The evening Republican., 1902-05-08
TILLMAN EXPLODES.
Senator From South Carolina
Makes Fiery Speech.
DEMOCRATS LEAVE THE CHAMBER.
slnvehoIding Defended and GOvern-
Ment DenOunced-NeGr0 Dinfran-
clIse ment Boasted Of-Ro0t's
Reply to HOuke Inquiry.

w ASHlNH lo.>, may o.-b1S'uSSloH
of the Philippine bill in the senate took
a sensational turn again yesterday. Mr.
McComas MD, referring to the alleg-
ed cruelties of American soldiers in the
Philippines-cru which he deeply
deplolud-tOld of some Of the cruelties
which had occurred on both sides dur
ing the civil war. Neither side, he held,
was to be held responsible for those
regrettable occurrences, as neither side
approved of them. In this connection
he suggested that seuators from South
Carolina and Mississippi, where there
is less popular liberty than in amy 9th
ers," were shouting loudest for consti-
tutional liberty in the Philippines.
These remarks drew a sensational re-
ply from Mr. Tillman g. O., who de-
clared that it was no longer possible to
sneer away the responsibility for the
infamies committed by the Americans
in the Philippines. He said that it it
had been known in the south that the
rens of government were to be given
to the negroes the civil war would
have been prolonged indefinitely. He
insisted that in order TO maintain their
self respect the white people OF the
south had been obliged to subdue the
negro by whatever means they could,
using the shotgun as one Of the means.
He frankly described how the negroes
had been defeated at the polls, admit
ting that the whites had got just such
majorities as We're necessary. when
we get ready to put a nigger's face in
the sand,' he shouted, I'VE put his
body there too He declared that the
people of the south never would sub
nit to negro domination, and he hoped
Republican senators would turn from
their game Of deviltry in the Philip
pines" and assist the south to rid itself
of the threat of negro domination.
While Mr. Tillman was speaking
many of the Democratic senators left
the chamber, his audience on the floor
being largely on the Republican side.
Mr.. Burton Q<an) vigorously ar
raigned Mr.. Tillman for his utterances
He asserted that the senator who could
defend slavery and government by the
shotgun could not be expected to think
well Of Sena tors who were trying to
carry good government to the Filipi-
nos. He was astonished that Il senator
in one breath should make an appeal
for unsullcd governu ent in the Philip
pines and in the next should boast of
crimes almost unparalleled in history.
Mr.. Burton followed with a warm de-
fense Of the government policy in the
Philippines and became involved in a
heated colloQuy with Mr.. Rawlins
UtaM because he had denounced some
of Mr. Rawlins' statements as false.
He paid a brilliant tribute to General
Funston as one of the great heroes Of
the army.
The house began consideration of the
bill to enable the people of Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico to form CON
situations and state governments and y
be admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original states.
Secretary Root has made the follow
ing response to the house resolution
calling for copies of all orders sent to
General Smith and other officers rela-
tive to the campaign in Samar:
-. "NO orders or instructions have been
forwarded to the commanding military
officer in the Philippine Islands relat-
ing to the conduct Of military opera
tons in the island of Samar or relating
to the campaign of General Jacob Ii.
Smith in said island except the in
struciions for the government of ar
mics of the United States in the field
approved and promulgated by com
nland OF President Abraham Lincoln
in general order No. 100 OF 1863. Il copy
OF which is annexed hereto, and which
have been followed and coniormed to
by all orders made in the Philippines
in respect OF that campaign so far as
the same have been received at the war
department.
ut has not been doomed wise or prac-
ticahle to Interfere from Washington
with the conduct Of military operations
Oh the other side of the world under
conditions and eXiGpncics which the
competent and faithful officers com
manding the division Of the Philippines
necessarily understand far better than
is possible for the war department."