The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-22
FiIipinos, He Declared, Are Being
Pacified OFF Face Of the Earth.
SP00NER WAS FOR MEASURE
Accused Democratic Leaders With drse&
for Political Power, Which aiade Them
Forget the Army at the Pront-Ihe
IadIau Appropriation Bill Passed
By tie House-Thas Body
Adjourned Till Mondsy
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., F-eh 2L-FoB
more than six hours to-day the Ssnats
had the Philippine tariff bill! under dis
cussion. Mr.. Bate OemocraO, OF Ten
nessee, delivered a. carefully prepared
speech in opposition to the pending meas
urc. He was followed by Mr.. Spooner
Repl.blican). of Wisconsin. in 8 brilliant
defense of the Republican attitude to-
ward tns Philippine Islands. He became
involved frequently in heated colloquies
with members OF the minority. He con-
cluded with an appeal to Congress To
stand by the policies of Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Tillman (Democratl, Of South Car
oliua, began a characteristic arraignmens
of the administration in the Philippines.
but had not concluded when the Senate
adiourne6 until tomorrow.
Mr.. Bate asserted that the payment OF
s2o,ooo,c0O for the Philippine Islands was
a commercial rather than sentimental
transaction, and was the first step to-
ward a colonial policy antagontstic to
the American form of government.
While he regarded the acquisition OF the
Philippine Islands as hurtful to tDe
American system, as destitute of benefit
to the American people and as wrongful
to the Filipinos, the present was not tho
time to continue that discussion or TO
propose a remedy for the evils that had
sprung from the ratification of the Paris
treaty.
SPoONEE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Spooner addressed the Senate in
support of tho pending bill. The meas
ure. he said. was entirely free from COM
riications- 1t was simply a reyerue bill-
Whatever difficulties Senators or others
had III reconciling the differences OF the
Supreme Courts decisions in the insular
cases. he was satisfied that the proposed
bill was constitutional, as the Foraker
Porto Eican bill was constitutional.
MIR. Spooner referred to some recent
statements by William j. Bryan III his
newspaper in support of the minority in
the Senate ELe pointed out that thu
very gentlemen who were criticisins the
Government were instrumental in placing
the problem before Congress. He de-
clared that Mr.. Bryan had come to Wash
inSton and advocated the ratification OF
the Paris treaty. and he ventured the
opinion that if it had not been for Mr..
Bryan's efforts the treaty would not have
besn ratified. \ settlement of the Phil
ippne question, as presented to Congress
and the country, was demanded. not tw
the country. He claimed tho right of the
majority to deal with the question as it
saw tit. as hy the people it had been
placed in responsibility. and was held to
accountability by the American people.
PROMISES BROKEN.
Mr.. Spooner discussed at length this
ratification of the treaty OF Paris IN the
course of his statement he was inter
rupted by Mr. Wellington. who said: .[
n vic far, of ia f1
the vote which I cast for that treaty"
He declared that the promises mado to
him at that time. "hy rlle administra
ton with respect to the treaty, were
broken.
Mr.. Spooner sharply arraigned the
Democratic party for the encouragement
which its u:terancs had sivem the re-
bellou in the Philippines. and declared
ttat the motive which actuated the
Democratic leaders was a blind srese
for political power, which Hads them
forget for the nonce the army at the
front"
Mr. Spooner denounced the substitute
proposition made by the minority of the
Senate Committee on the Philippines as
the most Inischievous project that could
be devised by tho wit of man in the pres-
cnt status of affairs
.It is.'' he exclaimed, "a bill to raise
he'll in the Philippine archipelago bill
which has no merit whatever in it."
Mr.. Tillrnan addressed the Senate in
opposition 20 the pending bill He de-
clared that the expression of the mo-
tives for enactinS the bill were subte.
fuse and a humbus. and everybody knew
it. He asserted that this Government,
in its treatment of the Filipinos, had re-
turned to the policy of Great BritaiIr
which had been overthrown by our fore
fathers at Yorktown. 1t was he said, "a.
damnabla doctrine" yet we called our
selves liberty-loving Americans and de-
clared our pride IN our ancestry.
SEEKING PELF
He charged that the American authors
ties IN the Philippines were steering
clear of the provinces in the islands
where war was real and pressing and
were confining themselves to thoseplaces
were conhnins themselves to those places
"peif' and TO rob the people.
They were following. he declared. the
same methods pursued in South Carolina
after the Civil War. It was carpet
bag government, he insisted
The first thing" said he. which this
carpet-oag vermin N the Philippines
would Gas they did in Cuba) would be to
get their hands into the pockets Of this
people and steal all they could expect
Governor Taft has already caught soma
OF the scoundrels. but that would not hs
a good thing to yentilate in ths lr.itsd
States Just now"
He said the Fiipinos now wero being
"pacifieth off tne face OF the earth
AR rillman had not concluded when ths
Senate adjourned.
In the House.
tBy Associated rr.ss)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-The House to-
day passed the Indian appropriation bif:.