The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
elIMPAIGN YARNS
OF SUTHERLAND
...,tor RswIins Replies to Con-
ssssnan's Misstatements.
PERTINENT INQUIRY
LAT HAVE KEARNs AND
SUTHERLAND DoNEp

fcuaeial 90 The heFalu.J
,prvGvILLE. oct. Hunted
s,.t-s senator Joseph l. Rawlins
J 80 Judge William H. King ad-
Democratic rally which was
- tonight in the city hall. The
s,g WAS presided over by Henry
,.rre ir. The inclemency or the
...- during the early part OF the
.,,e did not have the effect Of keep
~ sDrfngville Democrats at home.
~ there were slight showers
80 5i7r-r the attendance al the
Nv was large. When Chaii man f'Vy
a. called the meeting 10 order ne
80 AN audience which nlled every
an rh- main nOOr Of the han. Inc
-40D found chairs in the gallery
4. g-ss the first appearance OF SEN
psvlius upon the stump during
~ cswpslgn. excepting the speech
80 h. delivered before the Demo
80 state convention which met at
- fssf month. And Il was the nrst
~. 1udee King had appeared before
sntieDce ia Utah county since ne
-, his yOte-makng tour OF the
'l s-lGet5r Rawlins was first intro-
,T pIs gprrch was a reply 10 the
--r,srks made the night before Dy
ir---rsssnau sutherland upon the
- plltf0rm. which remarks were
80 and personal attack upon him.
s,lt.ri9n5 took issue with the SEN
,,,-ss stand on the Philippine ques-
~, and accused him OF assailing the
lr,erlcan army. The fiat and unquah-
al denial which Senator Rawlins
80 carried conviction and showed
50 clearly that either Congressman
Sutherland had intentionally misrep-
scented matters or was not familiar
with the facts.
What Have They Donep
The senator prefaced his remarks by
skiing the Republicans II any OF their
raprasentatlyes In congress had ever
been Instrumental IN securing the pas
SAGE of any measure FOR the benefit OF
man that did not have a Democratic
authorship. He said in spite OF all the
b4agts Of Congressman Sutherland as
M what they had done. they nor any
other Republican IN the state could an
sWer his question. Then he recounted
the work on the Philippines investiga-
ton committee, and told how the eX-
nose was made by unlmpeachable test-
mony before that committee, which
consisted OF eight Republicans and hve
Democrats. The water cure case OF
Major Glenn, and his summary dis
charge from the army by the Repub-
lean president when the true facts
we're brought 10 light, led up TO the
Insertion by the senator. only those
WHO seek % misTepresent for political
reasons. or 10 misguide the uniformed
take the opposite view" Touching
again upon the Glenn case. ROOSEVELT
interest and the president filing the
information against Glenn and his or
der dismissing the army officer, Sen
ator Rawlins said: Ibid not Roosevelt
say he was guilty2 Is the president
accused OF treason because he so ar
agned the officer? Is he accused OF
assaillng the army
Z The senator then dehed the Re
pubucans 20 prove that the Democrats
ever made false charge against an
American soldier. Replying 10 Con-
gresham Sutherland's remark on the
alleged 10 have burned a non-commis-
stoned officer az the stake, the sena-
Cor said the only evidence against tbs
natives IS "a confession extracted from
twelve men. who told the startling
story only after they had been tor
tured by the water cure by Major
Glenn for two days. There is M
lawful evidence against the Filipinos.
continued the speaker. and yet Suth-
erlsnd presents that as a sample case
A man who viii endorse such torture
10 procure evidence comes dangerously
near 10 the line Of being imhued with
the same detestabie Instincts"
senator Rawlins said that ne had al
home copy or the Manila Times, a
paper supporting the administration, In
which arr published articles on the
crimes Of the American soldiers in
Manila and detailing the barharic ac-
ton of offices. against natives in the
interior He concluded his speech BY
saying that he did not assan the
American army, but did assait those
Officers who had been barbaric IN
Their treatment of the Filipino. and
saIl mat since the expose of tbs
cruelty of ;he officers there had beer
30 repetition or the cruelties in
f.cted
Judge Kings Speech.
judge King devoted the first half OF
DIS speech 90 the un-American colonial
loucy or the Republican administra-
Ioh, showing that the party's action
IN acquiring new territory is in direct
CONFLICT with the constitution OF tht
United states. He said that II any