The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-14
kins, Hale, Hawley, Loge, Perkins,

kins, Hale, Hawley, Loge, Perkins,
Platt and Quay.
In the first session of the 56th Con-
gress Senator Tillman and I voted to-
gether on 81 out of Il roll calls. In
each of the four cases in which we
differed the parties were divided. The
most notable of these was on the ad-
mission of Senator Quay. I voted for
it with Senators Daniel, Kenney, Nc
Emery, Morgan and Tilaferro, demo-
Gratis. He opposed with most of the
democrats and eleven republicans, in
Guiding Hanna, Platt, Foraker, Gal
linger and Hale.
In the last session of the same con-
gress Senator Tillman and myself vot-
ed together in most of the 81 votes
taken. On resolution requiring the
President to issue in ten days pro-
clamation disclaiming any purpose to
exercise sovereignty over the Philip
pines | voted "nay'' with Foster,
Kyle, Lindsay, Morgan and Sullivan.
democrats. Senator Tillman was one
of % favoring it. On an amendment
declaring that it was not the purpose
of the United States to exercise per-
manent control over the Philippines,
Senator Tillman with most of the
democrats and Senator Hoar republi-
can, voted "aye." I" I with Senators
Foster and Lindsay, democrats, voted
"nay."
On the final passage of the army bill
we differed. voted for it and had
with me Senators Foster, Lindsay,
Morgan and Sullivan. We voted to-
gether for amendments extending the
constitution of the United States
over the Philippines On strict party
lines.
On the question of governing our
outlying possessions he and [ voted
together and it is this that determines
the matter of imperialism, not the pos
session of the territory. I voted to
take possession and rule justly. He
voted not to take possession but to
rule.
He and I voted together on all party
questions except those concerning the
Philippines which my Judgment, exer-
cised as Senator and representative
of the people, told me was question
of foreign relations, involving entire
ly new problems and therefore not
properly a party question and on
which my political Judgment told me
the country was practically united.
The democratic party was wrecked By
being forced in this mater into a
policy opposed to its own traditions,
and the overwhelming sentiment of
the country against my protest and
that of other loyal democrats. Devel-
opments have proved that those who
maintained that the pacifcation of
the islands was impossible, that the
people would never accept our control
and that their retention would be un-
profitable and disastrous we're wrong.
I am ready to 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 / favored uphold
ing the dignity of the American flag
after its troops had been fred on, and
opposed a cowardly abandonment of
these islands to chaos? Is the PROPOSE
tion 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 a
stable government and a high civiliza-
tiono
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 at least as often
as I 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 go further and show
other instances in which he has voted
against the great majority of his party
NOTABLY in the Platt amendment to
the Cuban bill. He had declared his
purpose r to oppose and fight this to
the last ditch: out he voted for it.
Some of his present newspaper friends
said at the time that he did it to curry
favor with the Charleston vote, hop
ing 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 saw
dust. But I have said enough, / think,
to prove to you and to the public that
you-ike many others who have risen
and gone before you-have permitted
yourselves to be made tools of by Sen
ator Tillman, to promote his own base
and brutal ends and to protect him
from struggle he fears to face, be-
cause he knows that the facts and
arguments are all against him. His
hope is to keep those facts and argu-
ments from the people of South Caro-
lima.
Accept my coincidence on the IN
happy and absurd situation into which
this would be dictator has led you;
You may be assured that he will find
crevice through which to crawl,
leaving you to stand the fire when
it becomes hot, and that having used
you he will cast you aside like many
he has formerly used.
I desire to proclaim to the world