Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-04
Boih' Branches Con vene
After Holiday R e(ess.
Dismissal Of Negro Troops
Subject Discussed in Sc maize.
House Session Is Brief, lastin &
Only Quarter Of an Hour.

washington, Jan. 3.-After two
,rsks Of vacation, the Senate sat for
,uo and half hours today and then
adjourned until Monday. The session
was devoted almost entirely to fur
,hrr discussion OF President Roosc-
,oIt's order dismissing the negro
,roops Of the 25th Infantry for Shoot
ing w" brownsville. Texas. Senator
cubcrson defended the order. bring
ing TO his support many quotations
taken in connection with the ARRAY.
taken in connection with the ARRAY,
saving in part:
After reading much OF the testi-
rnony taken before the Brownsville
grand jury Mr.. Culberson drew the
conclusion that the fact that no in
dctment was returned was not an cvi-
lcnce Of the weakness OF the case, bur
rather Of the fairness Of the people of
Brownsville. who did not wish to do in
uISine to the innocent. The evidence,
he c7ntcndcd. proved that no doubt
that the shooting was done by the ne
gro soldiers, but failed to identify the
guilty ones
He concluded his speech of an hour
negro question, saying it had existed
from carly history Of the country down
10 the present time and continued to be
the most important and the most dam
gerous question which confronts the
American people.
an spite of the past, with its sac
rifces," he said, "this problem is still
the greatest with which we have to
deal. II involves labor, education, Suf-
frage. social order, civil liberty. self
government and the integrity Of the
white race. The end no man can see.
Southerners feel deeply and profound
" Of this race problem and it's ulti-
mate solution. Closing their eyes and
looking down the ages. different vistas
arise Sometimes the black race is de-
rorted; sometimes the races live to-
gether as now, in perfect peace. one
subordinate to the other; sometimes
they turn with unspeakablc aversion to
blended, corrupted and inferior race:
sometimes there is war between TIL"
races--whch may God avert-bloody.
vengeful war; war which seeks and can
only end in the survival of the fittest.
Speaking in part for the people OF
Texas-and plainness of speech is best
it is not improper to say that they
| have dealt fairly and generously with
the negro in all essentials. They are OPP
| posed to political domination by the
| ignorant or vicious; they are opposed
| to social equality with the negro; they
| are opposed to every tendency which
| will ultimately be destructive of the
purity and integrity of the white race.
And above all these, however vital
they may be, there is that in the teStl-
mony in this case and which to q de-
gree undcries this trouble, winch I'M
Iels me to declare even in TINS great
chamber that they purpose to protect
even with their lives what in their
womankind is the immediate jewel OF
their souls"
Senator Foraker at once tOk the
floor. rn;narkirg that it belittled the
question by making it Il vehicle Tor
discussion Of the race question. lie dld
not propose to discuss that question or
the merits of the Brownsville affair.
He wanted his resolution adopted.
which would insure further inquiry and
his present purpose was but to deiend
himself regarding the criticism cnarSed
against him for mentioning Capt. NC
Donald.
Commenting on Senator CulberSon
statement that his Foraker'S) speech
Two weeks ago had offended certain
Texans and had reflected particularly
upon Capt. Mcdonald, the Ohio senator
said he did not know what Mcdonald
resented unless it was the term Gen
tcmen'
Among other things Senator For
aSer said: Il don't know why Capt.
Mcdonald woul dchargc Hell with one
nlcket of water unless i. was that ne
mad no other use for the water
again after reading the statement
VI Mcdonald that he was willing to
meet Foraker, but did not intend to
make trouble with him. the Ohio SEN
"'or exclaimed: What 4 relief TO
me-"
another account. taken from the
houston Post pictured Capt. McDon-
an as great Man killer" in the
,auSe Of justice, and told of the man.
"sF IN which Mcdonald had conduct
gu 81 MS investigation of the Brownville
alF ut the request of the government
If Texas.
, aoFaker concluded his remarks by
a.uhS the interviews in the record
tion " w. " Wv
,. senator Cuiberson replied briefly by
., ing The country was to be felicitat-
ha, On the fact that the Ohio senator
NJ turned his attention to derision
captain of Texas rangers
or, anere Is he said, lone thing 1
Gu .' 10 add to what I have said about
erns Mcdonald in view of the wish
essed IN this chamber a few days
COhtinned on pnno 1,hron