The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-30
HLLMAN SPEAKS.
IGNORES THREATS AND
= SPEAKS BOLDLY AND
BLUNTLY.
Denounces Race Equality and Says
ITO He'll With Such Law
Condemns Roosevelt for
Discharging Colored
Troops.

Discharging Colored
Troops.
Chicago, Nov. 27.-The efforts of
I the colored citizens of Chicago to
! prevent United States Senator Ben
liamin R. Tillman from delivering
an address here tonight In Or.
chestra Hall, because of the posi-
ton he has assumed toward the ne.
gro race, we're unsuccessful. When
the South Carolina senator, arrived
in Chicago early in the afternoon,
he was told of threats of injunction
proceedings to prevent his appear
ing on the speakers platform to-
night and of money consideration
that had been offered if he would
cancel his engagement, but Mr..
Tillman declared that it did not
make any difference to him what
the colored people of Chicago did.
he was going to fill his engagement
] tonight, and he kept his word.
Until he leaves for Fond du Lac,
!! Wis. tomorrow. Mr.. Tillman will
be guarded by police and private
detectives. This is in accordance
with an order issued by Mayor Ed
ward 3. Dunno who was scheduled
to preside at tonight's meeting, but
who refused to do so: after a COM
mittee of colored citizens had visited
him a few days ago and offered
strenuous objections to Mr.. TILL
mans appearance on the speakers
platform.
Mr.. Tillman gave his address
protected by 40 detectives under
personal command cf Assistant
Chief of Police Schuettler. In an
ticipation of trouble a number, of
policemen were kept In nearby sta.
tions in reserve, but they were not
called far. Six colored policemen
mingled with tue crowd of blacks
and whites that blocked the street
in front of the ball, to arrest any
one that made a disturbance.
In the audience were many color
ed people, but. they listened to Mr..
Tillman's remarks good naturedly
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
CubaP' Mr.. Tillman took occasion
to criticise the Mayors teton in re-
Efusing to preside at the meeting,
| He said:
81 have been told that I have
been spubbed by the mayor of this
Ecity. 1 never saw Mr.. Dunno ir
nv life. I did not ask him to be
here tonight to introduce me to thit
audience, nor did I ask any one elss
to do so. If any one has been snub
bed, it is these gracious ladies, who
1 planned this meeting to secure
money for the Chicago; Union Hos
|pilal, who requested Mayor Dunno
1.-THE creature of a political hour, tt
Icome forward and add his might
i 81 have been advertised to dis.
Ecuss the annexation of Cuba, but
lin view of the fact that I could not
Idiscuss this subject without discuss.
ling the race question, am going to
20 al the matter with hammer and
tengs. straightforward like a map,
Therefore, sbal discuss the race
problem pure and simple, from The
/ American standpoint and not from
the Cuban standpoint. Owing to
lmy experience with the question
and the diligent study | have made
j of it, | believe am better qualified
/ to discuss this question than any
other man in America. | am go.
ling to base my appeal on tacts-not
on theories"
4; While discussing the 18th amend.
4 ment to the Constitution, which
| be declared, gave the negro every
| right that a white man had, he was
interrupted several times by one o:
| bis listeners, who kept asking:
| "How about KenLucky?"
Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed to loee
his temper aud exclaimed:
20, shut your mouth. You dom
know the A B c of this thing yet
| [ forgot 40 years ago more than yeu
lever knew.
! you make up your minds thal