The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-17

he did; he scorched the brusque
South Carolinian; but there was a
misunderstanding in his mind at the
time, and as both made apologies they
have been friends ever since. What
happened was this:
l. Tillman had been called by Ger
tain New York newspaper "the burnt
cork artist Of the senate. - 10 get
even, and to have some fun on his
own account, Tillman fixed him up a
list Of the various good minstrel per-
formers Of the senate and, to the un-
speakable shock Of the grave and re-
verend senators Of both sides, pulled
off his minstrel stunt right there in
the senate chamber, describing var
ious dignified senators in minstrel
show terms and recounting their an
tics. Carmack had been taking the
side Of President Roosevelt in the
Brownsville affair, though in doing
it he declared that as he had been in
different to the opinion of the presi-
dent when he criticised him in the
wrong, he, would with equal inditfer-
ence to his opinion defend him when
he was right. Tillman, who was crit
icising the president for his course in
discharging the negro troops, used
this language, referring to Carmack
"Next we have the redoubtable Ten
nessean, who was once a knight, a
very Hotspur in the lists, whose
spear has wrung true and clear upon
the vizor Of the usurper at the White
House, and who has made the sparks
fly 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 it on his headless wea-
pom {now, alas, no longer Of any
use), he lays it at the feet Of the vic
torlous Roosevelt as a peace offering
and joins the minstrels to sing a last
song to the victor Of Brownsville,
who whistles Democrats to come 10
the White House and lick the hand
which has so often smote them.''
tarmack was not in the chamber
at the time. When he did come in he
sent for the stenographer's notes Of
what Tillman had said, and his red
pompadour rose up a few inches, as
he took the floor.
1.-THE senator from South Carolina
saw fit to include me in his personal
remarks" he said, without any
provocation whatever, so far as I can
judge. have no feeling Of resent
men towards the senator from South
Carolina, for without making any
personal application, [ wish to say
that with respect to some men it is a
misfortune rather than a fault that
they do not know how to speak the
language of courtesy and good breed
ing.
"The senator from South Carolina
did not need to lift his belly from
the dust to attain the height Of that
great argument. I believe it to be
true, and I say it with pride, that the
fact that my service terminates is a
matter Of regret to nearly every SEN
ator upon this side of tie chamber,
and believe to most of the senators
on the other side Of the chamber. l
doubt very much whether that could
be truthfully said with respect to
either side if the senator fron South
Carolina were in my position.
"The senator from South Caro-
lina," he continued, to the breathless
senators and gallery visitors, ''says
that my spear is broken, and that !
have taken a garland Of flowers upon
that broken spear to the White
House. Broken or unbroken, that
spear has never been dipped in the
filth Of the gutter. I am glad to say
that that shattered spear will be
withdrawn from here unstained with
dishoncr, or unstained by act Of
mine, with anything that approaches
that name"
Tillman. who was sitting within
arms reach of Carmack sat dumb
founded. He had not meant any Of
fen>e, but he realized that he had
thoughtlessly referred to Carmack 5
defeat, which was a sore point with
the Tennessean. Later in the uay.
when he got an opportunity, Tillmal,
apologized to Carmack, and Carmack
stated that he was sorry he had spo;,-