The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-24
REPLIED TO SPOONER
TiIlman Discussed The latter's To-
diauoIa POstOffiee Speech.
THE BALANCE OF POWER
In National Republican Convention
Held by Negroes He Declared.
NEGRO SHOULD Be IN CABINET
In Order for the Administration to Be
Consistent.
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF WASHINGTON
Was Read and His Life EuloeIred--Sen
ston-Eleot Reed smeot's creden-
tails Were Presented
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF WASHINGTON
Was Read and His Life EuloeIzed--ser
storEleot Reed smeots creden-
tails Were Presented.

Especial % The Po6t)
Washington, February 90 Senator Till
man this afternoon commenced his long
looked-for epeech on the negro question,
particularly with regard 10 the matter Of
colorcd individuals heiug placed In Fed.
eral OFFICES in the South. After speaking
pbout an hour and a half, de yielded to
senstor Cullom. who moved On executive
session. large portion OF the speech IL
yet to come and Tiiman's intention Sc TO
continue,
After he concludes. CS-mack OF Ten.
nedsee, n he adheres to discrimination ex>
pressed today, Will also favor the public
with some views on the same question.
Senator Tillnan paid considnrnOle stten-
tlon TO the Indinnoln case in what no said
today. Contrary TO expectations founded
on his past utterAnces, the South Caro-
linian wus not particularly intsTnperats
In fact, his speech today was probably
mora conservative and lesa harsh and In
nammatory than any he has ever dsIiv.
cred. Many southerners Rave Thought that
the "pItchfoTk" senator would 10 we'll to
let the negro question alone, but 10 long
as ne continues In the vein dlScioSed today
II is not thought much harm will be done.
At the outset he said he puTposed spesling
with so much temperatures that he world
surprise his friends and aFtonish his enc
miles. So far no has dcrs nothing 10 bei,e
these words.
Washington, Fsbr+ery "a large cRowsf
was attracted 20 che sAnGts today, noNt OF
them visiting Daughters Of the Americso
Revolution wsshington's farewell address
was read by Mr.. Dubois idaho, THIS
omnibus public building bin was passed
and the poVtorice appropriation bill wns
considered without Hnal aefion.
Mr. 14liman spoke for nearly two hours,
principally IN reply to Sfr. Hpconsr. on tho
Tndianoia poatoffice caso- He unid that II
the policy Of rho administration In regard
IN the equality Of the negro WAS carried
on and Booker Washington should be ap-
pointed to the cabinet, he would vote for
his confirmation. He did not conclude MS
remarks,
MI TiIlman while standing In the aisle
ana endeavoring to eet recognition TO speak
regarding the Indianula, Miss, postotflce,
inquired what was up II the postoffice ap-
propria tlon bill went over, Injecting some
humor into the proceedings. the president
pro tempore replied that he ''underpt tool
the senator from South Carolina was com
ing % on his feet" at which the senate
was convulsed.
Mr.. Tillman then said he proposed 10 sur
prise his friends and nsponish hts enemies,
II ne hos any, By being very mid and tenn
perate in what he would say. "If he had
known ut the beginning Of the civil war, ="
said ne, ''vhst wo know now, there would
have been no war"
Flo inquired why the largo majority Of
Ia " abiding people NJ Tndlsnolu should no
punisaed because there was small law
less and brutal element. It was contrary
he said, TO the fundamental principles Of
the Anglo-saYon Jurisprudence.
Replying to some remarks made by Mr..
spconer in his speech, Mr. T1llmnn said;
1T is not IN the dream NJ the widest ass
tbat roams over the Southern States with
q skin on him that the Federal government
is NOT supreme
But there are some cospate propositions
which have been ignored he said In the
South, he said. the people have constant
reminder that their ancestors thirty hve
Years ago were conquered I'VE are per
pa+nallv reminded" he said, accounting his
words. THAT we are in the Union, hut mol
of IL, except 20 pay taxes.
Tho noison IN tho race condition IN the
South. he declared. lay IN the referee syS'
tenn which had been adopted The bai,
anec of the power he sold, In Aatiohai
republican conventions WIS held 10y the
machine Of the South and that machine
was composed Of negroes. Wnen the peo-
pie OF the south lose patience and do
'crnel. bitter fearful, hendish ana savage
things, there IS a howl from the men who
know nothing and who have never been
south Of the Potomac, but have Daeorized'
Continuing. and addressing tho republican
.ide he said that II this policy OF negro
equality Is Carried out and II some OF
them could be given places IN the cabinet,
he would vote for them. II will vote TO
eonfrm Booker 4. Washington as secretary
Of anything Let us have negro, a genu-
Inc negro. not mnlatto or hybrid Then
lei us give him prornta share OF ali the
good iobs wherever they exist, without re-
gard 20 local conditions lie aided that
nothing Of the sort viii be done.
After speaking for nearly two hours and
not concluding, he yielded for an executive
session.
In the senate today the chaplain referred
to the ufe and works Of Washington, say
ing that not only in IDEAL but in personal
character he embodied the elements Of
truth and greatness, which have been
wrought into our National history. The
galleries were crowded, many az the DC
runantr being Nsltors. VITO listened at
tentively TO tae reading by Mr., Dubois
[Idahol OF WAsaingtons farewell address,