The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31
Senator TllIman Speaks

nan. Scum Carolina, delivered 40
address upoo the Philippine qnestlon
His discussion of the subject was gen.
eral
Mr. Tilluan deprecated the idea that
nan is dis!o5al to the aag if oe
declares his belief that prosecution Of
the war in the Philippines is disloyalty
to the declaration of independence,
aud said he was "ready to locate the
responsibility for the blood that has
been spilled.
Il impugn no mau's motives be
said, but whether the president be
most TO blame or whether the crime
rests on his dupes aud subseEvieus
party dependents say, with ali the
emphasis Of my nature, that | ADD none
of those who voted against the treaty
are responsible for the spilI.ug of one
drop of this innocent blood that has
been shed, aad l will not endure
patiently and without resentment any
such accusation. !"
Mr. TiIlmau then discussed at length
the race question as it relates to the
Philippines, 10 the course of which be
expressed strong dissent from the
statement made recently by Senator
Morgan, that the civil war was pre-
cipitated by designing politicians who
desired to thrust the negro with social
and political equality upon the whites
of the sourh.
Scouting the charge the Filipinos
we're not capable of self government,
be said
sIf the Filipino leaders aod their
followers, those men, of affairs, men 80
stroDg in the faith Of the right of men
to govern themselves after our great
example. that. although lily armed and
without artillery, it has required sixty
thousand American troops over year
to drive them from the field and even
yet they have not surrendered. but
have adopted guerrilla warfa.e-if
these are not f: for self gove1umeu
under our kindly tutelage, lie, me ask
OF those republicans here who 10 part
are responsible for it, and who were
aud are now 10 absolute sympathy with
it how dared they give the control Of
southern States into the hands Of
negroes as beng 6s DOT only 10 govern
themselves. but also to govern white
men ? If the Fiiipinos are children,
what we're and are the ex slaves Of the
south :? How dared republicans appeal
to the northern masses to compel the
south to grant the oegroes free vote
aud fair count whea it involved uegro
rule pure and simple ? We're .oe
f.aits of the war mere Sodom apples TO
be turned to ashes 10 such brief span ?
Are the 18th. 18th and 10th ameod-
ments to be nulli6ed 10 their very
essence because they failed of their
purpose ia the south ? Are they
for home use only Is the flag
to become again aaupsiug lie'
and aoat over military despofism.
first 10 the Philippines and later at
hsue Was the memorable coot1lct
between slavery and freedom useless
Have we gained nothiog Is the CON.
mercial greed which dominates ie our
councils and coerces the president to do
bic bloody aud dirty work to ma ke of
the constitution new league with
death and a convenaot With hell' 10 the
Interest of oppression akin to slavery Z
In order to do all these things. must
We camp outside the constitution and
give the old Interpretation Of the south
erp slave holjers to the declaration Of
independence aud nullify all precadeu,s
aud decisions Of our supreme court
Did this patton offer up of it's best and
bravest upon the altar of liberty the
blood of several thousand men and
spend and destroy FIVE billions OF
treasure that ne might have govern
meut Of the people. by the people. for
the people, to fod that 10 the brief
span OF oue man's life the sacrifice was
vain, the civil war mistake aud that
the colored race has 20 rights We are
bouud to repeot at home or abroad ?''
Advertlug to Mr. Beveridge's qoota-
tons from the Bible. Mr. TiIlman said I:
Il bave heard that the devil cao quote
Scripture for bis owo purposes. Why,
cau quote Scripture myself (iaugh-
ter) Verify. verify. | say unto you,
senator from Indiana (poio,icg bis
6uger dramatically at Mr. Beverldge,
VINO sat within few feet of h:r you
caruot gather 6gs from thorns, nor
grepes from talsties
III We mete cut despotism aod
bayonet rule TO that people, will it not
be meted back to US l. need cot be
from foreign source that the govern
meat by bayooet will ever opp7ess the
American people Our dagger lies IN
famiIiarizug our people with the
doo,ot;o no,hoda IN ahsn0ouit O tine