The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-01
Senator TillmanA cqnits Himself
More CreditabIy Than Ever.
DEFENDS LYNCHING
Por tie One NaneIess Crime. aud Draws
a Most Pathetic Picture Of Con.
dltlons as rhey Exist 10
South Carolina
To.dav.

60 lOsUays
Never since he became O member OF
the upper branch Of the National Leg
islAture has Senator Tillman acquit.
tsd himself more admirably and crod-
tsably than he did Monday In his
speech on the Brownsville tragedy,
Rays the ~ Washington CORES pondent OF
the NeNd and Courier. Encompsssed
by q living wall of humanity on the
floor OF the Senate chamber, while
overhead in the galleries were packed
eager and intorested Americans OF
both sides and colors, for more than
bwo hours the South Oarolinian held
his audience Bpellkound by his clio.
quenoe ard oratory.
THE correspondent then COCA on to
say that he never appeared to better
advar TAI o. and, departing from his
usual custom Of extempors neons
speaking, he had fortified himsel!
with carefully prepared and studied
manuscript. However, ho did not
00n1ne himself to the typewrittan
text which was spread out before hin
On his desk, but uaed IL merely to re
fresh his memory IN salient features.
IL was o memorable scene and q re.
rnerkable speech, delivered In convinc,
Ing and impressive manner, and at
times, when ptoguring occurrences
with which he had become familiar
Through personal experiences, the
voice Of the speaker became tremu1.
GUS witch emotion and pathetic with
portrayal. Nobody cared to leave the
chamber or gallery while Senator Till.
man was speaking, and 1T Ia doubtful
whether any address In the Senate
since the close of the civil war has
been listened to more attentively and
by o more ~appreciative assemblage
than that which hung upon every
word Of the Senator from South Caro-
lima Monday.
He was accorded the floor after a.
10 G effort between Senator's Black.
burn and Foraker. in which each We'd
wnbh che other in expressing their
nutual confederation and esteem, aud
che former took occasion, % Mr..
Eorakor expressed Ii, to deliver his
valodictory to the Senate" This was
brought about by the presentation OF
the substitute resolution by the Ohio
Senator, In which reference to Presi.
den6 ROCseveit's action was to ,bf
eliminated, and o committee OF In.
goiry authorized to get the facts liz
the Brownsville affair last August.
Senator Tillman at the outset al
lnded TO the mtngling OF the Ken
6uoky aud Ohio Senators with q quo
tatl0n from the SCRIPTURES "Hop
pleasant 1t 10 for brethren to dwell to
gether In larmony,'' sud then pro
ceeded to unlimber his ARTILLERY
Throughout his entire speech he main.
Gained that he was not an advocate Of
disorder or lawlessnoss save In punish
ment for offences against the gloli
u trinity. wOmanhood, wifehood and
motherhood" 81.
He drew . graphic picture of the re-.
construction period and declared the
acts IN South Carolina in throwing of
che yoke of the oppressor In 1878 was
o fitting celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary Of the Declaration
OF independence. 1t marked the tri.
umph OF civilization over barbarian.
ana there had been no occasion for a
gspsG!S!on during the thirty yeare
that have elapsed since the regime Of
the carpet Dagger In the South
Furthermore, he assorted, that tia
people OF the Southland were bettar
lifted to manage and protecs tho no.
$40, TO whom they were moro ACcus.
toned, than fanatics else who're, who
would o take the pains or trouble tn
&cquaint themselves with the environ.
ment(C the blacks.
Ipihtg concluding remkrka he por.
6raAed tho South with tho carcass Of
elR9erV chained to the living man
pY}sying to be released from O. linper
v ing death. AB he sank into his chair
Gh0ro was an outburst Of enthusiasm.
which Vice. President Fairbanka
promptly quellod, and quoted the
familiar rule OF the Senate about
clearing The galleries In case OF a,py
disorder.
There was no reference TO the occu.
panba of the floor, however, and the
thresb OF the presiding ofiloer was
~,efhoacious In preventing any further
demonstration. Representative Pat
2efs0n, Of South Carolina, was tho
fist to congratulate Senator Tulman,
an example which was quickly follow.
ed by Congressman irrespective of
party Affiliations.
The speech was D long one and we
have not the room to quote IL all, but
quote In full that part OF Senator TN.
1nAn'B Bpeoeh In which no defined hie
position on the question tf lynchipg,
This eloquent extract is q fair sample
OF the whole speech, and ia well
worth reading. Ii was In rap]y to
Senator Spooner, Of Wisconsin, who
had said that he was opposed TO any
man making himsolf judge, Juror and
exaoutloner. He looked upon II aa
shocking beyond expression ia civil.
lsed communities for tho populaca 70
aOize q human being, charge him with
oYlmO, drag him to q tree protesting
his innocence, and hang him or burn
him at tho stake. He said he WAS
shocked by the statement OF Senator
TIllmsn iusbifyipg and supporting its
continuance. He said his speech was
not an attack on Senator Tillman, but
q plea for good government, ORDERLY
government, real llberty--not the lilo.
eYty of n man, but the liberty OF
oil. What Is libertyp 1t 10 not IT,
o9nge. Liberty was once defined to
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