The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-03-13
TILLMAN'S OWN STATEMENT
Explains Action of Democrats He
Was Working for Charleston,

Was Working for Charleston.
Senator Tillman was in attendance
upon a meeting Of the Clemson board
OF trustees a few days go and when he
WAS asked by MIR. w. II. McCaw for an
interview regarding his attitude in the
Senate in reference to the Cuban, Phi in.
pine aud Charleston Exposition matters,
he was disposed to he contemptuous and
Indifferent, saying he was tired answer.
ing The jokes and attacks Of those daily
papers which lad always opposed him
and whose stuff the people Of the State
seldom regarded seriously. Perhaps the
fact that the man of the ~pitchfork had
not then brcakfnstcd had some influence
on his naturally gentle disposition.
However, after rejecting that the people
OF the State might want some iuforma.
ton the Senator consented to talk,
though briefly.
The question Of why the Democratic
minority did not resist the Cuban and
Philippine amendments has bccn set
forth very clearly in the Congressional
Record. 1T is not to be wondered at
that these newspaper editors havc taken
the wrong view, as they depend on the
Associated Press synopsis which is very
mcagrc necessarily, and often co'ored to
suit the Republicans.
In Il consultation among the Demo-
cratic Senators there was n difference Of
opinion as to 'hc ACCESSIBILITY of ii ibus-
tcring. The Philippine amendment was
altered to our satisfaction as far as any
such scheme could be made satisfactory
by prohibiting the sale of land, lumber,
mines, etc, and forbidding any pcrma.
ncnt franchises, 80 that carbct bagg"rs
who may be sent there to administer a
so-callcd civil government will be very
much hampcrcd in their purposes to loot
the islands.
so FAR rs the Cuban amendment was
concerned, the minority was hampered
by the fact that our members of that
committee, Mcssrs Money and Teller,
and the latter was the author Of our
Cuban war pledge, had acquicsccd in a
large measure with the proposed legisla
ton. They had secured u much more
moderate aud satisfactory programme
than had originally been proposed by
the Republicans, and while not entirely
satisfactory they assured us that the
Republicans in an extra session where
they would have a free hand would be
still more ~eXacting in their demands.
The Democrats and their allies among
the Populists and Silver Republicans
were, therefore, confronted with this
situation The next Congress, being
overwhelmingly Republican, with larger
malorltics in both branches, could be re
lied on to do Mr.. McKinlcy's bidding,
and In addition to carrying out the origi
nal programme in regard to the Phi in
pines and Cuba, there was almost a Ger.
,ainty that it would have passed the ship
subsidy bill. For in addition to his a
protractcd hlibustcr causing an extra
session would have gwen them an cx-
cuse to change the rules and provide for
c%lOturc. AS it is, Senator Plat has
introduced n resolution looking to such
a change. | think it won't be carried
now, but it certainly would have sue
cecdcd if we had acted as my critics
desired.
so we rs a minority had to consider
whether VIC could ultimately resist the
proposed betrayal Of CuI Il and exploita.
ton OF the Philippines successfully in
the extra session, and it appeared wiser
TO fully expose the infan'i les Of the two
amendments and then allow a vote
u did what could" said the Scna-
tor concluding az the breakfast bell
rang, in a legitimate, decent way, to
get the appropriation for Charleston,
II there was practically no opposition
IN the senate. The opposition was in
the House"
gave no pledges and received
none" continued Er. Tillmau, warming
up a bit and putting on that fierce look
OF his ell Of the honorable and
reliable correspondents who have been
quoted to prove the contrary are Rcpub
leans who arc quick to ilyblow Demo
cratic Senators. Their lies would not be
paraded in our papers except that i, is
done by those who have always hated
lied on me-"
Shall | say that you arc pleased with
thet turn OF affairs in Anderson
Oh, yes. | am glad for the impress.
sion it will make outside the State, to
see the brave, firm, sensible attitude
AIKEN by the court and tho jury. For a
I'LL better effect along this line | would
Ike to have seen indictments at once
landed out. We want the outside world
o see and know that VIC arc able and
Wiling to deal with the matter. Out.
de interference from the United States
government is ready to come in, if we
all to do our full duty in stamping out
he infamy and Furnishing the wrong