The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-04

and the verdict of the American people
as final.
He asserted that the reasons why the
moderate. thoughtful and constructive
people of the country had not followed
the Democratic party in it's opposition TO
the proper control of the Philippines and
in other matters of national policy was
that they feared that party would SOW
1.-The dragons teeth from which would
spring a harvest of anarchy"
''They viii not follow YOU he de-
cIared. shaking his finger at the Demo-
cratic side. because you are calling our
soldiers 'murderers and charity boys
and doors of dirty work. "
TILLMAN BORES THE SWORD.
As he was proceeding to discuss some
of the conditions in the Philippine Is
lands. Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina
interrupted with the inquiry
"Will the Senator be explicit and give
us the benefit of his personal observa
tions or any official information he has
in reghrd to the dispatch from Gen. Bell
that he proposed to make war so terrible
that they would want peace and want ii
bad? Is that true or is it not p
THAT was not done while ! was
thsre, replied Mr.. Beverage.
Il will ask the Senator whether, when
be is making war he would not make war
so terrible that the enemy would want
reace?"
That would depend" said Mr.. Tillman.
Whether / was honestly engaged in
way that ] thought was decent and re-
spectacle or of subjugation and infamy.'
And does the Senator charge" de-
manded Mr. Beveridge that General
Bell does not believe he is engaged in
an honest WARP
81 know that there are plenty of Off
GERS there who feel they are doing diTH
work." shouted Mr. Tillman, and they
have told me they are ashamed of it,
HAS General Bell told you SOP in
sisted Mr.. Beveridge.
81 don't know about General Bell"
said Mr.. Tillman II have not seen him.
"Then why do you drag in General
Bell, General Wheaton and others1s"
sharply inquired Mr.. Beveridge.
Mr. Tillman: II will drag into this
discussion an Associated Press represen-
tative of Manila
Mr.. Beveridge: NOW it is an Assoc
ciated Press man
Mr. Tillman Then you either have
a censorship there or you have not. You
swear you have not and then when the
reports come you say: Those are not
ours
Mr. Beveridge: 'It is hopeless, when
they begin to discuss the Constitution,
and we take them up on that they come
to censorship. When we say that none
exists, then they go to war, bloodshed,
pillage and murder
After some sharp personal colloquy, in
which the Indian and South Carolina
Senators ridicuIed each other, Mr. Bey-
eridge roceeded to relate an incident of
The burning of village, and said that
upon investigation it was proved that it
was the act of the insurgents, his pur-
pose being to disprove some reports
against the American soldiers. Mr.. Till
man was on his feet again and asked Mr.
Beveridge: From whom do we get the
statements that the insurgents or rebels
or whatever they are, did all this burn
ing?"
'tThe American authorities" replied
Mr.. BeVeridge.
And is it customary, inquired Mr.
Tilman, Ito determine a case from eX-
pate statement"
Why does the Senator always insist.
retorted Mr.. Bevcridge, that any au-
thority which comes from an American
source is falsehood, while everything
that comes from the enemy is the
truth"
For the same reason" replied the
South Carolina Senator, that in my
own States when its own capitol was
burned in 1865 there was an infamous
assertion that we burned it when every
body knew we did not do it,
NOW, Mr.. President" said Mr.. Bev
eridge laughingly. 1--WE are back again
on ancient history, which l decline to
discuss.
After some further discussion the Sen
ate went into executive session and soon
after adjourned.