The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-15
LLMAN SPEAKS OF
/ BROWNSVILLE ORDER
.CLARED PRESIDENT LYNCH
d ED NEGRO TROOPS.
Negro Questionable Root of the
faJter, Said Tillman-Adminis-
tration is to Blame.

lllman of South Carolina address
R the senate on the Brownsville in
eWent. He characterized the presi-
don't s action III the matter Gas moth
sng more nor less than lynching." He
aeclared that men should be consider
eH innocent until proved guilty. He
said no doubt the soldiers were re-
sponsible for outrage at Brownsville.
Ie declared that the negro troops
should not have been sent to Browns
vile. 'Mr. Tillman declared Mr..
Eoraker had belittled himself by at
talking Major Blocksom, as the man
whose father was copperhead. care
wa never to have an end of the war
and its bitterness9' he exclaimed.
kflAre the people Of the North and
Sshth never to understand each other
aud to recognize rights Of both Sec
tiDsiis. cit is useless to deny that the
faea question lies at the bottom Of all
shss" =
ontinuing he said, "The whole is
she eainvolved is one of race and the
nfssident is primarily more respon-
sibls than any other man for the po-
sitien Of the negroes in the south
Have taken on the question of negro
figBts. He gave recognition to Book
Rf w ashington in social way. He
did this knowing he was flying in the
faSe Of the cast feeling among sew
eMteen millions of southern whites.
The we'll known attitude of the admin
Iakration on social questions has been
hhA cause of the great and noticeable
Change in the demeanor and action of
tEa negroes throughout the south. -
WA fter predicting in the near future
aTace conflict to determine whether
llsH negro is the equal of the Caucasian
sgIn six southern states, South Car
ginla, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, in the aggre-
sate negroes outnumbcr whites and
M 1.-TWO of them, South Carolina and
the negro preponderance
heavy.'
Tillman added: "In Cuba the
aDlor line has been obliterated' and
is in full blast. At
fil& North the same conditions exist
and therefore a number Of mulattoes
afIH quadroons with white blood in
tHer veins who have migrated there
a leaders Of the doctrine of abso-
lite social equality encouraged as
is1aS have been and are now by the
pIYsilent."
Ir. Tillman asked, els the presi-
sent, ready to act upon his own theory
Anl have his children marry men and
WJmen of other racesq Would he ac-
eaA as his daughter-in-law a Chinese,
AAiay, Indian or Negro9 In accord
as with the doctrine laid down in
message which ] have quoted we
aknow he would not.'
skSouthern white men and women
have for forty years resisted in
aRAIy possible way this doctrine Of
Dlslhlity of races are just as resolv-
kdsnow as they have always been not
to it or its results. "They
s1B resolved to maintain control of
state governments and to pre-
fnt in every way possible social and
llitical equality with inevitable de-
suction Of their civilization which
llld follow if they yielded. Condi-
is are growing more and more ag-
gated every day. Are things to
until direful tragedies multiply
very hand and blood, shall flow
2Awaterq"
said that forty years after the
war we found conditions more
Aening in some Of their aspects
1861. In concluding he said
time to settle this question in
racticable and sensible way.
he was ready to go to battle
esslogan "Amerisa for Amer
and this is a white manss
md white men must govern
Imam prefaced his discus
the Characterization that
led a case in court. The
of the United States is the