Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23
RACE QUESTION UP;
HOUSE MEMBERS HOT
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and in the south who have vote
| applause on republican sida) / glory in
! the fact that the state l have in part the
! honor to represent here guarantees to
| every citizen within its confines the right
| TO exercise the franchise under the Con-
| stitution of the Unit ed States and under
the laws of that state. One man under
| the Constitution is as good as another
man. when he behaves himself.
The amendment offered by the gem
/ tleman from Alabama Hehin) would.
! instead of allaying friction in the District
of Columbia and in the United States.
inaugurate an era of friction here and
| elsewhere in the country. The people of
this country do not all think upon the
question of the races as the people of
| Alabama and the people of Georgia
think upon that question.
Booker Washington Brought In.
| Representative Bartlett of Georgia
| hoped to his feet. He waved a paper at
Representative Campbell and announced
that he had an interesting dispatch from
| Wichita. Kan
| 1t says" cried Mr.. Bartlett. that the
! Wichita Hotel refused admittance TO
Booker T. Washington. who lectured here
tonight. When Washingtons manager
sought to engage quarters for him at
this leading hotel. he was informed that
colored people were not entertained there
Washington was compelled to accept
other hospitality here" applause on
democratic side)
Mr.. Campbell came right back. That
| hotel proprietor" lie said. acted with
out the authority of the city of Wichita
or any law of the state of Kansas. He
acted in violat on of the law. and, in all
proba bility, if Booker Washington had
|
the defendant in an action for damages.
| The probabilities are" Mr.. Campbell con-
tinued with meaning emphasis. that the
man was democrat from Alabama VINO
was running the hotel applause on re-
| publican side)
"A democrat from Alabama or Georgia
| does not go to Kansas very often,' sar-
| castically retorted Mr.. Bartlett.
''They do not stay democrats when they
| do come" came back the Kansas cy-
clone.
| Then Mr.. Bartlett went after Mr.. Camp
| bell. He got that gentleman to say that
| the state law of Kansas permitting sep
arate schools for the races was an un-
| just discrimination, and that he belieVd
in white children and negroes going to
| the same school.
My children cried Mr. Campbell in
answer to this last prod. ''go to the
same school with colored children in my
| ward in the city of Pittsburg, Kan
Does the gentleman believe in that?"
cried Representative Hefiin incredu-
| lousy.
Il do" said Mr. Campbell. "or 1 would
| not send my children there
Does the gentleman believe in their
worshiping in the same church," con-
tinuad Mr.. Hef1in.
"Well," said Mr.. Campbell. there are
colored people who worship in the same
church that l do, and l worshiped there
last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Hef1n rose on tiptoes and shook his
finger at Mr.. Campbell Does the gen.
tleman believe in marriage between the
races?' he yelled.
Social and Political Equality.
Mr.. Campbell got purple in the face.
mo. SIR he fairly screamed. And
there is a vast difference between social
equality and political equality" CAP
plause on the republican side.)
Mr.. Heflin came right back. do you
not think social equality makes them the
same?" he asked.
Il would not permit my daughter to
marry some white men, Mr. Campbell
shouted. beating the nearest desk vi
ciously.
Would you permit her to marry any
colored MANI interjected Representative
Beall of Texas.
This was too much for Mr.. Campbell.
He appeared threatened with apoplexy
for moment. and raising both hands
above his head he waved them frantical-
ly and finally yelled mo sir. l would
it. But l would permit the colored man
to exercise political rights under the Con-
stitution along by my side" Renewed
republican applause)
Then, Mr.. Campbelrs time having ex-
pired. he sat down. He didn't appear un-
happy at getting back in his seat He
was red in the face and very much out of
breath.
Then rose Represe NATIVE Frank Clark
of Florida, pacific citizen.
Il regret very much.' he drawled, that
| this discussion has taken the turn it
has. / regret that it has been given a
political aspect 1t is not question for
| the display of feeling; it is not a question
for attempts to achieve political ad-
vantage. 1t is purely an economic ques-
ton and what is best for both races.
Now, Mr.. Campbell has some very Pc
culiar views, so far as some of us are
concerned. / want to say that last Sun
day afternoon an old negro man, living
In this city, came to my office and spent
the afternoon with my wife and myself
and have not spent a more pleasant
aftt rnOon for years. He belonged to my
father and he was the first human being
that ever carried me out of the house
after my birth.
Il love that old negro man. and in
contest between him and others in
pEyslca contest l would be found by his
side. protecting and defending him. (Re-
newed applause). That is a sentiment
that you do not understand and cannot
understand (Applause). But there is a
vast difference in that sentiment which
every man upon this side of the House
who lives south of that river can under
staEd-from the sentiment that his chill
dren and mine are to sit side by side in
school. There is vast difference in that
sentiment. and the sentiment they are
to sit side by side in a street car or in
any other public conveyance.
Not An Attack on the Negro Race.
This amendment is not an attack upon
the negro race; it is not unjust to them;
and there is no effort to make it unjust
to them.
Il can get more colored votes in nv
district of those who do vote than he
can to save his life. and if he will come
down there and have a friendly contest
l will show him that. They are not
denied a vote in the state of Florida
applause on the republican side) The
election law of the state of Florida is
falrer than the election law of New York
ta1rer than the election laws of a great