Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-10-13

men. who have only one color from
which they can legally select.
II we were to kill ali of the white
men that we find clsndestinely meet
ing Negro women. funerals would
be taking place in white families
every FIVE minutes for a year and
il is doubtful IL even all of the gull
~ ones would then succeed in Sc
curing n decent burial.
Keep the. white men out OF our
potato patch. Senator Tillman. stop
them from climbing our back fences
when they have overstayei their
time In the morning with some Ne
gro woman. whom some black Ne
gro has abandoned and you will win
the lasting gratitude OF every color
ed lady of responsibility in the
Southland and the hearty support OF
every honorable citizen OF color in
the sunny land. Senator Tillman
reached the plane OF true statesman
ship when he said;
"Sixth-The burning issue IL how
Co prevent and not TO avenge Grim
inal assault. as lynching has failed.
The superior race should protect
many millions OF innocent Negroes
from false teachers and bad leaders,
who are rapidly driving the whites
70 a desperation that means a race
war that can only result in the Je-
struction OF the weaker race"
Well said. Senator Tillman. well
said, II you concede that lynching
has failed. you are admitting that
your policy has failed. Lawlessness
as cure for crime has always fall
ed. No statement ever made by this
aery South Caroiinian has been so
important as this.
II is useless then to continue the
practice longer and the law should
step in and check it. lie is quoted
further:
After considering every conceiv-
able plan for the protection OF white
women against Negro assailants, he
concluded that there was only one
EMEAAANt AN- HIS NAeAA ID NAN
tablishing OF a European system OF
passports, followed by a large in
crease IN the humber officers OF the
law.
He declared II all were shot like
wild beasts the country would be
better OF. but that was unlawful.
Therefore. when they were unable
20 produce passports. they should
be placed on chain gangs until they
reformed or left the country. He
said no further concessions should
be made 10 various DIRECTORS. 'as
We must cease 60 ponder, else we
will be forced 20 shooting.
We favor the passport system II
it's operations will be faithfully car
ried out without regard % race, col
or or previous condition of servi-
tude. a white rapist is Just as bad
as black rapist and vice-versa.
The Senator Is finally quoted as
follows:
"He declared that the white men
OF the South should go ahead ami
do what they believed was right in
this matter. regardless "of all the
Yankees between Cape Cod and
hell"
AS they have been doing what
they believed TO be wrong in this
matter. regardless of all the yam
KEGS between Cape Cod and hell. -
we do not see that Il would require
any effort so far as the northerners
referred TO are concerned for them
to do what they believed TO be right
IN this matter.
! Senator Tinman has taken a long
step forward and when he proclaim
ed TO his four thousand hearers that
his pet policy Of lynching during a
period OF forty years has been a
failure. we find ourselves involun-
tarily dofang our hat and doing the
honors to the fiery chieftain OF the
the modern lynchers OF this great
republic.
Senator Tillman has been bad,
but II he lives up TO that speech de-
Il fNASN a. nus uoNaS TIC NOiOAON PCO-
pie of this country will find out
that they have many worse enemies
than this South Carolinian. In this
position, he now occupies the gen.
tleman viii find out that in advo-
eating a reasonable policy. he is
benehting the white man OF the
Southland TO as great an extent as
he is benehting the colored man OF
the same section.
ANY one who attempts race war
In this country. be they black or
white will find the strong arm OF
the national government of this
country against them and IL this
proves inefacient and impotent. they
will fn1 that this will be backed up
by the International armies OF the
OLD World.
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