Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-06
TlLLMAN GUARDED.
South Carolina Senator Went at
Race Question Hammer and
Tongs" in Chicago.
CAUCASIAN OF BETTER CLAY
Ne Consigned Law to Lower re-
Eions aud Declared Hla State
Would NE Made Red ne
fore 1t Was Black.

the colored citizens Of Chicago TO pre-
vent United States Senator Benz. \.
rillman from delivering an address
here Tuesday night in Orchestra hall.
because Of the position he mas as
sumed toward the negro race, were
unsuccessful. When the South caro-
lima senator arrived In Chicago early
in the afternoon, he was told Of threats
Of Injunction proceedings TO prevent
him appearing on the speakers pat
form Tuesday night and OF money
consideration that had been offered II
he would cancel his engagement, Out
Mr.. Tillman declared that 1t did not
make any difference to him what the
colored people Of Chicago did, ne was
going to fill his engagement, and ne
kept his word.
Senator Tillman gave his address
protected by 40 detectives In personal
command Of Assistant Chief Of Ponce
Scheuttler. In anticipation OF trouble
a number Of policemen were Kept IN
nearby stations in reserve, put tney
were not called for.
In leading up to his address, Snaii
the United States Annex Cuba, MT
Tillman took occasion to criticise May
or DUNES action in refusing TO pre-
side at the meeting. Il have been
told that / have been snubbed BY the
mayor Of this city" said the senator
Il never saw Mayor Dunno In my
life. l did not ask him to be here To-
night to introduce me to this audience
nor did ask any one else to 40 60
| II anyone has been spubbed, 1t is these
gracious ladies', who planned this
meeting to secure money for the Chi.
cago Union hospital who requested
| Mayor dunno, the creature OF a politi'
cal hour, to come forward and add his
mite"
II have been advertised to discuss
1.-THE annexation of Cuba" continued
M Tillman. "but in view of the TACT
that I could not discuss this subject
without discussing the race question:
Ii am going to go at the matter ham
mer and tongs, straightforward ike
a man. Therefore, shall discuss the
race problem pure and simple from an
American standpoint and not from a
Cuban standpoint. Owing to my ex-
nerlence with the question and the OH
gent study | have made Of 1t, be-
llieye am better qualified to discuss
this question than any other man IN
America. / am going to base my ap
peal on facts--not theories"
While discussing the fifteentn
amendment to the constitution, when
i he declared gave the negro every rlgn'
that a white man had, he was inter
rupted several times by one OF MS
listeners, who kept asking Ho"
about Kentucky"
Finally Mr.. Tillman seemed to lose
his temper and exclaimed: on shu.
YOUR mouth. You don't know the A L
G Of this thing. | forgot forty year,
ago more than you ever knew"
"You make up your minds ina
> equality before the law which the III
teenth amendment guarantees is rign
and should be enforced, Aotwithstand
I ing its result. If this law was en-
; forced It would result in two states a
least being dominated absolutely D
4 ne9roes. While four other states woul'
s he so near being governed by the ne
}. gro that there would practically DC a.
t equal division Of officers"
i. A voice: How about the lawT
n Senator Tillman: "The law I
Is hell with the such law"
n mo matter what the people In IN
r north may say or DO, the white race
II In the south will never be dominate
by the negro and | want to il 70
b. NOW that IL some state shoutn eve
u make an attempt 70 save South Car
d. ina We will show them in their TAM
d ticism that we will make \ FED Deloi
70 We make it black.
p GOOD Almighty made the Caucasia
b. Of better better clay than the Mong
g Ian or the African or any otne
e, race. The Ethiopian Is burden ca
Her He has done absolutely nothiI
sr Tor history nor has be ever achieve
L. ANYTHING Of great Importance. Thel
In ara no great men among the rAoe. re
= this people has been picked lou, o.. Oy =