Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-08

country, but that the Filipinos were not
fitted to govern themselves in the Phil
ippines. In the United States, he main
tanned, a serious problem confronted
the government-the negro problem
and it might better try to solve that
than to hunt for trouble in the Philip
pines.
"Thruout the SOUTH said he, there
is a horror hanging over every house
hold for this awful fear of rapine. n
yet you turn your back upon 1t ana
march to the east. where you murder
and butcher and torture the poor FILL
rinos. And you are doing all this In
the name of Christianity and humanity
and liberty. l can see the hypocrisy
ooz.ng out Of you all over"
He urged hat discussion of the
southern race question should cease.
"You are haunting us" said he, "abou.
our treatment of the negroes OF the
south, hoping at the same time that we
will. not interfere with your game OF
| deviltry in the Philippines. We nope
you will help US of the south to get RID
of the threat Of negro dominatlon
which hangs over US like the sword OF
Damocles. Lynchings will continue as
long as those fiends assault our wives
and daughters"
Mr.. Burton. of kansas. declared that
he never had heard a speech like that
of Mr.. Tillman. Everybody he sald'
Judges others by himself. The man
who upon this floor can defend slavery
and government by the shotgun cannot
be expected to think we'll of senators
who are trying to carry good govern
ment to the Philippines. 1t is aston
ishing that a senator in one breath
| should make an appeal for unsulled
government in the Philippines and IN
| the next breath boast of crimes almost
unparalleled in history. The senator
from South Carolina may enjoy a mon
opoly of such speeches.
Mr.. Burton said that by all parties
the pending bill vas conceded to be an
excellent measure. He sharply ar
raigned the minority members for their
attitude on the Philippine situation
declaring that they were supporting the
| Filipino insurgents while the majority
senators were standing for the Ameri-
can army and the American govern
ment.
1t was. he said, the evident purpose
of Mr.. Tillman in his speech to give
color to the statements made hereto
fore that a republican administration
had ~inaugurated a policy of brutality
unparalleled In history.
THE senator has got my point ex-
actly," interrupted Mr.. Tillman. The
ilfamy rests upon the senators VINO
helped to ratify the treaty OF Paris
He said he might be called to order Tor
rejecting upon senators, out he would
let the remark stand.
II suggest" INTERCEPTED Mr.. Clapp, OF
Minnesota, that you withdraw the re-
Elections as to senators and let them
stand as they apply to William J. Bry-
an alone" se
Mr.. Burton declared three We're no
authenticated instances of the inten-
tional killing of women and children by
troops in the Philippines, and then,
reading extracts from speeches Of Mr..
|Rawlins, declared that they were false.
Mr.. Rawlins challenged Mr.. Burton
to point out a false statement he had
made.
Paraphrasing the remarks of Mr..
Rawlins, MI. Burton inquired, When
the senator asserts that we are pursu-
ing in the Philippines a barbarous pol
icy-a policy that is blacker thai that
of Philip 1. of Spain. the blacklist, in
fact, In all history; and when he says
'that Taft, and Chaffee, and Wheaton,
and Macarthur, and Funston are carry
ing this policy OF barbarity into effect,
what language does he expect me to
use in characterizing the statements"
After MI. Burton had read the words
of Mr.. Rawlins from the Record the
Utah senator remarked: THE enato
now has quoted me correctly. n for
those statements 1 stand responsible"
And for my comments upo Them"
replied Mr.. Burton, speaking slowly
and emphatically, " 1 stand RESPONSE
Die"
"Ah!" exclaimed Mr.. Carmack, Of
Tennessee.
Notwithstanding" continued Mr..
Burton, 1.-The comment in the corner
from the Senator from Tennessee"