The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
White Supremacy.
The Burden of Senator Tillman's
Speech on Annexation Of Hawaii

Speech on Annexation OF hawaii.
Don't Object to Annexation With
Government in Which Anglo Saxon
Only Participate-His Views.
Mr. Tillman in opening his argu-
mert on the annexation of Hawaii in
the United States Senate, on June
80, which was comparatively brief
general statement in opposition to
the resolutions, said that the whole
question had been fully discussed
last winter in executive session, and
it is, therefore, natural there should
be q lack of interest and an unwill-
ingness to listen to repititlon OF
speeches delivered then" He relig
iously believed, he Said, that it was
unconstitutional to acquire territory
by Joint resolution, but an arrogant
majority was, however. pressing for
ward its purpose without regard to
constitutional obligations or to oath
of Office.
As to the sugar interests he said:
"When I consider the mastery of
the American sugar trust over the
senate and the house, as shown in
the passage of the Dipgley tariff law,
am forced into the belief that this
trust is not opposed to annexation;
that it's influence is at work among
the ranks of those favoring annexa-
ton"
Discussing the race problem pre-
sented, Mr.. Tillman saids
The Philippines are already dense
ly populated with the 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 already one perplexing and har-
RAISING problem right here at home.
I mean the negro question. The
visest craftsmanship is unable to
lcresee 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 10 the other.
If we are not 10 witness a blocking
OF the wheels of progress and con-
dition of mongre]ism, demoraliza-
ton and retrogression, such as is ap-
palling TO every lover Of the Anglo
Saxon race, we must settle this ques-
ton wisely and justly. 1t is impos.
sible for me, familiar as [ am with
its perplexities and dangers, not tc
call halt and beg senators to pause
and take care what they do. With
100000 negroes already among us
the adding Of more colored people
present to student of sociological
and political questions grave prob
lem, solemn responsibility. Car
we affyrd to enter upon scheme O.
colonial expansion by conquest with
the inevitable result that we will in
corporate another million aud q hal
Of negroes, l0,OG0.O00 Malays, Mig
ritos, Japanese and Chinese, to sa,
nothing OF the hundreds Of Thousands
Of mopgrels OF Spanish blood, imbuet
with Spanish thought ard action.
But lest I be misunderstood,
wish to say that I sympathize will
the white men who live ia Hawaii
that l would not leave them to ths
tender mercies of the colored races
who outnumbered them: that I an
ready to vote for treaty annexinG
these islands, and even under protes
to vote for this resolution with th'
Pettigrew amendment added, though
I prefer the other as the legal anl
constitutional method Of annexation
if I can get this senate to incorporate
an amendment which will declare II
words what is here declared in ef
feet, to wit: that the colored races
the negroes, kauakas, the Chinese
are incapable Of selfgovernment, ART
unfit to participate in government
and that in the future in dealin,
with these islands and all the islands
which We may conquer, if We choos'