The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-10-12
THE RACE PROBLhM
DISCUS ED sATURD X NIGHT IN
AUGUSTA By TIILmsN.
The Senator for the First Time TX
pressed Himself on the Raos
Conditions.

The Augusta Chronicle says Sena.
tor Tillman, who lectured in that
oity on Saturday night, declined to
discuss any other sutjeos but the
race problem. Tie Chrcnicle says
tnere was some difference of opinion
as to tho 'advisability Of The lecture,
and q telegram was sent to the sena-
tor skiing that he talk about TRUSTS,
Railroads and Monopolies," as was
originally scheduled, but he has pre-.
pared a special speech, III view OF the
recent trout ID in Atlanta, bearing
NO n the rscs problem so it ia to-day
hot IS IL was two or three months
age and giving his views OF needed
legislation fer o btttered condition
netwosn the races. According to
SthatoI Tillmsn the speech ia prapar.
90 for and will be delivered with the
intention of helping tho situation;
nor With ary possibility Of creating
any friction or feeling, as may have
been believed by o few people when
ihe request was made that he not
ihliyer Ibis address just now. Senator
illIman emphas zss the fact that he
is discreet enough TO know what to
az and wler TO say 1t, and ann, uuc.
ed as p sitivo'y that he III make his
hrst ustersDce on the race situa ion
n Augusta Saturday evening, His
otter is az follows:
T'en'on, S O., Oct. 2 900.
IL Y. g Di'worth, Augusta, Ga.
M D ar Sir: l am In rect!pt Of
o., r telegram OF this dstr asking zoe
20 iec ute on the subject Of railroads
instead OF the the race problem. Or.
dtDarily l have no choice bet ween
sub cots and [ am Indifferent as to
whether l talk on n su, jeot or tho
other. But In view Of conditions
which now exist and which have been
Illuminated in o. most trag C way By
the race riot In Atlantis l feel it .
matter Of duty rather than pleasure
TO give utteranoe to some views thai
have long beeu under considera tion
bG Doc. l aelected the date for your
lecture az an Opportune time to make
theU public for the reason that it IL
the first lecture am to deliver ID the
South this season. I think Rm dis
Greet enough to t eat the gu 1T dis.
paasiOnstcly and that my u1Aci4 C'S
would alay rather than excite angry
passions. We need remedies ratheS
than theories, for the disease Is des
perate and q crisis Ia at band an0
there Ia no time to waste. Ii will re
quire the best and wisost thought Of
our people to relieve the conditions
oy which we are environed l fuel it Z
duty to contribute my share. Ii my
Wife's health permits, I will lecture
at Hope, Ark, on Monday, o ,tobel
85h, and l eau just as we'll say what l
want to say there, but If prevented
| can defer 1t to suoh time and place
as her condition will permit we TO re
sumo my lecture work. 1 will not lee
lure for you at all II L am not permit.
ted under the circumstances to choose
my subjtct. You will please let mo
know by rtturn mail what. your con
CluSiCn Ia.
Very truly yours
b. II. Tillman
The Chronic says the public will
bear In mild that Senator Tillman
Is one of The most vigorous p~ersoualj
ties In the public eye to day. What
ever his fults, we are under obliga
tions TO h.m. He Is the South's ad.
vocate In the senate. Not only that,
Gilman helpsd through q
piece Of work 10 the last congress thaS
means much to every man, whether he
DC black or white. Senator Ttllnar
says In his letter that he is urged by
Y sense Of Outy TO speak on this topic,