The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-19
BROWNSVILLE IS
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Senator Blackburn Has Gotten
the Republicans in Close
Corner.
.ALDRIc CT; TRYING TO BEG OFF
Republicans Threaten to Raise
Race Issue in the South as
a Revenge.
fFrom Our Regular correspondent)

(From Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 1S.-
The Democrats of the Senate, with the
lone exception of Senator Tillman, of
South Carolina, are standing as one
man behind the President in his atti-
tude on the Brownsville affair. The Re-
publican party has shown itself to be
divided beyond the hope of reunitins
on this question, and a majority of the
Republicans Of tho Senate are ulrect-
ly opposed to the President, and will
in Diminishing the three negro bat
talions which terrified the town of
Brownsville and killed one OF tho in
hahitants.
Senator Blackburn, who is to retire
from the Senate on the 4th OF March,
displayed a piece of generalship in intro
ducing yesterday his resolution disclaim-
ing any intention to question or deny
the legal right Of the President to dis
charge without honor enlisted men of
the army of the United States" that has
not been equaled on the Democratic side
in many years. 1t was distinct return
to old, times, when there was united
minority. following an able and aggres-
sve leader.
It threw the Republican camp into con-
fusion. It put them into the attitude
of being in open rebellion against the
authority of their own President. 1t made
clear the position of the Democrats that
thew were standing firm in their support
of the Republican Executive.
The Senate has rarely, If ever. pre-
sented such a spectacle. President Roose-
Welt is deserted by his party, and the
enemy has come to his support in such
manly fashion that President Roosevelt
has been forced to express his admira-
ton.
ct Was Bully"
ut was bully" he said gleefully to
Southern Senator last night He used
the same word to describe the Blackburn
resolution In conversation with another
Senator from the South, who called ut
the White House this morning.
It is exceedingly difficult to foresee
the outcome of this struggle. 1t is
possible that the Blackburn resolution.
will simply be voted down and
the original Foraker resolution.
providing for an investigation of the
Bro wnsville affair by the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs, will be
adopted. The resolution does not make
mention of the question of the right
OF the President to pursue the course
which he took.
Only yesterday the West Virginia
Legislature, which Is overwhelmingly
Republican, refused to adopt resolu-
ton proposed by Democrat endorsing
the action OF the President in Diminishing
without honor the murderous negro SOL
diers. The vote was on strict party
lines. The Tennessee Legislature adopted
a resolution of endorsement OF the Presi-
dent but every Republican voted against
it and every Democrat voted for 1t. The
Missouri Legislature, solely by Demo-
cratic votes. adopted n similar resolution
OF endorsement. every Republican vot-
ing in the negative.
Senator Foraker opened a veritable box
of evils when he tackled the subject Of
the Brownsville outrages. He and his as
sociates are doing all In their power to
get the lid down. They have not succeed
ed. They will not succeed by Democratic
aid
..There Is nothing between Paradise and
Pertition which can make me withdraw
my resolution" said Senator Blackburn
to The Dispatch correspondent to-
day. Every Democrat in the Senate
agrees with mo absolutely, save one. The
resolution will not be withdrawn The
Republican Senators will have to vote on
And Senator Blackburn looked as much
determined as his words indicated.