The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-11-29
.FLAYEO IN HIS SPEECH
is THE SENTIMENT OF THE
NORTH FOR THE NEGRO.
TILLMAE BRAVES HIS FOES
And Tackles the Race Dispute With
out cloves-Repeal OF Fifteenth
Amendment Urged.

Chicago, Nov. 2s.-United States
Senator Benjamin Il. Tnlman spoke TO
an immense audience that packed Or
chestra hall from pit to dome. He
spoke exclusively Of the race question
Thus he did the very thing that he
had been dared 10 do, and To prevent
which every effort had been made by
the negroes OF Chicago.
dozen negroes In the audience sat
mute through the terrific arraignment
OF their race. only 20 break themselves
into applause when the senator declar-
ed that President Roosevelt had VIC
lated the law when no dismissed the
battalion OF the 25th infantry without
a trial. furnishing the innocent with
the guilty
As he made his way from the build
ing 10 accept the hospitality OF friends
the thousands that had crowded into
the streets Joined in an outdoor ova-
ton that was greater even than that
which met him on the inside.
A few timorous souls made bold to
interrupt the speaker a. he proceeded.
Interruption only served TO ADJ fuel
20 the speakers frs, and his replies
10 the Interruptions ELECTED prolonged
applause
Perhaps. for the nrst time STAGE the
days q abolition. the negro heard a
Vast Gssemblage in a northern city
Violently applaud the assertion. THE
A..
They heard the accusation that the
northern love for the negro VAS only
FOR political effect. Rnd on election day.
and they heard an answering thunder
Of applause from the entire house.
They heard him roast the republican
party In Chicago for nominating = ne
gro for Judge and then counting him
out They heard him plunge cold steel
into Mayor Dunno. and heard the audi
sncs add the approval OF applause 20
biz unnlloyod JarcRsm.
He said that the white people Of the
north had settled the first thfes CUES
lions 20 suit their selfish purposes.
and that In each OF them the vhito
man had been made supreme He de
mended that the fourth question be
settled on the same basis. and hls con.
oiuaion was that the settlement would
Be reached by the repeal OF the Eff
toeath Amendment to the Constitution
Of tho United States.
while discussing the T1ftecath
amendment he was interrupted say
oral times by one OF his listeners. who
kept asking How about kentucky"
Finally Mr. Tillman seemed to 6se
his temper and exclaimed:
"oh. shut your mouth You don't
know the A. n. G OF this thing for
got 40 years ago more than you ever
knew"
you make up your minds that
equality before the law which the
T1ftSenth amendment guarantees Is
right and should be enforced notWish
standing It's result II thS law WIS
enforcod Il would result in two stst0s
al least being nominated absolutely
by negroes. while four ~ther states
would be - nsar being governed by
the negro that there would be prac-
tically an equal division OF Offices"
Senator Tfllman came from the
Great Northern hotel accompanied by
two plain-clothes men from the Cen
trail station Assistant Chief Schuet-
tier had large detail Of policemen on
the streets in front OF the hall and had
taken every precaution to prevent the
trouble before tho hour for the lecture
had arrived. The precautions we're
moi necessary. The police detail was
only useful In clearing his way through
the mass that cheered him as he left
the place