The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-28
TILLMAN IS BITTER
OVER CHICAGO SNUB
Fiery Senator Scores Mayor
Dunno and Flags Negroes in
Noisy Meeting.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-The efforts of the
colored citizens of Chicago to prevent
United Statos Senator Benjamin R
Tillman from delivering an address
here last night, because Of the position
he has assumed toward the negro race
were unsuccessful. t.
From the time he arrived in Chicago
Senator Tlllman was guarded by police
and private detectives.
protected by forty detectives under
Schuettler. A number of policemen
were kept in nearby stations in reserve
but they were not called for.
In the audience were many colored
people, but they listened to Senator
Tillman IS remarks goodnaturedly, and
altho he was interrupted many times
by those who wished to ask questions
no trouble developed.
Calls Mayor Dunno an Owl.
In leading up to his address "shal]
the United States Annex Cuba,D Mr.
Tillman criticized Mayor Dunne's &C.
ton in refusing to preside at the meet
ing.
II have been told that I have been
he said. tsSnub me9 A United
States senator for twelve years? A
United States senator who has dared
to say what he thinks on any and all
questions' This political owl snut
me?'
A yell broke forth that thrilled the
big audience. Kisses sounded above the
medley.
"Why,' continued the speaker, 81
haven It the honor of your mayors &C.
quaintance. I never saw him. I never
even wrote to him. I never sent any.
one to see him. all the while his voice
rising higher as he proceeded. He
United Unit States senat ms record IN the
"What honor,' he said, drawing the
point of his chin almost up to the
point of his hawk-like nose, "what
honor could this man in Chicago con.
fer on me?'
ooh, Shut Your Month";
II have been advertised to discuss
the annexation of Cuba,'' continued
Mr.. Tillman, "but in view of the fact
that / could not discuss that subject
without discussing the race question
I am going at the matter, hammer and
tongs, straightforward like. Owing to
my experience with the question and
the diligent study have made Of it.
I believe am better qualified than
any other man in America to discuss
the question. I am going to base my
appeal on facts-not on theories.'
While discussing the fifteenth amend
rnpted several times by one of his
listeners who kept askinr ''How about
Kentuckys'
Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed to lose
his temper and exclaimed: "Oh, shut
your month. You don't know the A,
B, C's of this thing. I forgot forty
years ago more than you ever knew"
"You make up your minds that
equality before the law which the ff-
teenth amendment guarantees is right
and should be enforced, notwithstand-
ing its result. If this law was en-
forced it would result in two states at
least being dominated absolutely by
be so near being governed by the negro
that there would practically be an
equal division of Offices ...
question than the little racket here in
Chicago"
Booker T. Washington.
Glow about the negro iudgee" some
one shouted ~
"Well, I will tell YOU about youl
negro judge the senator replied
"and about your, political machines
putting him on your ticket and BAN
boozling those. poor ignorant balloons
into electing him, and when afterwards
You fellows who voted the ticket with
out knowing what was on it find a way
to cheat him out Of it.
No matter what the people in the
north may say or, do, the white race il
the south will never be dominated BY
the negro, and / want to tell YOU nov
that if some state should ever make an
attempt to save South Carolina, We