Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-03-16

cir, is more than Mr.. Roosevelt
seemed ever to have DONE"

cir, is more than MIR. Roosevelt
seemed ever to have DONE"
Mr.. Scott said he accepted the
statement of Mr.. Cleveland as true
and offered his apology to the former
President. In justice to himself,
said Mr.. Scott, he desired to say that
he never before heard the report
denied.
Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia, asked
Mr.. Scott where he had heard the
report, to which Mr.. Scott replied
had he had seen the statement in
newspapers.
Mr.. Swanson asked further for a
copy of a newspaper containing the
statement.
Mr.. Scott explained that these
statements were made several years
ago and the papers might not be easily
procured. He said that he had made
full apology to Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Scott added that he had brought to
Mr.. Cleveland for the first time in
four years applause from the Demo
cratic side. This was loudly ap.
plauded upon the majority side of
the chamber.
ROOSEVELT AND THE NEGRO.
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader,
charged that Mr.. Roosevelt had
dined Booker Washington to carry
the light of example to the South,
which does not believe in social
equality. When a question is sraised,
he said, against the appointment of a
negro to positions in the South the
statement is made that there can be
no discrimination on account of color,
but, continued Mr.. Williams, the Ad-
ministration would not appoint a
Chinaman as a postmaster on the
Pacific coast if he possessed the
ability of Ii Hung Chang.
Mr.. Williams said the whole Incl
dent was telling blow at the
abstract theory of general equality,
and that it els discovery of the
underlying hypocrisy of the conten-
tion that all men are socially equal,
regardless of color, race, traits and
tendencies"
Mr.. Scott desired to know who
had been asserting social equality.
81 have understood" replied Mr..
Williams, "that the political theory
of your household of political faith
for the last twenty years has been
that man, regardless of color, race,
traits, tendencies, characteristics,
capabilities or whatnot, ought to be
strictly equal politically" and he
said, social equality must follow !;
"but that is not all the head of your
party set the example of social
equality in the only manner in which
it can be set, by inviting black man
to a table"
Mr.. Williams said that if what the
President had done was no to carry
the light of example, it was done for
no purpose at all.
cit was an unconcious exhibition"
continued the minority leader, "of
the arrogance that teaches men now
and then to shed the light of exam
pie upon the benighted white popula-
tion of the South"
Mr.. Williams went on: "Nor am
/ quarrelling with Mr.. Roosevelt, nor
have | quarrelled with him at all.
He has perfect right TO invite a
colored man if he chooses, but as far
as | know, he waited until he was
President of the United States, so it
could bear an official stamp before he
ever did it,"
Mr.. Scott said he had made no
imputation of fault against Mr..
Cleveland. He had simply pointed
to the allegation he made because
the Democratic party had gone into
Mysteries because one man had in
vited colored man to his table.
"All right" said Mr.. Williams I;
81 am glad to hear that, because l
thought the gentleman had a sharp
stick and was after my dear and
much adored old friend, Grover
Cleveland" Laughter.)