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TILLMAN IN THE SENATE.
Politics In CarOliua-In Discussing
Hawaiian Bill He Declares that"Wt
Don't Do Half the DeVilment In
South Caroliua as That Bill Pro
poses TO Do In Hawaii.

south CaroIiua as That Bill Pro-
poses TO Do In Hawaii.
Washington, Feb. 24.-Throughout the ses-
sion to-day the Senate had under considera' rs
cussion took wide range, but the basis OF u
was an amendment offered by Mr., Platt
Comm as TO the appointment and tenure or
office or the judges Of the Hawaiian courts.
Mr.. Tillman Is. c. embraced the opportunity
to deliver characteristic speech, In the course
of which he made a stinging attack upon Mr..
Morgan (Ala.) and vigorously opposed many
provisions Of the bill, particularly those
Mr.. Penrose (Pa) gave notice that he would
call up the Quay case again on Monday and
would insist on It's consideration.
vaiian government bill. Mr.. 'Tillman made
q vehement attack upon the measure and ar.
raisned Senator Morgan for alleged lack Of
courtesy. ;, :,
declared Mr.. Tillman, land which this bill
perpetuates Ia powerful and nnscruplous. It
is an autocracy greater than ever existed out
side Of Russia.
necticut in his efforls to secure q properly ap-
pointed judiciary for the islands-a judiciary
not controlled BY the oligarchy which now
has Its grip on the Islands,
Referring TO an incident which occurred the
other day In which MIR. Morgan (Ala.) declin-
ed to yield to Mr.. Tillman TO reply to state
ment made by Mr.. Wolcott (Colo.) concerning
the suppressed vote"
the trettment received from the senator
(Morsanl Never in my experience in the
Senate haveI been treated 80 odiscourteously
by member of the Senate"
MIR. Morgan endeavored to interrupt Mr..
Tillman, but the latter waved him aside, say
ing,"1 decline to yield 10 the Senator. He
has put himself outside the pale OF courtesy
and considerations so far as am concerned"
"a r.
Morgan,s refusal to permit him to reply To
Mr.. Wolcott.
"When rose to explain the situation in
South Carolina as 1t was presented BY the
Senator from Colorado" said Mr.. Tillman.
the Senator from Alabama said: No, 1 can
not permit you to speak now. I'll leave you
first time in my experience that I had ever
been refused hearing In like circumstances.
No Republican would have denied me the
privilege because there Is no man on that
side Of the chamber 50 lacking In courtesy
and decency." -
Mr. Tillman then explained that under the
the present constitution Of South Carolina
there were about LII 900 registered voters, a.
cent, OF the white vote in the State, be said,
was Democratic. In the summer primaries
fully 90 per cent Of the registered votes were
cast At these primaries the contests for the
State officers were made
There Is no lethargy in the politics OF South
Carolina" said Mr.. Tillman. 1--WE have as
much politics to the square mile as any State
in the State. The Republican machine is
composed OF Federal office-holders who con-
troll OF the patronage and send delegates to
the Repu blican national conventions" -
1.-The elections in November are simply
ratifications of the primaries. Naturally the
result being foregone conclusion only 4, 900
vote" d, s,,,ia. T.. ..
After calling attention to the fact that at
the general election in Massachusetts in 1890
only 2S5 900 votes were cast out Of voting
population OF $3.50 and that at the same
election in Connecticut the vote was 125,O00
out OF 224 600 legal voters, he said: why, do
they accuse US OF the South OF suppressing
the vote when they are doing the same thing
In Massachusetts. Why we don't do half the
poses TO do in Hawaii. This bill will give
four or five years more to contract labor-of
slave labor-to the sugar barens, who in re-.
mitted duties on sugar will make s.. 1000"
Mr.. Tillman said: ~, ..#
~ do not object to protection OF the whites
Of Hawaii, but what do object to 1s the n.y.
pocrisy OF those in this chamber who main
ed differently from those people who reside
In Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and
other Southern States. The whites of the
South are patriotic Americans. 49,.
II want TO protect the whites In Hawaii, but
don't try to do 1t by hypocrisy" ~
Mr.. Tillman then read u letter from a per!
son unnamed who declared THAT q man who
dares TO oppose the sugar barons In Hawaii
was In jeopardy of his life."
Mr.. Clark, (Wyo) asked for the name OF the
writer OF the letter, saying such charge
ought not TO be made lightly in the Senate
Mr.. Tillman declined to give the writer's
name.
In conclusion Mr.. T:llman declared:
~ propose to offer as an amendment to
this bill the suffrage provision OF the South
Carolina constitution and dare you to vote
for 1t and dare you not to vote for it,"
After expressing sympathy with the argu-
ment of Mr.. Tillmap, Mr.. Clark (Wyso.) said ::
"When the Senator from South Carolina
charges Senators on the Republican side Of
the chamber with Hypocrisy 1t comes IN very
poor grace from him to declare by Almighty
God that the negroes OF the South should not
vote"
Mr.. Tillman: "such construction cannot
In fairness be put upon my remarks"
Mr.. Clark: "Will you say to this Senate
that you are not trying in the South TO sup
press the negro vote 2"
Mr.. Tillman with great vehemence y "No
will say that In South Carolina we have
done our level best to keep the Niger from
voting" -.
amendment without result, Mr.. Tiliman gave
notice of an amendment substitu ling
the suffrage provisions OF the pending bill.