The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-28
COVERS
A WIDE RANGE
Political Topics, Race Question
and Airships in the House.
AGAINST POLITICAL EQUITY
lands OPPOSED ROOSEVELT
ONCE; NOW FAvoRs HIN

fAEASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-GenaIsl
w debate in the house or M Urgent
deficiency bill digreszed 10 .. dis
cussion Of political topics. the race
question and aerial navigation.
Air. BUrkett Of Nebraska Jed off with
a discussion of the political situation
from Republican stand point. and 8ir.
Cochran of Missouri spoke for she Dem
oerats. Mr. Hardwiek (Dem. Ga.) made
an extended address on. tthe race prob
lem. Discussion Of flying machines WA
precipitated by the report Of the aurro-
priatious committee, VINO recommended
the tabing of a resolution calling on the
secretary of war asking for iuforFua-
ton as 10 expenditures THAI have been
made with living machine tests. AIR.
Hitchcock tDem-( Neb.}. author Of tbs
resolution. and Mr.. Robinson tDen-.
md spoke in opposition 10 the TesOtu-
ton The resolution was tabled.
Mr. HaTdwick OF Georgia, speaking
on the race problem, re5oiced at tHs
happy relation now existing between
the north and south. He said the soutE
yielded to no section IN loyalty. and t4
that spirit he invoked consideration oil
the question. The negroes. he said. cone
stitute about s. per cent Of the voting
population in eleven Of the southern
states.
Reviewing the voting qualifications
imposed by constitutional action U
southern states, NJ. Hardwick said 10
was not believed by southern lawyer
Of ability that any of these qualifica-
tons was in conflict with the fifteenth
amendment He said the negro can nc
longer stand as a special ward of tie
government, but must stand on his
merits as q citizen. There never has
been any disposition in the south je
deprive the negro Of his civil rights
the right to earn q living and the right
OF protection TO life and property There
cannot be political equity. he added. Hs
quoted statistics ,,ud said IT was shown
that as illiteracy decreased among tnt
race CTiminality Increased. from WliCd
he deduced that education had been
detrimental rather than beneficial TO tGe
negro.
Suffrage in the North.
Calling attention 10 the laws of q NAM
Der of states, including Onlc- kefmont5
Massa chusetts. Maine Oregon. Califor-
mia. Wyoming and Idaho, DE said " 1ns
representation of the southern states
was to be reduced because o. the voting
qualifications imposed the representa-
ton of the states named would have 90
be reduced for the same reason
3Ir Lands 0udl said the Democratic
party was IN the midst Of demoralizatioit
and humiliation, that ir WAS without "a
leader, while the Republican party
stands with its face TO the future more
Reference to election methods fin the
southern states precipltatsd numerous
colleagues between 4ir. Lands and Az
Williams fAiss.} and several others ol
the minority side 1IT. Lands said pror-
perity was here 10 remain II the Demo
Gratis would let il stay. but the Demo
Gratis would scare it away tomorrow. na
added. by electinE Democratic con-
gress and enactiug q measure similar 30
the German Wilson tariff Dill
The Republicans declared Mr Ddndis,
would go into the battle on thu party
record. He called attention to 5le proa-
porous condition of the southern states,
and. replying to question by Alr. Lay
ingstOn (Ga-), he said the DemQcraill
states were prosperous IN spite OK tHein-
selves.
Mr.. lands reviewed what had been
done fin Porto Rico. cuba and She FhiL~
ippiues under the Republican admins
tratiOu and. speaking Of the latter ssio
they have houses there now in place 9L
huts.
Admires Roosevelt Now,
ar do not claim to having been the
original Roosevelt man. said Mr. Lam
dis. Years ago I antasouized MIN ana
his ideas. and ID came to NJ a naHiL WIZ
me 70 say harsh things about him. il
my own nevspaper said be was "a sham
reformeC and pretendeT- But nave
changed my mind with reference ~
Theodore Roosevelt. as have millions OF
others of his country men,
II realized how I had misiudged hin
when / saw the announcement in tho
daily press that he had decided TO absn-
don a place of power S1d safety, Wnica
insured conspicuous performance in the
very theatre OF war. to raise a regiment
10 lead 10 the front. It seemed 20 me-
that was the supremes1 test for il in
volved goodbye II not farewell 70 little
children and their mother I knew nov
fearfully I had misiudged him when with
nv colleagues on the floor of this house
I read bulletins which told how he uh-
der a blistering sky the target for =
hundred sharpshOOters. had glEeu q mod
ern exhibition OF that courage, that o6r-
ing, that heroic valor which has com
peI1ed all nations TO subscribe to the
verdict that the American volunteer la
the greatest soldier on earth
But" continued Mr- lands. lit nsS
been said, lie mixed up IN the Northern
Securities affair he did lie put the
machinery Of the law In operation a.
tine when capital seemed 70 have lost
its head and conservatism had gone
crazy. He invoked the law passed BY
congress and one of the richest men -
New York told me recently that tdiz
timely check saved this country from
disastrous panic