Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
TILLMAN'S TONGUE
WONTBE BRIDLEO
PITCHFoRK SENATOR DECLARES
SENATE CAN'T STOP HIM
WHEN HE STARTS TO ROAST
ROOSEVELT IN SPEECH.
BY Ralph Smith

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-Prompted
probably by the ease with which Repre-
sentative W1llett, of New York, was
suppressed in the house yesterday in his
denunciation Of the president, Republican
leaders friendly to Mr.. Roosevelt have
Senator Tillman when he undertakes to
make good his promise to attack the oc-
cupant of the white house.
It is stated that they will try to in
woke a rule that will put an entire
quietus on the ''pitchfork senator" or
compel him to stick strictly to parlia-
mentary language in dealing with the
president.
''They can't do IT," was Senator Till
mans declaration when asked concern
ing the movement. 81 am going to criti-
else Theodore Roosevelt officially. /
have no doubt that his friends in the
senate would like to muzzle me, but the
speech will be made. / am at work on 1t
now, but 1 won't be ready to deliver IT
for two or three weeks. am in no
hurry"
TILLNIAN TALKS
BACK AT MIR. TAFT
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-In an inter
view given to The journal today Senator
Tillman replies to the speech Of Presi-
dent-elect Taft at Augusta yesterday,
criticising Tillman's attitude toward ne
gro education.
The senator declares that Mr. Taft's
utterances are undoubtedly the result Of
the MISREPRESENTATION of his views on
negro education by the two leading daily
papers OF South Carolina. He explains
that he does not oppose the education OF
the negro, provided he is educated In
the right way and made to become use
ft,l II add
WIN never tolerate political equality Of
the negroes. educated or uneducated.
Opposes Compulsory Education
my views on negro education have
been misrepresented by the two leading
papers of South Carolina because OF my
opposition to a compulsory education law
in our state" said the senator. "I oppose
compulsory education in South Carolina
because It would be tantamount to doing
something to hasten the day that has
been indefinitely postponed by our dis
franchisement laws.
such a law would burden the white
people with taxes to educate the negroes
and prepare them TO some day qualify for
suffrage under the educational clause Of
our Acknowledgement act
I'VE have preserved white supremacy
in the south by franchise laws that cir
cumvent the fifteenth amendment, and I
oppose vigorously the education of the
negro so that he may again become a
factor in our state.
THE Republican party, through Mr..
Taft. is now trying to debauch the south
by the distribution of about two Offices to
every 1000 population, but 1 must repeat
that we will preserve white supremacy
whether the negroes are educated or I'M
educated"
Repeal Fifteenth Amendment
In conclusion, Senator Tillman said:
"If the Republicans will throw down
and abandon once for all their efforts to
compel the south to recognize the equal
ity of the Caucasian and African by re-
pealing the fifteenth amendment. we can
have the control of our state affairs and
can then train the negro to make better
citizens, and aid in that 'uplift which
Mr.. Taft is so anxious to see brought
about.
but we never expect to lift them
high enough ourselves or allow anybody
else to lift them high enough to put their
heels on our necks or govern us again,
and the conflict of the races, which seems
to me inevitable, will only be fastened by
such talk as Mr.. Taft INDUCES In.