The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-10-11
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DISCUSSED BY sENATOR TILL
MAN AUGUSTA.

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He BdVocatss the Passport System
like hey Fave in
Eur pc
Senator B R Tillnan smoke on the
race problem at Augusta. Co., on last
Saturday night. The Chronicle says
his description of the problem which
confrents the south was passionate
and throbbiog with intense and burn
ing eloquence. il Qlo#ed wish the lur.
i'd he wriicll mada '"Pltehfork Till
nan'' famous. But his suggested 80
lutiCn Of the problem was the cool
sober, pescgabe and inapsssionate ut
5erSnce Of q great Houtherner and q
great statesman TIE schems pro.
pased VaS original With Senator Till.
man, and his speech in Augusta mark
ed it's first public enuncistion. Wheth
er or not it is practical, the psople Of
the southern states will decide.
That plan is the establishment Of
Gha Elrnp&an passport system, com
pelling every person to have a certif
cate of good character before being al.
lowed either to move away from
resident or home; or to move into s
new section; compelling every ps5s1rI
to have boua fis maans Of support,
etc., and promptly arrssting anyone
who appsars in any community With.
out the necessary passport Tdis
Senator rillmau believes, viii hold in
,heck the lawless, loafng, fiandish ne
gro criminal class whose members are
c>sp ns!ble FIR, tha aRfil d3acar
whicn stalks abroad. o menace. to every
lure southern woman.
The occasion of Mr. Tlllman's ad
l:ess on THE & .cs Peoblem" was th'
opening Of the lycsun course in Au.
gr1sta. An immense audience flleo
Miller Walker hall, from platform TO
gallery, and greeted the speaker with
enthusiasm. The music WAS furniah
ed by tho boys baa1 OF the Georgia
Industrial Home at Macon, musical
aggregation which has toured the
south in regular concert work. Wnen
Senator Tiliman appesred d at the door
of the auditorium, the strains of Dixie
burst upon the air, soon mingled
with the shouts and applause OF the
immense audience. From a lyceum
standpoint, the event was a perfect
success,
s T. Darlington, one Of the mos
brilliant of AuguSta's 3 younger attor-
neys, Introduced the speaker. Ben
TiIlman stepped to the front Of the
platform and slowly began:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: Though
in recent years Ii my pathway has led
me far away from Augusta, aud I
have little opportunity during Jhe 90
casional visits to keep in touch with
the people of this grand old city, when
I tell you that was born within 13
miles OF this spot and lived there until
I was past 40 ye2 7 old, aud during
al of my boyhood and Younger man
hood business as well IS pleasure often
brought me to this city, you will IN
derstand that Augusta had Augusta
people can be no strange words tt
me, nor can It's people bs strangers.
I'm selecting the race, problem q
the subj cot, will talk to you ab9u'
Tonight, the same subject upon whlc
! spoke here four or five years ago, yor
will doubtless wonder why 7 shouts
cling to q topic about which most o.
you are familiar and about which you
think there ia very little naw O.
strange or profitable I can tell you. A
month ago should not have though
to select this subject, though I haVs
long been discussing 1t in the north
where they Know nothing about II
and where I feel perfectly willing
tell them what think they ought tt
know. I told them about 1t from tht
Ben Tillmsn" standpoint, no you ca
imagine what sort OF stuff they heard
THE ATLANTA RIOT.
1.-Two, or GLree, weeks ago tonigh'
We ad what is called the Atlanta rio
with the detail3 Of which most OF yot
are familiar, although the full stor!
has never gotten iato the papers, an
1t is because of that.r!ot and rhs T.
Illuminating character Of the ccour
repces there that I have felt a,nos
cympoi.u lro:l 4 sea5a OF duty TO TAX
this, NJ 6fs5 opp 1rtualty, TO lsctn''
in the south TO present. to ycu 6; me
OK the views 6hat hava c'ne to me- IL
Illuminated by those cody and ho:ll
bio trSns2cssors.
Ido not lay claim to bsing Q proph
ct. do ls7 claim 10 honesty and ps
triotism Of purpose and 10 havln.
goou common ssnEe; and 1t ls in tk'
Ercise Of my patriotism Of purpos
as well as my use OF co0m0n sens
that l am going to 81 eak TO You to
night. I am going to call things b.
3heir names; l am not going to mtnc&
Tords; I will hurt aome feelings enC
tread on some toes; but I will tell tlt
truth as I SEQ it.
L do not often use 9! manuscript,
and I d. lot intend 10 uS5 oDa now,
aICept TOR mlnro, but having IL
view the laying fore y u and before
the country m underS ,Snding Of th:
situation. ha' delio raGaly set do8l
In hlanH an1 uht -. vyhere onulr