The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
THE RACE QUESTION
Discussed HOUSE. / I;
Kentuckian Defends His.
State from u All Attack
VARIOUS PAR:TleIPAN
''Hypocritii!ct;aI ca; Rot and Rant,
Says Mr.. Gilbert.
RIVERS AND HARB0Rs BILL
Without Word of Comment or Discus
sion the Measure Carrying an Ap-
preparation Of $7O,OoO,OOO
Passed the Senate Phiip-
pine Government Bill
Over Until o-DaY.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs R. BILL
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE House
to-day entered upon the considerations Of
the military appropriation bill, Which in
addition to the regular items, contains
provisions for the extensive Improvement
of the grounds and buildings at West
Point These improvements are to cost
So 500 600, a little over s., 100000 of which is
appropriat ted in the bill. Twenty-four Of
the thirty pages Of the bill were COM
pleted
During the general debate on the mill
taryg academy bill, NIc. Gilbert, of Ken
lucky, precipitated a discussion on the
race question: which was participated IN
by Mr. Gillett, Of Massachusetts: Black
burn. of North Carolina; w. w. sKltchln
of North Carolina. and Mr.. Gaines, OF
Tennessee Mr.. Cochran, of Missouri. and
Mr.. Gillett also discussed the question OF
the alleged violation Of the neutrality
laws in connections with the s.npment
of mules and horses&to South Africa.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF the commit
tee on Appropriations, characterized the
proposed expenditure at Nest Point. as
5..the rankest kind Of rank extravag gance.
Mr.. Hay. of Virginia. said that the I'M
proyement was necessarysto accommodate
the large increase in the number OF ca
dets which already had been provided Tor
by law.
DEFENDED HIS STATE.
lnr Gilbert, OF Kentucky, took occa sion
to reply to some remarks recently maze
shv MIR GilIett of massachusetts,, Mr.
Bromwell. of Ohio anu General fnnsso.l' .lia
which he thought reflected upon hlss state.
In the course of his remarks. MrSGllpert
sale that i'll Kentucky, and in tact al
the South, they looked with supreme con
TEMPT upon the equality Of the
races. The most ignorant, white girl IN
ms state, he said. would Infinitely prefer
EtC 1narrv~the lowest. neanest, most lgno-
rant White man in the world to the most
cultivated negro in America:
Gentlemen on the other side could not
cry down the '.taint in the blood. He re-
called the fact that when a colored man
sat on the other side not one sof his col.
leagues invited him to his house. Ihe
prejudice against social equality was as
strong in the North as in the South, he
declared. and all talk to the contrary
was "hypocritical rot and rant.
Mr.. Gilhcrt's remarks drew a reply
Fl om Mr.. Gillctt. of Massachusetts. MT.
.Gillett said he was willing to admit the
spreiudice against the negro in New Eng
land, He thought. that perhaps there
was greater physical repugnance to-
ward the negro there than in the South.
But because one man. POSSIBLY, 1elt d
prejudice against the negro he did not
think he had right to attempt to en-
force it upon others.
BOOKER WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia, interrupted 70
a SIX whether some time ago Booker w ASH
ington was not refused lodging at the
hotels of Boston.
Mr. Gillett replied that the incident re-
ferred to occurred at Springfield. not
Boston. and he explained that Washing
ton was refused lodging at two hotels
because they were full and could not
accommodate him. But he said the pro-
prietors made every effort to secure lodg-
ing for him elsewhere. and invited MIN 70
ccme to the hotel for his meals
Mr. Gaines.aof Tennessee, asked II the
Governor OF Massachusetts, when he went
to the Nashville Exposition. declined to
take with him a member of his staff who
was a negro.
"If he did, replied Mr.. Gllett, it was
because he did not want to wound the
sensiblities of the people of Nashville
| Proceeding, Mr.. Gillett explained that
| in New England they could understand
| the nrei,1dices in the South against the
negro and against negro domination. but
he people of his section insisted that so
| cial ostracisnl should not be visited upon
! those who did not share these preJudlces.
| When a. negro man raised himself above
| his fellows and led a pure. clean. manly
| life, he thought his worth should be rec
cenized. He did not synpatlllze With q
! state Of society which accepted a mar
! whose hands were stained with the hlooc
| Of lvnching or with election frauds. bu'
1 which rejected a worthy. pure man sim
! NV because his color was black he 4ob
! iected to making objectionable the crime
Of color.
HE NEVER DID.
..Dos not dodge the issue. cried Mr.
4 Gilbert. did You ever invite nesre
i 10 your ia ble?,'
l Il never have been mean enough to CRU
i else a man who has done So (RepuOll
can applause.)
4 Mr. (Iillett went on to tell of the hiGl
! honorss won In New England by scoloret
/ men of worth. including the selection
A a cnlored man as class orator at ttar
I vard d this year. and concluded by sayin
sEthat heA.dtis not ask the people of tn
i South to put aside their preludlces. ou
!. 5he did insist that they should not ostrs
q #Ic,se others who did not believers Is the.
Z lid.
q Sir. Patterson, of Tennessee. said &
4 h,ushed for the honor of Massaci15sett
a Whensh he heard a defense made OF socla
& equality of.the negro and white man.
Nj. Blackburn of North Carolii:, ma mad
q a element speech protesting asais1st II II
a constant injection of the race gu estlo
q INTO politics in the South.
4 MIR. N- Nv. Kitchen. of y North Carolina
q replled Ito Mr.. Blackburn.
q Inthe Senate.
(By Associated Press)
d ss1vASHINGON,S d. e., a pr1l s21-NNltf
3 out A, word of discussion of the Smeritsso
q i1,csne sl,re tile Senate to-day passed til
& river and harbor bill. CARRYING in appre
& & priations about SO, ,oOoooo. So thorough
q hadsthes bill. been considered by the Com
q |Imerce Committee tha t. every Sena toraws
8 content that q t should pass as reporte
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