The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-22
THE PHILIPPINES.
What We Propose Doing With the
islands.
PASSED ON BY THE SENATE.
The Vice-President Kills the Bacon
Resolution, but the McEnery
Resolution Was
Passed.


The United States Senate have de-
fined our relation to the Philippine
Islands as far as that body can do so.
An amendment offered by Sir. Bacon,
of Georgia, several days ago was de-
feated. The vote on the amendment,
was tie-29 to 29-and Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart cast the deciding vote
against the proposition The voting
was preceded by three hours aud a Ealf
of debate, the senate having convened
at II q. M, in order to admit Of discus
sion on the resolution.
Mr. Bacon declared that the reSolu
ton was vicious and unfortunate dec
laratlon. He maintained that the reso
luton meant nothing favorable to the
Filipinos. lie regarded it as simply 4
declaration that while the Filipicos
were subjects of this country they could
never become citizens of the United
States.
Mr.. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, was op-
posed to the McEuery resolution be-
cause, he maintained, it gave no hope
Of freedom or liberty or self f-gover:;meut
to the Inhabitants Of the Philippines,
and because it provided that they siloGld
never take part in their own govern
ment or become part Of the United
States. To the Filipinos the NcEnery
resolution would be message Of ty-
ranny, CT hate, Of oppression and Of
slaughter. Mr.. Hoar adyerted to the
references in speeches to Aguinaldo as
an ''unprincipled adventurer," and
then entered upon defense of the Eli
ipino leader. He spoke of Aguinaldos 5
appeal to the people Of the United
States as so remarkable as capable Of
being drafted by mot ten men on this
planet"
u do not see,' said Mr.. Hoar, with
feeling, how any American heart, not
Of stone, could fail to recognize the
force Of that appeal" Hr. Hoal said
he was perfectly satisfied with his en-
tire course in the whole question CT the
Philippines, believing conscientiously
that he was right. II am satisfied, !"
said he, ito stand with the fathers
who founded our liberty and framed
our constitution.
Mr. Hale, of Maine, said he had rot
much hope that the senate would take
any course that would stop the desolat
ing programme DOW being carried outin
the Philippines. Hardly had the treaty
been ratified. however, before foreign
war was precipitated. Il am not dis
appointed, said he. Il am not in
clined to say I told you so, but l told
senators when the treaty was ratified it
would be impossible to take any steps
to alleviate the condition Of the Filipi-
nos. Congress will adjourn and the
war will 60 on, and there is not man
who will not realize in three months
that it is a war Of conquest and subju-
CATION. He said that Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Merritt had said in three
months not 5000 troops would be need
ed in the PHILIPPINES, yet we had 20, 600
men there and 1000 more and the bat
CleSQlp OTeSOH On lLe way
And yet, declared Mr.. Hale, we
are told that we are traitors and held
up and blackl;sted in the newspapers
because we want to give these people a
chance, at least to show that they are
friendly and can set up a government
of their own. Instead we kill them,
not By scores, not by hundreds, but by
thousands. More Filipiuos have been
killed by the guns Of our army and
navy than were patriots killed in any
six battles in the revolutionary war. 1t
has become a gigantic event. The
slaughte, of people, in no way equal to
US, meeting US with bows and arrows
and crawling into the jungles by hun
dreds, there to die, has stupi6ed the
American mind. No one has said that
our mission Of commerce and Of the
gospel was to be precede by the slaugh-
ter of thousands Of persons.
I am not enarmored of the McEner!,
resolution. 1t contains little that is
good and a great deal that is bad. He
regarded the Bacon resolution as much
better. But" he said in conclusion,
the car Of juggernaut will go on. The
grinding will continue until the people
finally make themselves heard upon it. "
Mr.. Mason attacked the policy pur
sued in the Philippines. He said, how
ever, that he was al optimist and be-
lieved the people Of the United States
would declare for human liberty as we'll
in the Philippines as in this country.
As Mr. Mason concluded, the hour for
the vote having arrived, Mr.. Hawley
inquired if it was Mason's purpose to
insist upon his unanimous consent.
Mason replied that it was as he had
done only that which was entirely hon
orable and far in the matter.
Bacon amendment to the resolution
was then laid before the senate. It
follows:
That the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention to
exercise permanent sovereignty, jurls-
diction or control over said islands,
and assert their determination, when
stable government shall have been erect
ed therein, entitled in the judgment Of
the government Of the United States to
recognize as such, to transfer to said
government, upon terms which shall be
reasonable and just, all rights secured
the cessioH by Spain, and to thereuron
leave the government and control Of
the Islands to their peop1e.
\ yea and nay vote was demanded,
resulting-29 to 20. In announcing
the vote the vice -presid mt said: The
vote is tie The cnair votes in the
negative. The amendment is lost. ,
The detailed vote follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon, Clay, Cockercll, Faulkner,
German, Gray, Hale, Harris, Heitteld.
Hoar, Jones Ark Jones (Nev.), !, Lind
say. McLaurin, Martin, Money, Muir