The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-01

superior TO the OI[eT- IL we IOI
to witness blocking of the wheels Of
progress and a condition of mongrel-
ism. decentralization and retrogreSsion
such as is appalling to every lover OF
the Anglo-SaXOn race, we must settle
this question quickly and justly. 1t
is impossible for me, familiar as 1 am
with its perplexities and dangers, not
to 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
to us study of sociological and politi-
cal questions, q, grave problem, a SOL
emn responsibility. Can we afford to
enter upon a scheme of colonial eX-
pansion by conquest with the inevitable
result that we will incorporate another
million and a half of negroes, 10000. 900
Malays, Nigerots, Japanese and Chi
nese, to say nothing of the hundreds of
thousands of mongrelS of Spanish
blood, imbued with Spanish action?
WHITE MANS GOVERNMENT.
But, lest l be misunderstood, I wish
to say that I sympathize with the
white men who live in Hawaii, that 1
would not leave them to the tender
mercieS of the colored race, who out
number them; that I am ready to vote
for treaty annexing these islands,
and even, under protest, to vote for
amendment added, though 1 prefer the
other as the legal and constitutional
me thod of annexation, If 1 can get this
senate to incorporate an amendment
which will declare in words what is
here declared in effect, to-wit: that the
colored races, the negroes, kanakas
and Chinese are incapable of self
government. and that in future, in
dealing with these islands 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 gOverpment
who have white blood in their veins.
''For my part, 1 declare that the races
are not equal. and never were. Cod
never made them so, and while 1 sub
scribe to the doctrine that among the
'inalienable rights of man is the right
of life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piress,' 1 declare my unalterable faith
in the doctrine that the white race is
superior to the co.ored."
TELLER CRITICISED.
In the course of his remarks. Mr..
Tlllman criticised a declaration of Mr..
Teller, made a few days ago, that wher-
ever the American flag was raised in
this war; there it must stay. He held
that that statement was in direct con-
tradiction of Mr.. Teller's amendment to
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not to be waged for the acquisition of
territory.
Mr.. Teller replied that he had not
been inconsistent, as, if the people of
Cuba were capable of governing them
selves, he wanted them to do so.
"+Then why offer an impossible condi-
tion?" demanded Mr.. Tillman mo
combination of Spaniards and half ne
grces capable of self-government ex-
lists on the face of the earth"
Mr.. Teller, in response, said the peo-
pie of Cuba were, he believed, capable
of self government, but if it should be
demonstrated that they were not, it
would be the duty of this government
to maintain a proper government on
the island.
Mr.. Teller said that while it was, of
course, necessary yet to have a demon
stration of the ability of the Cubans
to govern themselves, it was not, AID
never would be the policy of this gov
eminent to abandon the people of
Cuba, of Porto Rico, or of the Philip
pines to the tender mercies of Spain.
AMERICAN LAND GRABBERS.
Mr.. Tillman maintained that in view
of the declaration of congress in the
war resolutions. this government, in
Selling upon Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines with the purpose of hold
llS lNtIl, was dCllIS III pdu IdllH Will
the world. The American people were
becoming land grabbers, under the
guise of humanitarians. This bad faith
| had, he said, already excited the dis
trust of European nations, and Ger
many, with her warships at Manila, and
perhaps other foreign nations, would
demand their share of the booty.
II am in favor" he declared. vehem-
emily, "of giving Germany and all the
rest of the European nations to I'M
derssand that this government will toll
crate no interference with its policy or
action"
Il agree with the senator" interject-
ed Mr.. Teller.
If European nations are given to
understand that we will brook no in
reference, there will be no Interior
eace''
YIELDED TO THE HOUSE.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Tillman's
speech, Mr.. Aldrich reported a dis
agreement between the confereeS of the
two branches OF congress on the sundry
civil bill. Mr. Allison said that five
items still remained in disagreement.
One OF these was purely legislative in
| character, relating to fees of district
attorneys. This one the senate con-
/ fereeS were willing to yield, as it had
/ been covered by a bill. The other of
| the house insisted should go out of the
BILL were provisions for a public build
| ing at Annapolis. Md, a public build
/ ing at Butte, Mont, an appropriation
to improve Yaquina bay, Oregon, and
one for the construction of a soldiers
home at Hot Springs, S. d.
AS this was the last day Ff the fiscal
| year, Mr.. Allison said it had become
necessary for the senate to recede
from the amendment, in order that the
bill might become a law before mid
night.
Mr. German of Maryland entered a
/ strong protest to what he regarded as
unfair and unwarranted demands of the
house.
Mr. Mantle of Montana spoke in a
similar vein, regretting that the west
seemed to be singled out by the house
and refused even meager appropria-
| tions.
After a discussion which lasted near
ly two hours, during which the action
of the house was sharply criticised. the
senate voted without division to re-
cede from the senate amendments. This
| vote passed the bill.
At the request of Mr.. Allison the
conference report on the Indian ap-