Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
BEN TILLMAN
IN FUNNY" ROLE
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tack was unparalleled, intentional and
in cold blood. 1t was acting worthy
of Uriah Heep." Mr.. Spooner took
copious notes as Mr.. Tillman pro-
ceeded. Explaining the conditions In
his state during the carpet bag gov
ernment in justifying riot and ballot
stuffing, Mr.. Tillman said:
Says Negroes Are Akin to Monkeys
I'VE have not shot any negroes in
South Carolina on account of politics
since '76-we haven't found 1t neces-
sary."
He said he would not call the negro
baboon.
81 believe they are men, yet they
are so akin to monkeys that scientists
are looking for the missing link yet"
Have [ ever advocated lynch law at
any time or place? l answer on my
honor, never / have justified it for
one crime, and one only, and l have
consistently maintained that attitude
for the last fourteen years. AS gov
ernor of South Carolina 1 proclaimed
that would lead mob to lynch any
man, black or white, who had ravished
any woman, black or white. This Is
my attitude, calmly and deliberately
taken, and justified by my conscience
in the sight of Cod
Mr.. Tillman then hotly denounced
the hypocrisy and cowardice of any
man who questioned his motives.
Relative to the presidents order on
the Brownsville affair, Mr.. Tillman
said:
Mr.. Roosevelt has already rescinded
one part of his order and l warn my
| fellow senators on this side they need
not be surprised to find him little
later on modifying or changing his at
titude in essential particulars on this
question"
Mr.. Tillman said the south had moth
ing to fear from an investigation OF
the whole race question in the south
IF the Filipino was unfit for suf-
frage, how could the negro be fit fol
it?"
TiIlman Applauded
The south, Mr.. Tillman said, was Of
fering anywhere from four to 10(
maidens and matrons to this modern
beast annually.
The north today had a billion dollars
of capital invested in the south Gnd
self interest made it the duty of the
north to move to do something to re-
| lieve the situation.
At his conclusion Senator Tillmal
was applauded.
Senator Spooner concluded a forty.
that the race question could only be
settled on the basis of the enforce
ment of the black mans right accord
| ing to the constitution. When the Wis
consin senator yielded the floor he was
followed by Senator Carmack, who
took exception to Senator Tillman's re-
mark about himself. He said that In
all of his experience in the senate he
had never heard a speech so studiously
Of Mr. FTtllman
He declared that in Mr.. Tillman's
reference to the fact that he Gear
mack) had been defeated for reelection
he had simply gratified a "grovelinl
propensity"
"He did not" said Mr.. Carmack
"need to lift his belly from the dus
in giving voice to that statement"
When Mr.. Tilman rose to reply Sen
ator Teller moved that the doors b'
closed. The motion was seconded by
several senators and the senate wen
into closed session at 2:45 p. IN.
Senator Foraker, at the conclusion
of routine morning business, introduced
the Brownsville compromise resolution
1t was as follows;
"ResolVed, That without questioning
the legality or justice of any act OF thu
president in relation thereto, the com
mittee on military affairs is authorized
and directed, by subcommittee o
otherwise, to take and have printed
testimony for the purpose of ascertain
ing all the facts with reference to o
| connected with the afrray at Browns
willie on the night Of August 1914. Sait
committee is authorized to send fol-
persons and papers. to administer
oaths, to sit during sessions or recess
of the senate and, II deemed advisable
at brownsville or elsewhere, the ex-
perses of the investigation to be paic
from the contingent funds of the SEN
ate"