The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-15
IilIman'S Late Performance in Senate
Rebuked by Democrats.
SENATOR cARMAcE FORGOT HIMSELF.
Republicans 6ated the South Carolina
Man to Make Him Rideulous-Pro-
prieties Of Senate Not Observed.

the best Interests of the party at heart
Two OF these exceptions were the speeches
| or Senator Tillmar OF South Carolina and
| Senator Carmack OF Tennessee. Perhaps
! 100 much should not be said In the way OF
| censurc of the former. Any one who know :
| nun knows that he Is deserving Of pity rath
! or than ceusure, and, In any event. the
| action OF his democratic colleagues I'm lcay.
/ ing the chamber while he was delivering
| MS remarkable diatrihe was such a decided
! Ienuke that any one but tho pitchforl,
! statesman would have been permanently
suppressed by H. Tlllman. however. np.
| pears to have been unmoved no docs NOT
seem to appreciate the fact that he
mas been rebukcd Ia manner which has
never before been In evidence In the United
states senate perhaps, and that should
ne ever attempt 20 repeat his performance
OF Wednesday he viii be given another
| treatment Of the same kind
The people Of the country who are ac-
Qlninted, 10 some extent, az least Win
the fearful and wonderful manner I'm which
this strenuous individual from South Caro-.
INA Is constituted would hardly have held
me democrats party responsible Tor any
or his remarkable utterauccs even had his
colleagues on the minority side not shown
their displeasure SO plainly by leaving the
chamber 70 him and the republicans. stu
u may he well to keep the facts in the case
before tho pubic In order that the party
to which Tilman belongs may be absolved
Of any participation In the chaotic views
Probably the worst feature OF Tillman's
makeup Is his intolerance. According e.
his narrow and peculiar view, amy one who
diSngrecs with him is an idiot, II not some
thing worse. The republicans are quite
we'll aware ot this unfortunate phase Of his
character and, consequently. when they arc
particularly DESTROYS Of having something
said on the democratic side mat will fur.
nish them with capital thew bait Tilman
as one would bait bull with n rel rag
and In less timc than # takes TO tell ~ II
~ u lFsA Inf
ting flames sulphur, vulcarlty and asscr-
lions which are AT the same time nm
ahomnation TO the democrats and de
light to the republicans
II is admitted hero, MS was stated I'm
The Posts Washington dispatches tho doy
tho speech was delivered. that Tlllman
made some strong points which. had they
been made hv some ~ the conservative
members Of the minority might have had
considerable cifect. But the raw, vulgar
intemperatc manner Of tho South Caro-
linlan; his absolute lack of tact and his
stable ward language completely destroyed
whatever Of Innate strength his argument
possessed and brought 1t down to the level
Of n prize lighters diatrihc against some
other member of that strenuous calling,
great many members Of congress long
ngo gained the impression that the dem
ocrntc party would be better on without
Tillmau; now that impression has grown
to he positive conviction. rilman has
mover done the party amy good. He has
never ceased to do II harm. The unsayory
in which he and his equally cupahle col
league, J. L. McLaurin, have INDUCED for
such long time past; his Incorporate ut
torancoS on the floor OF the senate: his
personal encounter with McLnurin. and n
dozen other things which might he men
toned, all tend In the same direction to
show that he Is not III to ST In such
body ns the senate OF tho United states.
~
Considerable surprise has been manifested
because Senator carmack descended 90 the
level to which he did descend In his speech |
In reply to tho utterances OF senator Doll |
liver and Of that more or less distinguished /
Individual from the zephyr.swcpt plains ~ .
Kansas, Joseph Ralph Burton, A Creat I
deal has been expected Of Carmack and
heretofore he has come up to expectations.
He has been one Of the strongest members
Of the minority side Of the Philippines com
mittcC and he has heretofore conducted +.
himself In manner which reflected credit I.
ON himself his party ana the state which /.
sent him here, But he evidently lost sight
NJ the fact that ne was addressing tle [,
United states senate and for considerlhle I,
period acted as might have acted lllrd
rate ward politician making speech 10 /
an audience In which pugnacity rcgns su-
prcme over all other characteristics.
The only reply thai was necessary to sen
ltor Delivers declaration In regard TO the
editorial in the Memphis Commercial APP
peal, In which Senator Cnrmacks course
was severely criticised, was contained in
Mr.. tarmaCks statement that the paper IN
question was owned by Luke +. Wright, Il
member of the Philippine commission The
minus Of the article from the journal on
which Mr.. Carmack formerly held an I'M
Dortant editorial position would thus have
Deen made quite obvious and whatever force
I might have contained would have reen
lssipated
But Mr. Curmack by no means contented {
himself with this simple statement. He
alked about Mr.. Dollyer hanging by his :
tail to the limb Of tree; about (
he "deyiish lmpudcnce" OF the senators .
~ the republican side; about the Tong, red {
ongues' that were being waved In the ar 5
md about ballet dancers or sOmntllHg
hat sounded like that Iic said that wien ,
funston stated that Agunaldo had harmed q
700 people AT one time he Uunstonl de
ihcrately lied.
There is no DENYING the fact that the
Joints MIR. Carmack made. or attempted 70
make, were good ones, But even his best
riends sadly admit that he went too far
n his use Of vulgar and incorporate Ian
mage He went so far. in fact, that he ,
vas on at least one occasion ruled out Of
rider and on another, AZ the instance Of
senator Spooucr, he admitted that MS use
4 the phrase "deyllsh lmpudence." was ,
npnriamcntary; therefore he withdrew It
nd apologizcd for It. But Carmack is too ,
ne man and too brilliant a man TO de-
cend 10 such levels. II was possibly the
ernlcious influence Of Tllman that caused
I'm to so forget himself; but. whatever It n
'as. he should not have done Il; he Is nat a
rally too far above such things His v
pology. made to the senate on Friday, :
feared up the situation, of course. but 1t
ardly. absolyed him from all blame. 4
In the light OF the present situation II Y
'ould seem that 1t will soon be necessary
o take some steps that will result In
ringing some United States senators TO a
'alizatlon OF their position. The senate is
ne highest legislative body in the world.
Of debating society where all sorts Of
llllngsgate may he flung around ludls =.
and with impunity. There is h
lsolutely no excuse for such incidents MS
lose which are mentioned here The
philippines situation Is a very serlOns one,
course. ana the lines along which tho re- q
rblicans are proceeding are calculated 10
ring about loss OF temper on the other q
de. But the other side should remember ]
Iat the tactics Of the republicans are hplng =
ade what they are for the very purpose N ,
lusine the democrats 10 loAp their tom
'rs ana TO make statements In the heat ~
lssion which would not bA thought OF IN
oments ~ calmness. For this reason. II =
4 no other, the democratic should do what
ere Is TO be done toward preventing a
Relltion Of such speeches as those OF
llman and Mr. Carmatk. I
c./Arthur Williams. :.