The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-08
M'ENERY DOES
NOT WISH A VOTE
His Resolutions Will Not be
Pressed.
WHITE MANS BURDEN
FEW WHO'VE BORNE IT VOTED
FOR RATIFICATION.
so DECLARES SENATOR TlLMAN
He Also Asserts that However the Philippine
Quest on May be Decided, the FLIP
pine insurgents Will be Re-
garded as Patriots.
garded as Patriots.

gdFueu dS r dUlotS.
Washington, Feb. '7.-For two hours or
more the Senate to-day had the reso-
tuition declaratory of policy Of this
Government in the Philippines under
discussion, but no vote was reached
and the resolution went finally to the
calendar ln accordance with notice
given last evening Mr.. Tillman tDem
). O., addressed the Senate upon the
resolution, making a characteristic and
picturesque argument.
Mr.. Lodge (Rep. Mass), followed with
a strong reply to Mr. 1fllman, in which
he stated clearly and directly the cok
ditions as they confronted the United
States i'll the Philippines.
Mr.. Tillman, said, in opening, that he
had listened to the debate upon the
Hreaty with interest, bur without taking
part in it. He had cOntented himself
with occasional little forays and with
indulging in a little guerilla warfare.
THE first thing that strikes me-"
said he, .'in the reading of this resolu-
tion is its absolute uselessness and its
cold -blooded purpose its simple Geclara-
tion of purpose to buy and sell those
people of the Philippines for our own
interests and steadfastly to ignore their
interests. If / mistake not the trend
60f events, the ratification of the treaty
promises to bring disaster to the party
responsible for it,
IF it was right" said he, ''in discuss
ing the changes of votes on ratification.
Ito defeat the treaty on Saturday il
was right to defeat it yesterday" He
said that never in his legislative expe-
rience had he heard so many speeches
against a proposition fouowed by so
many votes in favor OF the proposition.
To his mind it Indicated that certain
Senators had yielded to pressure.
Concerning the Constitution, ne de-
clared that the only scintilla now left
of it was that which required that
treaty could only be ratified by a two
thirds vote of the Senate. The ratitica-
tion OF the treaty, he said, had detaI1n-
ined the fact that in law the Eilipnnos
were rebels against the United States.
If they fred ON our flag they would be
regarded as rebels. That was ,he way
the world saw it. However the trouble
in the Philippines might terminate, the
Filipinos would be regarded as patriots
who were fighting for their liberty Just
as much as were the American rcyom-
tionists.
If any resolution is passed here we
ought to pass one bringing peace to the
Philippines, not disaster.
''The question now is: Are we to
take the place of Spain as task-mastcrs
and tyrants? Turning to MIR. Lodge
who was listening to the speech, Mr..
Tillman inquired if the sltuation IN the
Philippines was not unique, WAS not un-
duplicated anywhere in history?
Il think" replied Mr.. Lodge, that
the situation is unique in this that the
people to whom we have taken liberty
and freedom have turned upon rs
Mr.. Tillman declared that the situation
in the Philippines was similar to that
which confronted Great Britain in the
Transvaal, and, after reviewing Eng
lands trouble in South Africa, sad that
we wanted nothing in those islands eX-
cept power TO control their foreign
policy.
"Of course" he continued, 1--WE can
send tens of thousands of troops to the
Philippines, as the Senator from
Montana Garter sail the other day,
we can shoot those people - dAath; but
ought we to do it: Is it honorable for
us to do it?"
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 ive," said he, who
has had to do with the colored race,
voted against the treaty. We of the
South have borne the White Mans
burden 1t was handed down to us by
your father, and mine and it clings to
us like the shirt of Nessus."
He maintained that we did not want to
incorporate into our citizenship the mon
grel population of the Philippines, and
inaugurate another race struggle in the
United States.
There are two cities in the Pacific"
said Mr.. Tillman, "over which our flag
breaks to the breeze. Over the one it is
"A harbinger of peace, good will, pros
perity and liberty.
"Over the other-Manila-it is cold
blooded and determined-to do what? To
force upon those people government
whether it be satisfactory to them or
not"
The debate for the day on the Me
Emery resolution was concluded by Mr..
Lodge in n brief speech in the course
of which he stated some of the facts re-
latipg to the insurrection in the Philip
pines against Spain and the part
Aguinaldo took in II.
Further along Mr.. Lodge, speaking of