The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-15
is SENSATIONAL.
lie Makes an Onslaught Upon
Republicans for Savagery in

He Makes an Onslaught Upo
Republicans for Savagery /
War.
The di cusslon of the Philippine b
in the Senate during the past wee
has been waxing very warm, and
took a very sensational turn when Sci
a!or Tlllman made red.hot reply I
Senator McComas, of Maryland, VIII
made an attack upon tho South.
MIR. McCOmas, of Maryland, re
fcrrlng to the alleged cruelties O
American soldiers in the Philippines
cruolties which he deeply deplored
told of some of the cruolties which hac
occurred on both sides during the civi
war. Neither slde, he hold, was to be
held responsible for those regrettable
occurrences, as neither side approved
of them.
| referring to elections in the South
MIR. McComas said that the Senators
from South Carolina and Mlssissippi
| (Iillman and Money! criod out against
the small percentage Of voters in the
early elections in tho Philippines.
After discussing the election methods
IN those States he said:
We behold Senators from the two
States where there is less popular lib
erty than III any others, shouting loud.
est for constitutional liberty on the
other side of tho globe"
Those remarks drew a sensational
reply from Mr.. Tillman, Of South Caro-
Ina. lie charged that McComas had
passed over with complacency the
outrngcs and inquities and barbara
tlos' which had been, he said, "com-
mittcd by American soldiers.n He de-
clarcd that when the hight had been
turned on III full upon the Philippine
situation the American people would
sec to it next November that the ma
Jorlty in one branch Of Congress would
not be committed to this infamous
policy"
"lf can have my way," he de-
clarcd, you shall not pass tins bill
until full light has been turned on the
Philippine situation" He declared
that it was no longer possible to sncer
away the responsibility for the cruel
ties ana infamics committed by the
American soldiers in tho Philippines.
lettering to the situation of the col
ored people in the South Mr. Tillman
declared the Senatora from those
States were prepared to meet any
legislation which might be brought into
Congress- upon that question.
He discussed The situation in the
South during and subsequent to the
civil war and declared that if il had
b. ell known pliOr to the conclusion of
the war that in the South the re,us of
government were to be turned over TO
the negroes, there would nave been
inauguratcd guerrilla warfare III the
swamps of the South that would have
been kept up indefinitely.
AS he discussed the question, he
said he was sc"rccly able to control
himself when hc recalled the indipnitics
and humililati0ns to which the people
of his State were subjected during the
reconstruction period, from 1868 to
1876. In his own State, he said, there
were 200 900 more negroes than whites
and in Mississippi there were 3OO,OO(
more colored than white people. Ir
order to maintain their self respect the
whites, he declared, were Obliged tt
take the relns OF government in the
South by whatever means they could
using the shotgun as one of the means
Referring to the inauguration of white
supremacy IN South Carolina, he sale
the whites had secured ma jorlty o
Of $500. II might just as easily hav,
been, he said, 80 900, or 80 900. They
simply got such n majority as wa
necc ssary.
he referred to the outragea in th
Philippines, and then said he had hear
only OF the application of "sand cure
in the South. He thought the san
cure IA described was mild. When,
} he declared" we get ready to put
f ncgro's face in the sand, we put h
r body there too.'
He insisted that the Republican
G contention was that TIE negroes of II
: south were fitted to govern in tn
Il country, but that the Filipinos wei
h not fitted to govern thems, Ives in til
\ Philippines In the United States, Il
: maintained, a serious problem COZ
8 frontcd the government, the negr
G problem, and we might better try
@ solve that than to hunt for trouble i
= the Philippines.
- Throughout the South" he said
there is horror hanging over ever.
household for this awful fear OF iaplne
i, And yet you turn your back upon
n and march to the East, where yo'
j. murder and butcher and torture th'
= poor Flipinos. And you are dong o.
;. This IN tho name Of Christianity ant
G humanity and liberty. can see tn
c hypocrisy oozing out of you all over.'
n U.aughter)
r. "a Confcdcratcs," the Senate
@ said, " wo cannot think 1t right to q
into the Philippines and desolate tn
is)ands with fire and sword"
Advcrtng further along to tho sit,
alton in the South, Mr.. Tillman q,
serted: We will not submit to nepr
domination and the sooner YOU unde
stand that the better" He urged th
4 discussion of the Southern race uue
y ton should cease. /" You are taunti,
u.s." said he, about our treatment