The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
MIR. TILLMlN ANGRY
TAKES MIR. MORGAN TO TASK FOR
HTS TALK ON THE NEGRO
VOTE In THE SOUTH
REsENTs PERSONAL ATTACKS
Discussion of the Hawaiian Bill De-
yelops NJ Heated Controversy in
the Senate--Mr. TfIIman Explains
Political Methods of His State
Admits Charge That Negro Vote
Is Not Desired There.


WASHINGTON, Feb. M.-Throughout
the session today the senate had under
considerationisth the Hawaiian government
bill. The discussion took a wide range,
but the basis Of 1t was an amendment
offered by Mr.ePlatt, Comm as to the ap.,
pointment and tenure of office of tho
Judges of the Hawaiian courts
Mr.. Tillman IS. c. embraced the OPP
portunity to make a characteristic speech
in the course of which he made an at.
tack upon Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) and Wig.
orously opposed many provisions of the
bill, particularly those which related to
suffrage
Referring to an incident which oc.
CURED the other day in which Mr.. Nor
gan (Ala.) declined to yield to Mr.. TILL
man III reply to a statement made by MIR.
Wolcott (Col) concerning the suppress
ed vote" of South Carolina, Mr. Tillman
said:
Il have felt indignant at the treatment
/ received from the senator tMorgan).
Never in my experience in the senate
have / been treated so discourteously by
any member of the senate
Mr.. Morgan endeavored to interrup,
Mr.. Tillnan, but the latter waved him
aside, saying:
81 decline to yield to the senator. He
has put himself outside the pale of cour.
tesy and consideration, so far as 1 am
concerned
Mr.. Tillman then explained that under
the present constitution of South Caro-
lima there were about 114,0O0 registered
voters, 1900 of whom were colored
Ninety-nine per cent of the white vote
in the state, he said,. was Democratic.
In the summer primaries, fully so per
cent of the registered votes were cast.
At these primaries the contests for the
state officer were made.
MR.. TIELMAN EXPLAINS.
There is no lethargy In the politics
Of South Carolina said Mr. Tillman
I'VE have as much politics to the square
mile as any state in the Union. There
is no Republican party in the state. The
Republican machine is composed of fed
eral office holders, who control the
patronage and send the delegates to the
Republican national conventions
1.-The elections in November are simpl.
ratifcations of the primaries. Naturally,
the. result being a foregone conclusion,
only 1000 or 5000 voters turn out In each
district to vote
In the course Of criticism of the meas-
ure Mr. Tillman said
II do not object to a protection of the
whites of Hawaii, but what do object to
49, IN, .1,oY ,f.a,
who maintain that the people of Hawaii
are to be treated differently from those
people who reside III Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, South Carolina and other Southern
states The whites of the south are
patriotic Americans. I want you to pro.
tect the whites of Hawaii, but don't try
to do it by hypocrisy"
Mr.. Tillman then read letter from q
person unnamed, who declared that "a
man who dares TO oppose the sugor
barons in Hawaii was in jeopardy Of his
life
! MIR. CLARK PROTESTS.
Mr.. Clark (Wyo) asked for the name of
the writer of the letter, saying such
charge ought not to be made lightly In
the senate.
Mr., Tillman declined to give the
writer's name.
After expressing some sympathy Will
the argument of Mr. Tillman, Mr.. Clark
CWyo.) said:
when the senator from South Caro-
lima charges senators on the Republican
side of the chamber with hypocrisy, 1t
comes in very poor grace from him to
declare by Almighty God that the negroes
of the South should not vote
Mr.. TillmanASuch construction can
not In fairness be put upon my remarks
Mr.. Clark-Will you say to this sem
ate that you are not trying in the souGh
to suppress the negro vote?
Mr.. Tillrnanz with great yehemencet-
No. Il will say that in South Carollna
we have done our level best to keep the
niger from voting.
Mr.. Tillnlan gave notice Of an amend.
ment substituting the suffrage provisions
Of the South Carolina constitution for
the suffrage provisions of the pendicg
bill
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