The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-20
Leadsall Carolina Daesn News and Circulation

public documents, as he said, IN refuta-
tion Of statements made by Mr. Burrows
in hi saddress earlier in the day. These
papers generally bore upon the treatment
by the United States of the inhabitants
Of newly acquired countries and were in
tended to show that they have in the
past been received as citizens. He laid
especial stress upon the difference of the
circumstances connected with the acquisi-
tion of Louisiana ard those connected
with the acquisition Of the Philippines.
The former he characterized as Demo
cratic expansion and the latter as Re-
publican subjugation!
Speaking of the Philippines, he said that
our conduct in those islands had been
so infamous that it should cause blush
of shame to mantle the cheek OF every
American. Quoting President Mckinley
announcement that we must pursue
method of benevolent assimilation OF
fhe Filipinos. Mr.. Tillman said that the
assimilation which had been practised
could be contrasted to nothing so well as
the narable of the lamb and the lion. 1t
would be found, he said, when they should
get I'D that the lamb would be inside the
lion. He spoke of the effort of building
IN American schools in the Philippines
as "nlawltish sentirnentality saying that
| the system could be of no avail IN view
OF the eact that the teachers sent over
know nothing of the language Of the Fill
pinos and the Filipinos nothing OF the
English language, and yet, he said, TINS IS
the system advocated by the oleaginous
senator from Michigan, and presumably
endorsed by his constituents, the people
of Michigan"
Taking this to be the position of the
state he exclaimed, may God have
mercy on their pusillanimous souls.
Mr.. Money, Mississippi, replied to
some points in the speech made by Mr..
Mitchell few days since.
The Important question was not what
should be done for the Filipinos, con-
tinued Mr.. Money, but what should be
done for our own people Our position is.
he argued, liable to bring on war with
other nations at any time. when the
81 SOC. 900 per week expenditure OF the
present time would be. vastly increased
We should get rid of the islands in our
own interest, Mr.. Money went on, ana
especially for the purpose of graduating
from our country and the practice on the
part OF Congress of conferring autocfauc
powers on the executive.
I'VE will find before we terminate this
experiment" he said, that the saddest
day of our history is the day that we
signed the Spanish treaty"
sReplying to MIR. Tillman, Mr.. Foraker
said Inc people of Louisiana had not
been allowed TO elect a governor or the
judiciary OF that Territory, and that the.
government established in the Philip
pines is far more liberal than the govern
ment established in Louisiana by Jeffer-
son and the Democratic Congress of that
day.
Interrupting Mr.. Tillman, said the
President appoints the governors OF all
Territories, and admitting this, Mr.. For
aker said that no more authority is re-
quired now in the case of the Philippines.
This statement led Mr.. Tillman TO say
that Congress had granted no authority
for such appointment
| THE Governor of the Philippines is the
governor by appointment" said Mr.
Foraker in reply, 'and he is as much
governor as Mr.. Claiborne was governor
of Louisiana under Jeferson's appoint
ment."
/ Messrs Tillman and Money. called at
tention to the fact that Claibornes nomi-
nation had been confirmed by the Senate,
while no such confirmation had taken
place in the case of Governor Taft"
Proceeding, Mr. Foraker said that
neither in the case of Louisiana nor the
Philippines had the people been bought
when the territory became part Of the
United States, and there is, he continued.
no more attempt TO govern the people Of
the Philippines without their consent
than there was in the case of the people
of Louisiana.
Messrs. Tillman and Carmack made
the point that an early promise OF state
hood had been made in the case OF
Louisiana.