The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
TIE FATE OF
THE flLIPINOS.
McEnery's Resolution Adopt
ed by the %. S. Senate.

NOUS SGBSeut SSfeououtt tSsSoSS W VOC
Senate iass Saturday 20 vote this after
Boon on the resolutions Of Senator
McEnery. of Loaisiasa. debating .
policy Of this Government IN she
Philippines. sss Dot vacated 10
asserdanca With shat agreement the
vote was taken on the resolution at
$50 to day. and is vas adopted-26 40
% e was 1osiceable that several
Democrats who we're present and not
paired RETAINED from voting An
ssmendme0s offered BY Senator Bacon,
of Georgia. several days ago vas defeat
ed. The vote on ste aaeodmens was
5 s;;e29 ,o29-and V,ce President
Hobart cast the deciding vote sgsInes
shs proposition
The vote was preceded by three
hours and baif Of debafe. the Senate
having conseosd s. III u In order
10 admit Of dissuss,ae Of the resolution
Spsachsss weee deiisered " Senstos
Sissars. Popuiiss, of Neysda. Senator
Bacon. Democrat of Georeia; Senator
Hear, Rspualicas. Of u MassacEuse'ss;; 4;
Ssnasos Hale of Name. and Senater
MssoB. Rapn6IicaD. of Illinois
Senator Bacon declared that the
sesoiunon Was = vnious and unforsu
nate deciarafsos He maiatasDed that
tha resolution meshs ssn,hine fasorsb!e
10 che Fispiaas did u..s Hook TO :he
fasure freedom and -eif sovero oeps OF
she RilIpinos He regards i, as sim
Ely s decisrssinn sb,'e stte Flip
mos we're subjec.s Of thss coeasry they
confd never become cstsseas of the
Uaised States
Senasor Hosr. of Massachusetts,. was
opposed sossbe McEser7 resolution, be
eause. he. uaissaiaed. i. gave 90 hope
Of freedom or liberty or sel' government
10 Che iabsbitsass of the Philippines
ana because it prov .ded tba they should
Bsges hsgesa par. 10 their OVID govern
nens or become part 81 she tJaited
States Is was. be held. 40 ia.amuca
6sclssssioo-a decasrasio. -impiy that
the Loaisiana sugar planters sbould
nsser be afraid Of the Philippine ls-
lands.
TO Ia F,lipinos the McEaery reeolu
s;oo would oe !. message 81 tyranny. of
hate. Of oppressio4 src of slaughter
Senator Hosr advsr ed 20 b. reference
10 speecaes 80 Aeuies.d" as an 90
prineipled sdveasus@s. .nd ehep entered
acon defeece OF De F I,pino leader
BE spoke of Aeus.aido'- sppeal to the
people of the Upied Safes as SO
remarkable as ca abe o b. iae drafted
By ..uos ten meu o., shi. ianet !" =
81 do oot see said senator Hoar
WITH feeling s.ao~ sey A neriea, near,
got of stone cooid Fsis 10 essogn &. the
force OF sbs, appsai "
Seoator Hoas sad he sss perfectly
satisfied With his nsire coarse in the
ubcle question "' the Poii,pp'oes
believing conscsen sausiy he vac right
..I am sa,is6ea." said be. to 8 and
With toe sathers wbo found-d our l,berty
aod framed our a:oassi.1si"n -
THE M'ENEgY REsOLU fTONs.
"Thas by tae ratification of the
treaty OF .peaee With p.,u it is not
intsaded 70 iaeorD,f.se the iobsbi'ants o.
she Philippiaa aslsods 10 > cls,ssnship
OF the Uoised S,as.- ror IL
it Intended 20 permanently annex
said islepds az 80 insegrsi pars
of The territory of the Uuned Ssates
bot is IL she ia,ention o. the Toited
States 30 establish on sAsd isiands =
government suitsble {" toe wsuts ead
conditions Of the ipbsb.ssnts o. said
islands 60 prepare them for Iocai self.
government, snd 10 due time TO make
such disposition Of said islands "a will
best promote the interests the eis!zsos
of The United S.a.e- aod tbe ,pbsbi
ssots Of said isiaad
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