The Washington times., 1907-01-22
The Tillrnan Ministries

% the victor OF Brownsville. who wits
lies Democrats 10 come 10 the White
House ana lick the hand that has so
often smote .hem. His speciality is a
song, 'Renominate Oar Idol. or Give
Us Back Cur Platform
Lodge, Hello Boy.
Turning 10 and addressing Ar Lodge.
the senator said: Next as the negro
preacher and telephone artist in the
show. vino on occasion gets into commu-
nicatiou with the White House over the
wire and acts as receiver and repeater, n
veritable chameleon in his accuracy OF
reproducing White House cOlors. We
nave senator mailing from Massachu-
sets, the home of the sacred cod. where
the Adamses vote for Douglas, and Lodge
walks with the Almighty.
AS the middleman. We have the
pompadour artist from Georgia. whose
speciality Is never 10 answer any ques-
ton, and who depends upon his voice
10 carry conviction TO his audience.
Then comes the star OF the trOup,
Gum Shoe BIZ. from old Missouri He
can dance the highland-riing on top OF
a Ien-rul fence.
Last. We have tho artist from the
Badger stale tMr. spOonerJ, an aero
bat and jugEler OF International reputa-
uOn- lie IS supple. sly. and foxy and
having once been a lawyer. Is noted
throughout The land for his ability 10
get on either side OF any question. ana
maintain the negative Or affirmative in
any argument With great force and fer
vor. lie sings bass. alto. foprJno or
tenor, is superb II teu-rau fence and
never touches the ground. but his great
est feat Is walking ou eggs without
breaking tile shells.
Senate Clasps for Breath.
The Senate was obviously shocked
bat the galleries sTeeted tAe effort with
frequent s4llies of laughter
Then Senator Tniman turned his at
tentiou 10 Senator Sp0onyr and used
both pitchflrlg anu 1iudeeon on him be-
cause of the Wisconsin senators at
tack OF several DAYS ago. lie eX-
pressed sorrow that, without knowing
when OF how. he had incurred the
malicious eumity" of man whom he
had regarded as his friend In his
twelve years of service here, he said,
he had borne malice toward no man.
He stlll bore Senator SpO0Ger no malice.
but selI-respect compelled him 20 re-
niy 20 his latest utteranCcs.
Senator IIilman then reviewed SeEa-
tor Sp0oHer's speech. cnaIacteriZing it
as "a most excellent piece Of acting
and worthy OF GTiah HeeT in his most
humble exhibition OF himself" He said
SpOneT had shut him of when he Tried
Ia explain and had done Il In dis
courteous ana brutal fashion.
II had almost said ungentlemanly,
added Senator Tliman.
lie dealt with various phases of the
Brownsville case. ana then turned IC
the subject OI lynchins and the race
question in the South. lie accused
Senator SpOOner of having puTposely
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lyuching. and denied he had ever advo-
Gated il. lie closed with an eloquent
plea for the members OF Congress iron,
the North. VINO were IN control OF ieg-
grave danger confronting the South ia
the race question. lie depicted the dan
gers Of the race situation along lines
he has often depicted them and with
unusual LSrce and elOquence.
Spooner Denies Malice.
Senator spooner then replied. He de
MED malice against Senator Tillman.
He declared he was attacking. not SEN
ator Tillman, but the doctrines he ad-
vOcated. He said he had sehOoied him
self not TO cherish malice and the SEN
ator from South Carolina mad never
given him cause TO entertain malice
toward him. But he insisted that he
was right urging that men high in place
should refrain from speaking any word
that would tend To stir up the black
man 10 deeds OF violence and hatred.
Senator CaTmack followed Senator
SpOOner and scored Senator TtllmRn Sc
Ferely. He said;
The Senator from South Carolina
saw ut 10 include me in his personal
remarks. without any prOVOcatiOn what
ever so Tar as / can judge. 1 have no
feeling of resentment toward the Sen
ator from South Carolina, for without