Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-28
lie MAN MADE OF BETTER CLAY
Negroes Are Burden Bearers, He Says
PRECEDENT Criticised for Dismiss.
ing Negro Resiment-Mayor De-
clined to Preside over Meeting, But
the Senator Says He Didn't Ask Him
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, ILBH, Nov. 27.-The
effort of colored citizens of Chicago
to prevent United States Senator Ren.
jamin R. Tillman from delivering and
an address here tonight in Dorchester
Hall was unsuccessful. When the
senator arrived in Chicago early this
afternoon he was told of the threaten
ed Injunction to prevent him appear
ing on the platform. and of a money
consideration that had been offered
If he would cancel his engagement.
but Mr.. Tillman expressed scorn for
both.
Until he leaves for Fon Du Lac,
Wis. tomorrow, Mr.. Tillman will be
guarded by police and private detec-
tiyes. This is in accordance with an
order issued by Mayor Edward F.
Dunno, who was scheduled to preside
at tonight's meeting, but who refused
to have anything to do with the affair
after committee of colored citizens
had criticised him.
TiIIman's Speech.
After telling in detail how the ne
gro Is prevented from casting his bal
lot In the South. Senator Tillman
said erhere Is a great deal more to
this question than the little racket
here In Chicago"
y0loe-"How about the negro
judge?n
Senator Tillman-"Well, will tell
20 uabout your negro Judge and about
Your political machines putting him
on your ticket and bambooZling these
poor ignorant balloons into electing
him and then how afterwards you fell
out with the ticket without knowing
what was on 1t and found n way to cut
him out.
mo matter what the people in the
North may say or do, the white race
in the South will never be dominated
by the negro and I want to tell you
now that if some states should ever
make an attempt to "save South Car
olina" we will show them that we will
make it red hot before we make it
black"
God Did 1t.
God Almighty made the Caucasian
of better clay than the Monaghan or
the African or any other race. The
Ethiopian is burden bearer He has
done absolutely nothing for history
nor has he ever achieved anything of
great Importance. There are no great
men among the race. Yet this people
has been picked out by the fanatics Of
North and lifted to the equality of cit
izenship and to the rights of suffrage.
No doubt many of you have listened
to the oratory of the greatest colored
man of this country. Booker Washing
ton.
y, Washington Had White Father.
He had white father, and his
brains and his character he has in
herited from that father.
a.iT Save pracidenf NJoc Wrono
Senator Tillman told his audience
of a negro and white woman marrying
in f, the South and declared that the
people of North were in a measure
responsible for this state of affairs. In
this connection Senator Tillman said
Nov as general illustration of in
Justice that is sometimes done, Presi-
dent Roosevelt discharged three COM
panies of colored soldiers without a
court martial, and in doing this he
punished innocent men for the crime
of n few. In doing this he transcend.
ed the authority of the law and he
ought not to have done it."
During, Mr. Tillman's speech, col
ored man and Russian were arrested
for creating disturbance in the gal
lery.
Protected by Detectives.
Senator TillmaI gave his address
protected by the forty detectives. In
anticipation of trouble n number of
Doljcemen were kept at nearby sta
~ in reserve, but they were not
I, I'd for. Six negro policemen ming
\ with the crowd which blocked the
q ct In front of hall.
the audience were many negroes.
BY they listened to Senator Tillman's
arks good naturally and although
\ vas interrupted many times. the
m, ting passed off without trouble.
ys Fifteenth Amendment.
Nlhile discussing the 18th amend
me- to the constitution, which he de-
cla{ sd gave the negro every right that
hite man had he was interrupted
sey raj times by one of his listeners
whit, kept asking "How About Ken
lucky" Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed
to loose his temner exclaimed ooh
shut your mouth. You don't know the
Alb G. of this thing. I forgot forty