The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
THE COLORED RACES INCAPA-
BILE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT."
OUR PEOPLE BECOMING LAND GRABBERS
Time for Calling a HaIt-.To Seize Cuba, Porto

last of the appropriation bills that have
been pending in conference was disposed
Of. and will be law before midnight.
After debate lasting three hours, the
Senate finally receded from its amend
mentS to the Sundry Civil bill, and
adopted the conference report on the
Indian Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Allison, 0owa), in charge of the
bill. explained that it was necessary that
the reports should be agreed to to-day.
as this was the last day of the fiscal
year. He pointed out that if the bills
were not laws by midnight, they would
have to be passed again by the two
branches of Congress. The delay CON
sequent upon such action would serious
~ embarrass the government, and
might force Congress to remain in SEES
sion several weeks longer. In de-
nouncing the action of the conferees for
striking out the free homes provision of
the Indian bill. Mr. Pettigrew, tSilver
Republican. South Dakota. charged the
Republican party with being dominated
by the money power" and also claimed
rupt use Of money.
Mr.. Bate, democrat, TENNESSEE, and
Mr.. Tillman. Democrat, South Caro-
lina), discussed at length the Hawaiian
annexation resolutions The latter dis
cussed the race problem from the stand
point of Southern man. and was char
acteristically vigorous in his remarks.
Mr.. Tnlman, in opening his argument,
which was comparatively brief gen
eral statement in opposition to the reso-
lutions, said that the whole question
had been fully discussed last winter
in executive session, and it is therefore
natural that there should be Il lack of !
interest. and an unwilingness to listen
to repetition of speeches delivered
then" He religiously believed. he said
that il was unconstitutional to acquire
territory by Joint resolution. but an ar
rogant majority was pressing forward
its purpose without regard to legislation
obligations or to oath of office.
AS to the sugar interests, he said:
''When l consider the mastery of the
American sugar trust over the Senate
and House, as shown in the passage of
the Dinglcy tariff law, | am forced into
the belief that this trust is not opposed
to annexation that its influence is ut
work among the ranks of those favoring
annexation. Discussing the race prob
lem presented, Mr.. Tillman said: "The
Philippines are already densely popu
lated with races for which we have no |
affinity or liking. 1t is the same with
Puerto Rico and in some degree with
Cuba. But we have already one per- |
picking and harraSsing problem to
solve Mt home. | mean the negro ques- |
ton. The wisest craftsmanship is un-
able to foreSeen the final result of the
presence in the same commonwealth of
two distinct races, each possessing the
same rights under the law, but of which
is superior TO the other. If we are not
to witness a blocking of the wheels of j
progress and a condition of mOngreiSm,
decentralization, and retrogresSion such
as is appalling to every lover of the
Anglo-SaXon race, we must settle this
question wisely and justly. 1t is impos |
able for me, familiar as | am with these
perpleXities and dangers, not to call
halt and for the Senators to pause and
take care what they do. With 100000
negroes already among us, the adding
of more coored people present to Il stu
dent of sociological and political ques
tons, grave problem, n solemn re-
sponsbility. Can we afford to enter
upon a scheme of colonial expansion by
conquest with the inevitable result
that we will incorporate another million
and half of negroes, 100000 MalayS
nigritos, Japanese and Chinese to say
nothing OF the hundreds of thousands of
mongrels of Spanish blood. imbued with
Spanish thought and action.
"But lest | be misunderstood, | wish
to say / wish to sympathiZe with the
white men who live in Hawaii, that |
would not leave them to the tender
mercies of the colored races who out
number them; that | am ready to vote
for Il treaty anneXing these islands, and
even under protest to vote for this reSo-
luton with the Pettigrew amendment
added though, ! prefer the other us the
| legal and constitutional method of an
nexatiOn if | can get this Senate to in
corporate an amendment which will de-
clare in words what is here declared in
effect. to-wit: that the colored races.
the negroes. Kanakas, the Chinese are
incapable of self-gOvernment, are unfit
TO participate in government and that
in the future in dealing with these is
lands and all the islands which we may
conquer. if we choose to hold them. it
will be the policy of the United States
to have only those participate in gov
eminent who have white blood in their
veins.
For my part, I declare that the races
are not equal and never were. God
never made them So and while | sub
scribe to the doctrine that among the
inalienable rights of man is the right to
| life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, |
declare my unalterable faith i'll the doe
trne that the white race is superior
to the colored."
] Mr.. Tillman maintained that in view