The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-27

their level best to prevent the niggerx
from voting. What | now ask y5u 10
do Is 20 give the kanakas and Portu-
sdese ol the Hawaiian Islands the same
have given the niggers"
In reply 70 question OF Spooner. TIL.
man said that the 500 property qualinca-
tion had been put into the South Carolina
constitution for the benefit OF the negro
No provision was needed for the
whites, said Tillman, because the
whites would get through anyhow. We
have some conscience IN the South as 10
the treatment OF the niggers"
spooner'. Temperate Reply.
In brief, temperate speech spooner
deprecated discussion at this time az
the racial question which had been pre-
cipitated by Tilman.
Averting 20 the pending amendment OF
Cullom, spooner said:
i don't Ike property qualification for
voters. There Is something 81 reason
IN an educational qualification, but mar
hood suffrage Is one thing and dollar
suffrage Is quite another do not know
what may be done by congress for the
Islands acquired. but as 10 the Islands of
read and write, and ! win not vote far
proposition TO exclude the vote OF any
man because he has not property auali-
fication."
lie then appealed to Tillmsn TO lxy
aside the bloody shirt.
TiiimNn Ii Defiant.
Tilman replied that his oniv rea son fer
rehabilitating the bloody shirt before 4
was finally and irrevocabiy laid 10 rsst
was that he wanted the position Of he
southern people 20 be understood HI
was tired OF the old taunts and sneers Il
the southern people. After decIaYing
that In every Southern state, except South
Carolina, the "niggers" held the balance
of power, he said
"As such they stand there as q sreraes
to a pure suffrage and 20 good govern
ment, because they are purchaxabEs
quantity, educated ana uneducated.
We are charged with fraud and cor.
ruption. and hahot-box stuf'ins. FINALLY.
after the bayonet= had come 10 us sgAin
IN 1916 We rose In righteousness and
might, We took the government, We
'niggers,' and we shot 'em. And We are
not ashamed OF IT,"
Leaning over toward spooner and shah.
ing his finger At him. Tfllman said;
What would you have dones Yoo
would have done the same thing. / see Ii
in your eye" UAnghter)
The amendment offered by ciillam Ms
hnally adopted. 50, too Was the amend
ment Of platt tconn.l. which has been
pending for several days. relating ~ tho
appointment and tenure Of Office os thu
Hawaiian courts
After the hill had been further amended,
Butler offered an amendment restoring 70
Hawaii the postal savings bank system
The amendment was supported BY But
Ter and Mason the latter declaring that
this Was the only civilized country which
did not receive loans from the poor rep-
pie of the countryside only government
which was absolutely dominated BY the
banks.
Allison submitted that II would be i'm
possible 10 extend the postal savings bank
system over part % the United states
without making II general IN application:
ana even II Il were possible. u would NJ
be equitable 20 pay ~ psr cent interest p
postal savings depositors w Hawaii 80 ~
proposed amendment provided. ~hsn
hitl was about 90 be passed hy congress re-
funding the interest bearing debt 0' ne
United States at per cent.
Without concluding the eiscuFsign o. the
amendment. the senate, st fie b ~.
went into executive session. and At %
adjourned.