The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-02-06
M'KINLEY SCORED
Senator Towns Dsnouncss In
ssysrsst Term Present., Policy
IF 81: BENT ON NJ sLAu, A ,oclH oclHrER
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Or Lust for Othev Pc opls's. Lar
Let Us Raise ths Sam. . !.
tional Piracy

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T., tional Piracy
The senate TUNED from the 'sriud Of
appropriation bill Wednesday to, listen
| TO spcash which .ps,tsok OF the ehnrac.
ter OF an oration, ,rfrom.Ssnator ITewne'
by Minnesota, in adyocacyof his fesoiu-
ton for cessstion of5hostiifties In tho
! Philippines. 5 Both The hbor ard gal.
| leries were crowded. TIE TEST OF The
| day was devoted TO the Indian sppro.
| pristion bill. in ~ y41svI'r-.- ~
i" DIR. FRYE, the presiding officer, laid
befosethe-s -serate-s -csbfcyrsm frnm the
directory (cfg the federal lsparHkia the,
philippines, addressed, co. the senate
and house praying authorization for
President Mckinley 70 establiah civil
government IN the Pkihppihes Ihen1
ever he deems it opportune.,cy o-,dt =.
Acaessions to federal party By,
thoussr ds ia all parts Of tie. s-ohipei-
ago, nsys the cabisgfamnl. HsA ttitude Of
hitherto unrecoucil 9liA "nfess1 RSf Ch9
general public opinion show tSat IstSiJjr rs
OF party to bring peace swiilnscouT pc
crowned with success. ID otn neaI polite
lcAi parties have attempted formation
en- Plans more or less. 4uostieaingi
American sovereignty, 4 Ouy platform
ma Fes t,s, maip 1nl plsnk soyereigoty, Of Uni
TED States with 1iborty 70 each. eIzzen
to pursue peacefully his pbliticaI iaeas.l q
Hour of peace has souhted! :" On our
platform are grouped ntaHy nfFllipin6s1
I-sf hitherto irrecoociia5ls Il 1G5s5, but
some moro obstinate .dacline tersjoip,
ior though willing to accept snyereignisy
OF nltec States the prospect Of ipde67
nlto oontinusnce, OF military ieayeen-.
ment makes them distrust purposes OF
the United States and delays their Sub.
mission" .5fa"a2 sGi - HhoI o.
Mr.. Towhe then spoke! The CHARGE
that AguiDal5o had sold his, county to
Spanisrds for a bribe, Lac deciar I'd, was <
grstpite0Gt IN its eslumby, whom We
consider that tie ofiais! publications. OF.
euS oTn !s9sornment lcoatradict and o
The ren.tor declared that '''SSes"wSasrr wsre Z
In all;atc5 with the Fiipincs, an al
nance sought by ourselves. svsiled Of
by Us for our own advantage and fcsl!
", to our everlasting shans repudisasd
by us when We found it rnl -. or pro-
essary arc when lust OF empis1 nss so
bfuntcd oar moral 3ensibilitiss that We
could mount from "a act Of perfdy to
the grand larceny OF nation.
Al is not cesy 10 e. strSu>aAv
the time when the design ka.. formed 70
take fcrcible possession Of the Philip
pine islands, said Mr.. Towne. 'FUJpon
the arrival of General Merritt At Ma.
nIla distinct change OF tone wss OBJ
servs5le between the United States
officials and the Filipipos, the altered
attitude being go marked as to force the
conclusion that part Of General Mer.
rltts pfe!sfranged task was tc ma
noeuvre out OF an awkward friendliness
With aAgainalde, and thus to resca
footing for the convenient development
OF some secret policy with which he had
come fresh freightad from Washington.
~" Either the third article Of the pro-
tocof with Spain does not mean what
it says or the president Of the United
States in causing the Insurance on De-
eember I'll, 1893, Of his famous bsrevo-
lent assimilation proclamation broke
the plighted faith of this government.
II We are bent on slsug nssid he
let 1t be IN open guiss. If We Inst for
theipecple's g land, let US nos glaze, our,
enterprise with false and sinister Nc
tense. Rather lei US boldly raise the
som bre fsg Of internatioal pirLGy,
whistle scruple down the wTn1, and
then close In upon our feeble victim to
the CRY Of loot aud glory. iE'oi '.'i r
Mr.. ToTne maintained that ihe Unit.
ed States vas under the obligations of
circumstances, If not indeed OF. aotzal
promise, to grant independence to the
tHIpinos, who he coDtended, yegs sble
to govern themselves. As the result Of
Two years OF wasting war, We occupy
about one FIVE. hundredth pat OF athst
archipelago. No district is really
"pacifed We hold the ground oar
troops stand on, practically nothing mc-s
After the elections tine Tesi5taaes in
the Philippines increased aad it had
| been announced IN the senate Within q
week that 500, 1000 American soldiers
| would be needed ir the island FOX az in .
definite period. '"Dt 2h' 10 1870
'yrht retention Of the Philippines
will coFemit Us tho the Wtoie trouhm
of empire, There a. q !sw, aa,o1S ma
lions by which bad appetite grow, ny.
Whist 1t feeds on. NJ nation in bistocy,
has resisted it, aad to every aa:lop thSt
had yielded to 1t it had brought disaster.
Athens sTooombed to L and perishsd.
Rome in dulged the msd ambition sad
followed j. 70 her doom. u was tho
RUN Of Venice Il will work the 5 u
truotion of baglspd, in ny orinion, err
thelcioae Of this fatsful century. Ase
We, with all the lescors OF history De.
fore us, to prove The next vict. II of this
insstiete passion, the greatest, most
lsmentahle, moat grstulious sacrifice In
| al human rsgedy2"
lmmed rstely following Mr. Tcw1e's
! speech the credentials Of his successor.
Moses + Ciapp OF fMiEn"sota, were pre-
sented and be vas 'ulv svornia.
Coal Nine Wrecked.