Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-08
57th CONGRESS.
Continued from page ~

| statements in this chamber. He nro-
| tested against the injectment into this
| debate of statements likely to stir m
bitterness.
McComas said he had endeavored to
avoid statements that would stir up
SIIlie. lie had referred, he said. to in
| stances OF cruelties committed by both
SUES ~ 'iVIl War simply with the idea
mat war itself was most cruel. 1t was
not ms purpose to cite the cruelty OF
lhe lew as an indictment of the many.
ANA so ii was in the Philippines. The
cruelties there were not general, 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. c., replied to some Of the
statements made by the Maryland SEN
ator with reference to election methods
OF South Carolina ana Mississippi as
compared vita the outrages said 70
nave been committed by American sol
dlerS on FlllpinOs. He charged that
McComas had passed over with compla-
cency the ''outrages and iniquitfes and
barbarities' which had been. he said
committed by American soldiers. II.
declared that when the light had been
turned on in full upon the Philippine
situation the American people would
see I" it next November that ma jority
in one branch of Congress would not be
committed to this Infamous policy"
IF / can have my way" he declared
You shall not pass this bill until full
light has been turned on the Philippine
situation"
He discussed the situation in the
South ana declared that if it had been
known prior to the conclusion of the
war that IN the South the rcins of gov
crnmcnt We're to be turned over to the
negroes there would have been inaug;l-
ratd :; guerrilla warfare in the swamps
of the South that would have ben kept
up Indefinitely.
In his own state there were 200 900
more negroes than whites and in
Mississippi 300,0o0 more culored than
white people. In order to maintain
their sclf-rcSpcct the whites he drclar-
81, We're obliged 10 take the reins Of
Eovo rnmcnt in the South by whatever
means they could-using the shotgun
as one of the means.
Referring to the rcinaueuration of
white supremacy in South Carolina, he
said the whites had secured a majority
Of 1900. 1t might just as easily have
been. he said. $4,000 or $4,000. They
simply got such Il majority as was
necessary.
He referred to IN" OutragcS in the Phil
ippnes and then said he had heard only
Of the application of the sand cure" IL
the South. II" thought the sand cure as
described was mild
When he declared, I'VE get ready t.
rut nigger's head i'll the sand, we put
his body there, too. The South would
not submit to negro domination.'
He insisted that The Republicans con-
tention was that the negroes of the
South were fitted t. govern in this coun-
try, but that the FilipinOS were not fitted
to govern themselves in the Philippines.
In the United States, he maintained. q
s. rious problem confronted the govern
mcnt-rhe negro problem and We might
better try to solve that than to hunt for
trpubl" in the Philippines.
Throughout the South said he, "ther"
is 4 horror hanging over every household
for this awful fear of rapine And yet
10 the East, where you murder and butch
er and torture the poor Filipinos. And
YOU are doing all this in the name "
Christianity ANA humanity ana liberty. J
can see the hypocrisy ooZinS out of you
all over" Oaughter).
He urged that discussion of the South
taunting us" said be. about our treat
ment of the negroes of the South, hoping
at the same time that we will not inter
tere with your game of deviltry IN thA
Of the South to sc: rid Of the threat ot
negro domination which hangs over us
like tha sword of Dampcles. LynchinSs
viii continue as long as those fiendS rape
our wives ana daughters
HurtOn (kas) declared that he never
had heard 4 speech like that of Tilman.
Every body" he said. Judges others
by himself The man who upon this floor
can defend slavery ana government by
the Shtt gun cannot bc expected to think
very well of senator's who are trying To
carry good government to the Phinp-
llutS.
lie sharply arraigned the minority
members for their attitude on the Philip
pine situation, declaring that they Were
supporting the Filipino Insurgents Whi!e
the majority senators Were standing lCr
the American army and the American
government.
Burton declared there were no authcn-
ticated instances of the intentional XIII
ing of women and children by our troops
i'm the Philippines and then, reading eX-
tracts rom speeches of Rawlins, declared
that they We're false.
Rawlius challenged Burton to point our
Il false statement he had made.
paTaphrasing the remarks of RaWlins,
Eurton inquired: when the senator as
srrts that we pursuing in the Phil
* bIacker than that of Philip l of Spain.
the blackets, in fact, in all history, ana
when he says that Taft and cha1ee ana
Wheaton and Macarthur and Funston
are carrying this policy Of barbarity into
effect, what language does he expect me
10 use in characterizing the statement?
Burton devoted a great part OF MS
speech to defence of Gen Funston, VINO
was recently made the subject OF sar-
castle arraignment by Carmack CTenn).
McLaurin (Miss.) quoted figures CON
corning Missssipri's elections in Response
| ia statements made by McComas. lie
| said he thought the time was past Tor
| waving 1.-THE bloody shirt.
| The Senate at 5.2l went into executive
session and at $50 adjourned.