The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-04-18
TILLMAN BIFFS NORTHERN
South Carolina cenator Replies In
Caloric Fashion to Criticism OF
Georgia Ex-Governor.

Senator B. R. Tillman, of South
Carolina, spoke at the SandersVille,
Ga, auditorium under the auspices
OF the Lyceum Association, and in
the course of his speech replied to
the charges made by Ex-Governor
Northen and defended himself, ex-
planning the connection in which the
utterances were used.
Senator Tillman said he would
meet Governor Northen in cebate at 8
any time he might designate and
would let a Georgia jury try the is
sues between them. He said:
You have had in the past a man
whom you honored with the office
OF governor, who of late has sought
some notoriety, and pushed himself
to the front in the matter which looks
to the adjustment of this momentous
question, as to what shall be done
and how it shall be done to safe
guard Anglo-Saxon civilization, and
this man going up and down Geor-s
gia, self-appointed apostle or some
thing, I don't know what and don't
care, / don't meddle with Georgia's
affairs. I am glad. Of the chance to-
allow some Georgians hear and see
me for myself, and nothing would
delight my soul more than to meet.
this doubty warrior on some dung
hill in Georgia and see whether he
was the game chicken or whether IS
was" Senator Tillman here read an
extract from the Atlanta Constitution,
and continued:
Now the purpose in reading this
extract is, to bring to your attention
the character Of the charges that this
man is making in public against me-.
and as I never did take kindly to
abuse or SANDER, hope you will par
don just a few comments on this ex-
traordinary and remarkable produc-
tion from an ex-governor Of Georgia,
about senator, not ex-senator, OF,
South Carolina l do not care to in,
dulge in personalities, l simply call
attention to charge he makes there
that with the oath 0f Office fresh
on my lips, l said so and So" What
I did say, what have said, what
may say now, and repeat what
I have said in the senate and am
not ashamed of and stand by, was
this: THAT with the oath OF Office
fresh on my lips to enforce the law
would lead mob to lynch any man,
black or white, who rayished a wo-;
man, black or white" 8,
He leaves out everything except
what he wanted Now that has been;
termed by Shakespeare "a lie by indi-
rection, or lie by om.N sion. -. he
goes further to say that IN public
utterance of mine, which had the ten
dency to break down respect for the
law and to paralyze, the sherifs OF;
Georgia, that l said, ITO hell with
the law" What did say and where?.
1t was at Chicago. The papers gave;
wide circulation to the effort OF rns3
negroes there to silence me and to
prevent my speaking. The speech !:
made was in the presence Of a pacas-s
ed audience Of $500 people, with lots:
Of people outside trying TO get In,
and not able to do so, they were;
as wild as any men in the south ever
can be on the subject Of white SUI
premacy, but what l did say in COM
menting on this thing was this: al
luded to the handcuns that had been;
placed upon US by the 18th amend.
ment, and went on to illustrate and;
tell just how We had overthrown and
paralyzed or nullified both the l4ths
and 18th amendment, and when was.
discussing that phase Of the subject
some fellow in the audience, taking
exception to my method Of treating it.,
exclaimed, or asked me, What ABOUT
the law" My reply was just like a.
pistol shot, ITO he'll with such a-law!,'
meant Ito hell with the 18th amend
ment,' because it mad attempted to;
put the white mans neck under the.
negro's heel and hold it there, and If
there is anybody in Georgia or any
where else who objects to my say
ing that, To hell with that law, I
don't care what he thinks; he can:
have his own views, and 1 can have
mine."