The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-02-27
FOOLS PLAYING WITH FIRE.
Senator TiIIman Warns Repnbi-
cans of Their Folly.


pied the major portion of the time of
the Senate to-day. Senator Tillman
spoke for three hours, in continuation
OF his remarks begun yesterday on
the race question.
Senator Tillman. in his speech,
sa;d that in dealing with the Indian
ola postoflice the President and Post
master General transcended their au-
thority and resorted to meteods which
were both tyranical and unconsttu-
tional. He wanted to know whether
in figuring up the purpose of their
newborn zeal "this cold -blooded cal
culative, advisedly-taken action !"
was not prompted by low motive.
He charged that $4,000 negroes are
coercing fifty millions of white peo-
pie in the North to deal with seven
teen million white men in the South
in the interest of the eight million
ignorant negroes in that section.
He referred to the cost in lives and
money on account Of the race prob
lem in this country, and, addressing
the Republican side, called on them
to meet him upon the same plane
of patriotism, of race pride and of
civilization, and not to fall into the
pitiable cesspool of partisan politics.
He read extracts from the letter of
the President written some time since
covering his views with respect to
appointments of negroes to office.
He wanted to be just to the Presi-
dent, he said, but the views were su-
perficial.
"How little and small and infintes-
imal," he said, "is the knowledge be-
bind such a view"
He added that the people of the
North have no more use for the me-
gro at close quarters than he had.
He cited instances of assaults by
negroes upon white women, and de-
clared that the more the Northern
people find out about the negro the
less use they have for him. The bal
lot Of the negro, he maintained, was
menace to good government and
the people Of the North are coming
to realize that the enfranchisement
of him bordered on crime.
Reverting to the Presidents asser-
tion that he was unwilling to shut
the door Of hope and opportunity in
the face OF worthy and competent
colored man, Senator Tillman said
that at first blush there is not man
alive who would not agree with that
sentiment, but he inquired if it ever
occurred to anyone that in opening
that door OF hope it might not be shut
in the face Of the white man. The
door Of hope in South Carolina, he
said, at one time had been closed by
bayonets to the whites for eight long
years, while rapine, murder and mis-
government ran riot, with an abomi-
nation in the sight Of man presiding
| over the State.
He declared that he did not bate
the negro, and that all negroes are
not bad. Only small per centage
are bad, and these, he said, are lead
ing the rest and being patted on the
back by politicians.
lie regards il as his duty, he said. to
| lis state TO stand forward opposed to
any manner of political or social equality
on the part of the negro with the whites.
| Continuing he referred to the adoption
OF the fifteenth amendment to the Con-
| htltullOn. when you remOrsely stand
by that" said he, land say it is sacred
You force us to face the alternative of "a
conflict of IaceS.n
The purpose Of those who endorse the
| President'a door of hope policy, he de-
ciared, IS that in time SOn:h Carolina
should become a State of mulattOes, and
III tins event he predicted that there
would he more blood shed than was ever
shed before.
II beg YOU, for Gods sake,n he said,
facing the Republican side, mot to pro-
duce an acute stage OF hatred, which
VIII bring The two races together with
the resolve of The whites to die in order
To retain their SupIemacy.n
Senator Tillman said his newspaper
! friends always look great piins to quote
everything he had said that was ''ho., ~
leaving out everything that was rational,
decent and sane i'll their pursuit of SEN
Si'iohS, ana III this respect great wrong
had been done him. "A le,n he said
"neYcl had any particular TRUTH and
he would not attempt to make even 4
start to run dowu those that have been
told on him.
Senator Tillman said he did no, want
TO see the African driven to the wall and
he did NOS want to shut the door of hoDa
III his face, Int he could not consent to
the dominance of that people over the
| whites
Senator Tillman then poked fun at
Senator Hanna and retd tn tile OF the
bill he recently introduced TO pension ex.
slaves. "Oa, my Goa" said ha. did
Senator Hanna mean that, or is it d.
| Htlcal dOdge?' The effect OF the bill.
was, he declared. to give opportunity to
INSCRIPTIONS negroes to bim0ooZIe and
deceive theic people by securing sub
scripLious oStensisly to further the inter-
ests OF the bill. He concinled by saying
that 'in proportion as you arouse false
hope in the minds Of these p,ope YOU