The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-15

Democrats as Chiffon, Heitfeldt. Kcnnry,
Mills, Rawlins and Turner. He voted
against with such republicans as Allison.
Burrows, Cullom, Davis, Elkins, Foraker,
Hale, Hawley, Lodge, Perkins, Platt and
Quay. In the first session of the 56th
Con gress Senator Tillman and voted to-
gether on g. out of II roll calls. In each
of the four cases which we differed the
parties were divided. The most notable
of these was on the admission of Senator
Quay. l voted for it with Senators.
Daniel, Kenney, McEnery, Morgan and
Taliaferro, democrats He opposed with
most of the democrats and eleven repub-
licans, including Hanna, Platt, Foraker,
Gallinger, and Hale.
In the last session of the same congress
Senator Tillman and myself voted togeth-
er in most of the 81 votes taken. On Il
resolution requirin G the President to issue
in ten days a proclamation disclalming
any purpose to exercise sovereignty over
the Philippines voted nay" with Fos-
ter, Kyle, Lindsay, Morgan and Sullivan,
democrats. Senator Tillman was one of
90 favOring it. On an amendment declar-
ing that it was not the purpose of the
United States to exercise permanent con-
troll over the Philippines Senator Tillman
with most of the democrats and Senator
Hoar, republican, voted aye" I, with
Senators Foster and Lindsay, democrats,
voted may"
On the final passage of the army bill VIC
differed. Ivoted for it, and had with me
Senators Foster, Lindsay, Morgan, and
Sullivan. We voted together for amend
ments extending the constitution of the
United States over the Philippines on
strict party lines.
TOGETHER ON IMPERIALIsM.
On the question of governing our out
lying possessions he and voted together,
and it is that determined the matter Of
imperialism, not the possession of the
territory. l voted to take possession and
| rule Justly He voted not to take possess
ion but to rule
He and / voted together on all party
questions except those concerning the
Philippines, which my Judgment, cXer-
| cised rs Senator and representative of
the people, told me was question of for
eign relations, involving entirely new
problems and therefore not properly I
party question, and on which my political
judgment told me the country was prac-
tically united. The democratic party was
wrecked by being forced in this matter
into q policy opposed to its own traditions
and the overwhelming sentiment of the
country, against my protest and that OF
other loyal democrats Developments have
proved that those who maintained that
the pacification of these islands was i'm
possible, that the people would never ac-
cept our control and that their retention
would be Improbable and disastrous
were wrong. l am readyto go before the
people of South Carolina and show them
the facts. Do you undertake to say that
/ must resign and put myself out of my
party because l favored upholding the
dignity of the American flag after its
troops had been fired, and opposed a COW
ardly abandonment of the people of these
islands to chaos? Is the proposition to
punish me because I did not believe
Aguinaldo to be the equal of George
Washington or concede that the Filipinos
| could instantly and unguided organize
for themselves stable government and a
high civilization?
LET HIM DENY THIS RECORD.
have been at some pains to show from
the records, by volume and page, that
where Senator Tillman and I differed in
congress it was not on party questions
and that he voted with the republicans al
least as often as did, and that in every
case where we divided l had with me
democrats who possess the confidence OF
the party throughout the country and
whose democracy not even his reckless
and slanderous insolence dares to assail
| I could further and show other in
stances in which he has voted against the
great majority of his party and even
against his own declarations-nOtably in
the Platt amendment to the Cuban bill
He had declared his purpose to oppose
and fight this to the last ditch, but ht
voted for it. Some of his present news
paper friends said at the time that he did
it to curry favor with the Charleston vote
hoping to trade the exposition bill through
If that was the case, he was the shallow
victim of a political green goods game and
sold himself for sawdust. But have said
enough, l think, to prove to you and tc
the public that you-like many who have
risen and gone before you-have permit
ted yourselves to be made tools of by
Senator Tillman, to promote his own bast
and brutal ends and to protect him from &
struggle he fears to face, because he knows
that the facts and arguments are al
against him. His hope is to keep those
facts and arguments from the people OF
South Carolina.
| Accept my coincidence on the unhappy
and absurd situation into which this
would-be dictator has led you. You may
be assured that he will find crevict
through which to crawl, leaving you tc
stand the fire when it becomes hot, and
that having used you he will cast you
aside like many he has formerly used.
| desire to proclaim to the world that
you do not represent the intelligence, the
democracy or the people of South Caro-.
lima, and to you and Senator Tillman that
he has never been my master and shall
never be; that he shall not escape the
vengeance that must surely fall upon him
when the people have been made to un-
derstand his motives, his methods, his de-
based haracter, and his shameful record
To that grand conservator of free govern
ment, the reserved patriotism and COM
mon sense of the people, make appeal
| against partisan intolerance and tyran-
ny. Very respectfully,
JNo. LowNDEs MCLAURIN.
A Minister'S Good Work.