Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-10
GREAT RACE
WAR THREATENS
THE SOUTH.
SAID SENATOR TILLMAN AT Al
IANTA
RACE PROBlIEM WILL NEVER
SETTLE ITSELF

Augusta. Ca. October S.-Much
comment has been caused by the
speech delivered here Saturday night
by United States Senator Tillman, OF
South Carolina In which he declares
that the South is on the verge OF a
great race war. The Senator's speech
IN part follows:
II am not an alarmist. I have
studied conditions I'm the South for
40 years. having an experience ex.
tending back from old plantation
days before the war through recon
struction down 10 the present time. !
nave been an active participant In
three race riots.
There are some people who say
that race problem settles itself. but
make the prediction that in less
than 10 years, fear less than Ave.
there will be number OF bloody race
riots. North and South. Decides which
the Atlanta riot Will pale into insig-
nificance.
II lay down the following propo-
sition, which cannot be disputed:
First. white men OF the South are
united and determined as never be-
fore to maintain white supremacy
politically and socially in every part
OF the Southern States.
-. Negroes were never more in
tent on contesting in every way that
they dare. this position OF the whites
the Republican National Government
laided and abetting this idea.
%. Race hatred In every form is
growing in intensity with both races.
"a. Lynching for criminal assault
viii continue as long as crime is COM
mitted. Escape of the guilty infiames
whites, precipitates riots and causes
Inocent negroes to suffer.
"5. Amalgamation is the hope and
ultimate purpose OF the negroes
White men are rendering them great
1id in this by intimacy with the ne
gro women. The line must be drawn
rs sternly between white men and ne
gro women as between black men ano
white women.
&c. The burning issue Is how TO
prevent and not to revenge criminal
issault. and lynching has failed. The
'rperior race should protect many
millions of innocent negroes from
false teachers and bad leaders, who
IRE rapidly driving the whites to des-
3eration that means "a race war that
can only result in the destruction OF
the weaker race"
After studying the problem and
considering every conceivable plan
or the protection of white women
against negro assailants ne conclu-
led that there was only one effective
way. This plan is the establishing
With a large increase in the number
u officers OF the law, most OF whom
are TO be stationary or live at home,
and mounted policeman, ever on the
move in negro communities to track
down all suspicious and dangerous
characters He referred to the ro-
wing class OF negroes claiming to be
gorkmen in sawmills. on railroad
gangs. etc, who were always OF
most depraved character, as Worth
less scum OF q race. these are tht
creatures who are dehouring our
women and precipitatlng riots"
He said the only place for these
] vas among Northerners, whose
scheme OF reconstruction produced
them. He declared that ~ all were
shot like wild beasts the countrl
would be better on. but that was un
lawful. therefore when they were ui.
able to produce passports they should
be placed on chain gangs untl re-
formed OF compelled to leave the
counrty. He said no further con
cessions shoul be made to various
objectors. as I'VE must cease to pom