The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-07
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APPLICABLE to him if he We're not protected
by his position as Senator"
Mr.. Hoar. again interrupting Mr..
Foraker, and directing attention to the
declaration in the Senate Chamber Of
Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, during a debate
on the Mexican War, that If he were
Mexican he would welcome the Aneri-
cans with bloody hands to hospitable
graves. inquired if the people of Ohio
did not reverence the name and memory
of Thomas Corwin.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the people of
Ohio did love TO recall the memory of
Thomas Corwin, but they realized he
said, thatw in that great emergency he
had made a profound mistake.
Mr. Rawlins (Utah) later interrupted
Mr.. Foraker with question as TO the
sedition laws enacted by the Philippine
Commission, and in the course of his
remarks said that Mr.. Foraker had de-
nounced the Senator from South Caro-
lima.
Mr. Foraker declined to yield further
to Mr.. Rawlins, and declared hoty that
he had not denounced Mr.. Tillmar. but
had merely announced the fact that the
Senator's utterances on the Philippines
question would make him liable to the
statutes of the United States if he were
not protected by his position.
I'VE are in a fair way" said he, to
subdue the insurrecton in the Philip
pine Islands, and we will accomplish that
end If the Filipinos do not get too much
encouragement from men in and out of
Congress"
Mr.. Clay (Georgia) inquired of Mr..
Foraker if he had delivered a certain
address, from which he quoted a para
graph and the Ohio Senator replied that
lie had.
Does not the Senator think" inquired
Mr.. Hoar. faeitiously. that that utter
lnce would render him liable under the
avs against treason?"
II think not" replied Mr.. Foraker in
he same vein. But If l were guilty
IF anything under that utterance, / am
sure the Senator from Massachusetts
would have been hanged long ago"
Laughter).
Il do not want TO be left out OF that
honorable coterie," interjected Mr.. Till
nan.
''Well, we'll include you" said Mr.
Foraker laughingly. 'if you are anxious
o be hanged
Mr.. Tillman said that he had seen
tatement from General Chaffee that
ractically the entire Philippine popula-
ion was imbued with a hatred of Ameri-
ans In view Of this statement said
lie. must we continue this Infamous.
yrannical British, South African, -
hen he sat down. but in few seconds
continued. "Tll stop right here beacuse
{ can't find a word hot enough to apply
20 the situation.
81 want to say 10 the Senator and TO
The Senate" retorted Mr. Foraker. that
)ur army will never come back from the
Philippines until it comes back yictori-
Ous. Gentlemen may rail about it in
Congress and out, but it is a fact that
Ill by this time ought thoroughly TO
understand"
Further along. when Mr.. Foraker re-
erred incidentally to legislation enact
I'd for Porto Rico in the last Congress,
he was interrupted by Mr. Carmack
tTenneSsee) who suggested that the Porto
Rican legislation followed guspiciou5ly
lose after the appearance in Washing
ton Of a powerful lobby interested n
that legislation
oh" replied Mr.. Foraker that sug-
Sestion is unwortuhy of the Senate.
rom Tennessee. In the last Congress It
was charged that the sugar and tobacco
trusts were interested in that legislation
,or Porto Rico. The charges were utter
nonsense as have been shown by the
progress of events
Mr.. Hoar concluded the debate, saying
the great questions before the country
could be rdiscussed temperately and
n a m
this powerful republic should crush the
life out of a republic modelled after our
own government; it was great ques-
ton how the slaughter of both Filipinos
and Americans was to be stopped The
difference of opinion which had arisen
among the people was rhe Legitimate
result of this miserable Philippine bust
ness"
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.