The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
T|LLMAN UPHOLDs
LYNCH LAW IN THE
SOUTHERN STATES

South Haven. Mich, Nov Ex-senator
Tilman spoke In this city Saturday night.
lie started with an attack on the colored
race in the South and continued on that
subject for an hour and a hale !nciden-
tally taking the Republican party TO task
AZ being responsible in a measure for
the race question.
He declared that "Tynch law is all we
have left" He predicted a bloody war
as the natural outcome OF race prejudice
and asserted that white women IN the
South dared not leave their homes with
out an escort.
lie said that the white race OF the
south holds women In higher esteem than
the whites OF the North do lie referred
10 the recent election in Chicago and de-
clared that negro was elected a Judge,
but that he was counted out.
At the beginning Tillman informed his
hearers that he had no set speech on
the subject, but could talk from one to
five hours on the question and still have
something To relate. lie said:
Il tell the truth and | despise lar
The facts OF the race problem are not
known to the Northern people and those
who write about II are largely smart
Alecs"
Referring to the negroes i'm the South.
he said Almost all of them are by ma
ture liars and all will steal The younger
element OF negroes are being taught that
they are equal to the white man and are
at this time endeavoring TO get these
rights. led by Booker 7. Washington,
half-breed, who is seeking a political po-
siton.
''The farmers wives OF the Southerners
are prisoners, for II is not safe for them
10 leave the house alone. for fear OF
negro intrusion. We have i'm South Caro-
lima exhausted all remedies We have
ha m We
ther we would have forbidden any man
voting except he Is white. / expect
struggle for never again will the Niger
govern the South. and ] hope the North
win heed the warning and realize the
danger. and by abolishing the Fifteenth
Amendment help US
rAt the same time ! doubt IL the North
will do this. as I realize IL will he a con-
fession OF guilt. We will resort 10 the
shotgun, which is the best instrument
have ever seen 20 make negro stay In
the road
.'In many states OF the South the negro
holds the vote of control. In West VIZ
ginia the wealthy mine holders have inn
ported enough colored men 10 give H"-
publican majority. while I'm Delaware Gas
Addicks has done the same. In chicago
tho Republicans needed the negro vote TO
elect their while ticket. so Niger was
nominated for judge and elected. and then
they counted him out.
''In South Carolina the Republicans are
rotten Those who go 10 national conNen-
tions when there Is fight on como back
well heeled with money. while postoffice
positions are sold and the state Is as bad
as "A province in Russia Republicanism
means negro equality, while tho Demo-
cratic party means that the white man Is
supreme That II why we SoutheTners are
all Democrats. We admit that the low
white nien OF the South do marry negro
women. but | am unable to trace par
entage of single white woman and
negro man.
II advocate a passport and police sys-
tenn so VIC may keep track of these ami
mails They arc like wild beasts and at
tack helpless women. commit an act OF
violence and then fee.
Lynch law Is all we have left do
not believe i'm slavery. and could | with
"A stroke of pen get back tho slaves
taken from my mothers farm would not
do IT,
''You want equality but you Will not
nut up With II. Why then do they thrust
a down our throat. We have had four
race problems. First. the Indians; second,
The Chinese: third. the Malays. and
fourth, the negro. We nave dlspoSed OF
the first three TO the entire country's sat
isfactiou. Now. why not the last The
Southern people are as good as you
Northerners. and In many things arc Dot
ter and one OF these higher things Is that
we value a woman higher than you. The
question OF voting will in the long run be
settled by the shotgun.
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