The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-03
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

His feeling toward the Roman Catno-
lie church led him today to attack the
unfortunate race liberated and raised
to its feet by the immortal Lincoln, IN
whose honor the house yesterday ap-
propriated $4,000 for the purchase of
the house in which he had lived. Pro-
ceeding, he denounced as terrible and
monstrous this fin de steele doctrine
being advanced in the house that we
should denounce Christianity and
couple every appropriation bill with
provision that not a dollar of 1t should
go to the furtherance of Christian
purpose.
Mr.. Cannon followed in support of
the amendment. The appropriation for
the Howard university he said, was
first made in 1880, on motion of Mr..
Monroe, of Ohio The appropriations
committee rejected the appropriation
because the university contained
A THEOLOGICAL CHAIR,
but when the amendment was offered
with the provision that no portion OF
the money should be used directly or
indirectly for religious purposes the
amendment was freed from possible
objection. From the standpoint OF
broad patriotism he believed that the
race who were once slaves but were
now free, though still ignorant, as
means of self-defense and for the de-
tense of the white people of the coun-
try, should be encouraged in industry
and education.
Mr. Sayers (Dem.), of Texas, also
supported the amendment and drifted
into a sharp political discussion with
regard to the respective claims OF the
two parties to the friendship of the
coIored people. Mr.. Sayers called at
tention to the fact that in the south
colored and white men worked side by
side. The Democratic party in the
south had been the real friend OF the
colored people They stood ready now
to vote this money. He had no doubt
that in every political speech made by
the gentleman from Nebraska he had
TOLD HIS CoLORED FRIENDS
that the Democratic party was not in
favor of giving the cotored people
fair chance.
Are you now in favor of giving
them a fair chance?" he asked.
81 denounced the Democratic party,
replied Mr. Hainer, as | now do. be-
cause it denied to the colored people
their right as men, and now you seek
to degrade them further by offering
them charity"
the colored people in the south were
deprived of their rights. He called at
tention to the fact that the white peo-
pie of the south, who paid nine-tenths
of the taxes, maintained
SCHOOLS FOR THE CoLoRED
people as good as those for the white
A sharp running debate between Mr.
Savers and Mr.. Manner followed, in the
course of which Mr.. Hainer insisted
upon his charges regarding the south,
and affirmed that the races in the
north stood on an equal footing.
Can they get into the unions in the
north?' asked Mr.. Sayers.
"They are on an equal footing with
the whites replied Mr.. Hainer.
"Was any colored boy ever nomi-
mated as a cadet to West Point or An
napolis?'
81 do not know"
did you ever nominate one?'
1.-THE cadets in my district are Sc
lected by competitive examination,
replied Mr.. Hainer.
ION. yes, we know about the COM
petitive examinations said Mr.. Say
ers. amid Democratic laughter.
Have you ever nominated a colored
boy?" asked Mr.. Hainer.
NO" promptly responded Me.
Savers. 'tas now constituted l believe
the white race is the superior man and
should dominate"
and you are the boosted friend of
the colored man?'
yes, and a better friend than the
gentleman from Nebraska.
Mr.. Savers concluded with protest
against turning this institution out to
starve.
Mr. Hepburn Rep), of Iowa, ridi-
culed the new
CHAMPION OF THE coLoRED
RACE
and asked if the University of Texas,
devoted to the higher education, ad-
mitted colored youths
Frankly, no." replied Mr.. Savers,
''but the state supports other SCHOOLS
| for colored people"
Mr.. Hepburn ridiculed the idea that
the Democrats were the better friend
! Of the coloreu race. Where were the
proofs? Were they to be found in the
! fact that in the south, where the
| Democrats were in control, the colored
| people were not only deprived OF
| higher education, but were robbed OF
| their civil rights. The records in the
! election cases show that stolen power
/ was USED IN the mouse VI IepIeSSitd-
tives. Republican applause) As illus
trating the solicitude OF the southern
Democrats for the colored race, he
drew attention to the fact that the
new constitution of South Carolina
provided for separate schools, and that
mo child of either race should ever
be permitted TO attend the school OF
the other race
Mr.. Johnson (Rep). of California
made a humorous speech against the
appropriation.
Mr. McRae Oem.). of Arkansas, also
opposed the appropriation. He would
he said, build the wall between
CHURCH AND STATE
so high that religious fanaticism never
would be able to overlap it.
After some further remarks by Mr.
Andrews (Rep). of Nebraska, agains
the appropriation, Mr.. Evans Rep.)
of Kentucky, the author of the amend
ment. closed the debate with an elo
uuent plea for the retention of the ap
propriation He announced his un
alterable opposition to appropriation
for sectarian institutions. and said h
was willing to go to the extent o
adopting a constitutional amendmen
but insisting with the provision in TIL
amendment none of the money woul'