The Washington herald., 1906-11-28

Would Defy the LAW
What about the law?" inquired voice
from the audience.
TO he'll with South Carolina law" re-
sponded the Senator candidly.
Here in Chicago. with 10000 pOpuiz-
ton, you have some 1000 negroes. From
all appearances, when 1 reached here,
you might have seventy-five white men
and the rest Of the 100000 negroes.
Il viii tell you the trouble with the
Southern negroes. 1t is simply a case Of
suffrage.
You negro lovers don't know the ques-
tion. Befose the South will submit to
negro domination. we will send a couple
OF million blacks to the North, and you'll
see the fifteenth amendment repealed
very suddenly
I don't believe in lyncbing But when
a Southern man leaves home in the
morning. he goes with the thought that
his wife and daughters may be attacked
in his absence by negro. I'd rather
see my daughters torn limb from limb
and eaten by wild men than suffer such
a fate.
i don't believe living thing should be
burned alive, but there must be a way
found to prevent this danger.
III I know myself, before my God,
want tC deal with the negro honestly and
fairly, but, knowing them as I do. I
never can believe they should have the
rights of white man"
Orders Chairman to seat.
During the speech. angered at the in
Z u
the gallery, the audience made demon
stration- 1t howled and yelled, and de-
manded that the disturber be put out
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler,
who sat In the main aisle, about five rows
Of seats from the stage, quickly left his
seat. and started for the stage. BY this
time the audience was yelling so that
the Senator could not proceed. lie
dropped his hands and waited.
Just then Judge Miles S. Macon who
presided. walked to the front Of the plat
form and raised his hand. calling for
quiet. The audience would not quiet.
The demonstration had proceeded fully
a minute, with mingled Kisses and cries
Of Put him OUT" Mr.. TiIIman faced
Judge Macon, pointed his finger at the
chair, and ordered him to sit down. This
act was not lost on the audience, which
broke forth in greater frenzy than be-
fore.
Meantime two plain clothes men who
sat near the offender in the gallery
rushed down the steps. There he is, -
Kick him out" and Get him. officer"
were shouted by the men sitting near
One policeman reached over and grabbed
the man by the collar. He resisted. The
officer gave a violent jerk, which landed
the man out in the aisle. Excitement
was at high pitch and it seemed likely
that an attempt would be made 10 do the
interrupter bodily injury.
DisObeys TiIIman's Directions.
Judge Macon ignored Mr. TnIman's s
command to sit down, and finally made
his voice heard. 7 hope" he said. that
the persons viii accord Senator TiIlman
that respect that they would be accorded
were they in South Carolina
This brought forth roar upon roar from
the audience. which would not be Quieted
/ for some moments. When order was re-
stored. Mr. Tinman quickly stirred his
/ listeners TO another outbreak by this
statement:
4 can't see where you have been hurt
yet" with emphasis on the hurt"
If you'll wait a minute III say some
thing that will touch the raw. I haven Z
started on this race question. I'm going
I TO start right now"