The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-08-15
TIL.I,MAN'S TIRA DE- D !
SOUTH CAROLINA. ANARCHIST
PREDICTS RACE WAR. 7
saysa Conflict May Follow the Failure TO
Repeal the Fifteenth Amendment TO the
ConstitutIon-The Educa Ion of the Afro
Americans Declared to be q FaHnre.

At the Auditorium, Chicago, Sunday,
ben. tillman met number OF Boston
war veterans
The Senator had several days
growth of beard on his face, the result
of the episode which side-tracked MIN
for three days down the state. He mad
been robbed of transportation ana
funds and elected from train by
conductor, who did not differentlate
between a United States. Senator and
an ordinary citizen, and his tongue
had lost none of it's rancor.
1T is bound to be war;, declarea
Senator Tillman emphatically, "and II
will come soon. The repeal OF the
amendment is the only salvation OF tne
country. The few debates l have mad
with Senator Burton have convinced
me that the North will be with the
South on the Negro question II II ever
comes to show down." 49,
The Southern Senator looked aroulu
and was surprised to see that ne mao
an audience of many. 'Thats an
right You. think it strange that talk
that way, but it's because you nave
never thought of the situation, that S
ALL
He said, when Boston man sheer
ed, "Why, look here, II you encourage
these black fellows and give them 3o,-
600 more votes in South Carolina than
Tho whites have, what does that
mean?" and the Senator looked at MS
auditors.
THAT they will rule" answered one
of the Boston veterans.
mot much it don't" retorted me
Senator. 1T means that about 5o'Ooo
and as many more as will give the
whites majority will have'to be sent
to the land where voting is not among
the pleasures"
The Senator's tie had become dlsar-
ranged and he lost a few minutes IN
fixing it, "Say, do you believe that
niger is as good as a white man!
he suddenly demanded.
"Well, I can't say that | do, was
the answer, and the Senator laughed.
"Of course, you don't. and neltner
does anybody else. You wont stdnu
for his capers any more than we WIN
in the South. Why, I have kept oe en-
ator Burton busy explaining these III
tie race prejudices that you nave III
the North ,,o+o
"Senator Burton said to euuca'e
Them" volunteered a bronzed ana
bearded veteran. O.,
educate them?" repeated the Sen
ator and then he laughed. "Say, there
is only one colored man in one nun el
dred that can stand an education. Inc
first thing that an educated Niger,
wants to do is to preach the Gospel.
IF not that he wants to practice law or
teach school. Somebody has got TO
nound it into their heads that they
were put on earth to pick cotton, ana
they will have to pick cotton IN the
South. You certainly have made
mess of the colored man in the North.
It's mighty seldom that colored man
becomes educated. He gets sort o1
veneering and wants to associate Win
white people, and when he learns tnat
he can't he drops the veneerIng ana
becomes just a plain 'nigger.'
III Ire Senator was 8 bit toe as7ieh tes
the soldiers from Boston, and tney
turned away with laughs and ]eers,
but not until the Southern Senator mac
shouted: "Say, you people thlnK OIL
what I have said about the htteentn
amendment 1t sounds new, but, IN
like some new things, it will improve
with age. Remember it's that or the
other way of reducing the colored ma
iority in South Carolina. Now, don't
forget it," and the Senator was on MS
way to his room. r. e H.