The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-30

an attack upon Senators. Il regarded
that attack said Mr.. Lodge, las highly
improper and | called the attention OF
the Senate to 1t.
"Spain was then engaged in pressing
the life out Of Cuba, but that was not
the reason spoke. thought the at
tention of the Senate ought TO be called
TO the subject because ] did not believe
the Diplomatic or consular officials had
a right to attack Senators in such
manner have not changed my opIIAon
This is a matter of which we ought to
take cognizance. Tt is no better coming
from q British consul than from
Spanish Minister"
The matter was then referred TO the
COMMITTEE on Foreign Relations.
The resolution OF Mr.. Pettisrew, Is.
d., declaring food products not TO be
cOntraband of war, was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations after a
brief speech by AIr. Pettigrew.
Mr.. Carter presented conference re-
port on the census administration bill
and it was agreed 10.
MR.. TILIMAN SPEAKS.
In accordance with previous anLouncc-
ment. Mr.. Tilhnan (S. O., delivered an
address upon the Philippine lues ~. HIS
discussion of the subject was general
NJ. Tillman deprecated the idea tEat
a man is Gisloyal 10 the flag IL he de-
clares his belief that prosecution Of the
war in the Philippines is dis'oyalty 10
the Declaration Of independence and said
he was ready TO locate the RESPONSE
bility for the blood that has been spilled.
Il impugn no mans mo:iv .S," he
said, but whether the President be u.ost
to blame or whether the crime rests On
HIS dupes and subSel;vient partJ de-
pendents I say, with all the emphasis OF
my nature, that | and none Of these
who voted against the treaty arc re-
sponsible for the splitting Of one drop
OF this innocent blood that has been
shed, and l VIII not endure patiently
and Withou resentment any such ac-
cusations"
Mr.. 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 state
ment made recently by Senator Morgan
that the Civil War was precipitated by
designing politicians who desired TO
thrust the negro with social and politi
cal equality upOn the whites OF the
South.
Scouting the charge that the Filininos
were not capable Of government, he
said:
''lf the Filipino leaders and their fol-
lowers, those men OF affairs, men So
strong in the faith Of the right Of n.,i,
to govern themselves after ou1' greco
example, that. although lily armed and
without artillery, il has required sixty
thousand American troops over a year 10
drive them from the field and .vcn yst
they have not surrendered but have
adopted a guerilla warfare-if these are
not fit for self-government under 0'lr
kindly tutelage, let me ask of those Re-
publicans here who in part are RESPONSE
ble for il and who We're and are now in
absolute sympathy with it, how I'D
they give the control Of the ;liern
States into the hands Of eg.rpes as
being fit not only to govern themselves.
but also to govern Write lueL? II the
Fihpinos are children. what were and
are the ex-slaves of the South! How
dared Republicans appeal to the Norm
ern masses to compel the South TO grant
the negroes q free vote and a fair count
when il involved negro rule pure and
si10ple?
Were the fruits of tIle war mere So
dom apples to be turned to ashes in
such a brief span? Are the 18th, 14th
and 10Th amendments to De nullificd 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 a Haunting lie and float over
military despotism, first in the Philippines
and later at the home? Was the nlemor-
able conflict between slavery and free
dom useless? Have we gained nothing:
Is the commercial greed which dominates
in our councils and coerces the President
to do his bloody and dirty work to make
Of the Constitution a new league with
death and q covenant with hell in the
interest of oppression akin tn slavery? In
order to do all these things must we
camp outside the Constitution and give
the old Interpretation of the Southern
Shareholders to the Declaration of 1nh,-
pendencc and nullify all precedents and
decisions OF our Supreme Court? Did
his nation offer up of its best and BRAY
est upon the altar Of liberty, the blood
of seven hundred thousand men and
spond or destroy five billions of treasure
that We might have n Government OF the
people. by the people. fer the people to
filad that III the brief span of one man $
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 or abroad?"
Adverting to MIR. Beveridge's quota
tons from the Bible. Mr.. Tillman said:
Il have heard that the dsyil can quote
Scripture for his own purposes. Why, |
can quote Scripture myself. LauGhterl
Verify verify. | say unto you, Senator
from Indiana" pointing his finger dra-
matically at Mr.. Beveridge, who sat
within few feet of him. ''ycu cannot
gather figs from thorns nor grapes from
thistleS.
If we mete out despotism and bay
onct rule TO that people, will it not be
meted hack TO us? 1t need not be from
n foreign source. and it cannot be from
foreign source that the Government
by bayonet will ever Cypress the Ameri-
can people. Our danger lies in familiar
izing our people with despotic methods
in abandoning the American ideal and
the principles of our fathers
The curse Of bayonet rule will come
back TO plague You as snre as there is
God in Heaven"
In conclusion Mr. Tillman said:
Il protest against the continuance of
this unholy war. The President has de-