ranks of those favoring an-
ncxauon"
Discussing the race problem presented
Mr. Tnlslan said "Tho Philippines are
already donscly populated with races for
which we have no affinity or liking. It
IS the same with Porto Rico and In
some degree with Cuba. But we have al
reay one pcrplcxing and harrassing prob-
lem right here at home, and that must
give us pause. I mean the negro ques-
| ton The wisest statesmanship Is unable
to forsee the final result OF the pros
| 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 q blocking OF the wheels OF
progress and a condition Of mongrelism,
decentralization and retrogression such as
is appalling to every lover of the Anglo
Saxon race we must settle this question
wisely and jdstly. It is impossible FOR
me. familiar as I am with it's perplexit-
les and dangers. not TO call a halt and
beg senators TO pause and take care
what they do. with eight million neg
roes already among us. the adding OF
more colored people pesents 20 study
of SOCIOLOGICAL and political questions a
grave problem. a solemn responsibility
] Can we afford to enter upon scheme Of
/ colonial expansion by conquest with the
inevitable result that we win incorporate
another million and half of negroes
10 million malays, nigrites, Japenese and
Chinese, 60 say nothing of the hundreds
Of thousands Of mongrels Of Spanish
blood. imbued with Spanish thought an,
action?
SYMPATHY WITH WHITE RACE.
"But, lest / DE misunderstood. | wlsl
to say that / sympathlze with the whit,
men who live In Hawaii: that woul,
not leave them to the tender mcrcles o
tho colored ra,as. who outnumbcr thom
that ! am ready TO vote for treaty an
protest to vote for this resolution viii
the Pcttigrew amendment added, though
prefer the other as the legal ana con
lstimtional method Of annexation If { eai
got this senate 20 incorporate an amend
ment which will declare IN words wha
Is here declared In effect. to-wit:
That the colorcd races, the negroes
Kanakas and Chinese, are incapable o
self government, are unfit to Inrtlcipu.
i'm government and that I'm the future Fl
dealing with these islands and all the is
lands which we may conquer, II W
choose TO hold them, It VIII be the polio
Of the United states to have only thos
participate I'm government who hav
white blood I'm their veins.
For my part, ! declare that the race
never made them so and while / sub
scribe 10 the doctrine that among tn
inalionablo rights of man Is the right O
! l.c, liberty ana the pursuit OF happl
ness. / declare my unaiterable faith q
the doctrine that the white race is su
pcrlor TO the colored."
In the course Of his rcmaks Mr. Till
mau criticised "a declaration Of Mr.. Tel
Ter, made few days ago, that whereve
the American flag was raised In the va
there it must stay. lie held that tha
statement was In direct contradiction O
Mr. Tellors amendment 20 the war reso
luuous. that the war was not to b
waged for the acquisition Of territor,
SENATOR TELLER REPLIES.
Mr. Teller replied that he had not h5e
Inconsistent, as, II the people Of Cub
, were capable of governing themselves
he wanted them to do so.
"Then why offer an impossible conc
tion?' demanded Mr. Tllman. mo con
blnotion Of spaniards and half negroe