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?DG?F?ELD, S. C., WEDN?||A?, JANUARY t6, 1907.
NO. 9.
Suggestions As to
STRONG ON IMMIGRATION
l?gislature Receives Governor's Last'
Message Gov. Heyward Recom
nier.ds Strengthening the Immigra
tion Department hy Increasing ?ts
Appropriation to $25,000, Suggests
the Erection of,Temple of Justice,.
Rer.ews ' Eis > Re commendations of .
Previous SEesages-Urging the Puri?
ficationi "of the Dispensary System
by Reforming the Methods of Pur
chasing, Asks That State Tax Sys
tem " ?>e~Reorganized.
In his last message read-on the
onvening of the Legislature, .-.Gover-'
or Heyward as^s 'the passage of a
ompulsory education -Jaw, -recom
ends strengthening thc immigration
epartment bv-'increasing its'appro-""
riation,to $25,000, suggests the crec
ion:dfV temple of justice to relieve
he overcrowded condition of ! the
State House, asks that, attempt at.
ape be .'made punishable by death,
enews? his recommendations of pr?
tons messages as to prifying the
ispensaiy system by changing. the
ethod' of prchasing, and urges that
he State tax system be reorganized
o as to provide far a State board of
"ve to equalize the assessment of
roperty. He recommends that the
alary of the Governor and other
tate officers and the circuit and Su
reme Court judges he raised. The
ew Governor, Mr. M. F. Ansel, of
Greenville, and other State officers
viii be inaugurated January-15; Gov
rnor Heyward makes his . message
rief on account of the change in ad
inistration. *.
...-.Immigration.?- - -
As to the immigi'ation the message
says in part: T, :~ ." '..f ? ...
''During th?'past six-months your
department of agriculture, commerce
and Immigration-though- established
les% than three years ago-has under
taken the execution of carefully pre
pared plans and has worked with
sucii vigor,-.eiiergy~and success.- to; ac
complish the desired ends, that it
ha? succeeded, in .cou*-* theat
ont'.on not only of
. the attention1 of- th
. rope also..'..-This.
. Carolina once - mor
as a pioneer lead
fee ting the welfare/
: ;bold, . but -carefully j
<bf\. .. this v.-deparjtme
ah ou ti tb e '.handing J
^'Washington tha'
spowers of "the Stare^-aiuv T1^.-w ^
and our sister- Statesr-in a position
to move intelligently for that select
ed ' immigration .that not onlylour_o.w.n
people and the p?ople of the South,
? but ; w,oich ..the, people of ? the .entire
country, have been". a?m??d?ng'mVa?n
.since-the hordes of undesiuioles .pour
ing into our great ports of .entry, be
gan -to create what we: have all recog
nized as a problem. ' " ''? ' ~
' "It had been alleged that the de
partment would be usod by the finan
cially stronger class of our citizens
to the injury, of our weaker-class.
-During the year it became absolutely^
necessary in order to keep in opera
tion ;<many of ' our manufacturing
plants, to-secure additional- labor, to
operate idle machinery. The condi
tion was such that unless some re
lief could be obtained, the owners of ;
the properties would suffer, and, in
time, ,the;operatives would suffer also.
Even^facing these conditions, np move
was made to give the needed, aid until
thc assurance had been filed that" all
efforts to secure the necessary labor
had been made With no prospect 6f
result, in this and adjoining States,
or in other'portions:'of the" United
States. - *
"Extra conservatism in all. mat
ters relating to this undertaking has
marked, and is marking the -course
of your department. The semblance
of lack of support in this critical
stage, -;\riien~ the* department-has the
confidence _of the best influences, in
EurbpT,* "would" almost certainly jeo
pardize the success of ther undertak
ing and possibly lose for ..us the op
portunity 'how open. Ctnce: allowed to
pa?s. this Opportunity will be prob
ably beyond" our power to regain in
a half century. .-. <
A 'Great Opportunity:
"It is scarcely necessary for me to
recapitulate the facts in reference tu
the character of immigrants landed
in Charleston last November, upon
whom such high encomium was pro
nounced by the Federal examining
officers. Nor is it necessary to repeat
here the details of the s?lective^^^.
ods employed abroad-the - seleeri^
Explosion of Dynamite EL?is One. -{
Roanoke, Va.r- .Special-In ^an ex
plodion of dynamite at a, railroad
camp ten miles least of : Roanoke?|
Wednesday evening one man was in
stantly killed and : three others
wounded . The dead man's name
could not be learned because of the
isolated place Where the accident oc
curred. An undertaker's wagon left
here for the scene.
St. Iflt&'jFou^ '-T.
St! Louis, Mo., Special.-The judg
ing of the 1900 exhibits at the an
nual show of the St. Louis Poultry
Association , is taking place here. Ex-,
hib?iors from Canada, Indiana, Ill
inois, New York and Michigan ?re in
attendance. Mr. Sharpe Butterfield,
of London, Ontario,. Vho is placing? |
the awards, * says "he never, during !
bis career as poultry judge, saw a
fiji?r coll?ction of fowls.
Needed Legislation
is Subjects
methods 'I-have always advocated ana
insisted . ?'pb?r I do"~hot 'consider it.
necessary to repeat a statement of
the' conditions that"'render Vhite, ,im-^
j migration so vital to the development;
I of our State -upon agricultural, com-|
|mercikl and industrial lines: I do
wish, -however, to direct your atten
tion especially to the magnificent op%
portunity. .that awaits us as-an agri
cultural, i cotton-.producing :and a
man?&ct?ring, Stote,;;^*th? success-^
ful establishment and^aintenance of
a , permanent ' trans-Atlantic freight1
-and-'passenger ?nie!-between. th?~Paci
fice trans-shipping portsi^of Europe
j.aud. Q?r^owA leadingse.apori^ atXhar.
j?eston, with 'ifs'lm>bor*unm
accessibility-and-its distributrve^quai
ities by any port on the . eastern
shores of ; the Jiprth. Amercan 'coni.
rtinent.. v"'" '..'"~
\ f '..In ... the ; maintenance.; ;ot ' *6ucK>; a',
iliiie, we have already seciir?^d'^e ac
LUve> ?personal .support.-, of ..Director
; Von Pilis, of one of the greatest
j steamship corporations in the, world,
and I have reason to know that he
i is ? loyal friend of the South and
j.of Southern commercial development,
j What the establishment of this line
'means to us is a"little difficult yet
! for any .of us to understand. When
! I tell' you ' that nearly $94,000,000
i worth of Southern cotton alone goes
. into, the foreign port where we arc
; establishing a connection; that nearly
; $2,000,000 worth of our cotton seed
meal reaches that same port, and
that it is within our power to direct
far more ; of these products through
this port to. their consignors; and
when I add that on th?. shipment of
these, and "many other of our pro
ducts, through the port' of' Charles
tondit is in our power to 'save many
thousands of dollars to shippers and
producers of these articles by^ reason
of 'tB?*pr?pbs?d line-yo?~m?y realize
what this undertaking means, not
alone-to the.; people in general,-but.: tb
the cotton fanner- direct.-' . - -~
"It is a source of pride to me that j
the -conservatism and care which has
characterized. the course of the de- j
partment in this State has been such
as to already lead to concerted move
ments ? hr our . sister.. State's wof the
South for the adoption, at once, of
I the Southl?jwolina act. - - ^1 -j 3
1-^."?ioinn of
from taking any steps, io iu-?<
of the desirable people of Europe
people-best .adapted to ?.our..-own-con
ditions-most notably the North Ital- !
ian and Greek:-farmer-^two -^of-rthe .
-most law-abiding and thriftiest im-"
migrants^" that -come,, to America. I
cannot too strongly, urge the elimina
tion, of this sectipn'from the act, leav
-ing*th?~ci?ss*0f "'people' to be brought
to the judgment of the commissioner.
"For the proper support of this de
partment, a minimum appropriation
of'not less than; $25,000 will bej?b
solut?ly necessary^" ". . \
Dispensary:'
Concerning ' the dispensary,. ,the
Governor says:
"The fact that a large number
of counties in the State have voted
out local dispensaries; the'work of
the investigating committee, and the
these .considerations, in connection
with the fact that the people of the
State., h?ye.'" recently expressed in no
uncertain terms their-disapproval of
the present operatio of the dispen
sary; Uaw,, 'all rdem?nd .imperatively
:|hdt ^ora?tbingi should* be' done \to
correct'existing evils.* The people
will .not stand for anything in which
they believe'graft exsts in any form,
and a: serious trouble with the dis
pensary law is that it' affords too
great opportunity for wrong-doing
jaB&itOTF?ttle opportunity 'f<ir~de?ee-*
tion. '? ". :
"I have referred to my fomer
recommendations upon* this '-'subject,
;and with; ^^ig?m?issioo/^f^all
quote from -my mesage: to; the* Gen
eral Assembly pf?1906, "as follows r
I -j* 'It'isiimparative fOE the honor of
the StateJ that existing.-conditions ?
should * be ' 'immediately remedied,
either by radical changes in thel aws
governing the dispensary ? or by the
adoption of a different system .for the
r?gulation of the liquor- question?
"I am convinced more than ever
that this recommendation applies now
with even greater force than it did
year. This- will be; the most im
^t-tant-1 question presented for your
G?mers'-Report:"
Washington-, SpeciahH-The Census
Bureau announced the giuners' re
ports- Wednesday.. ; showing^ 11,750,
944 bales of cotton ginned from the
growth-oi 1906 to January 1, 1907,
compared with 9,725,426 to corres
ponding, date during last year.; Num
ber of actual ginneries reported . was
28,399 compared with! 28,853. .
Business PortjOji '1-ot Cilbrida: Town
. s-. ; v ?- Burns.
" Tam^a^??^, Special.-A special
from Crystal River: says main bnusi
ness portion of that town was burned
including, the A. C. L. depot, Knight
Mercantile Company, ' Postoffice,
.Weekly Jfc?ews .building, ?aul^. Boel
Jert 'sv-stor?ycD.aJ; Berin?ett fs |office.
The fire ? started nil WVfore ox the
Knighjt Mercantile Company. Thc
loss was $35,000, partly insured.
consideration, and it must be square
ly ?et- .
"I? view of the great importance
of this question to all the people of
our State; its bearing upon our repu
tation abroad, and upon our integrity
as -a people, I must again, in em
phasizing my position, urge that you
.take such action in the matter as
the grave necessities of the situation
;demahd. Many of you have been
elected Upon this issue by the people,
and this increases, in large measure,
your individual ^responsibility;
"The situation demands your care
ful thought, wise and judicous* ac
tion, and I believe it will be thus con
sideredj free from prejudice, with the
views of all conoerned, but also for
what are the highest interests of th.3
State;
Lawlessness and Lynchings.
"? am ashamed to have to report
to you that, in spite of all efforts to
the contrary* the crime of lynching
lias been committed more than once
in our State during the past year,
? "?t Can be stated here, with abso
lute truthfulness, that- it is not the
color of the offender, but the,nature
of the-crime,-that makes lynchings
occur.
"Recently the Legislature of Vir
ginia?ertactcd a law making an at
tempt" at rape a capital offense, and
providing also" that the testimony of
the victim could be taken in piivate
and dot before the public in a court
"room^ I am informed by State of
ficials of Virginia that this law is
working satisfactorily. I think this
a very important consideration, and I
recommend the passage of such a law
for our State.
State Hosptal For the Insane.
"To-day our- State Hospital has
accommodation^ for 1,000 patients,
but. during the past year nearly 400
patients in excess of its capacity have
been ^crowded within the buildings.
The total' admission for the past year
numbered 571, this being the largest
number, in the history of the institu
tion.-.
"In considering tlie future welfare
of out insane, I am convinced that
it would be a wise policy on the part
of the State to consider the proposi
tion 'by tho regents to purchase ad
ditional land a short distance from
the City for the double purpose of a
colony for''chronic insane and also for
fai-ming^'lalldsVfor^the support of the
hospital_The property at present
owned is being gradually occupied by
the groups of buildings necessary for
the more acute ?'-ses, and the pro
posed addition would be valuable
from every standpoint."
For the Jamestown Exposition $12
000 more is asked as the $20,000 ap
propriated last year precludes a
Stjatc building.
ra1u- Smith. .Carolina Penitentiary.
-us
ti?n of the new ^. 4
tives. This building is erected wini ?
modern improvement and is a com
fortable and well appointed hospi
tal for the suffering convicts Avho
need special care and attention,
j-; The State |farin? are each year
brought to a higher state of cultiva
tion, and, despite an unfortunate
crop year and a disastrous storm, j
destroying 100 bales of cotton and
300 tons of hay, the report of Su- j
perintendent u ril.it li will again show j
a good profit for the State. These j
farms are, therefore, not only profit- !
able to the State, but arc invaluable. I
for the reason that they furnish out- !
door.work for such convicts as can-I
not perform other service.
Hampton Monument.
Two years ago the general assem- j
bly of South Carolina passed an act j
appropriating a sum for the purpose j
o*f erecting a monument to our he-1
loved soldier, patriot and statesman, j
Wade Hampton. Thc commission to ;
whom was entrusted this important j
duty have completed their esponsible ?
task, not only,-with the greatest cred- ;
it to themselves, but to thc entire :
satisfaction of the people who lov- ?
ed our greatest leader and whose de-1
sire is to fitly honor his memory. The >.
statue, as a work of art, has few sn- ;
periors, and the entire work, in ite
finished perfection, is a stately mein- .
orial, not only to our distinguished .
son, but as a tribute to those whose I
love has so hallowed the name and j
the fame it will forever commein- !
orate. - ;
Annual Confederate Reunion.
It is evidently' a manifest desire !
among the Confederate veterans of j
South Carolina Lo have a fixed and j
permanent place at which their an- \
nuki reunions shall be held. Coliim-1
bia, on account of its central Joca- j
tion and its excellent railroad facil- '.
ities, has been suggested as thc prop
cr place of meeting for those annual !
reunions. There is every reason why |
-~JPensylvania Railroad.
Pittsburg, Special.-Word has been
received~from the Pennsylvania sys
tem's headquarters in Philadelphia
that Joseph.... Wood was appointed
first vice president of the Pennsyl
vania lines, west of Pittsburg, suc
ceeding Jamn M?Crea, J. J. Turner
was appointed second vice president;
succeeding Turner and Samuel V.
McCabe, fourth. vice president, pro
moted from freight traffic manager.
Unique Bond Issue.
New Haven, Conn., Special.-The
New York, New Haven and Harfford
Company issued notes to thc amount
of $7,000,000, which will bear inter
est at he rate of 5 per cent; $3,500,
000 will be due in January, .1910,
and the same amount on January 9,
1912. They are issued as coupon
notes in denominations of five, ten,
twenty-five and fifty thousand dol
lars each. The whole issue has been j
underwritten.
the wishes of the old veterans should
be respected, and I believe it only
right and proper that the State,
should make an appropriation, foi- this
purpose; iii accordance, th?r?forej
with their wishes and also because.!^
strongly favor the idea, I haye th?
honor to suggest the appropriation- of
$5,000 be made, in order that there -
may be nb uncertainty as to the coii
venience, comfort and f?ll ??jjoyf,
ment of the annual reunions and
communion of our old veterans:
Compulsory Education?
It has been a disappointment to me
that, we have not yet passed a law,
in reference to compulsory ?ducation;
There is no reason why this' should
not be done ; there is every reason
why it should be done, and stich, a
law will be passed sooner or later by
our general assembly";
Some Important Matters;
I can only mention, most briefly
also, the work which has been don?
for the protection of our fish and
oyster interests and ask that you con
tinue to give this the business atten
tion it so much requires.
The drainage of our swamp lands
should not be overlooked. This, fot
reasons of health as well as from the
more material aspect of the financial
side of the question involved, is ?
matter of great importance to those
whose in tc vests it concerns.
Our State geologist will submit his
report concerning the year's work itt
his department/ This report con
tains invalubale information - in^
formation which is eagerly sought by
interested ones far beyond the bord
ers of our State. Careful, pains
taking work-here has been accurately
done and the State will reap a rich
harvest from this valuable field.
. The report of the railroad commis
sion will be submitted to you at the
proper time. The many details of
this department will bc specifically
included in this report and they mer
it your consideration. The commis
sioners mil, in this paper, deal some
what at length upon tho congestion
of freight because of lack of freight
ears during the past year and will
suggest a practical remedy for r?
lief.
No special comment from me is
necessary regarding the work of our
State bank examiner. This office
created at the last legislative session
and Mr. Lee G. Hblleman received
the appointment. His duties include
work in an imporiaut department;
and I am sure this will bring valuable
results.
Salaries of State Officers.
"With the continual growth of our
State it will be absolutely necessary
that larger appropriations should be
made for the conduct of its public
affairs, and especially is this true in
reference to the salaries paid to our"
State officers. Without, exception/
****** salaries are totally inadequate.:
pensation i ur tuen, sen.v.
serious reflection upon their own
State. The demands made upon the
time .and ability of public servants
are ceaseless almost, they are expect
ed to be only a little short of perfec
tion, they must be equal at all times
to all demands made upon them, but
the com pens? lion for all of this is
not near so much as the same men
would receive in almost any business
occupation.
Conclusion.
In concluding his message the gov
ernor closes as follows:
I have as briefly as I thought the
circumstances permitted, submitted
to you thc various matters which it
is your duty and your province to
consider. In our republic the power
rests with the people. Wisdom, cour
age and moderation should be observ
ed in ail you do, for upon those de
pend .our future safety, our future
greatness.
I shall walch with confidence and
hope and trust your deliberations,
knowing thal in your care and keep
ing, and with those who are to suc
ceed rac, that the affairs of our State
are in safe, able and conscientious
hands.
lu conclusion, \ have only little
more to say, but this will hold for
nie iiiwc than I can ever hope to ade
quately express. As governor of my
native Slate, I dave reecf.ved the
highest honors which my people can
bestow. In deep, grateful and last
ing appreciation of this honor, I
shall always recall, not only the dis
tinction and privileges which this
honor conferred, but" the manner of
its bestowal will always be among
my most cherished recollections.
With a fervent hope that the high
est blessings of an all-wise Provi
dence may guide and direct us al
ways. I commend to you the responsi
bilities and the privileges which alike
are yours.
D. C. Heyward.
Scranton Fever Bound.
Scranton, Pa., Special.-As the re
sult of the typhoid epidemic in this
city, it is practically under martial
law. Mayor Dimmick declared to the
police force that the fever epidemic
demanded practically martial law for
the next few months. The health or
dinances must he enforced without
fear nf favor. It is" said that a big
crusade will he made, and that
seventy wa rants have been issued.
England's New Crusier.
London, By Cable.-The official
trials of the new crusier Warrior,
look place off the south coast and
proved highly satisfactory. Her
keel war, laid late in 1904 at Pem
broke Dock and she was constructed
at a cost of !f5,SU0,000. fier ton
nage is 14,350 and she devel
oped a speed of 2(i knots. Her chief
armament consists of six !).2 guns,
four 7.5 guns and four torpedo tubes.
Her crew numbers (ioO. Five other
vessels of the Warrior's class are
now in the stocks.
rE??^o;.JIons? ar.d Senate Kect,
. C^nice ?nd 3egin Busine?s.
The^enate Tuesday organized ^ by
?t??fngth^ efo?lowing of fictif with
e?e^^pffie following officers with
oul^^sitio?? .
Present pro tem, Senator Cole L.
Ble?se^pfv Newberry j Clerk, Gen. R.
R. .He^jiiHj Reading Clerk, W, L.
Stewarfi?Sergeant at Arms, J. F<
Schumj^. '
A^^Bninson, Methodist, was
. eleeted?je|aplain over J. P. Knox,
Associa?Iileformed, by one vote.
Little5vas :done in the legislature
Thnfsd?y^beyoiid the introduction of
a lot ofMvr bilis, tba most important
of ^h?c%re here given :
VJ;' ?' New Bills,
Mr. -H?i-A bill to reduce the pen
alty pres^?b?d by section 506 of
criminalise 1902, against gambling
and playing at certain games, and to
give the^agistrate jurisdiction and
the sheriff.- power to arrest withoid
warraritV?rf Sunday^
Mr. DiXfui^A bill to require the
boards' ^.county commissioners to
make full*|fe,c?rds of funds and ex
pendituresrf to report the same to the
courts, together with indebtedness; it
any, and^require the grand jury
to examina same and report to the
courts th?? conclusions thereon.
Mr. Dix??-A bill to amend sec
tion 2165, a?ode of laws .1902, S. C.
volume 1> flating to railroad fares.
Mr. DeV&?-A bill to amend arti
cle 5 of volume 1, code of laws of
South Carofna, 1902, relating to ag
ricultural- libs, by striking out sec
tions 3057, ?Q5S; .3059 and 3060, and
inserting oiler sections in li?u there
of. $fe
Mr. Crof?|-A bill to amend an act
entitled "Ar} act to regulate the man
ner in whicJT common carriers doing
business inphis State shall adjust
freight chasges and claims for loss
nf or darnall-to freight," approved
Feb. 23, 1903, limiting recovery of
consignee asl to penalty.
Mr. Dixbat-A bill to enable the
commissioned of the sinking fund to
send to the|ftounty board of com
missioners ofFairfield county to pay
the past inojeptedness' of said coun
ty, and to .aMhorize the said county
board of con?mssioners to pledge spe
cial tax' lev^Krein provided for to
I secure the same.
. Mr. CfofS^hill, to: provide foi1
the rig!
in,. rn?
stoek-.O;
for jr
the shipmentland delivery of freight
and baggage.
Mr. CroftTA bill to apply a part
of the dispensary profits of the towns
and cities injthe county of Aiken to
the county gineral road fund.
Mr. Harley-A bill to amend sec
tion 2165 of volume 1 of the civil
code, changing passenger's fare from
three cents pr mile lo two and one
half cents.
Mr. Lawsoi-A bill to provide for
the issuing o: bonds in public school
districts in ibuth Carolina.
Mr. Gary-A ?bill to repeal article
5 of the c?d?of laws of Sonth Caro
lina, 1902, plating to agricultural
liens, in so ir as ir. provides l'or a
lien for advjices in money or sup
plies, j .
Mr. Nash-lA bill to provide for
the election ? a State health officer
and to prescibe his qualifications,
powers, dvti^ and responsibilities,
and to fix hiscompensation.
Mr. Crojjt-i bill to limit the speed
of trains nm' locomotive engines in
towns and cites.
Mv. Mdiaser-A bill to regulate
the sale o coaine.
Mr. D.L. Smith-A joint resolu
tion to eten'< the time for payment
of taxes /ithfut penalty.
Mr. Dbn-A bill to provide the
euiploymct If children under 12
years of gelin factories and other
maiiuf?ctnd establishments, and
to r?gulai tie employment of chil
dren abovsaid age in same.
Mr. J. Gibson-A bill to amend
an act eitUd "An act to fix the
salaries (County supervisors," ap
proved 2i day of February, A. D.,
1904, so. to change the salaries of
supervise and clerk of board and
prescribdie duties of supervisor in
Marlboriounty.
Mr. AT. Brice-A bill.to amend
an act itled "An act to regulate
the emfment of children in fac
to -'es res and manufacturing es
tablisheats in this Stale," by add
ing anor section, prohibiting the
?mployut of children under 14
years ofe during school terms, un
less suehildren are able lo read
and wri
Mr. 3e-A bill lo enable the
commisses of the sinking fund to
lend fu: to the county board of
ccmmif.yrs of Union county; to
pay fcluast indebtedness of said
county.
Mr. S-A bill to provide high
schools'the State.
Mr. I-A joint resolution to
provide the apointment of a com
mittee Instigate the railroads of
the Statid to make an appropria
tion ther.
The Fh Government, it is re
ported, \publish some of the pa
pers seiat he Papal Nunciature
in Juris the Vatican is consider
ably exfedt over the matter.
WUK (?Eli
Gees After the President With
His Pitchfork
BROWNSVILLE RIOT THE TEXT
Nothing Involved in Dismissal of Ne
gro troops Except Eace Question
Present Administrattion Responsi
ble for Present Acute Situation in
South-President Encouraged Ne
gro to Assert Equality Then
Wrought Vengeance On Whole
Battalion.
Washington, Special-The senate
listened to a debate on the race ques
tion Saturday in which Senator Till
man was the principal participant,
and Senator Patterson, of Colorado,
his opponent, which brought into
striking contrast the ideas of the
South and North on this question.
President, he maintained, liad en
couraged the negro to assert his
equality and then bad wrought ven
geance on a whole battalion for fol
lowing that encouragement. He con
demned the President's action in
both respects. . ,
At this point Mr. Tillman was m
emipted for the first time. Senator
Nelson asked: "Would .you deny
those privileges to white soldiers?"
"I will go as far as any man in
giving white men, either soldiers or
citizens, their rights," answered Mr.
Tillman,
"Why should not.the colored sol
dier, if he conducts himself as a
white soldier, have the same consider
ation?''
"For the simple reason that God
Almighty made him colored. He did
not malee him white," retorted Mr.
Tillman, who added that caste feel
ing was universal; that it pulsated
even in the bosom of the senator from
Minnesota (M.*. Nelson).
Mr. Tillman characterized the
President's action in the Brownsville
matter as "nothing more or less
than lynching." He challenged any
one to produce in the army regula
tion or elsewhere any foundation for
the charge of conspiracy of silence,
mutiny and treason made against tho
soldiers, although he declared that
there was no doubt that the soldiers
?wqffe^esg^o?yia,
""The well-known attitude of the
administration on the racial question
has been the cause of a great and no
ticeable change in the demeanor and
action of the negroes through the
South and the greater question of re
lationship between the races cannot
be much longer kept down." He pre
dicted in the near futwc a race con
flict to determine whether the negro
is the equal of the Caucasian.
Something ahould 3e Done.
"It is high time something was
being done to have this great and vi
tal question brought before the coun
try in some practicable and sensible
way. The deep interest shown in
the Brownsville tragedy is ample evi
dence that the people of the country
are beginning to feel a deep concern
in the various phases of this ques
tion, and it is absolutely useless for
doctrinaires and politicians to un
dertake to pooh-pooh the question
and dismiss it with a wave of the
hand and for one, I am ready to go
to battle under the slogan 'America
for the Americans,' and 'This is the
white man's country and white men
must govern it.'
Senator Tillman convulsed the gal
eries and amused many senators by
llustrating the discrimination be
;ween the races in Washington. "Ne
groes are not allowed to drink at all
toe bars in Washington, as you all
mow," he said. The last' three
cords were given especial emphasis,
md thc senator waved his hand to in
lude the whole senate.
Mr. Tillman said there were some
?mes when he wished to he dispas
ionaic and deliberate, and he had
repared in writing, his discussion of
be race question and would read it.
he war had settled the question of
lavery and also the question of
-nether Ave were to be a confedera
on of a nation. We were, he said, a
ation with a big "N," but tho
outhern half of the country had no
mception of the word "Nation,"
cc?pt as it is connected with the
ord "Nigger," and more's the
ty.,'
To a question from Senator Bever
ie that a remedy be suggested, Mr.
liman declined to enter into that
lase of the discuscsion. He said he
s arisen from a sick bed to speak,
d to follow the discussion of the
estion, would involve another two
Mrs' speech. It had simply been
5 object to point ont that the peo
3 of the South were on the crest of
volcano and confronted with a sit
tion of which the people of the
nth had no conception. As to the
ownsville matter he stood on the
^position that the innocent ought
t to be punished because there
re some guilty, "and I think the
trident has made some very grave
tnders in dealing with this sub
L"
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