The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-14
SOME HOT SHOT
Fired Int the Republicans by ssna-
tor B. R. Tillman,
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
He Shows Up the Hyprocricy of the
Republicans in Their Treat
mcnt of the Negro in
tho Philippines.
Republicans
the Philippines.

Discussion of the Philippine bill in
the United States senate took a Sensa-
tional turn again Wednesday, Senator
McCormas Of Maryland referring to the
alleged cruelties of American soldiers
in the Philippiues-crueltles which he
deeply deplored-told Of some Of the
cruelties which had occurred on both
sides during the Civil war. Neither
side. he held, was to be held response
BILE for those regrettable occurrences
as neither side approved Of them.
Referring to elections in the south
McComaS said that the senators from
South Carolina and Mississippi cried
out against the small percentage Of
voters in the early elections in the
Philippines. After discussing the
election methods in the States refer
red to he said: I'VE behold senators
from the two States where there is less
popular liberty than in any others,
shouting loudest for constitutional
liberty on the other side of the
globe"
These remarks drew a sensational
reply from Senator Tillman. He
charged that McComaS had passed
over with complacency the "outrages
and iniQuities and barbarities' which
had been, he said, committed by
American soldiers" He declared that
when the light had been turned On in
full upon the Philippine situation the
American people would see to it next
November that the majority in one
branch of congress would not be com
mitted to this infamous policy. If l
can have my way" he declared, you
shall not pass this bill until full light
has been turned on the Philippine
situation"
He declared that it was no longer
possible to sneer away the responsible
ity for the cruilties and infamieS COM
mitted by the American soldiers in the
Philippines. Referring to the situa-
tion of the colored people in the south,
Senator Tillman declared the senators
from those States were prepared to
meet any legislation which might be
brought into congress upon that queS-
tion. He discussed the situation in
the south during and subsequent to
the Civil war and declared that if it
had been known prior to the conclu-
sion Of the war that in the south the
reins Of government were to be turned
over to the negroes there would have
been inaugurated a 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 indignities and
humiliations to which the people of
his State were subjected during the
reconstruction period, from 1868 to
1876. In his own State, he said, there
were 200, 900 more negroes than whites
and in Mississippi there were 300, 900
more colored than white people. In
order to maintain their self respect the
whites, he declared, were obliged to
take the reinS of government in the
south by whatever means they could
using the shotgun as one of the means.
Referring to the Inauguration of white
supremacy in South Carolina he said
the whites had secured majority OF
1900. 1t might just as easily have
been, he said, 5000 or $4,000. They
simply got such majority as was nec-
eSSary.
He referred to the outrageS in the
Philippines and then said he had
heard only of the application OF sand
cure" in the south. He thought the
sand cure as described was mild.
When" he declared, we get ready
to put a negro's face in the sand, we
put his body there toO." He insisted
that the Republicans contention was
that the negroes of the south were fit
to govern in this country, but that the
Filipinos were not fitted to govern
themseles in the Philippines. In the
United States ne maintained, a serious
problem confronted the government
the negro problem-and we might bet
ter try to solve that than to hunt for
trouble in the Philippines. Through
out the SOUTH he said, there is a
horror hanging over every household
for this awful fear of rapine. And yet
you turn your back upon it and march
to east, where you murder and butcher
and torture the poor FilipinoS. And
you are doing all this in the name Of
Christianity and humanity and liberty.
1 can see the hypocrisy oozing out OF
YOU all over" Laughter.)
"As Confedarates," the senator said,
I'VE cannot think it right to 60 into
the Philippines and desolate the
islands with fire and sword" Advert
ing further along to the situation in
the south, Mr. Tillman asserted. We
will not submit to negro domination
and the sooner you understand that
the better" He urged that discussion
of the southern race question should
cease. You are taunting u.s." said
he, ''about our treatment of the ne
groes of the south, hoping at the same
time that we will not interfere with
your game of deviltry in the Philip
pines. We hope you will help US OF
the south to get rid of the threat ofne-
gro domination which hangs over us
like the sword of Damocles. Lynch
ings will continue as long as those
fends rape our wives and daughters.
While Tillman was speaking many OF
the Democratic senators left the
chamber, his audience on the floor be-
ing largely on the Republican side.
4 Singular Incident.