Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-08
TILLMAN 10 THE DEFENSE.


During the consideration OF the
Philippine bill in the Senate yesterday
evening, Senator McOomss compared
the situation in the Philippines with
the lynching of negroes.
Mr.. Tillmsn sat quiet under the
charges made by Mr.. McComas, but
got on his feet Immediately at their
conclusion, and after securing time
from Mr.. Burton, who was entitled to
the floor, proceeded to launch hall
storm OF wrath. He scored Mr.. Nc
Comes for bringing the subject ioto the
discussion, and then proceeded to
score the republican Senators In gen.
eral for the hypocrisy and inconsitt'
ency OF their course in denying the
suffrage to negroes In the Philippines
until they have been trained to fitness
by a milltory despotism," when the
republican party had forced upon the
subjugated South, after the war, full
and free suffrage for its negroes.
"Where is your consistency What
has become OF your fatherhood OF God
and brotherhood OF man doctrine
now ?" be asked. He went on to
assert in a violently passionate manner
that TIE republicans have eclipsed
the southerDers in the Philippines 10
the name of Christianity and Humanity
and liberty, with record OF cruelty
and bptohery 10 three years that
the South cannot equal 10 q cen
tury. "You imported the negroes and
sold them to u.s." he flung at the repub-
lican side OF the chamber. "And then,
apparently because your conscience
hurt you, you conquered Us and set the
slaves free. 1--WE inherited the negroes.
You bought the Filipinos." he said, in
defending toe oou,ss of some of the
southern States ia their treatment OF
the race question and 10 attacking the
"torture AID butchery OF the Filipinos."
To comparing the present situation
vita taat of the civil war, where be
said both sides fought gallsntly tor
what they considered right, be said:
There were better men on both sides
than we are. Poverty has demoralized
the South. Wealth has made you rot
ten.D Mr., Spooner asked some laugh
ing question ss to any personal refer
ence on this, and Mr.. Tillmsn answered:
"'You' is a collective term, embracing
every man and member OF this body, who
uphoIds the infamous policy In the
Philippines. He went over portions oi
the civil war snd the reconstruction
days With great warmth. Some one
brought into the debate the statement
that Columbia had been burned oy
soldiers during the war. Mr.. Tiilmau
read from General 6herman's memoirs
the statement that he had himself sci
fire TO the town, and had then spread
the report that Gen. Wade Hampton
was responsible for it, and followed the
reading by attacking the general for
malic, fslsif ;ation in order to de-
fame the character of an honorable 30 i
der. The war would never have end
| ed if the South had been told that the
North intended TO pul the negroes 10
control, he said "a guer la warfare
would have been carried on forever
rather than submission to such on To-
famy.v He asserted passioDately t1s
the South would never submit t
negro domination and referred
exultantly to an incident in hi
state Just after the war, when
regiment of Grants soldiers had no
been able to prevent the whites fron
carving 90 election when the Degroe
we're 10 an overwhelming majority
"Tbe census showed 1000 more negroe
than whites" be said. Yet we onl.
beat the republicans $780," said Nj
Tillmsu. II am surprised 1t was nc
SO. .OOO," remarked Senator McComss
| ssrcasticslly. "Ob, 8 900 was all "
needed" said Mr.. Tillman. wv
could have made it $4,000 If we ha
needed them. sand where is To
white man who says we did not q
riph,P" be questloDed, rushing into 70
center aisle and shaking b
fit at the republicans. Lat bil
hold up bis hand and dare
say 500 In referring to the r
suit of the civil war he sal
I'VE southern people realize tn'
/ a conquered and q subjugated race an
i that we must continue to pay tribu
| 10 YOU lQItNcEs w q huN p"aN
= of g, 100000 600 sipos the war Tor pc
J. sious and public debt" Mr.. Tillmi
referred to the raids and lyDcbines
the south, and ssid that even 10 Ksns
similar raids took place, sod inst
:, had known Of two rsids, followed
j murder, in the shadow Of the dome
the Capitol, where white girls, ne eel
: were robbed OF their chief jewel al
/, then butchered. Throughout Z
South, he continued, there Ia today
horror hanging over every househol
nt An yet you turn your backs upon
and march to the East, where you mr
der, aud butcher, aud toitnre the
poor Filipinos. And you have done
all, 10 three years, in the name
Christianity, and humanity, and !
er,y. can see tle byocrite oozl
out all over you.
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