The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-08

fedeFate soldiers as body were not
10 be charged with the acts 81 a Jew
He spoke. be said In dbfense Of The
soldiers OF both the north and me
south. The army ia the Philippines
he contended. was no more justly &c
be charged with approving OF ISOLATED
instances of cruelty than were the
armies of the north and south during
the civil war. He paid a tribute e
the humanity of the American troops
In the Philippines and cited many in
stances of tenderness and mercy.
Mr. McComas said the policy Of the
minority was one OF scuttle and thai
they steal away from the Islands anC
leave them to anarehism and imperial
ism.
Referring to elections In the south
Mr. McComas said that the senator
from South Carolina and Mississippi.
(Tillman and Money! cried out against
the small percentage of voters in the
early elections in the Philippines. AT
ter discussing the election methods In
the states referred to he said:
I'VE behold senators from the two
states where there is less popular lib
erty than in any others shouting loud
est for constitutional liberty on thi,
side OF the globe"
In conclusion he said The admin
istration OF President Roosevelt will
not haul down our flag In the Philip
pines This administration will follow
the path wherein President Mckinley
walked"
While Mr.. McComas was referring
to some of the cruelties of war inflict
ed on both sides during the civil war
bar. Tfilman protested against the In
jectmeut into the debate Of statements
likely to stir up bitterness,
Mr. McMomas had referred TO In
stances of Cruelttes committed ~ bott
sides In the civil war simply, he said
with the idea that war itself was mos
cruel
Mr. Tfllman replied TO soma of tht
statements made by the Maryland sen
ator. with reference to election meth
DDS of South Carolina aud Mississippi
as compared with the outrages said Z.
have been committed by American sci
diers In the Phiiioptnea He ceciaree
that Mr.. McComas had passed over
with compIacency the ''oafrsgss anc
iniquities and harbarities," which tad
heen. he said committed nv Americat
soldiers He discussed the situation II
the south and declared thai If II aao
been known prior 10 the conclusion OF
the war that In the south the reins OF
government were 20 be turned over e
the negroes there would have been in
aururated a guerrilla warfare In IN,
swamps of the south that would have
been kept up indefinitely.
In bis own state there were sGN ,tM
more negroes than whites aCd tn Mis-
sissippi 300 900 more cDlorad thar
white people. In order 10 maintain
their self.reFpect. the whites. he de
Clared. were Obliged 10 take the retnf
OF government 10 the south by what
ever means they could, using the snot
gun as Que means
He insisted that the Republican con
tention was that the negroes Of the
south were fifteen TO govern In tbu
country. but that the Fillpinos were
not fitted TO govern themselves in tht
Philippines. In the United States. III
maintained a serious problem con
frouted the government thu Negro
pTDEBGffI~~ anu We blENk H"AAFt hl9 tN
solve that than 10 hunt for tToable 10
the Philippines
throughout the south. said ne
"there fl a horror hanging over every
household for this awful fear of rapln@
And sou turn your back upon II anI
march TO the east where you murde1
and butcher and torture the poor ri
ipinos. And you are doing all this H.
the name of Christianity and humanity
and liberty. / can see the hypocrisy
ooxing out Of you all over"
You are saunting us. said be
about our treatment of the negroes
Of the south, hoping al the same rnf
that we will not interfere with your
game of deyiltry ia the Philippines
We hope you will help Us Of the south
20 get rid Of the threat OF negro domi'
nation which hangs over Us like the
sword Of Damoeles. Lynchings viii
continue as long as those hsnds rape
our women"
Mr. Burton OF Kansas replied 10 Mr.
Tillman. critcising severely his re-
marks, and Mr.. Clapp os Minnesota
put In afew words Of protest