The Washington herald., 1907-01-13

fence by our boot straps. We couldn't
do 1t. so We got over the best way We
could"
You got over?" asked Senator spooner.
Yes, we got over" answered Mr.. Till
man.
What Education Would Do.
Continuing. Mr.. Tillman explained that
the suffrage text In South Carolina which
Mr. Patterson had referred to required
that the voter should be able 10 read a
clause from the constitution and pay
taxes on 800 worth OF property. Now"
he continued. more negroes than whites
are going to ne schools In South Caro-
lima, and by and by they will get edu-
cation and undertake to control the
State. Then there'll be trouble I'll be
dead and gone But / am warning the
Senate that blood will flow like water
before the negroes shall ever again be al
lowed to rule South Carolina"
Mr.. Patterson said that he sympa thized
with much his colleague from South Car
DINA had said on the race question. but
he believed that leading men Of the South,
Ike Mr.. Tillman and Gov. Vardaman,
-%r7AAN ~ bN u AiAH 70 Ndllll tie SLclll III
stead OF using violence
Mr.. Money interposed a vigorous objec-
ton to the reference to Gov. Vardaman
He never used violence 20 accomplish
any object" said Mr.. Money. The Sen
ator from Colorado has simply misstated
the facts"
1 have not intended to do so" replied
the Colorado Senator. Il do not think
have done so" Mr.. Money called for the
official stenographer's notes, but later
withdrew the request.
Continuing, Mr.. Patterson said that so
long as distinguished men Of the South
continued 10 advocate violence and de-
fend lynch law and boast Of robbing the
negro Of his political rights the effect
would add to rather than mitigate the
harm
Mr.. Clay. Of Georgia. rose. apparently
much disturbed. and said:
VIII the Senator from Colorado please
name the distinguished men OF the South
who counsel violence and defend lynch
Iaw2''
Mr. Patterson. turning toward the
South Carolina Senator. said. I'm name
a distinguished Southern statesman who
has been travelling through the country
lecturing at Chautauquas and saying
these things"
Mr. Patterson then created considerable
interest by reading "a report Of one Of Mr.
Tiilman's lectures delivered in MARYLAND
in which be described how the election
officers in South Carolina prevented the
negroes from voting by determinations
prac;iced in administering the educational
test
Challenged to Debate.
4 don't care whether I am regarded as
q representative man from the South or
not" replied TilIman, when give utter
ance 10 such things So long as l am ap-
plauded by Northern audiences / know
that ] have the approval Of the eighty
thousand men who voted for me in the
South Carolina primaries and reelected
me-tOr l Will he reelected next week
L don't care whether the people Of Colo
RADIO Ike IT or not" Mr.. Tiliman turned
abruptly 90 the Colorado Senator, and
pointing his finger at him In a challenging
manner, shouted: Il viii visit Colorado
and discuss the race question and the
equality Of the races with you at any
time"
THE people who applaud the Senator's
views expressed before Northern audi
ences DO not represent the best people Of
the North" ret0rted Mr. Patterson.
whereat the galleries broke into rapturous
applause, and the Vice President halted
the proceedings to admOnish the occu-
pants Of the gallery against another viO-
lation Of the Senate rules.
Mr. Tillmau was again on hts feet He
spoke deliberately. Il cannot pass on the
character Of Northern audiences, but I
viii say that lecture lyceums and chau-
tauquas are not supported 3 ignorant
people, nor poor people. and when L see
so many types Of low, sinking ward poll
ticians among the Northern Democrats. -
said Mr.. Tillman, with a sneer, I some
times feel that I will never have any use
for any more Of them
Mr. Patterson directed his remarks 70
the subject OF lynching and read from a
newspaper report an account Of the num-
Der Of Iynchings that occurred in the
United States In the year 1906 Later he
read from the Presidents message con-
demning iynching.
While reading from the message, Mr..
Money. OF Mississippi. interrupted the
Colorado Senator 10 say that the Presi-
dent was the author of a book which told
Of a reign OF lynch law in the Territory
Of Idaho some years ago. during which
hfty-nine horse thieves were hanged He
added that the author OF the book had
said that some innocent men were in
cluded, put that generally the President
applauded the work OF the vigilantes.
This made such an impression on Mr.
Tillman that in his joy he walked across
the aisle 10 the Republican side and threw
his arms around Nj Spooner, Of WiscOn-
sin.
Disclaimers on All sides.
The reference To a reign of lynch Law
in Idaho smoked out Mr.. Hepburn from
that State. The author must refer &c
some other State said he.
I may have been mistaken" replied
Mr. Money, as the Senator from Idaho
is still alive"
Mr.. Hepburn looked mad, and the Mis-
sissippi Senator promptly recalled his re-
mark by saying: THAT is pleasantly, OF
course II may have been Wyoming, If
Senator Warren is not present
Mr.. Warren came to his feet in the
midst OF great laughter, long enough &c
say: The Senator cannot pass that
stigma upon my State of Wyoming"
Mr.. Hepburn was still on his feet, and
above the laughter that filled the SeantC
chamber, was heard to shout. There has
never been lynching in the State OF
Idaho in the twenty-five years l have lived
in the State
Now that Idaho is purged,' resumed
Mr. Patterson, I will say that the Presi-
dent referred to a Territory, and / would
name it but I would have two Senators
rising to protest
Mr.. Patterson read the record Of lynch,
ing in the year 1876 by States. When ht
reached South Carolina Mr.. Tillmar
5,,~,r,.1 "a bic foot nd cHprr+ed- &c, Iona
as negroes continue to rdvish our white
women we will continue TO lynch them IN
South Carolina"
Had I known that my reading would
have provoked such an utterance from
the Senatnr from South Carolina said