Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-14
aker, Hale, Hawley, Lodge, Perkins,
Platt and Quay.

aker, Hale, Hawley, Lodge, Perkins,
Plat and Quay.
In the first session of the Seth
Congress Senator Tillman and l
voted together on 67 out of II roll
calls. In each of the four cases in
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, Kenny, McEnery, Morgan
and Taliaferro,' Democrats. He op-
posed with most of the Democrats
and eleven Republicans, including
Hanna, Platt, Foraker, Gallinger and
Hale.
In the last session of the same
Congress Senator Tillman and myself
voted together in most of the 81
votes taken. On resolution re-
quiring the President to issue in ten
days a proclamation disclaiming any
purpose to exercise sovereignty over
the Philippines | voted "nay" with
Foster, Kyle, Lindsay, Morgan and
Sullivan, Democrats. Senator Till
man was one of 20 favoring it. On
an amendment declaring that it was
not the purpose of the United States
to exercise permanent control over
the Philippines, Senator Tillman
with most of the Democrats and
Senator Hoar, Republican, voted
"aye." 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
together 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 determ-
ined the matter of imperialism, not
the possession of the territory.
voted to take possession and rule
justly. lie voted not to take pos
session, but to rule.
He and l voted together on all
party questions except those con-
cerning the Philippines, which my
judgment, exercised as a Senator and
representative of the people, told
me was question of foreign rcla-
tions, involving entirely new prob
lens 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 matter into a
policy opposed to its own traditions,
and the overwhelming sentiment of
the country, against my protest and
that of other loyal Democrats. De
velopments have proved that those
who maintained that the pacification
of these islands was impossible, that
the people would never accept our
control and that their retention
would be Improbable and disastrous,
were wrong. 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 npholding the dig
nifty of the American flag after its
troops had been fired on, and opposed
a cowardly abandonment of the pco-
pie of these islands to choas Is the
proposition to punish me because
did not believe Agunaldo to be the
equal of George Washington or con
cede that the Filipinos could in
stantly and unguidcd organize for
themselves stable government and
high civilization
LET HIM DENY THIS RECORD.
have been at some pains to show
from the records, by volume and
Daoc. that where Senator TilImon
and differed in Congress it was not
on party questions and that he
voted with the Republican at least
as often as | did, and that in every
case where we divided | had with
me Democrats who possess the con
fidcncc of the party throughout the
country and whose Democracy not
even his reckless and slanderous in
science dares to assail could go
further and show other instances in
which he has voted against the great
majority Of his party, and even
against his own dcclaratons-nota.
bly, in the Platt amendment to the
Cuban bill. He had declared his
purpose to oppose and fight this
to the last ditch but he voted
for it. Some of his present news
paper friends said Mt the time that
he did it to curry favor with the