Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-13
RAGE WAR INEVITABLE.
Says sen. T|LLMAN
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South Carolina Senator Delivers
Stirring Speech on The
Negro Troop Question.
LAMBAsTs PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Says There is No Question But Tha.
Time VIII Come When Blood VIII
! Flow Like water-conditlons in
!: South are Worse Than They Were
In 1861.
fBy Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, D. G. Jan. 49,
The Senate listened to debate on
the race question today in which
Senator Tillman was the principal
participant and Senator Patterson
of Colorado his opponent, and they
brought out In Sinking contrast
the ideas of the South and the
North on this question. President
Rooseyelts action in the Browns
willie matter was the subject of the
discussion. Mr.. Tlllman held that
nothing was involved in it except
the race question:, and that the
administration is responsible for the
growing acute condition of the race
situation. The President, he main.
tained, had encouraged the negro
to assert his equality and had
wrought vengeance on whole bat.
TALON for following the encourage
ment. He condemned the Presl-
dents action. Senator Patterson de.
Tended the Presidents right to dis
miss the troops. but believed there
might be some ground to question
his policy. He condemned IN strong
terms what he regarded as the
radical position of Mr.. Tillman. ana
predicted that the extinction Of the
Democratic party in the Norh would
follow continuance of such tactics.
TIE debate occupied four hours
and was listened to with great in
terest by throngs which filled the
galleries and by many members oil
the House of Representatives who
lined the Senate chamber and by
many Senators.
On several occasions the galleries
had to be warned against applause
by the Vice President, who finally
threatened to clear them out If the
offense was repeated.
No action was taken on the reso
luton for an investigation of the
Brownsville affair, but MIR. Forake
gave notice that on Monday nc
should endeayor to have it disposed
of.
Mr.. Tiliman's First Contention.
Mr.. Tillman held that dt was con
trary to the fundamental principle.
OF liberty and of English and Amer
lean law that the innocent SHOULD
suffer because of the sins of the
guilty also, he declared that mar
shall be considered innocent until
he is proven guilty.
I'm this case" he said, 1857 me1
have been punished while not more
than twenty have been charged with
participation in the crime"
Mr.. Tillman maintained that the
negro troops should not have beer
sent ito Texas. They were sen
there, he said, against the protests
OF one of the Texas Senators and
the Congressman from that district
They were sent there, he continued
width a wholly inadequate numbe
OF officers, as there was only five
officers for the three companies.
This was DONE" Mr. Tiilman
exclaimed" without any thought or
care on the part of the President
or Secretary of War as to results
The first thought of the Presiden
was to protect the negroes and to
punish the citizens by abandoning
7 the post.
RIames Army Officers.
Especially Major Penrose and
Captain Macklin,' Mr.. Tillman said
'tare shown to have acted with gross
! negligence and Incompetence"
All the soldiers who got in trou.
BILE were from Macklin's company,
said Mr.. Tillman, who added that
Macklin di+ not believe that ne
gro had seized Mrs. Evans by the
hair, and that he made no effort
to detect the soldier. This. he be.
lieved. raised the question as to
whether or not Captain MacklIn