Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-22
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cessar.."
He said he would not call the ne
gro a baboon. Il believe they are
men, yet they are SO akin to mon
keys that scientists are looking for
the missing link yet
Have | ever advocated lynch lAw
lat any time or any place? ] answer
on my honor. never ] have iusti-
fled 1t for one crime and one only,
and | have consistently and persist
entity maintained that attitude for the
last fourteen years. As governor of
South Carolina. | proclaimed that al
though I had taken the oath of Office
to support the law and enforce It,
would lead a mob TO lynch any man,
black or white who had ravished any
woman, black or white This Is my
latitude calmly and deliberately
taken and justified by my conscience
IN the sight of God
Mr. Tilman declared that though
he had justified lynchmg for rape, he
had deprecated and denounced burn
ing at the stake He had no hesita-
tiGn in declaring he voiced the opin-
ion of % per cent of the white peo-
pic Of the South, "and whether do
or not | voice my own"
Mr. Tillman then h0tly denounced
the hypocrisy and cowardice of any
man who Questones his motives,
Relative to the presidents order
upon the Brownsville affair, Mr. TILL
man said
MIR. Roosevelt has already resclnd-
ed one part of his order and ] warn
my fellow senator's ON this side they
need not be surnrised TO find him =
little later on modifying or changing
his attitude in essential particulars on
this question | am prepared for any
thing he may do and shall be sur
prised at nothing for since his SOM
ersault on the court review clause Of
the rate bill and his surrender upon
a question of far more vital import
ance than this he Will be only too
glad to seize the first opportunity to
placate the negroes and resume his
place as their idol"
MIR. Tillman said the South had
nothing to fear from an investiRa-
tion of the whole race question In
the south 1--WE court such an iuves-
tigation." he sa d.
IF the Filipino was unfit for sur
frage." he declared. "how could the
negro be ft for It, He said there
was grave question as to whetAr
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution were ever
legally adopted,
"The South" MI Tillman said,
was Offering anyhere from -four to
100 maidens and matrons to this
modern beast annually,
"The north today has billion dol
lars of capital invested In the South
and self interest made Il the duty or
the North to move to do something lo
relieve the situation
AT his conclusion Senator Tlllmau
was anplauded.
After the speeches and mutual apol-
ogies had been made Mr. Foraker at
tempted 10 got n vote on his resolu-
tinn. objection was made, and the
matter will be taken up tomorrow
The senate adjourned at 6;lj p. m.
Mr.. Tllman reviewed the progress
Of Mr. Spooner's speech, quoting the
colouuy when he tried to Interrupt.
when ! asked the question: why
did not the president adopt Major
Penrose's suggestion and employ de-
tectives? ." said Mr.. Tillman, Mr..
Spooner directly lodged It by follow
| ing the 1ld rule OF strengthening your
case by abusing the attorney on the
other Side.
Il call attention, but by the way
to- the fact that each of the threo
champions on that side who have
been most vivdcious IN applaudina
the presidents course and defending
| his conduct lodged this same ques-
tion. MY hluff and earnest friend from
! Georgia. senator Clay, lodged H. The
llmpetuous ana brilliant champion
from Tennessee lodged It. The sly
and slippery senator from Wisconsin
lodged II,
/ IF there has been single honest
and sensible effort made to detect III,
murderers In this case, | fail to find
4 a record Of It. Reliance upon the In
quiry set on foot among the soldiers
! BY Major Blocksom and General Gal
I llngton as the sole means Of detection
are 10 my mind nothing less thar
idiotic.
"The whole procedure has The ap
pearance OF a we'll laid nlan 20 shielt
land protect the real criminals and y
the most effective manner possible
and to hurry the expulsion Of innoccn