The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-30
4 GREAT SPEECH 81
Senator Tillman .scqaits Himself
More Creditab'y Than Ever.
DkFkNDS LYNCHlNG
For the One Namsless Crime. and Dss~s
q Most Pathetic Picture OF Coz.
ditieHs IS ffsy Exist :n
South Csro!:aa

SUGku SGAoa.IG
To-day.
Never since hs became nsnber Ct
the upper branch OF the Nations Lsg
islssure has Senator Tillnso scQo:s.
ted himself more admirably anG csed.
issbly than hs did Monday in his
speech on the Brownsville tIssed7,
says the Wsshiu stcn corrasponcersos
shs News srd Ccurisr. E4ccnpSSseo
by . Il Ing wall OF humanity en- t5s
floor OF the Senate chamber, Wills
overhead II the galleries eere packed
esger and tntssested Americans o.
both sides and colors, ior nose thar
two hours the Souan Ca-olinian Aelo
h,s suaienoe speiisound By his elc-
opencs srd orstc1y.
The correspondent then goes on to
gay that be never appeared to hotter
advantage, sno, departing fT1n his
usual custom CT sxtenporsnelrs
speaking, he had fortified himself
with cs,sfully prepared sao studied
nsnuscrips. However, he dc not
eonane himself to he sypevrit.sD
text which wa> spre&o Unt bsicEs Gig
90 bis uesk, but ussd it Msrsly 20 re-
fresh biz memory On salient feasu1es.
It was . memorable scsse and 3 re-
msrkshle speech. delivered In convinc
ins and impressive manner, and a.
times, when picsuring occurrences
with which he had become familiar
through personal experiences, tie
voice OF the spssker became tcsmul-
ous with emotion sr5 psthetic with
portrayal. Nobody csre5 to leave the
cham osr or gallery Wills Ssnator Till
nsn was speaking: anc 1. is doubtful
whether any address in Tie Senste
since the close OF the civil var has
bean listened to more a:tentiVely soG
by . more apprec:stivs assenblsge
than that which hung upon every
word Of the Senator from South Caro-.
Inns Monday.
He was accorded the floor arter q
10 & effort he:ween Senators Black
burn and Foraker, In which each vice
with the other in expressing sheil
mutual consideration and esteem, anc
the former tcck OCCASION, as Mr
Eorsker expressed il. tc deliver ''h.t
valsdiosory to the Senate This va;
brought about By tie presentation cl
the substitute resolution By the Ohic
Senator, In which reference to P1eEs
dent Roossvaic's acs:on wss to b:
eliminated, and committee Of IN
oolry authorized to get the fscss II
the Browasyille affair last August.
Senator TMmsn at tie outset a.
.paed to the ningiing OF the Kan
sueky and Ohio Ssnstoys with quo
sstion from the Scriptures. "HoH
pleasant it is for brethren 20 Dwell 60
sette. In harmony. aud then pIo
cseee5 to uniimber hts artillery.
Throughout his entire speech be main.
tainsS thst he Vas NOT az Sdvoc2se o:
disorder OF lswie5sness s&Ge n punish
meot for cffsncss sgainss tbs glori
ous trinity. wonsahood, wsee5cco a9o
motherhood"
h drew : g,sphic pisture OF tie 70,
construction period end declared the
asss IN South Carolina II throwing Of
the ycke Of the oppresscr il 1875 val
= fitting celebration OF the one hun
dreath anniversary Of the Dsc!srasi2n
OF Independence. It maTksd tie 81:
umph OF civilization over barbarian,
and thers hsd been no occasion tor 8
yepasition during the thirty years
shss have elapsed sircs she regime Of
the carpet. bssger in the South
Furthermore, he asserted, that the
people OF the Southland wers esttsr
6tts6 to manage and protect the re,
$40, TO whom they were nore accGs
toned, than fanatics elsewhere, whC
would not tske tee pains or trouble to
Guusint themselves with the environ
ment Of the blacks.
In his concluding rsmscks he per
tlsysd the South with the carcass OF
slavery chained to the living man
praying to be released from q linger
Ing desth. AS he sank into his chsic
there was an outburst Of enthusiasm,
vhich Vice. President Fairbanks
promptly quelled, and quoted the
familiar rule Of the Senate about
clearing the galleries in case Of any
disorder.
There was no reference to the occu.
pants Of the door, however. and the
threat OF the presiding ono5r wss
efncscious in preyen*ing any further
demonstration. Representative Pat.
teison, Of South CsroIina, was the
frst to congratulate Senstcr Tilinsn.
% example which Wa quickly follow
ed by Congressman irrespective Of
rarty aBiistiors.
the speech was long one and we
hsve not the room to quote it sll. but
quote In full that part Of Senstor Till
mans speech In which be defined his
position On the question cf lynchipg.
This eloquent extract IS Talc sample
Of the whole speech, and Is well
worth reading. II wss IN raply TO
Senate, Spooner, CT WiEconsiD, who
had said that ne wss opposed to sny
man making himself Judge, juror sl5
e1scutioner. Ee looked upon Il as
shocking beyond expression in civil
lied communities for the ropulacs to
seszs human being, charge him with
crime, drag him to tree protesting
biz innocence, and hang him CT burn
him sS the stake. He said he was
1hoeked by the ststsment Of Senator
Tinmsn lussifsing and supporting its
continuance. he said his speech wss
noe an attack on Senator Tnlnan, but
8 plea for good government, orderly
government, real libesty-cot the lib.
erty o. one man, but the liber5y OF
all. what is liberty? Il is not IL