The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-22
CARPET BADGERS
LOOT FILIPINOS
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Senator TiIlman Says Policy of
Robbery is Pursued.
SCANDAL is CHARGED
WARM DEBATE OVER TARIFF
BILL FOR ISLANDS.
SCANDAL is CHARGED


der discussion Mr. Bate Dem. Tenn
delivered a carefully prepared speech
in opposition to the pending measure.
He was followed by Mr.. Spooner (Rep..
Wis., in a defense of the Republican
attitude toward the Philippine islands.
He became involved frequently in
heated collOquies with members of the
minority. He concluded with an ap-
peal to congress to stand by the pol
icies Of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Mr.. Tillman Dem, 5. c. began d
strong arraignment of the administra-
tion in the Philippines, but had not
concluded when the senate adjourned.
Calls Bill a HumDug.
Mr.. Tillman declared that the ex-
pressions of the motives Tor enacting
the bill were a subrerfuge ahd a num-
bug, and everybody knew II. He as
serted that this government in its
treatment of the FihpinOs had returned
TO the policy Of Great Britain which
had been Overthrown by our fore
fathers at Yorktown. 1t was, he said,
damnable doctrine, yet we called
ourselves Hberty-loving Americans and
declared our pride in our ancestors.
He charged that the American au-
thOrities in the Philippines were
steering clear Of the provinces in the
islands where war was still pressing,
and confined themselves TO those places
where opportunity was afforded to Sc
cure ''pelf" and to rob the people.
They were following, they declared,
the same methods pursued in the Caro-
linaS after the war of the rebellion It
was carpet-bag government, he in
sisted.
The first thing" he said, which the
carpet-bag vermin in the Philippines
would do, las they did in Cuba), would
be to get their hands into the pockets
OF the people and steal all they could
l expect Governor Taft has already
caught some Of the scoundrels, but
that would not be good thing TO ven
tilate in the United States just now"
Step Toward Colony System.
Few things had occurred in the SEN
ate chamber more tateful or involving
more delicate issues and greater re-
suits than the ratification Of the treaty
of Paris. He asserted the payment OF
s20000,000 for the Philippines was
commercial rather than a sentimental
transaction, and was the first step to-
ward a colonial policy, antagOnistic to
the American form Of government.
The present tariff bill, the Tennessee
senator said, would become law, but
it would not bridge the chasm that
separated a people struggling for in
dependence and the Republican party
bent upon conquest, exploitation and
cOmmerciahsm."
1t was not given to finite wisdom TO
distinguish the form which retributiOn
70. 10
when the tariff bill had been passed
the Republican party again might be
heard to exclaim, -erring sister. part
in peace for there would be no more
money 10 be made out OF the FilipinOs
and they might then take their place
again among the nations of the world.
Spooner in Defense.
Mr.. SpoOner then addressed the sen
ate in support Of the pending bill. The
ms assure, he said, was entirely fee from
complications. It was simply a rev
for that trade at Paris would take; but
enue bill. Whatever difficulties sen
atOrs or others had in reconciling the
difficulties Of the supreme courts de-
cisions in the insular cases, he was sat
ished that the proposed bill was con-
stitutiOnal, as the Foraker Porto Rican
bill was constitutional
Mr.. SpoOner referred to some recent
statements by w. J. Bryan in his
newspaper in support of the minority
in the senate. He declared that these
very men who were now criticising the
government were instrumental in plac-
ing the problem before congress He
de clared that Mr.. Bryan had come 10
Washington and advocated the ratif-
cation Of the Paris treaty, and he ven
tured to say that if it had not been
for Mr.. Bryan's efforts, the treaty
would not have been ratified. A sOlu-
ton Of the Philippine question as pre-
scented 10 congress and the country was
now demanded by no political party.
but by the people Of the country. He
claimed the right of the majority 10
deal with the question as it saw fit, as
by the people it had been placed in re-
spOnsibility and was held TO accOunta-
bility by the American people.
Wellington Regrets Vote.
Mr.. Spooner discussed at length the
ratification Of the treaty Of Paris. In
the course Of his statement he was in
terruyted by n. Wellington. who said:
I would give ten years of my life
TO recall the vote which 1 cast for that
treaty"
He declared that the promises made
to him at that time by the admins
tration with respect 10 the treaty were
broken
Mr.. SpOOner sharply arraigned the
Democratic party for the encourage
ment which, he claimed, it's utterances
had given the rebellion in the Philip
pines, and declared that the motive
which actuated the Democratic lead
eTs was a blind greed for political
power, which made them forget the
army al the front"