Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-27
57TH CONGRESS-.
Patterson Tries to Settle His
Philippine Standing.
His Paper Has Advocated Filipino
independence Since 1893.
The Editorials Quoted Against Him
Were Written Previously.


ate. occupied the floor most of the day
in a discussion Of the Philippine ques-
ton. Patterson quoted from the utter
ances of his newspaper, the Denve..
News, to show that it consistently had
advocated the independence of the
Filipnos since December, 1898 He said
the editorials quoted by Foraker some
days ago had been written prior to that
time. He discussed the whole Philip
pine question and several lively colo
Guics occurred during the speech. For
akcr and Hoar had a brief debate over
President McKinley's proclamation to
the Filipinos. Sixty-two private PEN
sion bills were passed.
Soon after the Senate convened. Cal
linEcr, n. H., offered resolution pro-
viding that The judiciary committee Of
the Senate should make an invcsliga-
ton into the subject Of lyncIings in The
United States with 4 view of ascertain
ing whether there is any remedy for
them.
Gallingcr said he introduced the rcso-
luton in fun view ~ the fact that ~
might bc charged with prccipitatinE 4
sectional controversy, but nothing was
further from his thoughts.
GallinEcr said those things were not
confined to the South. Horrible cases
had occurred in the north and whit,
men as we'll as black had been the vic
TINS. Throughout the country int"n.s
interest was manifested in the subject.
lie though it imperative that the judi
ciary committee should take some uc-
ton upon the subject. During the past
10 years 265S lynrhngs had occurred.
OF these 121 had occurred i'm the South
and Ia in the North the remainder in
other parts of the country. If the
strong arm of the law could reach out
to prevent such occurrences he deemed
it desirable that it % 50.
lie had read The Associated Press
account Of the burning Of a negro in
Texas few days ago. He said his
tory did not furnish Il more fiondish in
stance of mob wrath and 'oX's Book Of
Martyrs was tame in comparison.
The Spanish inquisition did not fur
nish q case exceeding that one in hu-
manity. He unprecedented that il
would d. said th@. the Federal gov
eminent Was poWcrlcss ana that tn
states ma exclusive jurisdiction. Is 81
The American pcopl" desired to know
it. Public sentiment should ba
aroused to prevent such inhuman
atrocities. l.
Culb"rson. Tex, presented and had
read IN account of a lynChinG i'm Kan
sas saying that he wanted it shown
that the crime Of lynching was confined
to no state or section. He said he had
hoped the New Hampshire senator
would not single out his state when he
wanted to bring such cases before tn
Senate.
Bailey. Tex, said he hld no idea Of
being drawn into amy sectional coutro-
vcrsy by the senator from New iIamp-
shire. ana ~ would bc willing to have
the people judge the men who perpc-
tratcd such nutragcs. lie desired, how
Vcr Ia discuss the question whether the
government had the right to 20 int"
In" several strtcs To take ch"rg" of the
peace and good order. lie asked, there
fore that Tn" resolution go over.
The resolution went over.
The conference report On the f"rt-
ncations appropriation bill was agreed
t. without debate.
The Philippine bill WAS then taken NJ
ana Patterson. col. made a speech in
opposition to it. la the beginning
Patterson made extracts from reports
ton in the course of which addresses
the ministers stated that the admins
tration nag MA been disGraccd in The
Philippines Nv the tragedies aud hnr-
rurs III III" Islands. although y" special
attack w.s made upon the President
aud scor, fury "f war.
Patterson I, forrCd to the editorials
In the Denver News. which Foraker
had read. I'm the course of which thes"
editorials strongly urged the retention
Of the islands ana favored the govern
mrnts policy. Patterson said nc was
responsible, for the utteranCrs of INC
News then ana now. lie said he was
. type Of hundreds of thousands Of
Americans who had held views similar
to those expressed in the News odito-
rails and subsequently had changed
those views. Just prior to the ratllca-
ton Of the Paris treaty he had changed
his opinion and since thAt time had
strenuousIy advocated the indcpend-
cnce OF the Filipinos.
Patterson declared that after the cap
ture of Manila a censored press de-
liberately guided by the powers IN
Washington, had miSrepresehted the
situation in the islands.
He read some extracts from editorials
in the Denver News since the time FIT
ferrrd to. declaring that the most SUD
Timely grand ana national deed WhlCh
the United states could perform would
be to extend Independence to the FIN
pinos. He urged that Foraker had not
been frank and candid i'm his quota
lions from the Danvcr News
Foraker resented the imputatlon OF
lack of fairness.
Patterson insisted that Foraker had
omitted editorials which presented the
question in its true light.
Foraker said he had presented only
such editorials from Democratic news
papers as had dealt ably and interest
iugly with the question. and. Of course,
he had no intention of rejecting upon
the senator from Colorado.
Patterson declared that additional
light had been thrown upon the sub
ject and editorials had appeared in his
papers which presented different
phase Of the matter. These had not
been read. In justice he read them HIM