The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-01

Mr.. Hoar, who said he did not believe
the Democratic party was right in their
view OF the question. He believed that
the Republican party would work out
the problem right in the end, but that
they should be shown that their pres
ent policy was wrong He could not
De expected to abandon a party in
whose policies in the main he believed,
10 join party to whose policies he
was opposed.
In conclusion Mr.. Spooner declared
that if the Democratic party ever OBJ
tanned control of the government, no
such "fatuous and cowardly'' policy as
now suggested by the minority would
be followed. The Democratic party. he
SAID, would follow the plan now sug-
gested by the Republicans and would
declare that it was impossible to with
draw from it.
Mr.. Pettus of Alabama discussed
some of the legal phases of the Phil
lpplne question, dealing with the DOW
ers of the United States ami of the
several states. He held that it was i'm
possible for the United States to gov
ern any territory not operated in ac-
cordance with the constitution of the
United States.
Mr.. Bate of Tennessee said he SYM
pathized with the efforts of the minor
ity to get at the truth in the Philip
pine question, although he did not
want to be put in the attitude of criti-
cising the army.
The Real SIanderers.
Mr.. McLaurin of Mississippi said
Gen. Otis and Gen. Funston had SLAM
dered the private soldiers in the Phil
1ppines, but the Democratic senators
had not in any way slandered the
army, and that charge itself was a
Islander.
At Sis p. m. the Senate took a re-
cess until o'clock.
Carnack Replies to Morgan.
At the opening of the night session
Mr.. Carmack took the floor. He said
the debate had been carried on by the
minority in the hope that the bill would
be purged of its most Objectionable fea-
lures. All hope of substantial amend
ment of the bill was now abandoned
He scoffed at Senator Morgans the
DRY that the Filipino insurgents were
the "tools of wicked conspirators al
Hong Kong" saying that that was the
dishonored plea of despots, the plea OF
conquest and murder and robbery in
| all ages. He proceeded, in an exceed
!ngly sarcastic vein, to reply to some
of Mr.. Morgan's arguments. He said
he did not know of a more dangerous
doctrine tn1n that advanced by Mr.
Morgan that the army was more rep
| resentative of the people than Con-
gress.
Senator Carmack did not believe that
the United States had reached the
stage of degeneration and decay when
the custody of it's liberties rested in
the army.
Carmack Replies to President.
MIR. Carmack referred to President
| Roosevelt's memorial address at Ar
lington yesterday, saying that he
judged from what the President had
said abount lynchings in the South
| that that cry was to be the admins
tration's favorite ground of defense OF
its policy in the Philippines. He ha6
! thought that the waving of the bloody
| shirt was an effort to revive sectiona
| hatred.
But admit I was mistaken" hi
| said. THE Republicans used to keeI
| the Southern outrage mill grinding
| holding up our terrible and bloody
deeds to the execration of mankind
That was for political purposes
| Now they are seeking presidents tt
excuse their policy in the Philippines
| The President gives the cue. He says
| it is the same old rebel yell from
the same old people who vilified Grant
| and Lincoln as they now are vilifyins
| the great and magnanimous Smith
You cannot throw dust IN the eyes
of the people in that way This at
! tempt at diversion will not do. The
| question is: Are these accusations
against Smith and those like him true
| or falSe2"
At 1920 p. m, Mr.. Carmack conclud.
| ed and the Senate adjourned,
Kissed Senator Carmack.
Washington, May 91.-Hissing in the
Senate is so unusual that when it &C.
| Cured IN the course of the Philippine
debate to-day it created a sensation
| Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin was speak
ing and referred, incidentally, to the
story that thousand Filipinos had
been put to death by American troops
to dig. Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts
said the story had been denied by the
father of the soldier who had started
| it, and that the War Department ha6
cabled to Gen. Chaffee to ascertain
the facts.
Mr.. Carmack of Tennessee inter
rupted to say that no doubt the sol
der would deny the story, as all sol
| der in the Philippines had been re-
quired totdo.
Senator Carmaks remark was greet
ed with Kisses from the galleries, the
demonstration of disapprobation call
ing out a sharp rapping of the gave
from the chair.
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