The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
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WITH P[TI|GR[N.
He Champions the Cause Of
the Filipinos.
DENoUNcEs THE WAR.
Shocking and Per6dious Breach
of National Faith.
and BAD Faith Are Charged
Against the Government-Repest
the Old story That the Filipinos
Were Formally Recognised 40
Allies of This Government-says
They Are . Brave, Resolute ana
Liberty-Loving People, and Com.
pares Them and Their Attacks on
Americans to the Boer Forces.

Americans to the Boer Forces.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-This was an
other day of oratory in the senate, little
beyond routine being transacted. Pritch-
ard delivered a long and carefully pre-
pared address on the race question In the
South, his remarks being addressed par
ticularly to the proposed amendment to
the constitution OF North Caroline, which.
IL enacted. he said, would disfranchise
large mass Of voters, both white and
black
He was followed by Turner Of Wash
ington, in a speech on the Philippine
question. in which he arraigned the ad-
ministration's policy. as set out in the
presidents message and the speech OF
Beveridge. Turner was given close at
tention by his colleagues.
Proposed International Commission.
Soon after the senate convened today, q
Joint resolution was offered by Platt IN.
Y.) authorizing the president to ask the
government of Great Britain to join in
the promotion OF an international COM
mission to examine and report on the di-
version of waters that are the bound
aries of the two countries. 1t was refer
red to the committee on foreign relations.
Inquiry Into Polygamy.
Hoar. chairman of the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported back the resolution of
Rawlins for an inquiry upon polygamy
with a recommendation that the first and
last paragraphs of the resolution be
adopted. The report was accepted and
the resolution. as amended. adopted. The
resolution as passed reads:
"To what extent polygamy IL practiced
or polygamous marriages entered into in
the United States or in places where they
have Jurisdiction.
what, II any, steps should be taken or
measures enacted for the prevention Of
polygamy in the United States and places
over which they have Jurisdiction"
Allen Wants to Know Again.
Allen offered a resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury to furnish
the senate with all information. consist
ing of correspondence and verbal commu-
nications, he may have had with A. B.
Hepburn and other officials of the Ma
tional City bank. Of New York. concern
ing the transfer OF the custom house OF
New York to the National City bank. It
went over under objection.
At the conclusion OF routine business
Prtchard called UP his resolution relat-
ing to the proposed amendment to the
constitution Of North Carolina, which, II
adopted, 1t is alleged, will disfranchise
a large class of voters of the state. y
North Carolina's Amendment.
After reading the resolution Pritchard
tta 70 In app nf
his address being in answer to that de-
livered several days ago by Senator Nor
gan.
Pritchard said the question involved
the peace and welfare of the nation and
the stability of our institutions. The con-
stitutIon guaranteed to each state re-
publican government. If Senator Nor
gan's contention prevailed. there would be
pure notification. He said the Democrats
of North Carolina were attempting to de-
prive certain citizens OF guaranteed rights,
lust as the Democrats of Louisiana had
done. Pritchard said that If Senator Nor
gan was right, then the Democratic par
ty ought to have the courage to propose
the abrogation OF the fifteenth amend
ment, which gives the negro the right OF
franchise He says the adoption OF the
lima constitution would sound the death
knell to the aspirations Of every Zeb Vance
Democrat In the state.
While 1t is claimed that the object OF
the proposed amendment was to secure
white supremacy. said Pritchard. the real
purpose was to disfranchise thousands OF
white and colored citizens and thus create
an office-holding class. There could be no
fear OF negro domination in North Caro-
lima. declared Pritchard, because the
whites outnumbered the blacks by two to
one. He regarded the attempt TO amend
the constitution as an effort to legalize
fraudulent methods of the Democratic
party.
CoIIoquy with Tillman.
In the course Of his speech. Pritchard
said the cry of NEGRO domination was
the answer given to every proposition
made by the Republicans.
He was interrupted by Tillman of South
Carolina, who said that little else was to
be expected when the administration con-
tinually thrust negro postmasters on the
people of the South.
Pritchard-There you have IT, II I
should read the Ten Commandments to the
senator he would cry Negro" back at
me.
Tillman-we say "nigger" in the South;
not negro. Let us stick to the facts.
Pritchard-The senator may use whatev-
er expression he likes. I'll use mine.
Pr;tchard. on resuming his speech, re-