New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
HE AGAIN ATTACKS SENA 1E.
THE PITCHFORK SENATOR CRITlClSES
THAT BODY FOR NOT SYMPA-
THIZING WITH BOERS.

Senator Reniamfn RYAN Tillman. of South
Carolina delivered a typical Timan speech at
the celebration of the 124th anniversary OF the
birth Of Robert Emmett. the Irish patriot uhuer
the auspices of the Clan-na-Gael at the Acau
envy Of Music last night. The Senator arralsheu
Great Britain for the Boer war. criticised the
United States for the hostilites in the Philip
pines. twitted New Workers. for having ahoWeu
themselves to be ruled by a boss, paid tribute
IN the memory Of Robert Emmett and other irish
ma triots and made a facetious reference to his
recent trouble in the Senate. His remarks enc
tied storms of applause, and when ne hau M
ished his address, an admirer In one vi tue
boxes presented to him bouquet In response
he repeated an Irish song which he SAID ne useu
to sing when a boy. Senator Tillman began by
saying that he no orator.
You're a fighter all right" said some one
in the gallery.
IF | have any claim to oratory' coh'liiueu
the Senator. "it is because l try TO speak the
truth without fear or favor, and hght the ueFi
with fire few days ago circumstance oc-
Cured of which YOU have all read in the news
papers and | felt that under the conditions that
were confronting me in Washington 1t woud
probably be impossible for me to get here.
therefore notified your committee that had
cancelled the engagement, reluctantly, assure
you. One of the gentlemen, with seductive iriSh
eloquence, prevailed upon me to come if wasn't
in jail. So here am
The Senator declared that Ireland had been
tramped upon by England for eight long cen
turtles. He said he sympathized most profoundly
with Ireland in her struggle for home rule and
liberty. He continued:
typical Anglo Saxon. This IS the kind or
an Anglo-SaXOn 1 am Half Of me Is English. one
quarter of me is Irish, and the other quarter and
in me have got the English down. and it Is saving
has any sympathy % With England in her vilianous
hloodshed in South Africa then he is mistaken.
than in London If aping English and other no
bility in the esta blshment Of system here which
policy is indication that are Tories; II the
never failed until these last three years to let it's
ypGs come forth in no list tone Tor for
then say that we are there at It, last h 1,,sd st,t.
failed 20 pass resolutions OF encouragement and
been willing AT least 10 lend the helping hand OF
the yoke Of tyranny. Now We stand quiet. We see
the South African Republic being, done to death
he had chSnce In cuba again bis Mny are rSe We
mass Of the people sympathize with the Beers.
The reason why Congress, our Minister and our
President do not show sympathy for the Beers is
simply because We are engaged in a similar contest
in the Philippines and our nation is gagged We
waeing war In the Philippines under the pre-
tence of carving to those people clyz%tion & hu,
Inanty and religion No wonder tnen that " mere ere
Beers. because England cond sQunt and shake
Y,
stoop before you crtlCise US. Your work In the
Philippines dirty ours in the Transvsal
and the Orange Free State" Why have we got
such a government? Why don't the America n
people give voice through their votes TO their SYM
pa thy with the Boers7
Why do YOU hold mass meetings and pass reSou-
tons and thCn vote for those who are sttfiing b-
erty Washington I have come 20 doubt whether
men are capable Of self-goverument
We so bound to our respective parties that
we have put Democracy and Republicanism above
patriotism and AmerlCansrn, and II we are with
tho victorious party satisfied And your
great commonwealth here has fallen 10 so despica
BILE A condition that you can't manage your public
affairs without boss What will be the hna
outcome OF this system? II the individual either
surrenders his rights to party leader y is only
question OF time when those In control OF the party
will betray the people.
They have done 1t before" came a voice
Yes. and they will do il again." replied Sen
ator Tillman, Your city here-but won't ge
| personal in my remarks. When come here or
| another occasion | viii hold a looking glass VI
| before you that viii show you pretty 10
| OF Americans"
! set Of long resolutions passed. urginl
| that a policy OF keeping clear Of entanglng ALI
ances with the powers of tire Old World b'
| maintained expressing sympathy with the BOer
| and pledging support to Ireland in her struggl
| for freedom.