The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-18
RECORD OF TlLLMAN
DRAWN BY GEORGIAN
BRONSVILLE AFFAIR OCCU-
PIES SENATE.
Many Members Take Part in the De-
bate Which Seems to be Upper
most in Minds of the
Lawmakers.
The State.

Washington, Jan. lit was
great day in the senate today, and
not the least of il was the resurrcc-
ton of the Darlington dispensary
war, Senator Bacon told the senate
how Tillman, when governor of South
Carolina, disbandcd troops of the
state militia by executive order and
the senator from South Carolina got
Immediately and intensely mad, for
few minutes. Senator Bacon had read
an editorial recently published in the
Macon Telegraph, in which an edi-
torial in the Charleston News and
Courier recounted the incident of the
dismissal Of the Newberry company
in 1894. Senator Bacon called atten-
ton to the fact that Senator Tillman
then quoted exactly the same section
in the articles of war that President
Roosevelt referred to in his Browns
vile order message in support Of his
action in the Brownsville incident. IT
was when Senator Clay got up, though
the fun was at lis height. In less than
a minute Mr.. Patterson, who stirred
up whirlwind Of protes and rccrim-
nation among the senators Saturday,
was on his feet solemnly giving no.
tice that he should not attempt to re-
ply to Clay by interjection now, but
would come back and repulse him at
length later. The mterrificd Clay
proceeded then to state as his causes
Of action that "the people Of my state
abhor mob violence. They abhor IL
cense law. There is not man in the
state who would countenance such
aets.' Up rose Foraker. "Didn't a
prominent Atlanta paper run a stand
ing offer Of a reward for a lynching
last summerq' he asked. eff it did l
| am sur not a dZen men in Geor-
eia approved it if it did" Then he
turned his batteries toward South
Carolina and instantly had Tillman
going. Every man, woman and child
in this great republic ought to ap-
prove and applaud the president for
discharging these brutes," was his
opening shot at the pitchfork artist.
eff he had discharged them the
first time or the second or the third
or the fourth,' retorted Tillman,
"there would never have been an af-
fray at Brownsville.
"If the president was wron" the
first time or the second or the third, -
rcsopnded Clay. eve ought nevcrthc-
less to he glad that he was right at
last. -
81 m not one of those who justify
constitutional or legal wrong simply
because their prejudiccs approve the
result,' shouted Tillman.
"Glad to hear the senator admit
that he has some prejudices," howlcd
Clay, vigorously hopping his brow.
"Acknowledge I've got 'cm!"
came back Tillman, "and if you say
you haven't got any, You know-I
won't say what you know.'
"I never did any man an intention
al wrong" exclaimed Clay.
81 can say as much,' rejoined Till
man.
"Well, 7 am glad we are together
on one thing at least" said Clay.
But they were together on another.
They both denounced the negro SOL
diers' as murdcrcrs, brutes, cut throats
and few other similar kinds of male
factors. keeping it up for the best
part Of an hour.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Taking but a
brief time to pass the legislative, ex-
ccutivc and judicial appropriation bill
carrying nearly $31 100000, the SEN
ate devoted the remainder of the lay
to the Brownsville affray.
Presidents Roosevelt s message, ac-
companied by many additional al1ida-
Wits and cigar box of bullets and
read and ordered printed. The speech
read an dordered printed. The speech
making on the subject then bengan and
continued until $50 O'Clock.
Mr.. Foraker saying he was not GO
ing to make speech, "but a few