The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-08

said he had endeavored to avoid state
ments that would stir up strife He had
referred, he said, to instances or cruelties
committed by both sides in the civil war
simply with the idea that war itself was
most cruel Ii was not his purpose TO cite
the cruelty of the few as an indictment
pines The cruelties there were not gen.
eral. but isolated. Those responsible ought
to be and would be punished but, after
all, they were incidents OF war, which was
always cruel.
TILLMAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Tillman replied to some of the state
ments made by the Maryland senator with
reference to election methods of South
Carolina and Mississippi. as compared with
the outrages said to have been committed
by American soldiers on Filipinos. He
charged that Mr.. 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 sit
uation 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 | can
have my way" he declared. you shall not
pass this bill until full light has been
turned the Philippine situation"
He discussed the situation in the South,
and declared that if it had been known
prior 10 the conclusion of the 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. In his own
State there were 20e. 600 more negroes than
whites, and in Mississippi 100000 more col
ored than white people. In order TO MAIN
tain their self-respect the whites, he de-
clared, were obliged to take the reins of
government in the South by whatever
means they could. using the shotgun as
Referring to the reinauguration of white
supremacy in South Carolina, ne said the
whites had secured a majority of $780, 1t
might just as easily nave been, he said,
So 900 or $4,000. They simply got such
majority as was necessary. He referred
to the outrages in the Philippines, and then
said he had heard only OF the application
of the sand cure in the South. He thought
the sand cure. as described, was mid.
when" he declared, we get ready TO
put a niggers face in the sand We put his
body there. too. The South would not sub
nit TO negro domination.
Mr.. Tillman insisted that the Republican
contention was that the negroes of the
south were ntteo 10, TO govern s II IN TINS couh,
try. but that the F1lipin0s were not fitted
TO govern themselves in the Philippines.
In the United states. he maintained, seri-
Gus problem confronted the government
the negro problem-and we might better try
to solve that than to hunt for trouble in
the Philippines. Throughout the South,
said he, there is a horror hanging over
every household for this awful fear of ra-
pine. And yet you turn your back upon it
and march TO the 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.
can see the hypocricy oozing out of you
all over" ILaughter.l He urged that the
discussion OF the Southern race question
should cease. You are taunting us" said
he. about our treatment OF the negroes of
the South. hoping at the same time that We
will not Interfere with your game OF devil
try in the Philippines. We hope you will
help of the South 10 get rid OF the threat
OF negro domination which hangs over us
like the sword of Damocles. Lynchings
will continue as long as those fiends rape
our wives and daughters"
BURTON SCORES TILLMAN.
Mr.. Burton declared that he never had
heard a speech like that OF Mr.. Tillman.
Everybody" he said. Judges others by
himself. The man who upon this floor,
can defend slavery and government by the
shotgun cannot be expected 10 think very
we'll OF senators who are irving 10 carry
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