The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-30
RICHMOND VA, TUEsDAY. JANUARYz go. 1906 .=z..

war In the Philippines IS disIoya&ty 70
the Declaration of IndspendshsexaIf anu ssl.u
he was ready to locate the rssponss,-
bility for che blood that had been spilliee-
I impugn no man s motives. ne sald-
..but whether the President be H'ost.to
blame OF whether the crime rests on ms
dupes and subservfent party depend
say with all the emphasis OF my nature
-thatI and none of those who voted asainsee55
the treaty are responsible for the spill
ing Of one drop OF this innocent blood tlisse
: has been shed and ] will not endure pat-5
iently and without resssptment any s.acn la
9accuslt ton
RACE QUESTION,
Mr. Ti1lman then discussed at length
the race question as it relates to the 4
Philippines. Scouting the charge ths
Filipinos were not eababie of self gov
ernmert, he said:
55Ss....If the Filipino leaders and their Tor. fol-.
lowers, those men of affairs. men soy
strong in the faith OF the right Of men
to- govern themselves after oIs great
example, that, although lily armed and
without artillery. 1t has reaufrsd sixfy
thousand American troops over year
to drive them frerr the field. and even
yet they have not surrendered. but nave
adopted a guerrilla warfare--H these are
not fit for self-sovernment under I, .49ur our.
kindly tuteIage, let me ask. of those Rs-s
pubicans here who IN part are responsi-}s
Bile for it, and who were. and are now,
q in absolute sSmpa thy with it. >how dared
/ they give the control OF the southern
States into the hands OF the egroes as
being fit, not only tosgovern themselves.
but also to govern while men? IL the
Frilirsnos are children what were and
are the ex-slaves OF the South? How.
dared Republicans appeal TO the North.
ern masses to compel the South to grant
the negroes free vote and a fair count
when it involved negro rule pure and
simple. ~
MILITARY DEsPOTTsM.
..Were the fruitslof the war mere
sodum apples sto be turned to ashes in
such a brief span? Are the 18th, 18th and
18th amendments to be nullifted In their:
very essence, because they failed of%thetrs
purpose in nthe South Are they for home
use only? Is the flag to become again a
a Haunting lie. and float oyer military
iespotism, first If the Philippines and
later ;a. home?i Was the memorable
conflict between slavery and freedom use
less? Have We gained nothing IS the
| commercial greed which Dominates i'm our
councils and coercess the President to ue.
| his bloodys and dirty Moris to make of the
Constitution 4 new League with deata
and covenant Of he'll, In the interest
! OF oppression akin to slavery? In ort'e-
| to do all these things must we camp out
I
interpretation of the Southern slave
fho.ders to the Declaration of Indspe11-
| eIce and nullify all precetlents and de-
I cfs;ons of our Supreme Court? Did this
! ration offer up of its best and bravesr
is1pon the altar of liberty, the blood of
| seven hundred thousand men. and sperrl
i and destroy five billions Of treasure that
/ we might have d .governnen OF the
I people, by the people, for the people, to
| find that in the brief span of one mans
Life the sacrifice was vain, the ctvi. war
/ mistake, and that the colored race mas
| no rights we. are bound to respfct at
\ home or abroad ?H 2? Is ~
QUOTED SCRIPTURE.
Advertfns to Mr.. Beveridge's quotations
! from the Bible, Mr.. TilInian said:
.I have heard that the devil can quote
/ Scripture for his own purposes. Why.
can quote Scripture myself. Uaushter)
}'verily verify, 1 say unto to you, Senator
l: from Indiana, pointing his finger drl
! maEca1ly at Mr.IEeveridge. who sat wstsfr
! a. few feet cf him. you cannot gather
/ figs. from tnorns, nor grapes from thist.es
l II wesmete out depotism and bayonet ruiz
| to that people will it not be nleted back
| to us? 1t need not be from a foreign
I source and it cannot be from foreiSr
! source, that tSe government by bayons
l Will ever Cypress the American people
| Cur danger lies in famiiarizing cur people
'T'fsh ueSuoulc n1athodS,s NiG a0dn!''.p.Fs
the American ideal and the principles o
olr. fathers.
....rhe curse of bayoent rule will come
back5to plague as sure as there IS d Got
in Heaven"
In CONCLUSION Mr.. Ti:ran said II pro
! test against the conttraaiice of this ",
/ holy war The President Eds declares
I that upon Congress rests the responsiS.i
ity. He shirks the burden OF his mistake
and crime and endeavors to shift It t
our shoulders. Let us give those people a
I government of their own. The only self
government In whatever form they nigh
! select, and be rid of the burden as wei
! as the shame which must be ours II w
do not. Let US protect them against out
side interferenee and ip small part com
pensate them for tho wrongs we hav
done them.
..In the name Of Washington. of Jeffer
son and Lincoln. let us stop this wa
which was hideous .biunder In it's begin
ming It is now a war of conquest.
4 crime in the sight of God and man :
AT O'Clock the Senate adjourned
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