Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-31
57th CONGRESS-.
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the fray" AS to the necessity of the
tariff in the Philippines, he said that
there was plenty of money for the car
pet baggers over there to spend.
Reaching the subject of his speech he
said: South Carolina has created more
history than any other state in the
Union
While Tillman was speaking several
senators engaged in a conversation
among themselves. To this Tillman
objected because of the interruption
and requested that those so engaged
retire to the cloak room. For once he
was, he said, making a speech Tor
home consumption.
"Of course" he said. 1.-The senators on
the Republican side are not interested.
| could hardly hope to reach on such
| a subject the minds and hearts of the
oalloused majority-the commercialiZ-
ed, moneygrabbing, mOney-loving ma
| jOrity, as such subject is not in con-
| sonance with the miserable, damnable
attitude which that party is now as
| suming."
BY the time he had concluded this
| linguistic diversion Tillman had the
| attention of all the senators present.
Tillman declared it was the history OF
| all conquering armies when prosecuting
| such a struggle as the British pressed
| aeainst the revolutionary colonists and
which is now being carried on by the
british in South Africa. that they COM
mitted cTuelties and trampied upon all
| the obligations Of humanity.
| And | would ask the majority in this
| chamber" he said eff in trying to force
| the Fiiipinos to accept our government
without promise, they are not inviting
the exasperatior of the natives and a
spirit of perpetual instruction.
| The effort to treat the Filipinos "as
| ohattels. as CATTLE he declared. was
''damnable. and he charged the major
| ity side with being the real murderers
| CT our troops in the Philippines.
| But" he asserted, shaking his finger
at the Republican side, IF we can gag
you and force down your throats scin-
tilla or small dose of the principles which
actuated the men of Massachusetts in LIT
we will have done our duty to the coun-
try and to humanity"
In a brief colioquy with Burton tKan.)
alusion was made to the remark of Til
man. yesterday, about the burning of ne
| groes in Kansas. Burton said that no
enc in Kansas was proud of committins
murder and TilniaI retorted: 'They pre-
ferred to murder them in the Philip
pines.
Commenting upon the sedition laws pro-
| mulgated by the Philippine commission.
I'illman inquired of Hoar whether the
Springfield Republican which. he said.
was opposed to the Republican imperial
istic policy" under these laws would be
permitted to be circulated in the Philip
pines
| while decline to enter upon any dis
cussion of Massachusetts newspapers.
| said Ho&r 81 will say to the senator. if
he wants to know my opinion of the COM
missions order that | think it is an
abomins. BILE order "
| In conclusion Tillman said the pend
ing Philippine tariff bill a proposition
| tC erect a tariff wall between the United
States and another part of the domestic
principle that has brought this country
to the pinnacle Cf greatness and made II
the exposure of all the eyes of the world
as the land of the free and the home OF
the brave.
The senate the; at 400 went into eX-
ecutive session and at ) =. Nj. adjourned.