The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-24
Discusses Indiano|a PoStOflce
 Case in Senate
TAXES UP NEGRO QUESTION
says If the President Would Appoint a Negro to the Cabinet He Would Vote for His Confirmation.
 Referee System Blamed.

Washington, February 23. A large crowd was attracted to the senate today, most of them visiting Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington farewell address was read by MT. Dubois of Idaho. The omnibus public building bill was passed and the postoffice appro- priation bill was considered without final action
 Senator Ti1man spoke for nearly two hours, principally in reply to MT. Spooner on the Indianola postoffice case. He said that Ii the policy of the administration in regard to the equality of the negro was carried out and Booker Washington should be appointed to the cabinet he would vote for his confirmation. He did not conclude his remarks.
 Mr. Tjllman, while standing in the aisle and endeavoring to get recognition to speak regarding the Indianola, Miss, postoftice case, inquired what was up if the postoffice appropriation bill went over. Injecting some humor into the proceedings the president pro tenn. replied that he understood the senator from South Carolina was coming up on his feet" at which the senate was convulsed.
 TlIIman Mild and Temperate.
 MT. Tillman then sald he proposed to surprise his friends and astonish his ene- mics, if he had any, by being very mild and tempo lte in. what he would say
 'lf we had known at the beginning of the civil war;" said he, what we know now, there would have been no war. He inquired why the large majority of Ia r.aI, of he punished because there was small lawless and brutal element. It was con- traiy," he said, ito the fundamental principles of the Anglo-Saxon Jurispru- dence"
 Replying 10 some remarks made by MT. Spoone. in his speech, MT. Tillman said:
 Tt Is not in the dream of the widest ass that roarns over the southern states with a skin on him that the Federal gov- ernment is not supreme" but he said there, were some cognate propositions which have been ignored.
 He,said that in the south the people have a constant reminder that their an cestors thirty-five years ago were con- quered I've are perpetually reminded, - he said accenting his words, that we are in the union, but not of it, except to pay taxes"
 Referee System to Blame.
 The poison In the race cOnultlOn III the south he declared, lay in the referee system which had been adopted. The balance of the power, he said in nation al republican conventions was held by the machine of the south, and that machine was composed of negroes. When the peo7; ple of the south, said he, lose patience and do "cruel, bitter, fearful, fiendish and savage things" there Is howl from the men who know nothing and who have never been south of the Potomac, but have theorized.
 Continuing, and addressing the repub- lcan side, he said that if this policy or negro equality is carried out and if some of them could be given places in the cahinet. he would vote for them.
 q will vote to confirm Booker T. Wash ington as secretary of anything. Let us have a negro, genuine negro, not a mu- Iatto or hybrid. Then let us give him nrorata share of all the good jobs where ever they exist without regard to local conditions" ,
 He added that nothing of the sort will be done.
 After speaking for nearly two hours and not concluding he yielded Tor an executive session.