Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-12-01

ic ones on the defensive. He was
scheduled TO speak in Chicago and
as a result the colored people pro-
tested. While not SO effective as
was the effort in Philadelphia a
gainst Mr. Thomas Dixon. Jr s
."Clansman." nevertheless. II has
caused Mayor Dunnes who was SEIZED
uled TO preside at the meeting to
decline the honor"
The lecture is 10 be given for toe
benefit OF a hospital and the indi-
cations are that it will have a ten
dency to benefit IL both financially
and in the matter OF an increase in
patients unless the police are unus-
ually active.
Senator Tillman was asked 20
change his subject. but ne indig
nantly declined 10 do so. He spoke
at South Haven. Michigan last Sat
urday night and some of his choice
quotations with reference to a race
Of people. whose best friend. ne
claims to be are as follows
"He started out with an attack on
the colored race i'm the South. and
kept &c up for an hour and CALF.
incidentally taking tho Republican
party 10 task as being responsible
I'm a measure Tor the race question.
Referring 90 the Negroes I'm the
South me said most OF them were by
nature liars. and all would steal ="
With some Of his associates being
opeIly charged with being liars and
dozens of others guilty Of embezzling
srom several thousand TO several
millions of dollars the effrontery OF
Senator Tillman's remarks is evi-
dent and his statements to say the
least interesting. 1t reminds us
of "a story told ON q man. who after
hearing "a snake story, announced
that DE knew it to- be a lie for the
reason that. che was something of
q liar himself"
To- should not Doe forgotten that
the Negroes of the country have
been under the white mans instruc-
lions for over $50 years and the
greater part of this instruction has
been given by men of the TUman
stripe. III they are thieves and
liars. they have learned the lessons
well and 81 cannot be mucn TO the
credit of their instructors for them
ITO go around the country telling ev-
.crybody about &C.
But are an Negroes liars and
thieves. because some of them lie
and steal utuc amy more than au
white mon Cncludug Senator TILL
mani. arc liars and thieves because
some OF them lie and steal a great
deal? The question answers itself.
lie continued.
Tine younger element of No
Eroos are being taught that they are
equal 90 the white man and have o.
quail rights. and are al tnis time
cudoavoriug to get these rights. led
hy Booker IF. Washington. half
breed. who Is seeking % political po-
sition. ne continued"
The younger Negroes are taught
that man in his primitive state un
der exactly the same environment.
and homned about by exactly the
same conditions is the equal of any
other man. This Is the basic princi
pie of this republic. ongrafted ass Sc
is In the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and unQuestioned fin the aver
age republic. III IL is a mistake.
criucise Thomas Jefferson, whose
democracy Senator Tnlman and his
party profess TO emulate and fol-
low.
IL may be that DIR. Booker r.
! Washington Is seeking political of
i fee. and 81 he is, ne Is one of the
lmost remarkable characters now
i before the American public. He Ia.
la lifetime job paying him com
I Portable salary and he has beer
guaranteed against want by thai
4 Prince Of philanthropists." Andrew
/ Carnegie This brings us back &c
F our story previously told and Il
Senator Tulman is correctly quoted
. he might have added to his conclud
ling sentence concerning DR.. Wash
ington. "and I am something Of ;
liar myself"
But we viii not say this, Senator
lTinman was talking for money, an'
he was certainly mistaken with re
/ ference TO the distinguished presid
ling genius Of Tuskegee Institute a
/ Tuskegee, Alabama.
Senator Tnlman may not hav
told the whole truth when he said
History has no record Of Negr
lrule The situation is grave an,
calls for wisdom and all manner O
lstatesmanship."
The self-evident part of the mat
ter is that men of the Senator