Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-10
TILLMAN AND LYNCHING.

SENATOR B. R. TuLMAN of SOUTH
CAROLINA delived an address to large
audience at Marinette, Wisconsin, on
the 4th inst, and after attempting to
justify lynching said:
"In Wisconsin you have 5000 black
men" why don't you try the bleach
ing process and externinate them by in
termarrying2 The idea is repugnant TO
you. In South Carolina we have 700, 900
blacks and 550, 900 whites The carpet
baggers, the niger, and the Southern
scalawags and scoundrels ruled us after
the war until they had stolen everything
that there was in the State. Then we
went with our shotguns to the polls and
took it away from them. All men are
not created equal, and the 'niggers' are
not fit to vote. Come what may, the
white people OF the South will govern
their own country"
The above is strong defiant language
and yet Senator Tillman swore TO main
tain and support the 14th and 10Th A
mendments TO the Constitution of the
Uniled States which pledge him to the
recognition of the very equality which
he condemns.
His reference to the stealing by the
carpet-baggers of every thing in the State
is ON par with the action of the south
ern office-holders, who took whatever
the carpet-baggers left and that which
accumulated since their departure.
The record of the absconding treasur-
er constitutes an interesting chapter and
tell the story of the dishonesty of some
white men, who stop not at thousands
but name hundreds of thousands in
their reckless populations.
Senator TILLMAN speaks of the murder
of innocent black men with a hilarity
that is disgusting.
He is quoted further:
! He condemned Booker Washington s
scheme of educating the Negro along in.
| dustrial lines as an attempt TO place him
| on an equality with the white artisan,
| something that would intensity race ha.
| tired in the South. He said that among
| the 1000, 900 slaves during the civil wal
| there were more Christians than there
are to-day among the 1900, 900 blacks in
| the South
II do not want to uphold slavery" he
continued. Il thank God there are M
slaves to-day under the Stars and
Stripes"
Such talk should awaken the North t.
a sense Of its duty: The condemnation
of Prof. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
scheme will do more TO show the true
inwardness of Senator TnLMAN's vap
oring than anything else that could b.
conceived or thought Of
He may not want to uphold slavery
but the inhabitants of Anderson County
South Carolina have been doing it.
The report concludes as follows:
| Mr.. THLMAN made an eloquent pie,
in justification of lynching, saving tina
Southern women could not be brouoh
into court TO testify to their shame AM
degradation before jury for the pur
pose of convicting beast.
His reference to the sanctity of tn
Southern household and the Southern
women and his remarks on lynchin
were heartily applauded. He close
with an lmpassioned statement to tn
r effect that the white people of the Sout
would remain on top Gin spite of the de
I VII, and declared that if necessary h
and his brethren were ready to tax
down their shot guns again.
This was an appeal to the worst pa.
! sions and was base ignoring of the fac
o that more than sixty per cent of all tn
n lynchings are for other crimes than tha
of criminal assault upon white females