Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-03
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CRIME AGAINST GOD AND MAN.
Senator Tlllman Talks About the War In
the Philippines.

Senator TIIlman Talks About the War In
the Philippines.
In accordance with previous an
nouncement Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, delivered an address on the
Philippine situation last Monday. His
discussion of the subject, says the AS
sociated Press dispatch, was general. *
/Senator Tillman deprecated the idea
that a man is iisloyal to the flag if be
declares his belief that prosecution OF
the war in the Philippines is disloyalty
to the Declaration of Independence,
and said he was "ready to locate the
responsibility for the blood that had
been spilled. impugn no mans mo-
tives," he said "but whether the pres.
ident be most to blame or whether the
crime rests on his dupes and subser-
Went party dependents, I say, with all
the emphasis of my nature, that I and
none of those who voted against the
treaty are responsible for the spilling
of one drop of this innocent blood that
has been shed, and I will not endure
patiently and without resentment any
such accusation"
/Senator Tillman then discussed at
length the race question as it relates
to the Philippines, in the course of
which he expressed strong dissent
from the statement made recently by
Senator Morgan that the Cyil war
was precipitated by designing politi-
clans, who desired to thrust the Negro
with social and political equality upon
the whites of the south.
Scouting the charge that the Filipi'
nos were not capable of selfgovern-
ment, be said: "If the Filipino lead
ers and their followers, those men of
affairs, men so strong in the faith of
the right of men to govern themselves
after our great example, that although
illy.armed and without artillery, it has
required 10000 American troops over
a year to drive them from the field,
and even yet they have not surrender
ed hut have adopted guerilla war
fare-if these are not fit for selfgov.
ernment under our kindly tutelage,
let me ask of those Republicans here,
who in part are responsible for it, and
who were, and are now, in absolute
sympathy with it, how dared they
give the control of the southern states
into the hands of Negroes as being FL
not only to govern themselves; but
also TO govern white men If the
FilIpinos are children, what were, and
are, the ex-slaves of the south? How
dared Republicans appeal to the north
ern masses to compel the south to
grant the Negroes free vote and a
fair count when it involved Negro
rule, pure and simpler
"Were the fruits of these sodom ap-
pies TO be turned to ashes in such d
brief space Are the 18th, 18th and
18th amendments 10 be nullified in
their very essence because they failed
of their purpose in the south? Are
they for home use only? Is the flag
to become again Haunting lie' and
float over a military despotism, first in
the Philippines and later at home?
Was the memorable conflict between
slavery and freedom useless9 Have
we gained nothing? Is the CONNER
cial greed which dominates in our
and coerces the president to
do his bloody and dirty work to make
of the constitution a new league with
death and a covenant with hell in
the interest of oppression akin to slav-
cry? In order to do all these things
must we camp outside the constitu-
tion,' and give the old Interpretation
of the southern shareholders to the
Declaration of Independence and null
lify all precedents and decisions of our
supreme court? Did this nation offer
up of its best and bravest upon the
altar of liberty the blood of 100000
men, and spend FIVE billions of treas
ure that we might have government
of the people, by the people, for the
people, to find that in the brief span
of one mans life the sacrifice was vain,
the Civil war a mistake, and that the
colored race has no rights we are
bound to respect at home and abroad ?"
Adverting to Senator Beveridge's
quotations from the Bible, Senator
rillman said: ~ have heard that the
devil can quote Scripture for his own
Why, I can quote Scrip
lure myself. Naughter.) Verify, yer.
ly, say unto you, senator from Indi'
ana" pointing his finger dramatically
at Senator Beveridge, who sat within
a few feet of him, you cannot gather