The Washington herald., 1907-01-15

Consideration Of the now noted Browns
vile -ase occupied almost the entire time
OF the Senate yesterday. Opening with the
reading of the Presidents message trans
mitting additional evidence secured in
Texas by Assistant Attorney General
Purdy' three speeches were made in de-
Tense Of the administration action in dis
missing negro troops from the army.
Two Of them were delivered by Demo-
crdts-Sfr. Mallory. Of Florida. and Mr.
Clay. Of Georgia. BIr. spooner. Of Wis
consin. took the floor shortly before adj
Journment, and will resume his treatment
of the subject shortly after the opening
to-day.
The Presidents announcement that ha
considered the additional testimony az
conclusive and his withdrawal Of that
part Of his former order denying TO tha
discharged men the right Of ever again
holding Office under the government. was
met by the declaration from Mr.. Foraker
that his opposition 20 the administrations
methods was not removed. and that he
would press consideration Of his resoIu-
Mr.. Mallory said that OF all occlIpants
Of the White House. President Roosevelt
had manifested the palmer intention ~
uplifting the eolored race and eIevating
them to positions Of f3cnor and trust
whenever he could. In referring to
negro mass-meetings Of the North. he ex-
claimed: They 90 20 prove that the
passion gets the better OF the negro
judgment upon almost all occasions. They
forget the deep obligations they are un-
der to the President. and have denounced
the best friend they have ever had in
that high Office"
Mr. Clay declared that the President
had merely done his duty. Lets do the
President of the United States Justice
he declared. IF he is right, sustain him:
II wrong. condemn him"
He thought that the President had an
honest desire to do justice. and that If he
had not adopted proper methods his. error
could not haze been attributed 70 bad
motives. He opposed any furtnar lnves-
ugation. declaring that it would ne =
waste of time and money. u approve and
applaud the Presidents conduct. because
/ believe he did right" he exclaimed.
Mr.. Bacon got a sharp rise out Of Mr..
Tillman by having read an extract from
a South Carolina paper which showed
that during the dispensary riots in that
State. Mr.. Tillman. then governor had
exercised the same power which ne had
denied the President. in dismissing a mill
tia company as unworthy
The South Carolinian. who had inst re-
entered the chamber, explained that the
militia had been called out 10 s,Ipprass
an insuTrection and that in the face Of
duty they had mutinied and tried TO re-
sign. He declared that there was no
analogy between that case and the pres
ent one, and characterized the militia as
-bandbox' soldiers Asked for an ex-
planation, he said in tones Of deep scorn.
a bandbox soldier is one who wears nf,r-
form and buttons to make the girls fail
in love with him. but who has not the
manhood to make soldier
Mr. Bacon said that he thought the
Senator had acted clearly within his
rights as governor.
7 dismissed the men as a company
and not as individuals" retorted Mr.. Till
man.
Mr.. Bacon-The President went the
Senator one better and dismissed three
companies. Iaushter)
Mr.. Spooner said he had no criticism
70 make of the action of the ex-governor
Of South Carolina. From what / know
of him / am only surprised az his mod
Grafton, and suppose the troops were
"a he f-T 4
tor would probably have had them lynch
ed laughter
Mr.. Tillman-Thank God. we have no
other kind than white militia.
Mr. SpOoner expressed great sympathy
for the colored soldiers and the colored
men, declaring that they have done won
ders in many directions since brought
out Of the gloom and darkness OF slavery
into the light Of liberty"
The colored man has been vindicated
overwhelming. in his Tight 20 be a sol
der" he declared.
He said ne envied no man in narrOwness
Of mind and the bitterness of hate which
would lead him 20 indict a race Of people
such as Mr.. Tillman had done recently.
Mr. Tillman: Il don't hate the race; /
simply feel that I am superior to it
Mr SpOOner: THAT is a question I de-
cline to discuss"
Mr. TilIman: Doesn't the Senator think
that the white man is superior 10 the
black MANI"
Mr. SpOoner: I think a good white man
is better than a bad colored man"
Naugnter)
Mr.. SpOoner declared that if there was
one thing which characterized the Presi-
dent. it was his love for the soldier and
the sailor. and that he believed in an exc
cution Cf the law without fear or favor.
He believed that the Senate should be
careful not 10 establish precedent iH
this case. IF the President OF the United
States has, rs the Senator from South
Carolina thinks, uslrped in an unjust
way. to the prejudice of a citizen. u
power which he doesn't possess. II IS clear
TO me that the Senate ought not investi-
gate it
In pointing out the function Of the
Senate as a court of impeachment the
Senator exclaimed, 1t would be hard
thing If articles Of impeachment against
an officer of the government should reach
this chamber 10 find the court had al
ready pre1udged it. having investigated
the matter and formed its opinion -
At this point AIr. Spooner concluded for
the day.
tThe Presidents message on the
brownsville ARRAY will be found on
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