Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21


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rave the pexvsnsper. NAV howl. b,,t men
who were reared .bv virtnous rncfhers and
who revsre v,omani~ vsrtne "a the rnost
nrice,els ievef - their civilixation will do
as We q the south have done; On this CUES
n~tfirs' + srnrn ana scor n the chariatanry
and can't, the hypocrisy and cowardice. the
insoienca and efrontery of all such crea-
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ana conclms,ecs a neretofore that the
situation was most serious and critical.
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Ine browLsvaiAe A"@Af'
Closing with an explanation of his posi-
tfon On the Rravnsviiie AFFAIR. Mr., TIL
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1ian eaiu'
u md myself on this question. ISr 'n ne
ntst TIME since nave oeen meMo
ing o1herent POSITION 10 my osmoeIa az
coiteaSpes l have no fauit 70 mo WIN
mem nor 40 criticise their acuoi. ~ one
ts the attitude OF .ne s so s, On
the negro question oetter than No. eSpe
ciaHy IN regard 10 negro soldlers. Lnsy
Were Quaf!ered In 1859 ana iSo0 IN heAIS
every southern commonweaNh anu were
guilty OF some most horrible acts OF OBJ
preston and cruelty. fully expected that
tIe peopte OF my own state anu Oh Tue n O.nIi
soutnern states would commend tne fresl-
oenIs acLion IN discnarglns the oattH ,.
OF the 10Th Infantry. They do NOT Deheve
there should be any negro soldiers In me
army at all. and they would welcome tne
repeal OF the law which provides tor tns.r
enlistment They have not paused 10 ana
iyze the PRESIDENTS action.
.Criticism ~ the President.
L knew that my attitude would dispiease
my constituents. 1t would have been easy
for me to have kept quiet. but believing as
I do thar a 1raat wrong has heen done the
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Innocent negroes. that the PRESIDENT had
Law ana ,,surn a,thnr,,S hsvs n nv
feeble way tried to show why 1 Joined his
critics. Mr.. Roosevelt has already rescind-
SsI,or., a paat y, MS S, anu ~ Win my
NOT be surnrjseS To And him q little later
on modifying or Changing his attitude in
essential particulars on this question.
am prepared FOR anything he may do
h;s snran u ~ ss - ,1 ,o tt,re
nf the rsts hi, o ana hss s,,-rerd.r No. q
onostion ~ To- 800 ,,itai sran.taroa thon
this pa wt,i "a r. ,,, va w. 49, .H .hn
Observation-Disclosures ~ ~. ~ eSu ~ ia
rasnuaa tt n,. 49,, ,S1 ee ~
or - ing , s.as 90 80 AI III Iuo.
anytbina rnnS =. ThaaSonne pan.s'e,. "a
hoing a mon"nan,aa a. ~, ,s~.S -. . go
of him has .o a.,,na ny r., .Sa. Mheu
We were about 20 .,nta ~ ~ 10 Xii
~oya h;n III " W. vi e"S 10 vi. !
na,,ea en-, a." 49,, t ~, ,oL iav"s eo,n
heinn ontt.,ad -. u ~ d al anu
benefits might arise from 1t. may be mar
when crtt;ci.ad Nh. 49,, ~ "G 5as., anu
about usurpation IN panama about his San
Domingo policy about his conduct in the
Minor Morris case. l felt justified. and
cnm'iot,ar may set no eredIt I0r sincerity OF
plant myself on the bedrocs nr,ncinie that
the innocent should not be punished for the
sins of the guilty, and that men should be
presumed to be innocent until they are
proven guilty"
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HAequens AaoSnter.
Before beginning to speak Mr. Tilman
read from tynewritten sbaa+. that nv
tfon of his remark. ,h;oh AL. lii, -.
..,... - "ea.' with Ills
eoneasues Oh the senate. senator Tillman
put great deal OF sarcasm into his voice,