The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
SENATE DEBATES
RACE PROBLEM
TlLLMAN DECLARES NE c r .
TROOPS WERE LYNcHED Ely
THE PRESIDENT.
DISMISSAL AN OUTRAGE
He Declares in Bitter Speach De.
nolncing Administration Negro
Stand Paterson Defends
Roosevelt's Action.

/ Washington, Jan. l2.-The senate
listened to a debate on The race ques-
today in which Tillman was the prin.
cinal participant and PattoM on. of
Colorado his opponent which br1ught
into striking co4rast the ideas of the
south ana the north on this question.
President RGoaeyelts action In the
Brownsville matter was the subject
Of the discussion Tllman held that
!1thing was involved in 1t except the
race ques' ion and that the D, g ent
administration was responsible for the
/ rowing acute condition Of the race
/ question in tho south
The president. he maintained. had
| encouraged the negro to assert his
1 equality and then had wrought ven
eeance on d whole battalion for fol
/ lowing hat on engagement. He con
dcmned the pre- ident's action in both
respects
lie characterizen the presidents &C
ticn in dismis ne the negro ttoop4l
as nothing more nor less than
lynching" He challenged anyone to
produce in the army regulations or al.
ticlcs Of war any foundation for the |
charge OF conspiracy Of silence. mn. |
tiny and treason made against the |
soldiers. al dough he declared there
was no doubt that the soldiers were
resp n ible for the outrage at /
Brownsville
Mr.. Tillman held that II was con. |
lrary to the fundamental principles
Of liberty of English and American
law that the innocent should suffer
because Of the sins II ghe guilty;
also, he declared. that a man shall be
considered innocent until he Is
proven guilty
In This case no sai1, '1G7 mon
have been punt he'd while not moie
than - have been charged with par
ticipation IN the crime"
Patterson Scores TilIman.
Patterson defeadcd the presidents
right 70 dismiss the troops bur be.
lioved cher might be some ground TO
laes'lon its policy. He condemned In {
strong terms what he regarded
he radical position of Tillman and
lrei cted The extinction Of the Demo +
ratio party in the north would follow Z
he continuance Of such tactic. s
The debate occupied four hours, a
md was lis seemed to with great inter.
'st by the throngs which fllel the
galleries, by many members of the p
louse who lined the senate chamber 81
md by many senators. Ii
On several occasions the galleries q
lad to be warned against applause by b
he vice president. who finally threat In
ned 10 clear them if the onense were III
epeatd.
No ac ion was takn Of the resou. ID
ion for the investigation OF the
brownsville affair. bur Foraker gave iot
office thai on Monday he would en-. ri
eayor 70 have it disposed of. b,
In the course Of his reply to TIL OF
1an. Patterson announced that he =
al no doubt that the president was In
loyed from the highest motives. and
sserted that the censure by the NJ
nnator from South Carolina that the =
resident was moved bv race prehl. 81
Zee was unjust. he believed tia, a.
he Booker r Washington disproved ID
Ich cUnclus on Patterson gave as q.
Is reason for speaking that be did h.
Of by his silence wish to be h.ld 20 r
ldorse the sentiment on the race
lestion just expressed. H.
Sees North and South Lines. H.
The sena e in th. next session. d. Is.
I'D wo.i ID have but two Democratic ~
majors f.om the north and il was 81
IS belief that a short time in the fu- Ia
re would ea the political dividing A.
be- completely drawn between The ~.
nth and the south. H.
Il vas such speeches as had inst
en delivered. be- mal-fa'ned. which l,
1uld hasten this condition. Wh mi
ittersOn explained That hi- purpose u.
Is C. freely 90 state the position of M.
F. northern Democrats t0 the raFi- ~
lism. expressed. -
Ti.iman calculated Even 81 there
oUii -Eer be- another Democrat 70
z-'td IT I'D IHr HH- 'u. me people 81
e south viii silI stand Tor white +
premacE-' This sediment brought .-.
piagse from tra galleries.
Challenged Patterson to Debate. -.
Patterson insisted iu his belief thatf -
.y very mall Minority Of The .f,-
spie Of fbe south were in sympathy -.
ID the views expressed thar the
tier element vas decidedly against ma
sh mef Inf=
Iilmau challenged Par lrsrn ta del z
e the race question w.ta him IN Da-
Dorado ar an~ time or place Pat iHai
son decli-ed the invitation +s de- lr..a
b and said DO only vihed 70 Doin. -7si
hat both the people q Inc south and
J the Democrats Of The noth had ais