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

with previous announcement. Mr. Till.
man. Soutn Carolina, delivered an
address upon the Philippine question
His discussion of the subject was gen.
eral
Mr. Tillman deprecated the idea that
man is disloyal to the flag if be
declares his belief that prosecution of
the war in the Philippines is disloya atty
to the declaration of independence,
and said be was "ready to locate the
responsibility for the blood that has
been spilled.
Il impugn 20 mans motives" be
said, "but whether the president be
most to blame or whether the crime
rests on bis dupes aud subservieus
party dependents say. With ali the
emphasis of my nature, that sud none
Of those who voted against the treaty
are responsible for the spilllng of one
drop of this innocent blood that has
been shed. aed l will not endure
patiently and without resentment any
suoh accusation"
Mr. Tillmao then discussed At length
the rsce 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 vas pre-.
cipisated BY designing politicians who
desired to thrust the negro With social
and politicsl equality upon the whites
Of the soutb.
Scouting the charge the Filpiuos
we're not capable of self. government,
be said
'If the Filipino leaders sod their
followers. those memo affairs, men 80
stroog 10 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 q year
to drive them from the field aud even
yet they have not surrendered, but
have adopted q guerrilla warf.re-if
these are not 6t for self gove.nueu ut
under our kindly tutelsge, let me lax
Of those republicans here who 10 part
are responsible for it, snd who we're
aud are now 10 absolute sympathy with
it, how dared they give the control Of
southern States into the hands Of
negroes as being 6t not only 10 govern
themselves. Dot also to govern white
meu =? II the Filipinos are children.
what were and are the ex slaves OF the
south How dared repu bliosos sppe al
to the northern masses to compel the
south to grant the negroes q free vote
aud fair count when it involved ueero
rule pure and simple I We're toe
traits OF the var mere Sodom apples TO
be turned to ashes 10 such brief span /?
Are the 18th. 18th and 18th amend.
meu.s to be nulli6ed 10 their very
essence because they failed of their
purpose 10 the south d? Are they
for home use oply7 Is the Gag
to become again 'aaunting lie'
and aoat over q military despotism
6rst 10 the Philippines aod later at
home7 Was the memorable conflict
between slavery and freedom useless
Have We gained uoshiogY Is the com
meroial greed which dominates is our
councils aod ooeroes the president to do
bis bloody aud dirty work to make Of
the constitution q new league With
death and . oonvenant with hell' 10 the
interest of oppression akin to slavery ?
10 order TO do oil these things. mus,
We camp outside the constitution and
give the old interpretation of Tie south
erD slave holders to the declaration ol
Independence aud uullify oil precodeu,s
and decisions Of our supreme court
Did this nation offer up Of it's best and
bravest upon the altar of liberty the
blood Of several thousand meu and
spend and destroy Eve billions oi
treasure that We might have . govern
meus Of the people. by the people. for
the people, to 6od that 10 the brief
span of one mao's life the sacrifice was
vaio. the civil var q mistake. aud that
the colored race has 20 rights We are
oouod 10 repect at nome or abroad ~
Advertiog to Mr. Beveridge's quota
tions from the Bible. Mr. Tillmau said
II have heard that the devil csu quote
Scripture for bis owo purposes. Why,
| oau quote Scripture myself (laueh
ter) Verify. verify. l say unto you,
senator from Indiana (pointiDg bis
6uger dramatically at Mr. Beveridge.
VINO sat within q few feet Of hlu) you
cannot gather 6gs from ,horns, nor
grapes from thisties
"If We mete out despotism aud
bayonet rule to that people. will it DO,
be meted back to us ? 1t need cot be
from foreign source that the govern
ment by bayooet will ever opp7ess the
American people. Our danger lies in
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