The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
wish to 10 held 20 endorse the sentiments
on the race question just expressed.
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"h Nhe r'ce QUESTION Just eKpressad
Dividing Line.
The Senate IN the next session. he said
would have but two Democratic Senators
from the North. and It was his belief
that n short tirna ga tha frt1lra would
see tho political dividing line completely
drawn between the North and south Il
was such speeches az had just been de-
hvered. he maintained which would has
ton this condition. Mr. T1llman." he
said. was not alone IN advocacy OF
repeating the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments"
Governor Vardanan. OF Nississippi
and Governor Hoke smith. Of Georgia.
had made the same declarations. and
there was rapidly being organized n SEN
timent toward uniting the people Of tho
North and South IN the repeal of these
constitutional provisions and which
would result IN practical return 10 a
condition % peonago for the negro
AscertaininE that Ny Patterson had
never been I'm the BLACK belt" Of Ala
bamd or Mississippi. Mr TiDman suggest
90 that 70 might be well FOR him 10 20
down there "and learn something"
Both Mr.. Patterson and Mr. TiUuan
agreed that the colonization OF the negro
was not the solution. hut Mr. Tnlman
complained when Mr.. Patterson insisted
that tho reason Senator Tluman would
not agree 10 have tho negroes dapo-tet
value Of the negro ~ O. lsborcr rather
than. as Mr.. Tiuman had just explained
one or extreme cruelty TO the negro
II am sorry the Senator cannot give me
credit for disinterest-d and honest
sta teruent" retorted Mr. Tunan He
1doed that the race question I'm the near
future would be appalling. and unless
something IS done 70 undo the mistakes
~ the past. q struggle between the races
IS Inevitable. and when the two races
get at each others Threats. those who
now stand or and theo-ize about II Will
not b present at the throat-cutting"
White Supremacy.
When Mr.. Patterson explained that his
purpose was 10 correctly state the post
ton OF the Northern Democrat. as opposed
20 the radicalisrn expressed. NIr Tilman
CALCULATED: Even n there should never
he another Democrat elected from tho.
North. the people % the South will stU1
stand for white suprenacv,-
This sentiment brought applause from
the galleries.
Mr. Patterson maintained that the dis
franchisement OF the negro simply meant
"a return 70 peonage.
But" again interrupted Nv Tulmar
the Senator wants us of tho South to
hft ourselves over the fence with orr
boot staps- We could NOT do that but
We got over the best way we couid %
operation Of the suffrage Qualifications OF
mis- state. which was followed by the
reading by Mr.. Patterson ~ extracts
from a recent lecture hy Mr. Tulmau. I'm
which the educational and understanding
clause OF the Constitution n his state
were explained 10 operate % bar negroes
from voting
Mr.. Iihman said there was nothing En-
what had been set forth jusufying force
and murder 50 far as he was con-
cerned. he did not care whether the
people Of Colorado liked the process or
nor.
As this law was said to have been
borrowed from Mississippi Senator Money
explained that II was not the educationa 3
clause but the failure OF the negro 10
pay poll tax in Mississippi which debarred
him from the ballot
Did Not Get Truth.
MI Patterson continued. insisting that
In his belief only a very small minority
OF the people of the South We're in sym
PATTY with the views expressed: that
, the better element was decidedly axains {
such methods and he did not believe
the people ~ the North were getting a
correct Idea Of the real situation from
lectures delivered In Northern cities by
prominent Southerners
Mr. Ttllman took this reference 10 apply
20 himself. and asserted that DEE had
spoken 20 a hundred thousand Northern
ers in his lectures. and that he had re-
ceived applause and appreciation.
The character Of his audiences. he said
indicated that he was addressing the bet
ter element. lie concluded his iuterrur.-
ton by issuing a chalenge 10 Senator
Patterson 20 debate the race question
with him in Colorado at any time or place
Mr.. Patterson declined the invitation to
debate. and said he only wished o. point
Ifar
and the Democrats of the North had 10
bear the odilm and burden such utter
ances entaied.
This drew "a hot retort from Mr. TIL
man. so far" he said. "as my own
party Is concerned IN the North. 70 is
such a shining example OF ward politi-
clans. dirty. low creatures. who use every
tactic and means TO buy votes. that
don't care II We never have any Of that
type 10 back MS lp. We have got no use
for them"
After the applause i'm the galleries had
died out. and the Vice President had
warned the audience against applause
Mr.. Patterson remarked. Il will not re-
ply in any way 70 the last utterance ~
the Senator from South Carolina"
Criminal Assaults.
Mr.. Patterson then took up the SUBJ
ject Of criminal assaults and lynchincz.
and read statistics showing that there
had been seveuty-three lynchings during
the year 1906. Thirty-four of these lvuch-
ings. he said. were Cor criminal assaults.
and this number 5-d not bear out the inn
preston made prevalent by the constant
denunciation OF this crime. especially
when il was realized that there We're more
than ten million negroes in the country.
tie believed ii strict reliance on law would
IN large part dictate this crime
Mr Money called Mr.. Pattersoi-s ate
tention to the record Of one case Of
criminal assault in Colorado during tho
year mentioned. for which a negro was
burned AZ the stake by mob
Mr.. Patterson dd not justify this. bur
explained THAI IL occurred in sparsolv
settled section ~ the state lie in-
dorsed the words ~ the President in his
annual message condemnine mob yio-
lence.