The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-09

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the chamber as he spoke and with
every eye directing toward him, Mr..
Vest closed as follows:
1T may be but a very short time IN
il I shall join the twenty-five COL
leagues had in the confederate SEN
ate and / did not want this statement
to 10 on the record OF this country
without my statement or these facts
and my solemn denial that there is
shadow of truth in this assertion which
has been going the rounds OF the news
papers of the country for the last few
years"
Carmack Scores Funston.
Messrs Hale. Allison and COckren
were appointed conferees on the sundry
civn bill.
The discussion Of the Philippine bill
was then resumed. and Mr.. Carmack Of
tennessee. replying TO Mr.. Burton.
made a bitter ienunciation Of General
Funston. He said ne did not doubt his
physical courage. but a few acts OF
dare deviltry in the Philippines did not
make hero.
When Funston had stated that Agui-
naldo had burned 300 people alive at
one time. said Mr.. Carmack he told
utMuGI4le anu AlEAilENlAuANA itNs Isl us
opinion. he said. Funston is not TO be
believed upon any question whatever.
The sudden waking up Of the Repub-
licans. he said. was for the deliberate
purpose Of reviVing sectional hate in
order to divert this debate and the at
tentiOn Of the people from the atrOcl-
ties which have been permitted in the
Philippines.
Il suppose 1t is in obedience TO in
strnctions from the White House" he
said. that the effort Is being made %
reopen the wounds Of the country that
have been healed" Facing the Repub-
lican side. and speaking with evident
emotion, Mr.. Carmack said: Il shall
be ready to meet every slanderer Of
the south and every defamer OF its
honor. whether the assailant comes
from some part OF the country beyond
the borders Of the south or whether 1t
be some recTeant and degenerate son
who has proved traitor 20 the womb
and bosom Of his mother"
Senator Called to Order.
After stating that he would not be
diverted from the issue now before the
senate By the falsehoOds brought into
the debate. Mr. Carmack said, refer
ring to the charges Of lynching, etc,
in the south
you cannot help us by denuncia-
ton The best thing you can do is TO
keep your mouths shut and let US
alone"
Mr.. Carmack declared that Mr. Lodge
was dishonOring the American army
and the American senate by defending
orders which looked to the murder Of
women and children. Such orders of
dcath-a brutal and inhuman order
could not be justified by anybody; vet
these were the orders which senators
had the ''devilish impudence" to justi-
~.
Does the senator think" inquired
Mr.. Spooner. that the phrase 'deviiish
impudence is proper under the rules
Of the senator"
NO. I do not" said Mr.. Carmack.
and I withdraw the expression
He maintained that the soldiers of
the American army were driven on to
commit the outvages cited by their off,
GERS He quoted General Chaffee as
saving that the Americans had not a
friend In the island.
Mr.. Deliver and Mr.. Beveridge inn
mediateiy called attention 10 the fact
that what General Chaffee actually
had said was that extreme vigilance
should be exercised without giving Of
Tense 10 the natives.
Continuing. Mr.. Carmack declared
that the evident purpose Of the govern
ment was 10 force brutal and inhuman
warfare upon a people. whether com
batants or non-conabatants. together
with the inhumanity Of General Smiths
order
Interrupting. Mr.. Foraker insisted