The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-18


sive.'
"But it does not remove the OBJ
lection | have had from the begin
ling of t!'is proceeding. What hav,
been trying to contend for, and I
hope | will be successful, is to secure
hearing for the men charged with
this serious crime. This testimony
has been taken as the other was be-
hind closed dors without anybody rep
resenting the men.
"That is the reason | shall not de-
sist, Notwithstanding what the prcsi-
! dent has said as to the character of
it from pressing for an investigation
Of the subject where especially the
men who are charged with the crimes
of murder, perjury and conspiracy
can. be heard to the end that if they
can establish any facts in their favor
they may have an opportunity to do
so.'
Stain" that he did not agree with
| the president in all he has done in
this case. Mr.. Mallory of Florida di-
gressed to call attention to what lie
regarded as the best illustration that
could be given of the incompetency Of
the negro to grapple with great ques-
tions. His illustration was the crit
icism of the president by the negro
mass meeting at Boston.
A negro, he said, held the most H.
crative federal Office in Florida as
collector of internal revenue; the col
lector Of customs at Savannah, Ga,
was a negro, and the collector of in
J ternal revenue of the state of Geor-
gla was a negro and every one knew
| the fight which tn senate had made
against DR.. Crum, negro made col
lector, of the port at Charleston, S. c..
"But,' added Mr.. Mallory, "the
patriots Of Boston, who probably are
the best representatives of the colored
race in this country, the most enlight-
ened to be carried away by th,pas-
sion of the moment, unable to look
fairly and squarely at a proposition
which should be judged justly and
honestly, forget that they are under
great obligations to the president and
send forth denunciation of the best
friend they have ever had in that
office. They will allow passion to get
the better of their judgment on almost
all occasions.'
Mr.. Mallory believed the president
ought not to have included in his ord
er Of discharge the prohibition against
| future enlistment. He said he should
not oppose the resolution Of investiga-
tion.
Mr.. Clay Of Georgia said he took
the floor to reply in brief to the
sweeping charge against the promin-
ent people of the south made on SAT-
urday by Senator Patterson. An i'll
justice to his own state and other
Southern States had been done, when
the senator from Colorado had said
that the leading public men Of the
South were in favor of mob and
lynch law. EIe disclaimcd any attcn-
tion to discuss the race question, say
ing he did not want to monopolizc a
subject that belonged exclusively to
"my good friend from South Caro-
lina' (Mr. Tillman.)
This stirred Mr.. Tillman to activity
and Mr. Clay was hotly questioned as
he proceeded to defend the president
on his Brownsville record.
Mr.. Tillman insisted he could not
get away from the Fundamental prin-
ciplc that every man charged with
crime should have a fair trial. 81
say.' he confined, "that the prcsi-
dent has been dcrclict; he transcend
ed his authority and was untrue tc
the duties Of his Office i'm not holding
the troops in the army until he had
exhausted every means to ascertain
the guilty ones.'
Mr.. Clay held that a courtmartia
would have resulted in nothing. lie
insisted that the evidence Of the for
mer cScapades Of this regiment jusli-
fled their discharge.
That they were not discharged as
! the result of any Of the previous Of
fences, Mr.. Tillman interrupted to
say. was evidence that the president
and secretary Of war were ignorant
Of the character of The negro soldiers.