The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
Senator TiIIman Ragged During
His Chicago Speech.
Result Was That He Used
FOrcible Language.
NO VIOLENCE THERE.
Fire Eating S0utherner Closely
Guarded by Detectives.
Mayor Dunno Refused to Preside
at the Meeting.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Sena tor Benjamin
Tillman spoke here last night in Or
chestra hall in spite of the threats Of
negroes to stop him because of his po-
sition on the negro question He was
questioned many times by negroes in
the audience and once he lost his tenn
per when speaking of the amendment
to the constitution permitting negroes
to vote. To hell with such a law"
ne shouted. At other times he answer
ed good naturedIy-
when the South Carolina senator ar
rived in ChiCag GO early in the afternoon,
he was told of threats of injunction pro-
ceedlngs to prevent him appearing on
the speakers platform and of a money
consideration that had been offered if
he would cancel his engagement, but
Mr.. Tillman declared that 1t did not
make any difference to him what the
negroes of Chicago did, he was going
to i'll his engagement He kept his
word
Until he left for Fond du Lac. Wis. to-
day, Senator Tillman was guarded by
police and private detectives. This is
in accordance with an order issued By
Mayor Edward F. Dunno, who was
scheduled to preside at last nights
meeting. but who refused to do so after
committee Of negroes had visited hir-
a few days ago and offered objections
to Senator TIlman's appearance Oh the
platform
Senator Tillman gave his address
protected by forty detectives in per-
Of police, Mr. Schuettler. In anticipa-
ton Of trouble, policemen We're kept
In nearby stations in reserve, but they
were not called fer. Six negro police
blacks and whites that blocked the
street in front of the hall to arrest
any one who made a disturbance.
In the audience We're many negroes.
but they listened to Senator Tillman's
remarks good-naturedly and although
he was interrupted many times by
those who wished to ask questions. the
meeting passed off without trouble.
In leading up to his address, Shall
the United States Annex Cuba % Mr..
Tillman criticised Mayor DUNES ac-
lion in refusing to preside at the
meeting.
Z have been told that have been
snubbed by the mayor of this city.
said the senator. Il never saw Mayor
Dunno in my life I did not ask him
to be here tonight to introduce me to
this audience, nor did I ask any one
else to do so. If any one has been
snubbed it is these gracious ladies who
planned this meeting to secure money
for the Chicago Union hospital who
OF a political hour to come forward
and add his mite. Iscs lAE h
Il have been advertised to discuss
the annexation of Cuba" continued
Mr.. Tillman, hut in view of the fact
that I could not discuss this subject
without discussing the race question,
am going to go at the matter hammer
and tcngs. straightforward. ike a
man. Therefore, I shall discuss the
race problem pure and simple from
an American standpoint and not from
q Cuban standpoint Owing to my ex-
perience with the question and the
diiigent study I have made of it, be-
lieve I am better qualified to discuss
this question than any other man in
America. I am going to base my ap-
peal on facts-not on theories"
While discussing the fifteenth amend
Tnent to the constitution, which he de-
clared gave the negro every right that 4
white man had, he was interrupted sew
eral times by one of his listeners who
kent asking. How about Kentucky r.
Finally Mr. Tillman lost his temper and
exclaimed 20, shut your mouth. You
don't know the A. 3. G. of this thing. I
forgot forty years ago more than you
ever knew.
You make up your minds that equality
before the law which the fifteenth amend
raent guarantees is right and should be
enforced, Notwithstanding its result. If
this law was enforced it would result in
two states at least being dominated abb
sclutely by negroes. while four other
states would be so near being governed
by the negro that there would practically
be an equal division of officers
A voice. How about the law2"
Senator Tillman: The law? To -
with such law