The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-18

Senator Mallory Gives Illustration of
Incompetency Of Negro 10 Graphic
With Great ouestion-Ciay Denies
Allegation of Patterson Tina Lea.Iing
Public Men OF The South Favor
q. Lynch L~aw-TiIhman Stirred Into
Activity. 49,.
Washington, january 14-Tak1ng
but Il brief time to pass the lesisIa-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, carrying nearly S31, 900, 900,
the senate devoted the remainder of
the day to the Brownsville, affray.
President ROosevelt's message ac-
cOmpanied by many additional afida-
Wits and a cigar box of bullets and
empty cartridge shells. was received
read and ordered printed. The speech
making on the subject then began and
continued until $50 O'Clock.
Mr.. Foraker saying he was not going
to make a speech but a few remarks"
observed that the testimony mounts
to a great deal 'for the president tells
me it is conclusive" But it does not
remove the objection have had from
the beginning of this proceeding
What I have been trying to- contend
for, and | hope | will be successful is
to secure a hearing for the men charg-
ed with this terrible crime. This testi-
mony has been taken as the other was,
behind closed doors without anybody
representing the men. -ah-f
THAT is the reasOn l shall not &C.
sist, Notwithstanding what. the presi-
dent has said as to the character of it,
from pressing for an Investigations of
the subject where especially the men
who are charged with the crimes of
murder and conspiracy can be heard to
the end that if they can establish any
facts in their favor they may have an
opportunity to do So" II
Stating that he did not agree with
the president in all he had done, irIthis
case, Mr.. Mallory, of Florida, di-
crossed to call attention to what he
regarded as the best illustration that
could be given of the incompetency of
the negro to grapple with great Dues
tons. His illustration was the crit
icism of the president by the negro
mass meeting at Boston. A negro, he
said, held the most lucrative federal
office in Florida as collector OF inter-
nal revenue;: the collector of customs
at Savannah, Ga, was a negro and the
collector Of internal revenue Of the
state of Georgia a a negro and every
n knew the fight which the senate
had mtde against DIR. Crum,f a negro
made collector of the port of Chafles-
ton, S. c.. But" added Mr.. Mallory,
"the patriots of Boston who probably
are the best representatives OF the 33CCl-
ored race in the country; the most Ell
lightened and highly educated, allow
themselves to be carried away by the
passion of the moment, unable to look
fairly and squarely at a proposition
which should be judged justly and
honestly, forgot that they are under
great obligations to the. president and
send forth a ~denunciation of the best
friend they have. ever had in that
office. They will allow passion to get
the better Of their judgment on almost
all occasions.
Mr.. Clay, of Georgia, said to reply
in brief to the sweeping charge agains.
the prominent people of the south
made On Saturday by Senator Patter-
son. An injustice to his Owl state and
other southern states had been done,
when the senator from Colorado had
said that the leading public men OF the
south Weer in favor Of mob and lynch
law. .. . .o r.
He disclaimed any Intention to dis
cuss the race question saying he did
not want to monopolize a subject that
belonged exclusively to my good
friend from South Carolina, MI. Till
Man.
This stirred Mr. Tillman to activity
and Mr.. Clay was hOtly questioned as
he proceeded to defend the presiderC
on his Brownsville record. Mr.. Till
man insisted he could not get aWav
from the fundamental principles that
every man charged with crime should
have a fair trial. L say" he continued
that the president has been derelict:.
he transcribed his authority and was
untrue to the duties Of his Office in net
holding the troops in the army until
he had exhausted every menas to as
certain the guilty ones"
That they were no" discharged as
the result Of any Of the previous Of
fenses," Mr.. Tillnan interrupted TO
say, was evidence that the presiGen1
and the secretary of war were ignorant
Of the character Of the negro soldiers
Well, exclaimed Mr.. Clay, the
senator ought to congratulate him that
he had acted right at last -
The presidents message viii lie on
the table, togther with the exhibits,
until the Foraker resolution for an in
vestigation has been voted on and then
will be referred 70 the committee on
military affairs.
How much of your life is spent try
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