The Washington times., 1902-05-09
Funston Charged With Mendacity.

Bucu SCANDAL anG nuisance tnat tne
president in the name Of common de-
cency had TO act
4 Funston Charged With Mendacity.
"In that statement Funston willfuily and
deliberately and maliciousIy lied" he
said, referring TO charge of the army
bficer that the insurgents had killed 800
peaceful natives.
[ Mr.. Carmack later returned to the charge
egainst General Funston, and remarked
sarcastically that it made no difference TO
The general to have his lips sealed by the
President SO long as the lips of his Sena-
torial admirer ''gaped wide as Erebus"
and SO long as that Senator was in CON
stant eruption, belching forth fire and
smoke and hot lava from his tumultuous
bowels
I He continued that he had no desire to
waste any more words on Funston.
Perhaps the curse of silence which the
President has laid upon his relentless
1arynx is as much punishment as he should
be called upon to endure"
He launched out denunciations against
Generals Chaffee, Bell, and Smith, as
@'brutal and inhuman wretches. perpetra-
eting atrocities In the Philippine Islands"
THE only object in holding the Philip
pines is TO open the islands TO the ex-
ploitation of carpet baggers,' he charged
! He was asked by Mr. Foraker to point
put where and when that object origi-
hated. Had President Mckinley favored
holding the islands to provide theater
Of exploitation and place for scoundrel-
lam? Had that been the purpose of the
Senate when II ratified the treaty? Had it
been the purpose of the Commission that
represented the United States in the ne
Eotistion Of the treaty?
"Malevolent Discrimination"
/ Mr. Carmack replied that he should not
kr,empt to trace back the purpose to its
origin. He spoke of the purpose as 1t
EXISTED today. The purpose Of President
mckinley might have been benevolent
Assimilation" The purpose of those who
kontrolled the Republican party today wss
Smalevoient discrimination" fLaughter.l
: Mr.. Foraker said he appreciated the hu
fpor OF that remark.
II hope you feel the truth of it." Hr.
Carnack put in.
/; II do not want to prolong colioquy,"
Gr. Foraker added, good humoredly.
(which may produce another sally of that
Kind at my expense"
n Mr.. Dolliver replied to Mr.. Carmack's
tpeech. repsrking that he had had the
aood fortune ID hear It while both of
khem were members OF the House of Rep
resentatives.
|, "And / had the honor" mfr. Carmack
broke In, "of hearing the speech which
hhe Senator is going TO make before
I'VE left the House of Representatives" ;"
'iGeneral laughter.l
q al regret" said Mr.. Dolliver,
lhst the debate is so saturated
with political prejudices. would
mot have taken part in it,, he said, had
q not seen veteran newspaper cores
hondeat In tears the other day, because
shefe was nobody in the Senate to raise
s voice in behalf of the poor boys in
Eamar.
~ asked him what interest he had in
She matter. and he said that he had a
f,o., with Major Waller: and SO ! made up
nv mind that, IL there was not another
~oice raised in the Senate chamber, my
nwn at least would be raised to pro-
ses, against the crusade made by this
svndicate OF vituperation. tLaughter.l
aIr we leave the islands he con-
Ahmed .,our retreat will be an actual
teuarture. and VIII not be conducted
~ mon who have stained the uniform
E the American army in the Senate of
sbe United States. That may as well
&c understood.
Would Wait for Facts.
Mr. DoIliver said with much earnestness
,h.t he would refuse to attack General
er,th until he knew the facts.
.Poor old Smith he said, "the other
side OF the chamber has charged you
with the worst crimes on the calendar
nnheard"
An aliusion of Mr.. Dolliyer to a state
ment regarding leaders in the Republi-
can party which Mr.. Carmack had made
led that Senator TO interpolate the re-
mark that he was not referring to the
Senator from Iowa.
'And | am not referring to the Senator
from Tennessee, Mr.. Dolliver retorted.
''ss leader on the Democratic side be-
p&use be has spoken three times and the
whole three speeches contained only the
,ne idea
In that respect" Mr.. Carmack interpo-
ated. 'fthes.fif from the speeches made |
~ the Senator from Iowa. which never |
'ontain any ides at all!" fLaughterl
Mr.. Dolliver treated the ret0yt as an |
asy joke. and produced a copy OF the
Memphis Commercial Appeal" contain