New-York tribune., 1903-01-25

+be President had acted upon principle Vi'ai u
the strength and virfity of the preserSa'oh VI 'e
government-namely. that the leoeiaa So -
rag.rd IN focal pressure. The maintenance or 'nls
principle Mr.. Spooner said. was essenlai' anu ne
declared that the President had acted upon 'nis
principle in refusing TO accept MIS- NoA ie'ie
ton , ,.-,,r
M- snooner read two letters from A. B. Weeks
,,a of which car. ed considerable amusement, as
Weeks was candidate for the once ne aso feao
q letter from ]. l. Davis, Mayor OF lnolaioia' Who
wrote to the inspector that he thought the best
way out was for Mrs. Cox TO resign, adding that
be wanted no unpleasant affairs to deal with as
Nsvor - The Mayor partner and prother-ih-
law of Weeks. he also read portion or the report
Of Inspector Fitzgerald detailing interview Win
the Sheriff and Mayor The former acKho"ieoseu
that he had been correctly reported In tne III
spector's report concerning the postoffice AFFAIR
Mr. Spooner, reverting TO the President said he
hoped he would continue mis- course until the people
of Indianola regain their reason. The Civil war war
of the federal government to control its affairs
everywhere without the consent Of the States
Mr. MLAURIN REPLIES.
Mr. McIaurin said he had not in his FORMER
speech discussed the propriety or the Improperly
of the President in closing the postotf1ce at lnua
ola and he contended that nothing he had SAID
had justified the remarks of the Senator from WIS
consin He had not, when he first spoke beheVeo
that the people of Indianola had earned the epe's
OF 'laWleSS and -Drulal WHICH hau bNNA NF
piled by the Presidents secretary, and he repeated
that it. had not been now shown that tne
charge justified On the contrary, he conteho-
ed that the best feeling exists between Mrs. cox
and the people of Indianoa, barring the pre1udice
of race That this prejudice exists the people mao
freely admitted and there was no disposition t
deny it TT exists" he said, Throughout tne
South; aye he added, "and throughout the North
also" The people had exercised their right TO Pc
tition. and had done no moIe. and he had never
fl1 70 hat
pie had not the right to assemble and make known
their wants In this case the petitioners did not
want Mrs: Cox postmaster and had frankly sac .
petition to Mrs Cox if they preferred TO do and
there nG ss fF a Ra
fourths of the people at 1ndianola are cooreo nNe
postoffice thsre is to and from white people; He
read the y, t,ion 10 Mrs. Cox contendlng tnaI nne
ton Mas that the meeting at which the resignation
nag Reeh acCRed t sn ns1 9ee e The toWn except
Weeks who had gone over to the Repu6i.ians i. sosf h
men who go into that party No doubt the people
want %aned 1 the f. d o out no 0t af on that
they felt hatred toward her on on &c tb 0 0l
color. The prejudice was due he said' 10 'hs III
feriority of the colored race.
CALLS THE PRESIDENT PARTIAL.
He contended that the charge made by Mr. Cor
telyou had not been directed at a minority OF the
people of Indianola but all of them, as all had
participated in the meeting. The President hao
shown a disposition to shut his ears 10 the other
side of the question.
Mr.. McLaurin said he had not seen all the corre-
spondence in case; that he requested copies of
it, but had been refused by the Postmaster Cen
eral, and had been referred to the President. He
asserted that there had been no threats of per-
sonaI violence and he added, none can be
found unless it be found in fertile brains of the
President Postmaster General ard postoffice IN
Spectors."
Even granting there vas intimidation was it not not
still the duty Of the President to furnish TO the
DosSihe postal facilities? In direct
ing that the Indianola mail be supplied from Green
vile. the postoffice authorities had placed on the
people of 1ndianoa additional hardship.
Mr McLaurin said he did not believe the people
Of Indianola had done wrong in trying 10 get rid
of postmaster of an inferior race, but: right or
wrong. they still had tie right to ask for relief.
That they had done. am only that, and only the
oratory of the Senator from Wisconsin could dis
tort that into of duress. In conclusion, Mr..
McLaurin said he had no feeling of enmity toward
the coIored people, but that on the other hand he
had always contended for the protection OF their
rights
When Mr.. McI-aurfn concluded the private pen
sion calendar taken up. After the passage of
number of pension bills the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session. and at e-12 p. adjourned.