Evening star., 1902-05-07
AROUSED BY T|LLMAN
Delivers One of His Charac-
teristie Speeches.
FOLLOWS MR.. ,M'COMAS
DEFENDS ELECTION METHODS IN
THE SOUTH.
Shakes His Fist at the Other Side and
Dares Any One to Say He
Would Do Differently.

Would Do Differently.
When the Senate convened today Mr.
Cullou, chairman of the foreign relations
Committee. reported favorably a bill max
ing appropriations for the diplomatic and
Consular service of the United States in
the republic of Cuba. The salary of the
minister is fixed at $4,000
Mr.. SpOOner CWis) offered an amendment
aPpropriating not exceeding $1,000 a year
for the rental of a proper legation resi-
dence in Havana. 1t was agreed to. AS
amended the bill was passed.
Mr.. Hawley. chairman of the committee
prnpriatiOn bill.
MIR. Culberson CTexD inquired whether the
Secretary of War had responded to his
Resolution of the 1st instant concerning the
orders of General Bell and General Smith.
When informed that response had been
received. he offered a resolution directing
the secretary of War to send to the Senate
copies Of all orders. instructions, letters and
CABLE grams relating to RECOMMENDATION In
the Philippines, and also copies of all
ders. instructions. letters and cablegrams
relating To the order of Brigadier General
Jacob H. Smith to Major L. w. T. Waller.
Mr. Lodge said that as a resolution of
WHICH llIt dDONe "dS an ndu
been passed only five days ago he would
ask that the resolution go over. 1t was so
ordered.
Mr.. McComas Speaks.
Consideration of the Philippine govern
ment bill then was resumed, and Mr.. Nc
COmas (Md) addressed the Senate in sup
port of the measure. His remarks will be
found at length in another column.
While Mr.. McComas was referring to
cEy,o .,s, r.
both sides during the civil war he was in
terrupted by MIR. Tillman. who said he had
hoped never to hear again such statements
in this chamber.
He deprecated and protested against the
injectment into this debate of statements
likely to stir up bitterness.
Mr.. McComas said he had endeavored to
avoid statements that would stir up strife.
He had referred, he said, to instances of
cruelties committed both sides in the
civil war simply with the idea that
itself was most cruel 1t was not his pur-
pose to cite the cruelty of the few an
Indictment of the many. And so it was in
the Philippines. The cruelties there were
not general but isolated. Those response
Bile ought to be and would be punished but,
after all, they were incidents of war. which
was always cruel
Mr.. Tillman's Reply.
Mr.. Tillnlan. in reply to Mr.. McComas,
said it was evident that the committee on
light, For himself he was willing to pre-
vent the passage of the bill until complete
Information could be obtained.
A Characteristic Speech.
Senator Til.man proceeded in one of his
aractEristic speeches. in which. while
discussing the Philippines bill and the atti-
tude Of the republicans toward the Fill
..inos. hc referred to race conditions in the
Sls bpr
the republicans in vigorous language for
their alleged departure from the doctrines
of the brotherhood of man which they en-
tertai9ad forty years ago. as evidenced by
their trea JWent of the Filipinos at this
time. he said.
Senator Tillman recitel an incident which
occurred in Edgefeld county, South Caro-
Hnd. Just after the war He said that Pres
ihent Grant had ten companies of federal
troops i'll tnat county to see that there was
an honest election and a fair count The
Census showed 700 more negroes than
whj,.s
Yet We only beat the republicans 3,9U0,"
said Mir. Tillman.
Il am surprised it was not 5000" re-
marked Senator McComas, sarcastically.
oh, 3..to was all we needed said Mr.
TilIman- We could have made 1t 5000
IL We had needed them"
Continuing. Mr. Tilman said that the
white people of South Carolina were deter
mined to assert their supremacy in any
way necessary. by fair means or foul by
shotguns, if need be.
Shakes His Fist and Dares En-.
Advancing dramatically to the center OF
the aisle, he shook his fist at the repubh-
cans and said that he dared any man on
that side OF the chamber to rise in mis-
place and say. that he would not do the
same in similar circumstances. No one
accepted this challenge. and the South Car
DINA senator continued his remarks in the
SANE vein.
We haven't got the water cure in South
Carolina. continued Mr.. Tillman. There
has been some talk of a sand cure, but /
want 70 say to you that when think 1t is
necessary to put nigger's head in the
sand We put in his whole body
Poverty has demoralized the south" de-
clared Mr. Tillman. Wealth has made
you rotton."
Does the Senator make any personal ap-
plication of that remark inquired Mr
SpOOner. smiling.
% You is a collective term. embracing
every man and member of this body who
Upholds this infamous policy in the Philip-
pines" replied Mr. Tillman.
In Slavery Days.
He said that if he could restore slavery in
the south by the simple signing of his
name he would not do it But as he looked
back upon the plantation upon which he
was brought up where there were 100
cruelty as has been told by Harriet
Beecher Stowe in Uncle Toms Cabin" i"
and by other abolitionists He could re-
member that there was kindness toward the
slaves and that an effort was made to
give them as good ciothJ; as possible. plen-
y OF food and take care of them in sick
ness and the proof of the kind feeling that
existed between the slaves and the whito
people Of the south was shown by the con
duct of the 4.0oDGr0 of slaves when ths
southern states seeded.
Those slaves had been left on the planta-
tons by their masters who went into the
army They were left there in charge of
the work. in charge OF the helpless women
ana children, and yet there was not a sin
gle instance on record in which any negro
man had been guilty Of any act which
Could be construed into a crime There.
was no rape. no murder and nothing to re-
fect upon the condition of friendiiness and
love that existed between the masters fam
fly and the slaves he held.
Present Conditions.
Now. with your doctrine of equality of
man. what is the condition that we fnd?"
continued Mr.. Tillman. Jefferson did not
believe in this doctrine. because he was A
slave holder when he wrote the Declaration
OF lndsps ndence. But what has been the
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