The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-24
AsToNIsHER FROM TILLMAN.
Says He Is Going to Speak Mildly, and
So He Does. M

WASHINGTON D. c., Feb. pa
large crowd was attracted to the SEN
ate today, most Of them visiting
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Washington's farewell address was
read by Mr.. Dubois, Of Idaho. The
omnibus public building bill was pass
ed, and the postoffice appropriation
bill was considered without final ac-
ton.
Mr.. Tillman spoke nearly two hours,
principally in reply to Mr.. Spooner, on
the Indianola postofice case. He said
he proposed to surprise his friends and
astonish his enemies, If he had any,
by being very mild and temperate in
what he would say.
eff we had known at the beginning
of the Civil war; said he, what we
now know, there would have been no
war" He inquired why the large ma
jority Of law abiding people of Indian
ola should be punished because there
was a small lawless and brutal ele
ment. 'It was contrary he said ito
the fundamental principles of Anglo
Saxon Jurisprudence"
Replying to some remarks made by
Mr.. Spooner in his speech, Mr.. Till
man said: "It is not in the dream of
the widest ass that roams over the
Southern states with a skin on him
that the federal government is not SUI
preme," but he said there were some
cognate propositions which have been
ignored. 1.e-
He said that in the South the peo-
pie have constant reminder that their
ancestors thirty-five years ago were
conquered. 1--WE are perpetually re-
minded" he said, accenting his words,
that we are in the Union, but not of
1t except to pay taxes"
THE poison in the race condition In
the South lay in the referee system
which had been adopted. The balance
of power in national Republican con-
ventions was held by the machine of
the South, and that machine was COM
posed Of negroes. When the people
of the South lose patience and do
"cruel, bitter, fearful, fendish and
savage things, there is a howl from
men who know nothing and who have
never been south of the Potomac, but
who have theorized." r
Addressing the Republican side, he
said: IF this policy of negro equality
is carried out, and If some of them
could be given places in the cabinet,
I would vote for them. I will vote to
confirm Booker Washington as secre-
tary OF anything. Let US have a negro,
a genuine negro, not a mulatto or by
brid. Then let us make them officers
of the army and navy. Let us give
them pro rata share of all the good
JOUSs WHSICNSL they exist, WiluOuI re-
gard to local conditions" He added
that nothing Of the sort will be done.
Mr.. Kerns (Utah) presented the
credentials Of Senator ELECT Smoot, of
Utah., which were read. Mr.. Smoot
was sitting in the rear of the cham
Der when the document was read.
Mr.. Burrows (Mich.) stated that
protest had been filed with his COM
mittee against Mr.. Shoots admission.
The credentials and protests were filed.
Mr.. Quay sought to secure vote
on the statehood bill on Thursday,
Feb. rs. Mr.. Kean objected, remark
ing that he hoped he would be permit
ted to conclude his remarks begun
several days since.
The house passed the general def
cheney appropriation bill, the last of
the regular supply bills. It carried
$13,69S,781. The only amendment of
Importance was one appropriating ST.
100000 to replace the stores and store
house at the Rock Island arsenal, re-
Gently destroyed by fire. The bill to
amend the railroad safety appliance
act was sent to conference, and the
conferees were instructed not to insist
on that portion of the house amend
ment giving the interstate commerce
commission power to reduce below SO
per cent the number Of cars equipped
with patent air brakes.