Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
tute was as follows:

cas- Bacon. Bailey, Berry. Black
burn. Burkett. Clapp. Clarke (Ark) .
Clay. CulbersOn. Daniel. Doiliver.
Dubois. Foster. Frazier Frye. Gear
i'm, Kittredge. Knox. La Toilette, Lat
inner. Long. McCreary, McEnery, Me
Laurin. Martin. Money, Nelson. Nix
on. Overman, Pettus. Rayner. Sim
mons. Stone. sutherland. Taliaferro,
Teller. Tillman. Warner-3S.
Nays-Aldrich. Alger. Alice. An
keny. Brandegee. Buckley, Burn
ham. Burrows, Carter. Clark (Wyo)
Crane, Cullom. Dick. Dillingham;.
Dryden. Elkins. Flint. Foraker, Full
ton, Gallinger, Hale. Hansbrough.
Hemenway. Hopkins, Kean. Lodge.
McCumber, Willard, Perkins. Plat.
Piles. Scott, Smoot, Warren. Wet
more-35.
The Republicans voting against e.
quail accommodations for colored
people. even when they pay the
same fare were as fouows.-Burk-
EFT. DOlliver. Frye. Clapp, Kittredge.
Knox. La Toilette. Long. Nelson,
Nixon, Sutherland and Warner.
The responsibility for the vote is
on the Democratic contingent. still,
IL affords a very important insight
as To the feelings Of certain Repub-
lican senators from Maine 70 Wis
consin and from Iowa to Pennsyl-
vania.
Senator Foraker's remarks are al
so important. practically endorsing
as they do the separate or Jim
Grow" system in the southern states
He is reported as follows:
Mr.. Foraker replied that the prin-
cipal objection 10 tie amendment
was on the part Of those WAC object
60 the abolition OF passes. In order
20 meet objections about the So
called Jim Crow" cars, he said ne
had provided that the compensation
| should be the same to all for the
same or equally good accommoda-
tons He would have equally
good accommodations for all. wheth-
er white or black"
The above explanation Is all right
and II he had stopped there. no cause
for complaint would be manifested
on the part of our people in any sec
ton OF the country. But Senator
Foraker spoke again and this time
disclosed his position In language too
plain to be misunderstood. The cor
respondent says:
Speaking again to the substitute.
- L. i
much complaint from the South that
the Negroes do not have transporta-
ton equal TO that given to whites.
He did not. ne said. want TO COM
! pei the carrying OF Negroes in the
same cars with whites, but would
have the same accommodations Civ
en- them for the same ray.
Mr.. Bacon. one of the most pro-
nounced ant-Negro advocates in the
Senate chimed In and he is quoted in
the following language.
Can IL possibly be the design OF
the Senator TO incorporate this sub
| ject of discrimination with that OF
| free passes in order TO strengthen
it," asked Mr.. Bacon, referring to
the separate-car system OF the South
for Negroes. The provision, he said
touches upon a matter OF vital i'm
pOrtance TO the South. There
could be no question raised of more
vital Importance TO that section" he
said. He insisted that the two mat
ters should not be coupled together.
Does the Senator object TO equal
accommodations for the same pay?"
asked Mr.. Foraker.
NO" responded Mr. Bacon, "but
/ do object to giving the Interstate
Commerce Commission supervision
lover the matter"
And that insist upon" declared
Mr.. Foraker.
I'm view of the fact that two
thirds OF the Senate is Republican
presume that he can make good
his boast" said the Georgia Senator
with warmth.
! l. Here we have two senator's, one
a Republican from Ohio and the
other a Democrat from Georgis
standing upon a common plat
form so far as the Negroes right,
and privileges. so far as they relat,
to interstate travel are concerned
: The former admits that ne was no
In favor of legislation that would
prevent the use of "Jim Crow" car,
not even in Ohio and he has an AT
ro-American constituency in tina
state and is regarded as one of tn,
ablest and best political friends tina
our people have in this country.
1t seems to us that Senator Bacor
got the better of the controversy ant
drew an admission from Senator
Foraker that will confront him fl
: many campaigns to come IN nis owl
state.
The irrepressible Senator Benia
: min r. Tillman who has been side