The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-17
LOVED NEGRO
TOO WELL
Carmack Of Tennessee De.
tends President.
AN UNBIASED TRIBUTE
Endorses RooseveIt's Position On
The BrownvilIe
Affair.
AN UNBIASED TRIBUTE

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. - Senator
Carmack Uenn). speaking In the sen
ate on the Brownsville shooting affray.
announced that he heartily supported
the president In his action discharging
the negro soldiers. The action OF the
legislature OF his state taking the same
position had his hearty support.
Mr.. Carmack then paid his respects.
TO the president as follows:
Il think II proper to say that any re-
port that senators may have heard that
the president personally solicited my
support in this matter. that he urged
me TO forgive and forget certain ener-
getlc personal remarks and begged me
10 stand between him and those twin
enemies OF his administration, the sen
ators from South Carolina and Ohio. Is
a gross exaggerstion. l will not say
that II Is an Infamous falsehood. be-
cause such language belongs TO the vo-
cabulary OF presidential controversy
rather than 10 that OF senatorial de-
bate.
'Nor Is II true. rs senators may have
heard, that l have been moved TO un-
dertake the presidents defense because
OF my infatuated devotion TO the man.
I have great admiration for that
strong. brave, large minded gentleman.
the secretary OF war. My admiration
for the president Is more temperate and
subdued. In the language OF Hamlet
IL waits upon the judgment seri-
ously. suppose there Ia no senator.
always with the exception OF my friend
from South Carolina (Mr. Tillman).
who Is less likely than myself 10 DO
suspected OF excessive Partially for
our present chief executive.
The president once said that he
would see a certain member OF the
Tennessee delegation In Hades before
he would do anything for him. a re-
mark entirely gratuItous In view Of the
fact that the person supposed TO have
been referred 20 had never asked a
favor at his hands. but with supreme
indifference 20 his good opinion had
criticised him when be was wrong aud
with like Indifference 10 bis good opIn-
ion can support him when he II right.
I care 70 little for the hasty ebullltions
OF that remarkable man that can see
what he himself could never see In
any man who expressed an opinion
contrary 10 his OWL can see the good
M well as the bad In his public con-
duct and Judge both without passion
or prejudice.
"In this case II seems 20 me that he
has acted with remarkable freedom
from impulse. with unusually careful
dclIberation and with anxious effort 20
do nothing more or less than complete
justice 20 oil concerned. Indeed. I am
haunted by the suspicion that the pres
Ident was the more careful 10 ascer-
tain the facts aud 10 keep within tho
limits Of the law because the offend
ers were eoiorcd than he would have
been II they were white.
so far as tho negro race IL concern
Cd. the only charge that can be Justly
made against the president Is that he
has loved the negro not wisely. but
too we'll"
Senator Foraker offered n substitute
for all OF his previous resolutions on
the Brownsville AFFAIR. as follows:
Resolved. That the committee on
military Affairs IL hereby authorized
and directed by subcommittee or 9th.
crwise 10 take and have printed the
testimony for the purpose of ascertain
Ing all the facts with reference 90 or
connected with the ARRAY nj Browns.
Vile. Tex. on the night OF Aug. ~.
1905. Said committee II authorized 10
send for persons and papers. 10 admin.
istcr oaths. TO 1T during the sessions
of the senate aud n deemed advisable
AZ Brownsville or elsewhere"
Notable speeches In the house were
made by Representative Foster Nt)
supporting the president In his mes
sage on the japanese situation In Call.
fornla and by Representative shep-
pard Crcx.). who enthused the Dcmoc.
racy by a closely prepared address ON
politics and the state OF the nation.
Sunday. Feb. -. was fixed for tie
delivery OF culoglcs on the llfo OF the
late Representative II. Q. Adams
(WlsJ,