The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-29
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DISCUSSED.
Champ Clark Said They Would tuld1..
#.5& Stay Until Criminal As AS. 5l5..
sault Ceased. 4
.elLLET ADMIRED PRESIDENT }. ::
Yai1kcc Congressman CONNIE Commend.
cd Roosevelt for Eating With
a Negro Social Equality.
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fWASH1NCrON, y. a., March 2S--Al-r
/ though the sundry civil bill constructively
wns under discussion in Tho IIouso Of Rep
l|irescntntivcs to-day, tho debate look u
wide range, Mr.. Gillett, OF Massachl-
| sets d,svoting considerable tmeto an
swcrng somo Of the statements recent
| II made on tho floor by Mr. Spight, Of
mississippi. regarding the race question:
Mr.. Clark, OF Missouri, declared co w..
cally Iii favor or the tariff programme
for tn. Democratic party as outlined 4by
4 Mr.. illiams, the Democratic leader OF
the minority. Mr.. Cillett said sho did not
believe 1t fair wise for the Democrats
OF the South to say that they intend for Dr.
lever to prevent the negro from partlclpn-
ton In government There are ten mil
| lion negroes Of the South, he sud, who
| cannot stay as they are, who either have
| got to 60 up or down. Nobody, he de-
| clared, wants to submit to negro dolnina-
| ton, but tho outrageous thing was thtlt
| they say the negroes cannot be developed
llnto the equality Of evolving or beconll-3
ing sense. IIs was surprised, he said,
| that no one on the Democratic side OF
| the House had denounced lynchings. The
Overwhelming proportion OF lynchlngs, l1e3
| asserted. occurred in the South. Some
| occurred In the North, too, he snid. IN
the North. however, It was tho disortlerly
element which conducted the lynchiings'
but the great mass OF the people openly
| d'savowed It, whereas In the South, u,
| said. they did not. Respect for the law,
he contcndcd should always be present
but every time a man was lynched. It
nfringed that respect for law. without
which no republican government could
long endure. ss5
People Of the North recognize, he said
that mob violence ought to be stopped
not because Of sympathy for criml-5
nails, but from.5the results that are eX-
pected to come from it, In many cases
burnings are not &too good for the crimi-
nal and no punishment Is too severe for
him, but. he said, 1t is muGh better that
the criminal should escape his punish
pent than to have the law transgressed.
Answering a question by Claude kitch-
en- (North Carollna). Mr.. Gillett declared
that he condemned lynchings on any
terms. I'LL
Mr.. Richardson (AlabamD interrupted
to say tina whenever th,s negroes cease
committing crime of rape. the lynchlnss
and burnings will cease with It,
North More Bitter.
Mr. Gillett declared that the feeling in
the North toward theSnegro Is stronger
than it is in tho South. tIn the North, he
said there is n stronger ma t,lral repus-.,
nance toward the negro. At the same
time, he said the people or the Norm
don't recognize this preposterous tax
or social equality and inequality lie
supposed, he said, there were social
grades in the country. Every man. he
said, can chose his own friends and can
associate with whomsoeyer he pleases.
All classes socially are equal he said,
but that don't mean VIC are going to
associate together. Every man, nc con-
tinued. selects for his associates those
most in sympathy with him. Tie spoke of
the Booker Washington incident at the
White Rouse, and said no one had the
right to say it was disgrace to invite
Booker Washington to the White House.
Mr.. Gilett was asked by Claude Kitch-
In il he had ever invited a negro to his
table. Upon Mr. Gilett's answering
that he had not, Mr.. Kitchen remarked:
"T want you to practice what you
preach
statement by Mr.. Glllctt that it Is
not blood that makes caste brought Mr.
| Slnyden (Texas) to his feet, who iesist.
cd that it does not make caste in this
country.
ut does in some parts Of the coun-
try retorted Mr.. G!llett
| You are apologizing for the Presl-s
dent" remarked Mr. Slayden.
Admired President for It.
This Mr. Gllett denied, but hc said
| he admired tho President for what he
Fad done. ut was" he said IAN evil
dence Of biz heart, and done BY q man
who had birth, breeding and GU tivation."
Champ Clark (MissourD declared that
only when men of knll races c'e'lse COM
hitting fDiminal assaults will lynchings
cease. lie tad,ahe said, known white
men to be lynchcd forBthls offepse. and.
he added, "they ought to be lynched, u
you want my opinion about It."
Mr., Clark then turned his attention to
the tariff question: commenting on
speeches by Messrs. Hepburn md Grosye-
! nor and ridicullng the stand pat 4and
| Iowa ideas. lie spoke OF his efforts to
have wood pulp placed on tho FREQ list
rs desired by the American Publishers
Association, and said Republican editors
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