The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-05
WIELDS PITCEFORK.
Tillman's scatching Arcaignment Of
Philippine Policy.

Thurday'S session OF the senate was
entirely devoid Of the tumultuous
scenes which characterized the sessions
Of the past three days. After the
Philippine tariff measure was taken
up at = o'clock Mr.. Tillman delivered
a speech, devoted almost entirely 10
a discussion OF the part his State
took in the war for the independence
OF the colonies. incidentally he re-
ferred occasionally to the pending bill,
drawing morals, as he said, for the
benefit Of the majority, that they
might be applied to the present
trouble in the Philippines and to this
governments treatment OF the Eli
pino.
The South Carolina senator said he
had little intention to discuss. except
in an Incidental way, the Philippine
tariff bill. lie desired, he said, to
continue the discussion Of the very
interesting historical subject" which
had been brought to the attention OF
the senate by Mr.. Money Of MiSsiSsip-
pi. He would have something to say
about the matter Thursday had not
Mr.. Lodge employed what ne consider
ed ungracious tactics. These tactics
were supplemented by other Repuhli,
can senators, he said. and my gallant
young friend from Indiana (Mr. Be7,
eridge) leaped into the arena and
charged the minority with conspiracy
and obstruction.
The Philippine tariff BILL" he con,
tinued, is very important from the
standpoint of those who propose tc
pursue relentlessly and remorsely the
present Philippine policy, although
the senator from Utah (Mr. Rawlins)
has shown that there is now over there
plenty of money for the carpetbaggers
to spend"
Discussing the historical subject
raised Thursday Mr.. Tillman said:
= am glad that Massachusetts, has
one representative in this chamber
even if South Carolina has only one
he interpolated significantly, who
stands for the principles upon which
this government was founded, those
principles which constitute the true
road to liberty"
He then entered upon ali elaborate
account of the part South Carolina
took in the war for the independence
Of the colonies although he said he was
i'll prepared to do so great a subject
justice.
While Mr.. Tillman vas speaking
several senators engaged in conversa-
tion among themselves. TO this Mr..
Tillman objected because Of the inter
ruption and he requested that those
engaged to retire to the cloak rooms.
For once he was. he said, making a
speech for home consumption.
''Of course" he said, the senators
on the Republican side are not inter
ested, could hardly hope 70 reach on
such subject the minds and hearts
Of the calloused majority-the CONNER
cialized, roney-grabbing, noney-lov-
ing majority, as such a subject is not
in consonance with the miserable.
caating, damnable attitude which
that party is now assuming"
By the time he had concluded this
linguistic diversion Mr.. Tillman had
the attention OF all the senators pres
ent.
Mr.. Tillman declared it was the his
tory of all conquering armies when
prosecuting such a struggle as the
British pressed against the revolution
ary colonists, and which is now being
carried on by the British in South
Africa that they committed cruelties
and trampled upon all the obligations
of humanity.
And would ask the majority in
this chamber" he said, If, in trying
to force the Filipinos to accept our
government without a promise, they
are not inviting the evaporation OF
the natives and 6 spirit Of perpetual
insurrection.
The effort to treat the Filipinos as
''chattles. as CATTLE" he said, was
'damnable." and he charged the ma
jority side with being the real muir
derers ofour troops in the Philippines. "
But" he asserted, shaking his fin
ger at the Republican side, If we can
gag you and force down your throats
scintilla OF small dose Of the prin-
ciples which actuated the men Of Mas
saehusetts in 1878 we will have done
our duty to the country and to hu-
manity."
In brief colloQuy with Mr.. Burton
Of Kansas. an allusion was made to
the remark of Mr.. Tillnan Thursday
about the burning Of negroes in
Kansas. Mr.. Burton said that no
one in Kansas was proud Of commit
ting murder and Mr. Tillman retorted,
they preferred to murder them in
the Philippines"
Commenting upon the sedition laws
promulgated by the Philippine COM
mission, Mr.. Tillman expressed doubt
whether he would be allowed to &C at
large in the Philippines, if those laws
were enforced. In this connection,
he inquired OF Mr.. Hosr whether the
Springfield Republican, which he said.
wss opposed to the Republican i'm
perialistie policy" would under thos e
laws, be permitted to be circulated In
the Philippines.
L Decline" said M. Hoar: to be
drawn into discussion Of Massachu-
setts newspapers
IF Dip into this bucket for any
more light said BIZ. Ttllman, laugh
ingly, I en- afraid III not get it."
while l decline to enter upon any
discussion Of Massachusetts newspa-
pers," said MI. Hoar, i will say to
the senator that II he wants to know
my opinion OF the commissions order,
l will give it to him. | think it is an
aboninable order"
In the absence OF anything spcci-
fc,' Mr.. Tillman replied. I'VE will