Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-22
LikenS Members Who Have
Spoken on Brownsville to
Minstrel Artists Smiles at
PatterSOn'S Swan Song,
VOICES HIS APPROVAL
OF NEGRO LYNCHINGS
South CaroIinan Does Not
Recommend Burning at the
Stake and Believes in Mob
Law for But One Crime,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire I

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IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire I
Washington. Jan. 21-A spectacu-
lar speech by Senator Tillman was
the feature Of an exciting day in the
senate. The South Carolina senator's
effort as a reply ITO the recent criti-
cism of himself by Senator Spooner.
He began with a satirical picture of
the senate as minstrel show, which
Mr.. Tillman later said was his first
and last attempt to be funny an
attempt which at its conclusion
brought singing denunciation from
Senator Carmack in resentment of al
usions to him.
This was preceded by a serious re-
ply from Senator Spooncr on the at
titude taken by Mr. Tillman on the
race problem and finally resulting In
a session Of nearly two hours behind
closed doors.
The secret session was followed by
a brief open one in which Mr. Till
man made a profuse apology to Mr..
Carmack, to all senators whom he
had brought into his first essay in
the line of humor" and finally to the
entire senate Il very much regret
THAT | ever undertook to be funny,
and | will never do so any more Mr..
Tinman then Withdrew all he had
said in his funny essay and said It
would not appear in the record.
This apology was ut once accepted
by MI Carmack, who regretted he
had questioned the motives of his
friend, and he too withdrew words he
had uttered in protest
The Brownsville affair was the SUBJ
iect of controversy, and the day be-
gan with the announcement of a COM
promise resolution which brought Re-
publican and Democratic senators to-
gether on the basis of ordering an ip
vestigation of the facts Of the afraY
without bringing into question the au-
thority of the president to dismiss the
negro troops. The resolution was
submitted to and approved by the
president at conference Yesterday
Senator Tillman took the floor at
the conclusion of the morning busiS
ness to reply to the recent criticism
of himself by senator Spooner As a
prelude he paid compliment to the
senators who had spoken on the
Brownsville incident He said that
the burnt cork artist of the senate
and added that if he was entitled to
this appellation, or that Of pitch
fork Ben at one end of the minstrel
line, certainly Fire Alarm Joe" For
aker ought not tu be ignored at the
other I'VE both do the Orlando and
Furiso act admirably Culberson
was represented as performing solo
on the bones in praise of the presi-
dent. Next" said senator Tillman,
I'VE have the dying Swan Smiling
Tom Of Colorado, the state recently
bought at auction by one Guggch-
helm, and the swan song is the dirge
for the dying Democracy of the
North, stabbed in the vitals by Ben's
pitchfork His act Is always very pa
thetic and brings tears into the eyes
of his audience
Next we have the redOubatable
Tennessean, who was once a knight
a very hot spur in the lists. whose
spear has run through and clear upon
the visor of the usurper at the White
House, and who has made the sparks
hy in many an onset: but his spear
head Is broken off he has been un-
horsed but before retiring from the
lists he seiZes garland Of flowers
and, placing 1t on his headless wea-
poh luoW' aids' no i"hBer oI any
torious Roosevelt. as Il peace Offering.
and joins thee minstrels To sing Il last
song to the victor of Brownsville, who
whistles Democrats to come to the
White House and lick the hand which
nus SO otter sllote lheH, ms spe-
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