The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-07


own states in material prosperity.
Senator Tillman would leave them,
after we have deprived them of the
protection of Spain to hopeless strug-
gle as an independent nation without
resources or self protection. Fortu-
nately for us the records show that in
building them up, we are going to ben
eft our own country. I want to give
that territory the best form of gov
eminent in the world, he does not want
to give it any form of government at
ALL He says free silver or bust" 1 say
the American people have settled that
question at the ballot box
| am for sound currency and con-
slant employment for all who desire
work at remunerative wages. This We
cannot have without an outlet for our
surplus products on equal terms with
all of our competitors in the markets
of the world. Do you think the ener-
getic, live. progressive young business
man of the South, will long permit the
cabals of a few scheming politicians
to stand between him and the attain
ments of these glorious ends? If this
is not Democracy, then gentlemen, 1
invite you to join hands with me In
making it so.
These are the leading questions on
which l understand my Democracy and
loyalty have been assailed. The rec
ords give me little light as to what
further ground there may be for your
action. Allow me to summarize them
| briefly:
In the first session of the Fifty fifth
Congress Senator Tillman and myself
voted together in 14S of $50 yea and nay
| votes.
voted against him for protection to
the farmers on an amendment to the
tariff bill. proposed by Senator Jones
of Arkansas. present chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee. Pos
| sihIy you may reconvene your commit
tee and read him out of the party.
| voted with Jones, Vest, Bacon, Bate,
Berry, Daniel, Mills, Morgan and all
the other Democrats, except Senator'S
| Tillman and McEnery, who voted with
the Republicans. 1t was straight
| party vote on another amendment 10
| the same bill voted with the Demo-
| Gratis Senator Tillman was the one
/ Democrat voting with the Republicans.
See Congressional Record, vol. 30, page
1871.
In the second session of the same
| Congress Senator Tillman and myself
voted together on 80 of 80 roll calls.
| One vote on which we differed was on
| a motion to adjourn intended to defeat
a resolution calling upon the President
| to intervene in Cuba. Senator T1llman
voted with the Republicans to adjourn
/
| voted with the Democrats. The other
votes on which we differed were un-
| important and not party questions, the
| parties dividing on all. l favored the
| acceptance of the. Hawaiian Islands
| along with such Democrats as German
Kyle, Money, Morgan, Pettus and Sui
| Ivan, and he, with the other Demo-
Gratis and some Republicans were OPP
| posed to it.
On page 1858, volume 81 of the Record
it is shown that 1 voted. with all the
| Democrats but three and all the Re-
! publicans, for bill to provide for ar
bitration of disputes between railway
companies and their employees. Senator
Tiilman was one of the three against it.
We also differed on a bill prohibiting
| intoxicating liquors to be sold in the
territory of Alaska. 1 favored and he
| opposed the prohibition. Possibly he
had views on a dispensary and rebates
there.
On vote to recommit the conference
| report on the River and Harbor bill
voted for the recommitment with such
| Democrats as Chiffon, Heitfeldt, Ken
ney Mills, Rawlins and Turner. H.
/ voted against with such Republicans
as Allison. Burrows, Cullom. Davis, Ell
kins, Foraker, Hale. Hawley, Lodge,
Perkins, Plat and Quay.
In the first session of the ffty-sixth
| Congress Senator Tillman and 1 voted
together on 81 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 adj
mission of Senator Quay. voted for it
with Senators Daniel, Kenny, McEn-
cry, Morgan and Taliaferro, Demo-
Gratis. He opposed with most of the
Democrats and eleven Republicans, in
Guiding Hanna, Plat, Foraker, Gal
linger and Hale.
In the last session of the same Con-
gTess Senator Tillman and myself
voted together in most of the 81 votes
taken. On a resolution requiring the
President to issue in ten days a pro-
clamation disclaiming any purpose to
exercise sovereignty over the Philip
pines voted may" with Foster, Kyle
Lindsay, Morgan and Sullivan, Demo
Gratis. Senator Tillman was one of %
favoring 1t. On an amendment declar-
ing 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 /. with Senators Foster and
Lindsay, Democrats, voted may"
On the final passage of the army bill
we differed. l voted for it and had
with me Senators Foster, Lindsay, Nor
gan and Sullivan. We voted together
for amendments extending the consti-
tuition of the United States over the
Philippines on strict party lines.
On the question of governing our
outlying possessions he and l voted to-
gether and 1t is this that determines
the matter of Imperialism, not the pos
session of the territory. l voted to take
possession and rule justly. He voted
not to take possession, but to rule
He and 1 voted together on all party
questions, except those concerning the
Philippines, which my judgment, ex-
ercised as a senator and a representa-
tive of the people. told me was a ques-
ton of foreign relations. involving en-
tireiy new problems and therefore not
properly party question and on which
my political judgment told me the
country was practically united The
Democratic party was wrecked by be-
ing forced in this matter into a policy
opposed to its own traditions and the
overwhelming sentiment of the coun-
try against my protest and that OF
/ other loyal Democrats. Developments
have proved that those who maintain
ed that the pacifcation of these islands
was impossible, that the people would
never accept our control and that their
retention would be Improbable and