Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-28

not love them any better than we do
You used Co pretend that you did. but
you no longer pretend it except to get
their votes.
You deal with the Filipinos just az
we deal with the Negroes. only you
treat them heap wcrse. -"Congression-
al Record, Fift SIKH Congress, first
session, pages 2347 2 $40.
In England an issue can be ade up
on one question Men go frem party
to party in Parliament; II the Govern
ment be defeated, the ministry resign.
the questiJ IN is settled, and the new
ministry is displaced again when it is
beaten on some other important issue
AsYsTsM OF PERIOD ooIrY.
With as, we have q system OF pesiodi.
city. The President is put in power
for four years. the majority in the
Hous for two years, and the majority
IN the Senate can never be changed in
less than two years, and ordinarily the
process takes At least six. So you have
to determine not whether the Presi-
dent, or the Senators, or the Represen.
tstive be right Oh q single question !;
you must choose between the forces
arrsyed on one side or the other, and
determine which you will trust with
government on all questions for an In.
dennite or ut least long future.
Now, l do not wish TO speak unkind-
~ OF our Democratic antagonists. Toll.
Grafton comes with age and experience,
am glad to recoguizs cheerfully the
patriotic purpose and the manly quail
ties OF so many of the leaders
the Democratic States OF the
South have contributed of late to the
public service.
But can not forget that the main
power in che Democratic party still
abides with the combin stions OF men
who govern the cities OF New York aud
OF Chicago; with che men who are be-
levers in what seems to me q dishon.
est currency, aud in q policy that
would bring distress and poverty into
the homes OF millions of American
workmeu; the men who would under
mine the Supreme COURT, and the men
who ould destroy the safeguards OF
property.
WRONG BUT ONCE.
/ can not see in Mr.. Bryan in the
Presidential chair and the Senate aud
Congress 50 controlled, either hope
that this policy Of imperialism will be
abandoned or that any good can come
which will compensate "a for the great
evil such q rule will bring with it. I
am not ready to take the sd miDistrs-
ion OF this country from the party
which for hfty years has been wrong
but once, snd commit Is to the party
which for fifty years has never once
been right.
MR. TILLMAN. Not even on the
Philip 2ines9
Mr.. H0AR. So far.
j believe that, IL not to-day or to-
morrow, yet nc an early day, better
knowledge of the facts, the light Of ex
perience, the love OF liberty and jus-
tice which still burns in the hearts of
the Republican masses ia this country
Will bring that party back to the prIn-
ciples sne policy upon which il plant
ed itself in the beginning.
No, Mr.. President. IL wa subj .pate
the Filipinos We are, IL you have your
way, TO govern 10 600 coo, people in
the East and nearly another million In
the West Indies without any constitu.
tional restraint. There will be under
the d AZ 20, COD 600 OF other races black
men at hume and brown men abroad
Tor whom it bears no star of hop.. I
do not see my way clear co hand the m
over to Mr.. Bryan, IN the Executive
chair, and the Senators from Alsbam.
and South Csrolins, in the Senate, or
TO the party of which. eyond all ues-
tion, they are TO b most powerful and
conspicuous leaders
MIR. FlLLNAN Mr.. President -
The PRE5I JENr pro tempore.
Does the senator from Massachusetts
weld TO the Senator from South Caro-
linaf
Mr.. TILLMiN. I am informed that
the Senator requested in t. opening
OF his speech that he be not int rrupt.
ed. Ii he does nos wish TO be- inter
rupted now, shall not intrude upon
him.
Mr.. no lR. No. I am suffering
Win 'n5 alsorner that IS now so preva
Isnt, ana very much doubt wheIher |
snail De able to conclude my speech
Ii have inexperienced the senator
Ia an way, will yield for an interrup.
tion, Otherwise l shall proceed.
hr. TlLLM AN. Under the circum /
stances, Mr.. President, shall not in
serrupt the Senator
Mr.. HOAR. / believe I have said |
nothing of the Senator except to read
his language.
Mr.. TILLNAN. The Senator. how.
syer, continued TO allude to the Sana.
Cor from South Carolina in manner
bnat uid warrant an interim psion
ana controversy, but will not inter-
rups the Senator furIher.
A REBUKE TO THE s)uTH oARoLIN1AS
MI. HOAR. Mr.. President, I have
alluded to the Senator from South
Oarolina only to say, in addition to
quoting his language, that hs was be
ond all question hereafter to be- ONE
d. the moss powerful and eonsoieuous
esders of the Democratic party. I
axe IL the Senstor does not deem that
IN aspersion.
believe, Mr.. President, not only
nat perseverance in this policy will
Dc the abandonment of the princioles
ipon winch our governments is founded.
nat will change our Republic into
m empire, that our methods of lesis,a-
ion, OF diplomacy, of administrstion
must hereafter be those which belong
o empires, aud not III SO which bslonS
o epuO!ics; bus l believe pers,stence
this attempt will result in the d.
eat aud overthrow of the Republican
'arty. That defeat may not ONE tnIs