Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-24
attiseellaneo,as &eadias.
AS SBBN'B1 SAWYER.
Observations Of a South CarOliniaI
In the Philippines.
GREAT CoUNTRY;BUT BRUTAL PEOPLE.

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Soldiers Are Tired Of Fighting Them
and Want to Go to Chins-Interesting
Observations From a Man Who Is Well
Known In the State.
Columbia Record, october l6 and IT,
L1PA, Province of Batangas,
| Luzon, p. l., Aug. %, 1900.
Hon. John L. McLaurin
NV Dear Sir: have seen in Filipi-
no paper, printed In Spanish and pub
lished in Manila, containing the Demo-
cratic platform, and some cablegrams
from London, giving some utterances
of Mr.. Bryan in, speech in Indiana,
and a reply by "jefes'' (chiefs) Of the
Republican party. which indicate to
me that the American people are going
crazy. I. notice in the Democratic plat
| form that they make three pledges In
reference to the Philippines: First, to
give them "a stable government; sec
ond, to give them independence; and
third, to protect them against all for
eign powers"
BILE? Then see in the cablegrams that
BRYAN announced, that as his platform,
and 1t created great sensation In In
diana, and the "jefes' (chiefs) Of the
Republican party said Mckinley would
do the same.
If this be true, what are we fighting
for? What .have all these good men
from Lawton down, died for? What
have we suffered for? What have. all
these millions of dollars been spent for?
Did we give Spain $20,0O0000 for these
islands to turn round and present them
to the treacherous Aguinaldo, who sold
out his people and then refused to
stand by his bargain?
There is one thing sure and certain,
it will be a fiat admission that the
United States are defeated; that the
Filipinos have whipped us; that our
statesmen are but children; that when
we do a thing and 1t meets with stren-
uous opposition, we have not the stam-
ina to stand up for our acts. 1t will
ruin us in the eyes Of the great ma
tions of the world. It will be suicidal
to take one back step now. We should
rather push forward and claim more
than we did at first, because these peo-
pie refused to accept what we offered
them, and then, after their armies were
defeated and scattered, refused to. fol-
low any semblance OF civilized warfare;
but resorted to the practices OF sava-
ges, disregarding white flags, hospital,
sick and medical attendance; but
counting it smart to succeed in an am
buscade Of sick and wounded or to de-
ceive us by the use Of a white flag.
The people Of America have no Idea
of the nature and character OF these
people. The whole American people are
acting toward these people like the
Northern people did toward the Ne
groes Of the South. The North was ig-
norant Of the Negro, and our people are
ignorant of these people.
1 rrtxy IN fhnoa nannlp Il
BILE government unless we govern them,
because they are not capable OF self
government, and never can be. They
are an inferior race, incaple, utterly In
capable Of self-government. Their
highest idea of Office Is to steal by
means Of 1t. Taxation to them Is q
means Of enriching the officials and not
of improving the condition Of the coun-
try or the people.
I hope you will take the trouble to
understand these people thoroughly.
No newspaper reports, nor commls,
sioners, it matters not however learned
they may be, can ever know these peo-
ple by coming over here and visiting
the officials. A man must go out into
the country; go through the mountains
and the rice fields, and the banana and
cocoanut plantations, and out IN the
boinas, and mingle with the people and
study them, before he can know any
thing about them. At first he may be
favorably Impressed and think ne
knows them, then he will begin 10
doubt, and after awhile he Will ADMIT
that he does not understand them.
You must bear in mind that there
are many tribes, the Tagalos not being
the only tribe; but I believe they are
about as intelligent as any. The Tagalos
are very numerous. There are mesti-
zos, and then grades on down to full
bloods, just as our Negroes, mulattoes
and the various shades Of colored peo-
pie in America No full-blooded Tag
alo has any ability. All the leaders
are the property owners of any extent
and all the business men Of any capac-
ity are mixed, some with Chinese,
some with japanese, and some with
white races. The millions Of Tagalos
are nothing but slaves. They speak
no language but Tagalo, and we can
only reach them through their masters
and the priests, who speak little vile
Spanish. They have but about a dozen
letters in their alphabet, and therefore
cannot learn the Spanish language un-
| less they are mixed. The mixed people
own the land, and the common people
living in the Nipa shocks till the soil
and give everything to their masters.
They can sell their children. This will
be denied; but 1t is SO, and Is species
Of hiring or binding out till the debt Is
paid; but, mark you, the debt is never
paid. Now, these property owners are
living easy, rolling in wealth." so to
speak, and their poor slaves are fight
| ing us because their masters tell them
to do it, and their masters, the rich
property owners, do not want Ameri-
can rule, because they know that the
Americans will free their slaves, and
the rich will suffer, while the poor la
boring slave will benefit by the change.
There is one church to a Rueblo.
Take Lipa for instance. 1t Is next to
| Manila in size. 1t has AZ barrios and
only one church. These people are the
most fanatical Roman Catholics of the
class existing in Spain 300 years ago.
Some of these barrios are 10 miles
away; but they must come into their
church for everything or go to hell, and
they must pay everytime they come.
The priests tell them to fight the Amer
leans, because they know that the
Americans will bring with them relig-
ious freedom, and that little churches
and school houses will spring up all
over these little barios and the priests
occupation will be gone. Did you ever
read 1.-THE Wandering Jew" by Eugene
Sue? Any means justify the ends.
These people are treacherous, liars
and thieves They will tell a lie when
the truth would actually suit their
purposes better. 1t is said that the
devil is the father Of liars. Here are
his children; his beloved children. But
think better version is that when
the Almighty came to create the devil
he looked around for a model and took
a Filipino for his model; but made a
signal failure. They are utterly devoid
of sentiment. They seldom smile and
more seldom weep. We never know
who are the bereft at funeral. No
body looks any sadder at a funeral
than at q wedding or a christening.
They are as devoid Of gratitude as a
opoke Thev will crinPe and crouch