The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13
RACE QUESTION FIGURES
IN A SENATE DEBATE.
Senator Tillman Denounces Policy of
President in Encouraging Equality
of Negro With the White.
Patterson of Colorado Supports Roosevelt Controversy
Brings Cheers From the Galleries.

Washington. Jan 12.-The senate
listened to a debate on the race ques-
tion today. in which Senator TiIlman
was the principal participant and Sen
ator Patterson OF Colorado his oppon-
Ont. They brought into striking con-
trast the ideas of the south and north.
President Roosevelt's action in the
brownsville matter was the subject of
discussion. Mr. Tillman held that
nothing was involved in il except the
race question. and that the administra-
ton was responsible for the growing
acute condition of the race question i'm
the south. The president, he main
tanned, had encouraged the negro 10
assert his equality and then had
wrought vengeance on a whole bat
talon for following that encourage
1nent. He condemned the president S
action in some respects.
Mr.. Patterson defended the presi-
cents right TO dismiss the troops, but
said there might be some ground TO
question is policy. He condemned in
strong terms what he regarded as the
radical position OF Mr.. TiIlman. and
Affecicted that the extinction Of the
.. democratic party in the north would
Yellow a continuance of such tactics.
NThe debate occupied four hours and
was listened TO with great interest by
the throngs which filled the galleries,
by many members Of the house of rep
fese natives, who lined the senat tie
chamber. and by many senators.
On several occasions the galleries
lad 10 be warned against applause by
the vice president, who finally threat
ened TO clear them.
No action was taken on the resolu-
lion for an investigation OF the
Brownsville affair but Mr.. Foraker
gave notice that on Monday he would
ondeavor TO have il disposed Of
Prosecutor and Executioner.
Mr.. Tillman prefaced his discussion
of the question with the characterize
ton that it resembled a case in court.
Certain enlisted men Of the Twenty
fifth regiment were under Indictment"
he said. The president OF the United
States Is the prosecutor as well as the
eXecutioner. The array Of counsel for
The defense and prosecution is not yet
complete. SO far as their names have
apr cared on the records there is an
element of incongruity and OF the RI
diculous. For instance, after attorneys
gliding the prosecution we have the
distinguished senator from Texas (Mr
CulbersOn, q Democrat: the distin-
guished senator from Massachusetts
(Mr. LODGE. a Republican; the distin-
guished senator from Virginia (Nr
DanieD a Democrat.
And for the defense If it shall be so
considered. when 1 get through 1 Will
be put in the record as aiding the dis
tingUished senator from Ohio (dr
Foraker). or course. being nothing
more than a cornfield lawyer. my cor
tribUtiOn to the legal discussion OF the
question will be very limited proba-
bly, comparatively worthless
MY colleague and brother attorney
CMr. Foraker) himself realizes that so
far as legal assistance will go. he viii
get little or no aid from me, and thus
far I do not think ne needs any.
But the righteousness Of the situa-
ton is again apparent when one con-
siders that the senator from the north,
whose radical and aggressive utter
ances and probably his actions In the
past once earned for him the name Of
Fire Alarm finds himself aligned with
that senator from the south (Mr. Till
UrFu himself who is usually supposed
toh(fave a broiled negro for breakfast
@taGghter); who Is known to justify
lynching for rape, and whose attitude.
81 not that of hatred to the negro is
a feeling akin to it, i'm the belief that
white men are made of better clay.
[lnd that white men alone are entitled
TO participate I'm government. And so
this alliance IS an odd one"
Declaring that President Roosevelt
was more responsible than any other
man." Mr.. Tillnan read from order
No. % issued bv the war department
Feb. s. 1906. and signed by the presi-
dent, as follows:
The uniform OF the enlisted man 81
q badge Of honor. II entities him TO