The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22


and juggler of International reputation
He is supple sly and foxy. and. hav-
ing once been lawyer, is noted for his
ability TO get On either side of anv
question and maintain the negative or
affirmative in any argument with
great force"
At this point Mr.. Tillman turned his
attention to Senator Spooner's recent
attack upon him. He had not intended
to speak again on Brownsville. but the
! unprecedented actions and utter
ances" of the Wisconsin senator had
made it necessary.
1T seems" he said. that aften ten
years of service together we have both
misunderstood one another. We have
had many clashes i'm debate Sometimes
these were sharp causing momentary
anger first on one side then on the
other. but with me that feeling has
always passed away at once. leaving no
trace of bitterness, and | had supposed
1t was the same with the senator froe
Wisconsin Until last week have been
reluctantly forced TO feel that I have
without knowing how or when. earned
the malicious enmity Of that senator,
and while l still bear him no malice
selt-respect compels me to comment
upon his latest utterances.
Blunt and outspoken.
During my twelve years of service
here ] have borne malice toward no
man. aud / am sorry to find tlat with
out provocation' that | am aware of
have excited it in a man whom until
now ! thought to be my friend
1t is but my nature To be blunt and
outspoken, and have never taught my
tongue the art of double-dealing, and if
there is any vice in men 1 abhor more
than another. il is hypocrisy. and l am
too old to practice it now"
Mr.. Tillman declared that in Sem
&tOr SpOOners recent speech his man
ner was as insulting as it is possible for
a senator 10 assume" and chat the
attack was Unparalleled, intentional
and i'm cold blood. 1t was acting wor-
thy of Uriah Heap.
Mr.. Tillman reviewed the progress
of Mr.. Spooner's speech, quoting the
! colloquy when he mad tried-ts .iBterrupt
4 him.
When L asked the question, Why did
cot the president approve Major Pen
roses suggestion and employ a detec-
tive2' said Mr.. Tillman. "Mr. Spooner
adroitly lodged it by following the old
rule of strengthening your case by
abusing the attorney on the other side.
All Dodged the Question.
Il call attention. by the way to the
fact that each Of the three champions
on that side who have been most vocif-
/ erous i'm applauding the presidents
course and defending his conduct.
lodged this same question. My bluff
and earnest friend from Georgia, Sen
ator Clay, lodged it, The impetuOus
and brilliant friend from Tennessee
lodged it: the sly and slippery senator
from Wisconsin lodged it. If there has
/ been a single and sensible effort made
TO detect the murderers in this case,
F,f1 ffrnI ord of
upon the inquiry set on foot among
the soldiers by Major Blocksom and
/ General Darlington as the sole means
OF detection are, to my mind. nothing
/ less than idiotic. The whole procedure
has the appearance of wen laid plan
( to shield and, protect the real Grim
inals. and i'm the most effective manner
possible. and to hurry the expulsion
( of innocent and guilty men alike from
the army so as to put it out of the
power of anybody at any time 10 ever
prove who the guilty men were and
mcte out adequate punishment 10 them
spooner Was shifty.
eft was adroit for the senator to
shift the minds of his auditors and the
readers of the record from the presi-
dents outrageous discrimination
against the black soldiers and faVoring
the white ones to my own utterances
and attitude toward the negro raplsts.
The shrewdness and dishonesty of the
argument and the indecency or the at
tack was emphasized when the senator
from Wisconsin proceeded to quote
from a former speech of mine in which
I said. We shot them. we Killed them,
and we will do it again
: Now. what about those words %
, miro. We shot them, etc. In what
connection did / utter them? II l ms
take not the senator from Wisconsin
was i'm this chamber when / used that
, larouaga. There were present a large
number of leading Republicans i chal-
. lenged each and every man TO snow
wherein the people of South Carolina
were not justified. and no one dared e
reply"
Mr.. Tflman reviewed the conditions
under which the people Of his state act
= ed at the time. 20 show the disturbed
: state OF legal procedure as Justifyine
the course pursued
Lynching in the South.
: Now a word about lynching. inc
] continued, land my attitude toward II
A great deal has been said in the news
papers north and south about my re-
sponsibility in connection with This
: matter. My position has been purpose
: " rnisrepresented. and the senator
: from Wisconsin has assumed TO him
self the right TO arraign me in this
5 body and to pass Judgment Of con
dennation In most biting and vim
: dictive phrases.
Have I ever advocated lynch Law
ar any time or at any place? ! an
, swer on my honor 'Neverl' ] have
justified IL for one crime. and only one
Il and I have consistently and persistent
r lv maintained that attitude for th'
G last fourteen years. AS governor o
, Soutl Carolina ] proclaimed that al
s though / had taken the oath Of ofh','
to support the law and enforce IL.
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