The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL pOIN6S


negre hsa bssn denied the rixht to vots
and 70 holi -fric.. but hot the rixhs TO
work for az honest iisins as had been
done in the Northern states. We
sometimes Mill them for outrageous
crimes" be said. but nerer because
they want 10 work" As for iynchings.
he said that sometimes they have un-
necessarily Occurred in the South He
referred 10 the N'iimingtoa. Del.
lyneh:ng last year and 10 the suhse-
4Eent attack on the negro settlement.
This never occurred in the South. he
.asd- When the guilty wretch has paid
the penalty OF his awful rrims, that is
an end OF II, he continued: the Mob
IL satisfied and does not vreak !ndis-
eliminate venbeance upon the inno-
cent. because they belong 10 the same
race as the criminal" He said that, un-
like the people OF the North. the people
Of the shuth don't so GU, ~ith torch
In one hand and gun in the other.
and, pointing the gun a, defenseless
women and children. shoot them as
they fee for their lives" He said this
had occurred In New York city In 1900
and he referred to a number of lynch
iags which had occurred in the North
including those at Danville. Ill. ana
Springfield. Ohio. and said such race
prejudice fnls SO place In Southern
hearts
Mr. Spright continued so far as
am Concerned, ! am opposed to mob
violence as a general proposition. ! do
rot think that lynchings for any other
crime than tao nameless one against
womanhood ought ever 10 occur. In ali
others the courts Of the country are
ample, and generally, with us, swift 10
punish.
But in the one class Of crimes so
brutal and destructive OF all that is
dear 10 an enlightened people. no cne
with a spark Of manhood in him can
doubt that instant death TO the perpe-
traitor should fellow upon the ascer-
tainment Cf the guilty facts. The poor.
suffering woman who has been the vic
tim Of the deylish lust OF brute. white
@, black should not be compelled to
appear In court and repeat before
jury the horrible details Of the out
rage"
Mr.. Spight recited that the burning
at the stake of such brutes" vas not
confirmed tc the South. but had occur
red in the North as we'll
Mr. Spight spoke Of the attempt Of
certain white persons to put the negro
| on a social equality with themselves
and referring to the occasion whefi
Booker Washington dined at the White
| House with President Roosevelt, said
| this one incident had done more 10 in
| fame the passions OF the negro and
| give him perverted idea of his i'm
| portance and his near appearance to
| social equality than anything that had
| 1ono thu last He
said Booker Washington had sat down
t. dinner with the President "as gra-
ciously as 4 he had been the Governor
ot New York" He was. he continued,
sorry that Washington did not have
more sense and self-respect than to &C
! cept the invitation. II would have been
| Infinitely to his credit had he declined
The more the negroes are put on a So
| cial equality" he vigorously asserted
"the more dangerous becomes their
| position and the surer death by vio-
| lence will orertake them sooner OF
| later"
Mr. Spright referred to the arrest in
| Indianola, Miss, OF white agents OF a
| Cincinnati picture company who were
selling TO the negroes indecent pic
lures. In his opinion the agents should
have been lynched,
The granting OF subsidies to rail
reads for carrying the mails was Wig
orously opposed by Mr.. Robinson, OF
Indiana, who characterized them as
stain and blot upon the bill.
Mr.. Sible.r. of Pennsylvania, contend
e,i that TO deny the subsidy would bs
doing a manifest injustice to the Inter
ests Of the South A heated discussion
followed, which was participated In bI
Messrs. Lamb, of Pennsylvania: Hol
liday, of Indiana, and Gaines, OF Ten
ressee. Mr.. Robinson had charged th'
Republicans with being responsible fol
the subsidy, which brought from Mr.
1 Lamb an emphatic protest.
Although the Louisville & Nashville
Railway, one Of the roads benefited b!
the subsidy, passed through his town
Mr.. Gaines excitedly declared the sub
sidy to be "a legalized steal
Mr.. Finley, of South Carolina. sai'
there were rumors of the abuse OF tn
franking privilege. and the commission
should look into that matter.
| Mr.. sibley of Pennsylvania, suggest
ed to Mr.. Finley that il he PERSONAL,
knew OF any such abuses 1t was hi
duty to call specific attention TO the in
dividual.
Mr.. Finley declared he was not max
ing charges against members OF Con
| gress. but had read the statements II
the public press. He said the publ
mind was saturated with the charg
tia, there wac corruption IN the Post
Office Department. and the only thini
10 do was to Investigate it. Il ther
was scandal to he uncovered the rs6
calls and grafteIs,' he sad. "wpuld b
ermeshed in the tolls of the law"
In a speech characterized by intens
vigos. Mr.. Flood. Of Virginia. asserte
t that the credit for the establish ment
the rural free delivery service helonge
to the Democrats. It had. ne said. bee
; claimed BY Mr.. Perry S, Heath, forme
First Assistant Postmaster General. "
an not" he said. "astoEished that
gentleman who vas willing TO rob an
pIunder his government and peTmi
| other people to rob and plunder IN
| government he had sworn to protec
should rob a political opponent Of II
| credit TO which he was entitled.
In thu Senate.
b. the action Of the Senate il execr
tive session Friday Gen. Leonard Voc
became major general. taking n
rink from August 5. 1868. the da
President Roosevelt made the prom'
| tion. The contest against his conn
| nation has been & notable one. begl'
ring soon after Congress convened
sneciaI session and continuing nnt
| today. when. by vote Of A. 10 j6. Il
nomination was confirmed. The Ia
Senator Hanna was recognized as Il
, | leader o. the forces opposed To Ge
! Wood and had il not been Tor 2