The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-05-01
CAMPAIGN AMMUNITION.
Plenty and Strong Furnished Democrats
by Senator Carmack

by Senator Carmack.
Washington, ID. d., April 25.-The
democratic congressional committee
have a new campaign document this
fall, and Senator Carmack's notable
speech on the administrations Philip
pine Island bill tomorrow will finish it.
For two hours this afternoon the jun
Tor Tennessee senator held the undivid-
ed attention of the full democratic side,
number of the republican members,
and we'll filled galleries.
Few speeches delivered at this ses-
sion have attracted more general atten-
tion in Washington. The democrats
pronounce it the best presentation of
their side of the case yet advanced.
1t is considered by them especially
strong in that the burden of response
bility for the present Filipino war is
transferred from democratic orators to
their republican opponents who, like
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, have
sought to play upon American patriot
ism by Unfortunately denouncing
the Fllipinos as savages, poor way, as
Senator Carmack pointed out today to
gain the good opinion of these people.
LODGES INTERRUPTIONS.
Senator Carmack received but two
Interruptions from the republican side.
Both came from Senator Lodge, of Mas
sachusetts, and both resulted disas-
trously to the chairman. of the Philip
pine affairs committee. The New Eng
lander had interrupted Senator Car
mack to ask his authority for certain
statements he had made relative to the
presidents mean opinion of the Fillpi-
no. Without replying Senator Car
mack passed to Senator Lodge book
containing one of the president essays.
Senator Carmack had quoted from it
word for word Senator Lodge read
} the extract and nodded assent seeming
ly satisfied that the Tennessean knew
what he was talking about.
The second interruption came in ref
erence to the Philippine tariff bill tc
q which Senator Carmack had reverted
during the course of his speech.
Senator Lodge asked if it were not g
fact that the democrats had divided or
s the Foraker amendment, which proyid
ed for a fifty per cent. reduction in the
Dingley rates instead Of twenty-five
a per cent, as carried in the bill.
n Senator Carmack replied that the di
= vision on the Foraker amendment wa
not a party division, for every democra
Il had voted for free trade with the islands
He said the democrats believed thu
United States had no authority tt
q maintain tariff barriers between til,
a United States and the Philippine Is
q lands, hence many of them doubted tn,
power to tax rs per cent, SO per cent.
oI eVeu per CeuL. f
II The sensational feature of Senate
II Carmack's speech was his references t.
=. "that blatherskite brigsdier," Gen
- Funston, as the senator termed him
Probably without regard to party til
10 senate hugely enjoyedSenatorC armack
le excoriation of that officer, who has un
IN doubleday talked too much. -4
Senator Carmacks references to til
president also brought out the approve
/? of the democratic side. Relati re to th
20 presidents strenuousness, the senate
told Of Tennessee horse of which b
10 had once heard whose natural condi
Of ton was always in runaway. TIL
n, president never did things by halves
Is according to Senator Carmack. III
- even walked in leaps and bounds.
Taken all in all, Senator Carmack'
. speech created profound impressio
It. here. In remarkably short space {
of time the senator has by his two speech
70 es and the preparation of the minority
!, Philippine report, made himself the II
cognized leader among the senate den
ocrats upon this question.