Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-12-05
|TI[LNAN| SPEAKS
The heIhreatening Attitude Did
Not Terminate
TALKS ON THE RACE PROBLEM
he is frequently interrupted and
Several Times Loses His Temper
BE Roasts Mayor Dunno for His
Refusel to Preside at che Meeting
and Declares. t is the Ladies Who
Planned the Affair and Not He
That Mayor Dunno snubbed--
Guarded by. 40 Detectives.

Chicago, Special efforts of
the colored citizens Of Chicago tu
prevent United States Senator Ben.
jamin R. Tillman from delivering an
address here in Orchestra Hall was
unsuccessful. When the South Caro-
lima Senator arrived in Chicago early
in the afternoon he was told OF
threatening injunction proceedings to
prevent him from appearing on the
platform and Of a money cohslaera,.
ton that had been offered if he would
cancel his engagement, but Mr. Till
man expressed storn for both. I'm
til he leaves for Fond Du Lac, Wis
consin, Senator Tillman will be
puarded by police and private detec.
tives. This is in accordance with an
order issued by Mayor Edawrl r
Dunno, who was scheduled to preside
at tile meeting, but who refused to
have anything to do with the affair
after committee of colored citizens
visited him few days ago.
Senator Tillman gave his address
protected by 40 detectives. n anti-
-cipation of, trouble a number Of po-
licemen ware kept at nearby stations
in reserve, but they were not called
for. Six, Negro policemen mingled
with the crowd which blocked the
street in front Of the eshall.
In the audience were many negroes
but the listened to Senator Till,
mans remarks good-naturedly and
although he was interrupted many
times the meeting passed off without
trouble: g s.s5
s In leading up to his address, "shall
the United States Annex Cuba ~ Mr.
Tillman took occasion TO criticisc
Mayor Dunno s. action III refusing ID
president the meeting. " have been
told that have been snubbed by the
mayor Of this city," said the Sena.
tor. iisI did not ask Mayor Dunno
to be here. If any one has been sub
bed it is the; gracious ladies, wh5
planned this meeting to secure money
for the Chicago Union Hospital and
who requested Mayor Dunno, tile
creature Of a political hour, to come
formard and add his mite.
."I have been advertised to discuss
tile annexation Of Cuba" continued
MIR: ,Tillman, but in view of the
fact that: 1Scould not discuss that sub.
jject without discussing the race
question, I am going to &c at the
matter hammer and tongs. There
fore Ishall discuss the race problem
pure an,l Simple from an American
standpoint and not from q Cuban
standpoint. Owing {to my experience
with the question and the diligent
study I have made Of, it, believe
am better qualified to discuss this
question than any other man in Am:
erica
While discussing The fifteenth
amendment 10 the constitution, which
shes- declared gave the negro every
right flat a white mali had, he was
interrupted several times by one Of
his listeners who kept asking "HoM
zabout.. Kentucky9"
/ Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed to LOSE
This temper. and exclaimed;
A0h, shut NY your mouth. You
don't know the a B C Of this thing
I,tforgot forty years ago more than
you eyersknew, u sre' y
"You make up your minds thai
equality before, the law which The
fifteenth amendment guarantees is
fright and should be enforced, .howith.
standing Its results. II this LAW was
enforced it: would result iii two
States at least being. dominated abso-
fdntely by. negroes, while four other
States would be so near being gov.
erned. by the negro that there would
practically be AN equal division OF
Offices.
After telling In detail how the ne.
gro is prevented from casting his bal
lot in the South, Senator Tillman
said: s,;;s.s:
There is great deal more to this
question than the little racket here in
Chicago. .5.s,;i
e No matter what the people in the
North may say or do, the white race
In tho SoS4L .-.Ir - -.