Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-28
dunno Refused
To Preside at Meeting
Sen. Ti||man Addressed.
Much Feeling Shown in Dis
cussion Of Race Problem.
Southern Whites Will Never Be
Dominated BY Negro.

Chicago. Nov. 2l.-Thc effort Of the
colorcd citizens of Chicago To- prevent
United States Senate BENJAMIN a.
Tilman from delivering an address
here tonight III Orchestra hall, was
unsuccessful. When the South Caro-
lima senator arrived in Chicago early
in the afternoon he WAS told of threat
cncd injunction proceedings To prrvt il;
him from appearing on the platform
and that Il money consideration would
be offered if h" would cancel his en-
gaEcmcnt, hut Mr. Tilman expressed
srrrn for both. Until he leaves for
Fond nu Lac. Wis, tomorrow Senator
Tillman Viii u" guarded by police ANA
private detectives. This is in accord
aurc With an order issued by Mayor
Edward +. Dunno. who was scheduled
to prcsid" at tnniGhtS meeting. but
who refused I" have anything 10 do
with the affair after Il committee of
Colorcd citizens had visited him.
Senator Tillman gave his address
protected by 40 detectives. In antici-
patton Of trouble Il number Of police
men We're kept at nearby stations in
TcScrV" but they were not called for.
Six negro policemen mingled with tn"
crowd which blocked Tho street in
front Of III" hall. Iii the audience were
many negroes. hut they listened t."
Senator Tilman'S remarks good ma
turr,lly aT.l, although he WAS inter-
rCptcd 4 number Of times the meeting
PASSED off without trouble.
III lcIoin% up to his address. "ShaIl
the United States Annex Cuba" Mr.
Tillman took occasion Ia criticizc May
or Dunncs action in refusing to pre-
side ut the meeting. II have been tod
that | have been Snuhbcd by the mayor
of this city" said the senator. Il did
not ask Mayor Dunno to be here to-
night. If anyone has been Snubbcd il
is tn" gracious ladies. who planned thi,
meeting to secure money for the Chi
cago Union hospital. and who request
ed Mayor Dunno, the creature OF a
political hour, to come forward ana
add his mite.
Il Lave been advertised to discuss the
anncXatior of Cuba. " continued Mr.. TIL
nan, hut in view of the fact that
could not discuss that subject without
at the matter h&mn,r" and tongs. Their
tore | shall biscuits the race problem pure
and simple from an American standpoint
ana not from a.Cuban standpoint. Owing
to my experience wish the question ana
the dligent study l have made of it.
believe / am better qualified to discuss
the question than any other man in
America"
While discussing the Eth amendment to
the Constitution, which he declared gave
the negro every right that q white mar
had, j" wa: interrupted several times hy
"sir II his listeners. who Kept asking:
"Elpw about kentucky??'
Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed to lose his
temper and exclaimed:
oh, shut Your nouth. Yen, do not
know tn" A I: G Of these things. for
got 40 wears ago more than You ever
>ncw. YOU make up your minds thu:
equality before tn" law which The 18th
amendment guarantees is right anr
should u" enforced. notwithstanding its
result. Ii this law was enforced K would
rcsrdt in two states at least being dnr,,i-
mated by negroes, while four other states
would hc 50 near being governed by the
equal division of ofliccrS''
il voice: How about tn" Ilw2''
Senator Tillmnn: "'Thc law, To !oll
with such laws"
After telling in detail how TIC ncgr,
IL prevented from cas- tim; his ballet in
the south. Senator TilIman said:
'1'hcr" i; IL great deal more to til
Question than tn" little racket here years
age" .-r, EySsN
A vice: 'Iinw about the negro iudgr?''
ScnIt"r TillmIn: "Wcll, viii toll ynu
about ynrr ncgio Judge and about you"
political machinc putting him on tn" tick
81 ana hamI orzll.- tics" poor ill"oIrs
into cl"ctin:r hin f. then afterwards
Won fellows w. ID ihc ticket without
knowing What u,.a uu i; found Il way to
chclt him out Of it,
40 matter what tho people in tn
North may say or do. the Whit rae. il
the South viii never hn dominated by the
negro, and | want To toll you now that
If some state should ever make an ut
t"m1t 10 save South Carolina We VIII
show th"rl in their fanatiriSm that ".
make it red before we make it black.
"God almighty made the Caucasian Of
Letter clay thar the MoncolIan or til
African or any other race. The ,.thiopi;n
is q burden carrier I!c has done lbSo-
lut"ly nothing for history. nor has he
ever achieved anything of great import
anCc. There are no great men amon-
tn" race. Yet this people has been picked
out by the fanatics of the North sud lift
ed up to the equality of citizenship AMI
f., tbe RIGHTS Of Sl1ff RI 70 No dolti,. many.
% You have listened to the orrtoly Of the
greatest colored man of this country
Booker Washington. lie had a whit
fatl,r however. ard his brains and his
character he has inherited from that
father"
Senator Tillmar then told his audience