Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-13
TiIlman Holds President Re-
SponsibIe For Brownsville
incident and DiSapproveS
of His Subsequent Course.
PATTERSON DEFENDS
DISCHARGE OF TROOPS
Condemns South Carolina
Members UtteranceS Which
He Says Mean Extinction Of
Democratic Party in North,


lHy Morning Journal special Leased wire.l
Washington, Jan. i2.-The senate
listened to debate on the race aues-
ton today in which Senator Tillman
was the principal participant, and SEN
ator Patterson OF Colorado. his OPP
ponent, They brought into striking
contrast the ideas of the south and
north.
President Roosevclt's action In the
Brownsville matter was the subject OF
discussion. Mr, Tillman held thar
nothing was involved In 1t eNCeDt the
race question, and that The admins
tration MAS responsible for the grow
ing acute condition Of the race uues
/ ton in tho south, The president he
maintained, had encouraged the negro
10 assert his equality and then HAD
| wrought vengeance on whole bat
talon for following that encourage
ment, He condemned the presidents
action Ia both respects.
Mr. Patterson defended the pres
dents right to dismiss the troops, but
believed there might be more ground
10 question its policy He condemned
IN strong terms what he regarded ns
the radical position Of Mr Tillman and
predicted that the extinction OF the
democratic party in the north would
follow IA continuance pf such tactics.
The announcement thar senator
Tillman was to speak on the Browns
VILE affair crowded the galleries and
corridors of the senate. II was nehrly
| / o'clock when the senate finally iin-
| isheA the morning business and thc
mattef WliS fal;en up ManN fnrfnbrfs
of the horse were IN the senate ana
every seat was occupied when Mf.
rillman commenced his speech. Tho
senator characterized the presidents
action IN tile discharge az he negro
soldiers as nothing more or less than
lynchiug. lie challenged anyone 10
produce in the army regulations or
the articles Of war any foundation for
the charge OF conspiracy of silence,
mutny ana treason, which was made
against the soldiers dismissed without
honor. although he declared there
was no doubt the soldiers We're respon-
sible for the outrage AZ Brownsville.
Mn Tilman held that VI WAS contrary
To the fundamental principles of lib-
erty under the English and American
law that the innocent should suffer
because of the acts of the guilty. He
also declared that a man should he
considered innocent until he was
proven guilty.
In this case he said, "1G7 men
have been punished, while not more
than twenty had been charged with
participation IN the crime"
The sneaker contcnded that the me-
gro troops should never have been sent
Penrose and Captain Macklin for al
legged gross negligence and incompe-
tence. senator Tilman declared that
race questions were al the bottom OF
the whole trouble, He insisted that
the president is primarily more re-
sponsible than any other man for the
position the negroes IN the south have
taken on the question of negro rights
The president he said, gave recogni-
ton to Booker r. Washington In a So
nying n the face Of the feelings
Of seventeen millions OF southern
whites ANA against the same feelings
OF tWo-thirds OF three-fouiths of th"
people of the north The president
said Nh Tillman, does not understand
the negro or the deep and vital char
actcr of the issue involved The atti-
tudo of the negro on the social ques-
ton has been the cause Of a great and
notable change in the demeanor Of tho
negroes throughout the south and
question of the relationship between
the races cannot be much longer be
kcpt down
Mr. Tulman predicted in the near
future race conflict in the south.
nud in cuba tine question was whether
the whites on The negroes shall pro-
vail ON the Pacific coast the rela
tiouship between the Mongollan ana
the Caucasian Is involved. He said
that t was high. time that something
Wns being done TO have this great and
vital question brought before the
country I'm some sensible way For
himself hc was willing 10 battle under
.he slogan of America for Americans
and This Is a white mans country and
White men must govern IT,"
Mr. Tinman nrcfaccd his discussion
lf the Brownsville question with the
characterization that il resemhled
'ase in court
Certain enlisted men of the Twenty
i'm regiment We're under indictment
ne said ~'rhe president of the United
states is the prosecutor as we'll as thc
.Xccutioner The array ~ counsel
or the defense and prosecution Is not
'et complete. SO FAR as their names
nave appeared on the record there is
M clement OF ineongruiis and of The
'idiculDuF. For Instance. as attorneys
,idiaR the prosecution We have the
lstinpuiahed senator from Texas. lMr
fulheisnnJ drmerr4t, fhe disfin-
fnished senator from Massachusetts
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