Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-28
Chicago Police Held in
Reserve at Nearby
Stations
If Constitution Were Enforced, Race
Would Control Two States, De-
cares Speaker-critlelse
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BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.--The efforts Of
the negroes of Chicago to prevent
United States Senator Benjamin r.
Tillman from delivering an address
here tonight in Orchestra hall, because
of the position he has assumed toward
the race, were unsuccessful.
When the South Carolina senator ar
rived in Chicago early in the afternoon,
nc was told of threats of injunction
proceedings to prevent his appearing
on the speakers platform tonight, and
of money consideration that had been
offered if he would cancel his engage
ment, but Mr.. Tillman declared that
it did not make any difference to him
what the negroes did he was going to
fiu his engagement tonight and he kept
his word.
Until he leaves for Fond du Lac,
Wis, tomorrow Senator Tillman will
be guarded by police and private de-
tectives. This is in accordance with an
order issued by Mayor Dunno, who was
scheduled to preside at tonights meet
ing, but who refused to do so after
committee of negroes had offered
strenuous objections to Senator Till
mans appearance ION the speaker s
platform.
Police in Reserve
Senator Tillman gave his address
protected by d guard of detectives. III
anticipation of trouble, "a number of
policemen We're kept in nearby stations
in reserve. but they were not called
for. Six colored policemen mingled
with the crowd of blacks and whites
that blocked the street in front of the
hall to arrest any who made a dis
turbance.
In the audience We're many negroes,
but they listened to Senator Tillman' )
remarks good naturedy 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..
Tilllnan took occasion to criticise
Mayor DUNES action III refusing to
preside at the meeting.
II have been told that | have been
snuhbed by the mayor of the city"
said the senator
"I never saw Mayor Dunno in my
life. | did not ask him to be here to-
night to introduce me to this audience,
nor did / ask any one else to do SO.
Slam at Dunno
IF any one has been snubbed it is
these gracious ladies who planned this
meeting to secure money for the Chi
cogo Union hospital. who requested
Mayor Dunno. the creature of a politi-
cal hour, to come forward and add his
mite
II have been advertised to discuss
the annexation of Cuba" continued Mr..
Tilman,. but in view of the fact that
l could not discuss this subject with
out discussing the race question | am
going to go at the matter hammer and
tongs, straightforward, like man.
Therefore / shall discuss the race prob
lem pure and simple, from an American
standpoint and not from Cuban
standpoint.
"Owing to my experience with the
question and the dlligent study ! have
made of 1t, | believe l am better quail
fled to discuss this question than any
other man in America. l am going to
base my appeal on facts, not on the
ories."
While discussing the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution, which he de-
clared gave the negro every right that
a white man had, he was interrupted
several times by one of his listeners,
who kept asking, How about Ken
tucky?"
Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed to lose his
temper and exclaimed:
"Oh, shut your mouth! You don't
know tho A G of this. thing l for
got forty years ago more than you
ever knew
Six States in Danger
"You make up your minds that
equality before the law which the tif-
teenth amendment guarantees Is right
and should be enforced, Notwithstanding
its result. If this law was enforced,
il would result In two states at least
being dominated absolutely by ne
groes. while four other states would be
so near being governed by the negro,
that there would practically be an
equal division of offices"
A voice How about the law?p
Senator Tillman The law? 10 hell
with such law"
After telling In detail how the negro
Is prevented from casting his ballot in