The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05

SoQdUOr ll1ludu LIDS iOG ySe
arrived in Washington and it is
impossible to verify this rumor,
but it is believed thathis speech
in Chicago indicates that he will
take such action. In that speech
almost at is conclusion, after he
had painted as black as possible
the specter of negro domination
and after he had given a very
low estimate of negro character,
Senator Tillman said:
EXCEEDED HIS POWER.
s'Now as a general Illustration
of the injustice that is sometime
done, President Roosevelt dis
charged three companies of col
ored soldiers without court-mar-
tial, and in doing this he punish
ed innocent men for the crime of
a few. In doing this he tran
cended the authority of the law
as he ought not to have done. ;.
Representative Garner of Tex.
announced yesterday that he
would introduce in the house a
resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the Brownsville
affair on the first day of the new
session.
It is believed that the Tillman
and Garner resolutions will cause
a bigger stir than was created
by the South Carolina Senator's
resolution for an inquiry into
the violent ejectment Of Mrs.
Morris from the White House.
There is great interest manifest
ed here in this newest aspect of
the Brownsville affair.
WHAT is TILLMAN AFTER:
No part of Tillman's speech
has created greater interest than
his criticism of President Roose-
velt for dismissing the negro
troops. This criticism was Who'll
ly unexpected and therefore the
most interesting feature of his
speech. It had been expected
that his denunciation of negroes
would be unmeasured, but it was
wholly a surprise thut he should
condemn the president for al
legged injustice to negroes.
Politicians have searched for
a, reason for that criticism of the
president and some think they
have found the answer in the re-
port Tillman is to introduce a
resolution calling for an investi-
CATION of the Brownsville case.
A sCHREWD MOVE.
A Republican politician in dis
cussing the report today, said:
eff Tillman does introduce an
investigating resolution it will
be the smartest thing he has
done since he became a Senator.
It will put the Republicans in a
hole. It will hush Republican
criticism of the president and
force congressman and senators
of his party to stand by him
practically to a man in his action
in dismissing the negro troops.
Tillman is schrewd enough to
see that such will be the effect
of introduction by him of a reso-
luton providing for an inquiry
into the Brownsville affair.
:sThe country has taken it for
granted that every Southern
senator and congressman will
endorse the action of the presl-
dent in dismissing the colored
soldiers. Their murd derous con-
spiracy was conceived and car
ried out in a Southern state and
Southerners were the victims.
Almost without exec ption, South
ern papers have endorsed the
dismissal and wissia the exception
Of Tillman practically all South
ern public men who have spoken
at all have spoken in support of
the presidents course.
CREATING a DIVERSION.
::Of course, the negroes Of the
South have condemned the dis
missal, for it is a trait of negro
character for the race to stand
together, even in protecting its
members who are in the wrong.
The negroes Of the North have
been equally unanimous and
yociferious in their condemna-
ton. The protests Of Southern
negroes would have little effect,
as they are practically y disfran-
chised, but the case is different