The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-26
THE Similarity OF THEIR POSITIONS
POINTED OUT.
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION
Text for an Attack on the Admin
%istration by Senator Turner-Thewar
I'm south Africa Cited as a araII
Pritchard speaks on His Franchise
Amendment Resolution The New
York Customs House sale.
SENATE.

Washington, January 22.-This was
another day Of oratory in the senate.
Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina,
delivered a long and carefully prepared
address upon the race question in the
south, his remark being addressed
particularly against the proposed
amendment to the constitution of
North Carolina, which, if enacted, he
said, would disfranchise a large class
of voters, both white and black.
Senato Turner, of Washington, fol-
lowed in a speech on the Philippine
question in which he arraigned the
administration policy.
Soon after the senate convened a
joint resolution was offered by Sena-
tor Platt, of New York, authorizing the
president 10 invite the government of
Great Britain to join in the promotion
of an international commission to ex-
anime and report on the diversion of
the waters that are the boundaries of
the W counties. 1t was referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
M Hoar, chairman of the judi
ciary committee, reported back the
resolution of Senator Rawlins, of Utah,
for an inquiry upon polygamy with a
recommendation hat the first n last
paragraphs of the resolution be adopt
ed. The report was accepted and the
resolution as amended adopted. AS
passed the resolutions read:
L what extent polygamy is prac-
t1ced; ~polySamouS marriages entered
into in the United States or IN places
over which they have jurisdiction.
What, if any steps should be taken
or measures enacted for the prevent
ion of polygamy in the United States,
or in places Owe which they have ju-
riSdiction.
senator Allen, of Nebraska, offered
q resolution calling upon the secretary
of the. treasury to furnish the senate
with all information consisting of cor
respondence and verbal communication
he may have had with A. B. Hepburn
and other officials Of the National City
bank, of New York, concerning the
transmission of the custom house of
New York to the National City bank.
1t went over under objection.
n Pritchard, of North Carolina,
called up his resolution. His address
was in the nature of a reply to that de-
Hvered several days ago by Senator
Morgan. When he remarked that the
cry of negro domination" was the
answer given to every proposition E:ade
by the republicans, n Tillman,
of South Carolina interrupted to- say
hat little else was to be expected when
the administration continually thrust
negro postmaSterS on the people of the
south.
Senator Pritchard: There you have
it. If 1 should read the ten command
ments to the senator he would cry
cry negro back at me-"
Senator Tillman: "We say niger
in the south, not negro. Let us stick
to facts"
Senate Pritchard: "The senator
may use whatever expression he likes.
I'm satisfied to use mine
Senat Pritchard argued that the
question involved the peace and well
fare of the nation and the stability of
our institutions. The constitution in
plain, mandatory and unequivocal Ian
guage, guaranteed to each state a re-
publican form of government. But &C
cording to Senator Morgan's conten-
ton, said Senator Pritchard, the con-
stitution could be violated if it became
necessary to violate it in order to
maintain democratic rule in the south.
That was notification, pure and simple.
Senator Pritclard said that Louis
ana was one of the states, which by
constitutional enactment, had deprived
certain of it's citizens of privileges
guaranteed them by the federal con-
%stitution and he said that the demo-
cratic party of North Carolina was at
tempting to secure the adoption of a
proposition to amend the constitution
of that state in a similar way.
Senator Pritchard declared that the
election law of North Carolina, passed
by the last democratic legislature was
more unjust in it's discrimination than
the Goebel election law in Kentucky.
'I regard the proposed amendment" he
said, "aS an attempt to legaliZe the
fraudulent methods n practices Of
the democratic party that have obtain
ed in the conduct ard control Of cleo
lions in the past"
He was several times interrupted by
Senators Money and Tillman. Senator
Tillman said there vas only a little
coterie of republicans in South Carroll
ma. They kept up the show Of a party
organization and lived On the money
they got for their votes in ~republica-
ton conventions.
| TURNER ON THE PHILIPPINE
QUESTION.
Senator Turner then took the floor.
He described the administrations
course of action already partly ac-
complished" as involving a shocking,
perfidiouS breach of national faith
which could not be metamorphosed
into an act of policy defensible on the
grounds of justice, morality and ma
tional duty.
He expressed the opinion that had
our army been delayed for a few weeks
the Filipinos themselves would have
captured the city. He declared that
the Filipinos believed that they were
fighting for their own independence,
yet the presidents message set up the
claim that independence was an after
thought founded On the sinister ambi-
ton of certain Filipino leaders. The
assertion, Senator Turner said, was
unfounded and he quoted extensively
from official documents in maintenance
Of his declaration.
"Our action has no parallel in the
! history of all the world from the begin
ming Of time down to the present mo-
| ment' said Senator Turner, Il venture
to say that there is not one American
voter in a hundred who with full
! knowledge of the facts would not nave
repudiated the pretensions of the ad-
ministration, perfdious and dishonor-
able"
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