The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-05-09
SENSATION IN The SENATE
FURNISHED BY TILLMAN.
DISCHARGES A STREAM OF HOT AID
JECTiVES AT REPUBLICANS

JECTIVES AT REPUBLICANS
who Defend "a Savage War But Weakens
Democratic Position by U-elessly Boast
ing OF Election Frauds In the South.
Washington, May 7.-Discussion
of the Philippine bill in the senate
took sensational turn again today
Mr. McComas of Maryland referring
to the alleged cruelties of American
soldiers in the Philippines-cruelties
which he deeply deplored-toid OF
some of the cruelties which had oc-
Cured on both sides during the
civil war. Neither side, he held,
was to be held responsible for those
regrettable occurrences as neither side
approved of them.
Referring to elections in the south,
Mr.. McComas said that the senators
from South Carolina and Mississippi
(Tillman and Money! cried out
against the small percentage OF
voters IN the early elections in the
Philippines.
After discussing the election meth
DDS in the States referred to be said
"We behold senators from the VIC
States where there is less popular
liberty than in "ny others, shouting
loudest for constitutional liberty on
the other side OF the globe"
These remarks drew a sensational
reply from Mr.. Tillman of South
Carolina. He charged that McComas
had passed over with complacency
the "outrages and iniqultiesss and
barbarities" which had been, he
said, "committed by American sol
diers." He declared that when the
light had been turped on IN full upon
the Philippine situation the Amerl'
can people would see to it next No
vember that the majority in one
branch of congress would not be
'conmitted to this infamous policy
81 can have my way" he de-
clared, "you shall not pass this BIZ!
until full light has been turued on
the Philippine situation"
He declared that it was no longer
possible to sneer away the RESPONSE
bility for the cruelties and infamies
committed by the American soldiers
in the Philippines. Referring to the
situation of the colored people in the
south, Mr.. Tillman declared the sen
ators from those States were pre-,
pared to meet aLy 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 1t. had
been known prior to the conclusion
of the war that in the south the
reins of government were to be
turned over to the negroes there
would have been inaugurated &
Guerrilla warfare in the swamps Of
the south that would have been kept
up indefinitely,
AS he discussed the question, he
said he was scarcely able to control
himself when he recalled the indig.
mites and humiliations to which the
people of his State were subjected
during the reconstruction period
from 1868 to 1876. In his OWL
State, he said, there were 2OO,OOL
more negroes than whites and il
oOO OoF
Mississippi there were 3OO,OOC
more colorei than white people. II
order to maintain their self respect
the whites, he declared, were obliged
to take the reins of government IL
the south by whatever meaDs they
could-using the shotgun as one o
the means. Referring to the inaug
uration of white supremacy in South
Carolina he said the whites had Sc
cured Il majority of 5000. 1t Nigh
just as easily have been, he said
$4,000 or $4,000. They simply go
such a majority as was necessary.