The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-15
sTILLMAN ON
THE RIGHT TRACK.
Scores the Administration
for lts Philippine Policy.

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Washington. Feb. 7-For two
hours OF more the senate to day had
the resolution deciaratory of policy
Of this government in the Philippines
under discussion, but no vote was
reached and the resolution went
finally TO the calandar.
In accordance with the notice
given last evening, Mr. Tillman
Dem of South Carolina addressed
the senate npon the resolution maxi
ing Characteristic and picturesque
argument
Mr. Lodge (Rep of Massachusetts
followed with strong reply to Mr.
TiIlman, in which he stated clearly
and directly the conditions as they
8 confronted the gaited States in the
Philippines
) Mr Tiilman said in opening that
he had listened to the debate upon
the treaty with interest, but without
taking part 10 it. He had contented
himself With occasional little forays
and with indulgiog in little guerrilla
warfare
aThs frst thing that strikes me, :,
said be, in the reading ai this reso
lusion ia It's absolute nselessness and
It's cold blooded purpose-its simple
declaration of parpose TO buy and
sell those people Of the Philippines
for cur interest and steadfastly to
ignore their interests If mistake
not the trend of events the ratiica-
tion of the treaty promises disaster
the party responsible for it
eff it was right, said he. in dis
cussing the changes of votes on
ratification, .sto defeat the treaty on
Saturday. it was right to defeat it
yesterdsy.'' he eaid that never IN
I his legislative experience had he
heard so many speeches against a
proposition followed by SO many
votes 10 favor of the proposition To
his mind it indicated that certain
senators had yielded to pressure y
Concering the constitution. he de-
ciared that the only scintilia now
left of ii was that which required
that treaty could only be ratified
by q tvo thirds vote of the senate
The ratification of the treaty. he said,
had determined that fact that ia law
the F,lipiDos were rebels against the
United States. IF they fred on our
flag they would be regarded as
rebels. That was the way the world
saw it However the trouble in the
Philippines might terminate. the Fill
ipinos would be regarded as patriots
who were fighting for their liberty
just as much as were the American
revolutionists
"If any resolution IS passed here
we ought to pass one bringing peace
to the Philippines, not disaster
4sThe question now IS: "Are we
to take the place of Spain as task
masters and tyran,s p" TrrniDg so
Mr. Lodge who was listening 20 the
speech SIR TilIman inquired # the
situation in the Philippines was not
unique, was not nnduplicated any
where 10 history?
81 think, replied MIR Lodge,
...that the situation is unique in this
that the people TO whom we have
taken liberty and freedom have turn
ed upon us
Mr. Tillman declared tha. the
situation in the Philippines was SINH
lar to that which confronted Great
Britain in the Transvsai and after
reviewing England's sroao!e in South
Africa, said that we wanted no,hing
in those islands except the power to
control their foreign policy
"Of course" he continued, "we
can send tens of thousands of troops
to tie Philippines, and as the senator
from Montana. Garter. said the
other day. we can shoot those people
to death /; but ough. We TO do it /? is
it honorable for us to DO i, -
Mr. Tillman then read some verses
from Kipling's latest poem, The
White Mans Burden which he
regarded as exactly fitted to our case
every man in this chamber, but
fve," said be, "wbo has had to deal
with the co!ored race voted against
the treaty We of the south have
borne The White Mans Burden