The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
wish to TO held to endorse the sentiments
on the race question Just erpressad.
Dividing Line

wish to 10 held to endorse tho sentiment,
on the race question Just srpreasad.
Dividing Line.
Tho Senate In the next session, he said
would have but two Democratic Senator.
from tho North. and It was hills belief
that n short time In the future woult
sec the political dividing line cornpietal,
drawn between the North and South II
was such speeches as had Just been de.
livered. he maintained. which would has
ten. this condition. ''Mr. Tillman," he
said. was not alone in advocacy OF
repeating the fourteenth and fifteen II,
amendmerts.'
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi
and Governor Hoke Smith. OF Georgia.
had made the same declarations, and
there was rapidly being organized SEN
timent toward uniting the people of the
North and South In the repeal of these
constitutional provisions, and which
would result in a practical return to a
condition Of peonagc for the negro.
| Ascertalnng that Mr. Patterson had
never been in the BLACK belt of Ala
bama or Mississippi. Mr.. Tillman suggest
cd that 1t might be well for him to 20
| down there "and learn something"
| Both Mr. Patterson and Mr.. Tillman
agreed that the colonization of the negro
| was not the solution, hut Mr.. Tillman
that the reason Senator Tillman would
not agree to have the negroes deported
was one OF selfshness, because of the
value OF the negro as Iaborer rather
than, as Mr.. Tfllmnn had just explained
one of extreme cruelty to the negro"
II am sorry the Senator cannot give me
credit for disinterested and honest
statement" retorted Mr.. Tillman. He
added that the race question in the near
DSdf1 hn
something Is done to undo the mistakes
OF the past. q struggle between the races
is Inevitable. and when the two races
get at each others throats, those who
now stand or and theorize about II will
not be present at the throat-cutting."
White Supremacy.
When Mr.. Patterson explained that his
purpose was to correctly state the posi-
ton Of the Northern Democrat, as opposed
to the radicalism expressed. Mr.. Tiilman
calculated: Even II there should never
be another Democrat elected from thu
North. the people of the South will stnl
stand for white supremacy"
This sentiment brought apnlause ,-o,,
the galleries '''
Mr.. Patterson maintained that the dIs.
REIMBURSEMENT OF the negro simply meant
q return to peonage.
But" again interrupted Mr.. Tillman.
the Senator wants us of the South IN
MT ourselves over the fence with our
boot staps We could not do that. but
we got over the best way we could
In this connection he explained the
operation OF the suffrage qualifications of |
MS state, which was followed by the
reading by Mr.. Patterson OF extracts |
from recent lecture by Mr.. Tillman. in
which the educational and understanding
clause OF the Constitution of his State |
were explained to operate to bar negroes |
from voting.
Mr.. Tillman said there was nothing in
what had been set forth justifying force
and murder. So far as he was con-
cerned. he did not care whether the
people of Colorado liked the process or |
not.
AS this law was said to have been
borrowed from Mississippi, Senator Money
explained that 1t was not the educational
clause, but the failure of the negro to
pay poll tax in Mississippi which debarred
him from the ballot.
Did Not Get Truth.
Mr.. 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 against !
such methods, and he did not believe
the people Of the North were getting u
correct idea of the real situation from
lectures delivered in Northern cities by
prominent Southerneps.
Mr.. Tillnan took this reference to apply
% himself, and asserted that he had
spoken to a hundred thousand Northern
IT'S in his lectures, and that he had re-
,eived applause and appreciation.
The character of his audiences, he said,
Indicated that he was addressing the bet
er element He concluded his interrup-
lon by issuing challenge to Senator
'atterson to debate the race question
With him in Colorado at any time or place
Mr.. Patterson declined the invitation to
ebate. and said he only wished to point
ut that both the people of the South
nd the Democrats of the North had to =.
ear the odium and burden such utter !.
noes entaed
This drew a hot retort from Mr.. TIL
ian. $50 far" he said cas- nv own
arty is concerned In the North, 1t is
ach shining example of ward politi-
ans, dirty. low creatures, who use every
lctic and means to buy votes. that
ont care II we never have any of that r
'pe to back us up. We have got no use
,r them"
After the applause in the galleries had
led out, and the Vice-President had |
armed the audience against applause
II. Patterson remarked: 81 will not re-
y In any way to the last utterance OF
le Senator from South Carolina"
Criminal Assaults.
Mr.. Patterson then took up the SUBJ
ct of criminal assaults and lynchings, r
I'd read statistics showing that there
I'd been seventy-three ynchings during
e year 1906. Thrty-four of these lynch
gs. he said. We're Cor criminal assaults,
lie MI, ,hars W. t,o&
ession made prevalent by the constant
of this crime, especially
hen it was realized that there were more n,
an ten million negroes in the country. n,
believed strict reliance on law would th
a large part eradicate this crime. u,
Mr.. Money called Mr.. Patterson's at -,
ntion to the record of one case of ~
lminal assault in Colorado during the -
ar mentioned. for which negro was ;s
rned Mt the stake by mob ~,
Mr.. Patterson did not justify this, but ~
planned that 1t occurred in a sparselv .,o