Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-12
T|LLMAN Makes
RAB|D SPEECH
In Senate on Riot
and Race Issue at
Brownsville.
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WOULD GO TO BATTLE
For Supremacy Of Whites,
Scores President for
Alleged Wrongs.

Washington, D. c., Jan 12.-Sena
tor Tillman spoke upon the Browns
vile incident in the Senate today. He
characterized the Presidents action
in the matter as nothing more or
less than lynching' He challenged
any one to produce in the army reg
ulatiOns or the articles of war any
foundation for a charge of conspir.
acy of silence, mutiny and treason
made against these soldiers although
he declared there was no doubt that
soldiers were responsible for the "out
rage at Brownsville
TiIIman Quoted American Law.
Senator Tllman held that it was
contrary to the fundamental princi-
pies of liberty in English and Ameri.
can law that the innocent should suf-
fer because Of the sins of the guilty.
He also declared that a man shall be
considered innocent until proven
guilty.
In this case he said, "167 men
have been punished while not more
than twenty have been charged with
participation in the crime
Negroes Should Not Be Sent to Texas.
He maintained that the negro troops
should not have been sent to Texas.
After condemning Major Penrose
and Captain Macklin for alleged gross
negligence and incompetency, Senator
Tillman declared that the race ques-
lions were at the bottom Of the
wlGle trouble. He insisted that the
President is primarily more RESPONSE
Bile than any other man for the posi-
tion the negroes of the south have
taken on the question of negro rights.
Cited Booker Washington Affair.
He gave recognition to Booker
Washington in a social way. He did
it knowing that he was flying in the
face OF the caste feeling among sew
enteen millions of southern whites
and against the same feeling of two
thirds or three-fourths of the north.
ern people.
Fears Race issue in Future.
He does not understand the negro
or the deep and vital character of the
issue involved.
The attitude of his administration
in this social question has been the
cause of a great and notable change
In the demeanor of the negroes
throughout the south and the great
er question of the relationship be-
tween races cannot much longer be
Kept down. Senator Tillman predict
ed that in the near future race con
illct would result. In the South and
in Cuba the question was whether the
whites or negroes shall prevail.
Japanese Question Re-hashed.
He said on the Pacific coast the re-
latonship between the Mongolian and
Caucasian is involved. He haid it
was high time something was being
done to have this great and vital
question brought before the country
in some sensible way. For himself, |
he was ready to go to battle under
the slogan america for Americans
and this is a white mans country
and a white man must govern it.
TiIIman's Speech Filled Galleries.
The announcement that Senator |
Iillman was to speak on the Browns
vile affair today early, crowded the
galleries and corridors of the Senate
It was nearly / o'clock when the Sen
ate finally finished IT'S morning bust.
ness and the matter was taken up.
Many members of the House were in
The chamber and every possible space
was occupied when Senator Tillman
made his address.