Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-01
-CARPET.BaGGERS IN hawaii.


Throughout tho session last Saturday
tho United States Senate had undor con-
sideration tho Hawaiian government bill
Tho discussion took wide range, but
the basis Of 1t WAS an amendment, Of
fored by Senator Platt, of Connecticut,
as to the appointment and tenure Of
| Office OF the Judges of the Hawaiian
Courts. Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
iina' embraced tho opportunity to de-
liver characteristic speech, in the
course Of which ho made q singing
attack upon Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, and vigorously opposed many
provisions of tho bill, particularly those
which related to suffrage
In tho course of tho consideration of
the Hawaiian Government bill Senator
Tillman mado vohomonC attack upon
the measure and arraigncd Senator Nor
gan, of Alabamaj for alleged lack of
courtesy.
| "Tho oligarcly which exists in IIa-
waii," declared Senator Tillman. "and
which this bill porpotuatos, is powerful
and unscrupulous. 1t is an autocracy
creator than over existed outside Russia,
81 sympathzo with tho Senator from
Connecticut in his efforts TO secure Il
properly appointed judiciary for the is
| lands-a judiciary not controlled by the
oligarchy which now has it's grip on tho
| islands,"
Referring to an incident which occur
n n ii -1,sn
Morgan, of Alabama, declined to yield
to Senator Tillman to reply to a state
ment made by Senator Wolcott, of Colo
RADIO, concerning tho "supprosscd VOTE"
Senator Tillman said: 81 have felt in
dignant at tho treatment received from
tho Senator (Morgan). Never in my OK
pcricncc in tho Senate havo | been
treated so discourtcously by Il member
of tho Senate"
Senator Morgan cndcavorcd to inter
rupt Senator Tillman, but tho latter
waived him aside, saying: 81 decline to
yield to the Senator. IIo has put him.
self outside tho pale of courtesy and con-
sidcration so far rs am concerned"
lie then explained the circumstances
of Senator Morgan's refusal to permit
him to reply to Senator Wolcott.
"Whcn l rose to explain tho situation
in South Carolina, as it was presented
by the Senator from Colorado" said
Senator Tillman, "the Senator from Ala
bama said: NO, cannot permit YOU to
speak. I'll leave you to fight it out some
other time 1t was tho first time in my
experience that had ever been refused
hearing in like circumstances. No Re.
publican would havo denied mo the Drvi-
lego, because !crc is no man on that
side Of the chamber so lacking in cour-
tcsy and dcccncy."
Senator Tilman then explained that
under the present Constitution of South
Carolina thero were about III, 900 regis
tered voters, $4,000 Of whom were col
orod. Nincty-ninc per cent Of the white
vote in tho State, he said, was Demo-
cratic. In the summer primaries fully
SO per cent of the registered votes were
cast AT these primaries the contests
for the State Offices were made.
"Thcrc is no lcthargy i'm the politics Of
South Carolina" said Senator Tillman.
1--WE have as much politics to the square
mile as any State in the Union. There
is no Republican party in the State. The
Republican machine is composed of
Federal ollico-holdcrs who control the
patronage and send tho delegates to Re-
publican National Conventions.
"rhc elections in November are SIM
ply ratification of tho primaries. Natu-
rally the result being forcgonc conclu-
sion only four thousand or five thou
sand voters turn out in cacll district to
vote"
After calling attention to the fact that
at the general election in Massachusetts,
in 1880 only 2S5,000 votes were cast out
of voting population of G65, 900, and
that at the same election i'm Connecticut
the vote WAS l25, 900 out of 22i 900 legal
voters, he said: "Why do they accuse
us of the South of supprcssing the vote
when they are doing the same thing in
Massachusetts? Why, we don't do half
tho dcvilmcnt in South Carolina as this
bill proposes to do in Hawaii. This bill
will give four or five years moro of con
tract lahor-of slave labor-to the sugar
barons, who, in remitted duties on sugar,
will make $S,o00,000."
In tho course Of Il criticism of the mca-
sure Senator Tillman said: 81 do not
object TO the whites Of Hawaii, but what
! do object to is tho Hypocrisy Of those
i'll this chamber who maintain that thc
people of Hawaii arc to lc treated diff
fcrently from those people who reside i'm
Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
and other Southern States. Tho whites
OF the South arc patriotic Americans.
81 want TO protect the whites of
Hawaii, but don't try to do it with
hypocrisy.'
Senator Tillman then read letter
from person, unnamed, WHO declared
THAT man who darcs to oppose the
sugar baronS in Hawaii is in jeopardy of
his life"
Senator Clark, Of Wyoming, asked for
the name of the writer Of the letter, say
ing such charge ought to give the
writer's name.
In conclusion Senator Tillman de-
clarcd: 81 propose to offer as an amend
mcnt to this bill tho suffrage provision
OF the South Carolina Constitution. and
dare you to vote for il and dare You
not to vote for it,