The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-29
SENATOR NuLMAN TALKS
SPEAKS IN CHICAGO DESPITE Oh.
JEcTIoNs OF NEGROES.
FORTY DETECTIVES GUARD HALL
coIored Men vainIy Offer Money Con-
sideration for Abandonment Of Lee.
ture-Mayor Dunno Does Not Pre-
side. or Even Attend Meetina,

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-The efforts of
the colored citizens of Chicago to pre-
vent United States Senator Benjamin
r. Tillman from delivering an address
here in Orchestra hall because of the
position he has assumed toward the
negro race were unsuccessful. When
the South Carolina senator arrived in
Chicago he was told of threats of In
junction proceedings to prevent him
appearing OH the platform and of
money consideration that had been Of
fered If he would cancel his engage
ment. but Mr.. Tillman declared that
1t did not make any difference to him
what the colored people of Chicago
did, he was going to fill his engage
ment and he kept his word.
Until he left for Fond du Lac, Wis.
Senator Tillman was guarded by po-
lice and private detectives. This was
in accordance with an order issued by
Mayor Edward F. Dunno, who was
scheduled to preside at the meeting,
but who refused to do so after COM
mittee of colored citizens had visited
him few days ago and offered
strenuous objections to Senator Till
mans appearance on the speakers
platform.
Senator Tillman gave his address
protected by forty detectives in per
sonal command of Assistant Chief of
Police Schuettler. In anticipation Of
trouble, number of policemen were
kept in nearby stations in reserve,
but they were not called for. Six
colored policemen mingled with the
crowd of blacks and whites that
blocked the street in front of the hall
to arrest any one who made a dis
turbance.
In the audience were many colored
people. but they listened to Senator
Tillman's remarks good naturally ana,
although he was interrupted many
times by those who wished to ask
questions, the meeting passed off with
out trouble.
After telling in detail how the ne
gro is prevented from casting his bal
lot in the south, Mr.. Tillman said:
mo matter what the people in the
north may say or do, the white race in
the south will never be dominated by
the negro, and want to tell you now
that if some state should ever make an
attempt to save South Carolina we
will show them that we will make it |
red before we make it black. God AL
mighty made the Caucasian of better
clay than the Mongolian or African or
than the Monaghan of the African or
any other race. The Ethiopian is q |
burden carrier. He has done abso- |
lutely nothing for history nor has he
achieved anything of great import
ance. There are no great men among
the race. Yet this people has been
picked out by the fanatics of the north
and lifted up to the equality of citi-
zenship and to the rights OF suffrage.
No doubt many of you nave listened
to the oratory of the greatest colored
man Of this country, Booker T. Wash
ington He had white father, how
ever. and out of his brains and his
character he has gotten his qualities
from that father"
Senator Tillman then told his audi
ence of the attacks on white women
by negroes in the south, and declared
that the people of the north were in
great measure responsible for this
state of affairs.
French Fleet Sails for Tangler.
Toulon. Nov. 28.-The French
squadron commanded by Admiral
Touchard left here early this morning
for Tangier, Morocco, upon the re-
ceipt of instructions from the ministry
of marine. The fleet is composed of
the battleships Sufferer. Saint Louis
and Charlemagne and is accompanied
by the transport Lanive.
Russian Prisoners Mutiny.
Vladimir Russia Nov 22-The