The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-18
Universal sutfragea Failure.

South's Experience a Lesson
as to Philippines.
JuNIoR SENATOR FROM THIS
STATE MAKES sTRoNGANTI-
I1dRERIALIsM SPEECH.
Washington. Jaa Is In the sem
Ale today Mr. McLaariu Dem of
South Carolina took strong ground 10
: oarefally prepared speech against
policy Of expansion By fhis country.
The manifold snd serious questions
growing ont Of the war With Spain are
nov absoibing fhs attention Of the
American people. 2 began Mr. MeLau-
sin. am satisfied shat our cotton in
sshe nexs month viii settle the question
Sof expansion. There are at this time
ID the senate and nation as large swo
well defined aad distinct views, one .
policy Of expansion, inyolsiog e ae1
definition Of oar government and the
:naugusasion % s colonial system, With
all she perplexiog problems incident to
Il. The other view opposes policy of
imperialism, and Is based upon tue
possramentsl policy sf the last century.
ana 10 my judgment. Is the only posi-
sian that is 10 harmony With the
conasisution and the spirit and genius
sof republican inssisusions. =
Mr.. McIlaGrip feIs thas. as q repre-
sentative Of South Caroline. he vas
peculiarly qnali6sd 70 speak % the
incorporation OF uaongrel and semi-
bssbarions pop1lshcn into our body
polisis The experience Of the south
for the past 80 gears with ths negro
rase, said he. ssis prsgDans with lsse
sons of wisdom for oar guidance in the
Philippines Il is passing strange that
senators who favored universal saGrage
ashould now advocate imperialism.
There IS glsring Inconsistency 10
these positions. Ef they are sincere in
sheir views as 10 the philippines. they
ashould propose 90 amendment 70 the
constellation which viii put the ieferior
saces ie this country and the inhabitants
of tho Philippines npen an equality as
so their OWL sud political rights, aud
sbus forever ssfsle the yexed race and
snfrage question in this country, as
lssll IS 10 the outlying territories.
How can they consistently, justly,
and. might add, eonssisutioDslly adso.
cs.e policy for outlying territories.
enhrsoiHg races 30 nearIy akin to the
negro, which differs SO radically from
sile policy adopted as TO chat race in the
south There can be but one answer
10 that question. and that is that they
substantially admit, in the light Of .
third of ceatury's experience, that
rniyersal suffrage is monumental
sailnre, and that the time has come for
she correction Of this stnpendous error.
g Unisersal outrage 10 the sou;h long
siace degenerated intc i rsoe question. !"
continued Mr. McLaurio, land as such
led TO the practical elimination of the
negro from politiss policy that is to-
day sisely advocated By the great lead
ers sof the RAGS Ike Prof Miller and
Booker Washington. and which, 10
usne, W.thous outside Interference,
ander the guidance Of she best thought
Of both rsces. viii lead TO just and
mutually satisfaete-y settlement OF the
gravess problems that have ever con-
fronsed any people in modern times:
Conscious OF recsitnde Of pnrpose and
feeling that the negre was not respon-
siible for the position into which he was
thrsss, the south, not dedantly, but by
p.osestasioa. has patiently appealed to
the natioD 10 Judge her righteously.
SIT Is indeed comforting 70 hear some
OF those who 10 the past criticised Us,
nos shas the question is brought home.
completely jas,ify our methods 10 pro-
Yiding scheme Of colonial government.
..Ths senator from Connecticut has
most amply vinaicased the south. per-
aaps uninsentionally, bat We thank
him the more heartily for his complete
anDonDcenans Of she divine right Of the
Caucaaian to govern inferior race0.
Mr. MeIlsurin then entered upon a
constitutional discussion Of the question
presented by the resolution, maintain
ing that all Of the rights end powers Of
sbe Federal government are eOumeras-
ed speci6csHly 10 the constitution, and
snob ss we're ncs thus specifically de-
ined did not exist.
1.-THE nation, ss q nasion.' y he con.
tended, ..bas no sovereign rights except
those conferred by she constitution. I"
He further coutended that If the sover-
eign:y Of she nation is vested in the