The broad ax., 1904-10-22

kill every child labor bill, where
Democrats are in conuol?" Like ar
ignorant bully or buffer he ordered
his questiOner to shut up! Then he
whiningly stated that he must be
given time to learn the conditions in
his State" Here old prizefghting
Ben admitted that he was not famil
lar with the affairs in his State, where
seemingly the majority Of the whites
are wild savages; nevertheless, he
has the brass and the affrontery 20
come up North and instruct its peO-
pie how to boss the "niggers."
DO Negroes run the cotton mills?"
he was asked. NO" he cried out,
they haven't sense enough" Then
he wanted to know who got the mig.
I gers here in your striker" The 70.
Spouse came from all parts Of the nall.
The capitalists" Then it was the
niggers that whipped you into line.
They we're the club with which your
brains were beaten out, II you ever
had any!" shouted the South Caro-
lima anarchist, who wanted to know
which Of the capitalists were Demo
crats?" All Of them," exclaimed the
Socialists. The last and the hottest
question fred at Ben was, Whose
niger are you, anyway" That ques-
ton loored Ben, and he completely
lost his bearings. He was unable to
cuss or say one word for a few min
utes, and throughout the meeting he
answered the last question by his &C
tons. for he clearly demonstrated the
fact that he is the very coarsest type
Of niger" for he Is unable to dis
cuss grave and important questions
without dragging the Negro into the
discussion; while, on the other hand.
there are many colored men who can
intelligently- elaborate on all the
governmental affairs without insulting
the Irish, or any other race Of people
Tillman hurt the cause Of Democ-
racy by coming to Chicago. and made
many votes for the Republicans. He
was brought here simply at the behest
Of some Of the leaders Of the strike
and a few cheap skate local politi-
clans, who were anxious to get even
with the colored men for taking the
places Of the strikers"
Ben was billed to speak at Joliet
Saturday evening, but. be It said to
the everlasting credit Of the leading
Democrats Of that city, they would
not permit him to do so. for they did
not want . wildeyed anarchist TO
come alaong them and wave the red
flag Of rsce hatred and lavlessness.
stir up racial strife, and drive voter
away from the Democratic party.
Only a few months ago the Irish
were up IN arms in all parts Of this
country over the fact that many the
atrical companies delighted to bur
lesque and hold the typical Irishmar
up to ridicule, scorn and contempt:
they contended that an the irish were
lowered in the estimation OF the civil
lied world by such performances
they were highly insulted because
some one named a monkey in Lincoln
Park Miss Dooley," and nothing
would suit them but to change the
name Of the monkey, although the
Irish have no patent on the name
Miss Dooley," for there are some
people by the name Of Doc
ley; but the members Of this same
sensitive race who were responsible |
FOR bringing Ben Tillman here to de
liver his TRADE against the Negro |
the idea that he did not |
say one thing which would cause any
colored person to feel that he had |
been offended or insulted in the |
slightest degree; but IL Tillman ha6
been a colored man and had referred
% the Irish like he did to the Negro
he would have been murdered in cole
blood before he could have escaped
rom the hall.
Therefore, It is unfair for the man
lgers or the leaders Of the Demo
ratio party to pay TiIlman's ex-
,enses to enable him to travel over
he country with no other object bur
o insult and abuse the Negro. and T
hey win persist in. doing so. then
he Negro win be justified in whack-
ng him over his brainless head with
he jawbone Of an ass.
In all candor and seriousness Sen
tor ,TiIlman and HIS kind should for.