The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-12
there newer was a white man disfran
ehised.''

ehised.'
Senator Tillman admitted having
once in his life voted for negro. Il
WAS before the days of the disfran'
dhisement amendment. He was hv'
ing nm THE Anderson district, which
was overwhelming black Republican
He said the Democrats had gerry
manderad the district SO ais to get all
THE negroes in THAT district. I had
wings Like a bat and legs Like grass
hopper,' said the South Carolinian
"Well, I got tired voting tissue paper
ballots and once voted for the negro
candidate. BUT we settled that condi-
tion with our disfrandhisement law. ,:
He adverted Ito the Japanese situa-
t1on in California and took the anti
Japanese side of the controversy, say
ing 1t was plain case of racial antip.
aEhy and THAT he was on the side of
the white man.
"There is a law of God and a law
of man, and I am for the law of
God." He put "a brand upon the ne
gro and the negro can not change that
brand any more than the leopard can
change his spots.''
Mr.. Tillman was supported by his
colleague from South Carolina, Mr..
Gary, who spoke for 40 minutes, dis
cussing the issue in IA perfectly leggltl-
mate way as a social problem RATHER
than a political issue. He said there
was no qnestion but that Cdum could
discharge THE duties of the Office, but
THAT he should not be forced upon
people Tin whom he was distastefful.
E+7 said most of those with whom
C1um would come in contact were
white people, as THE negroes imported
very few articles from abroad.
"There Us a we'll recognized princi-
Pile in diplomatic circles which should
NOT be ENTIRELY ignored in our domes-
tic politics. It us THAT a person who
is persona NON graha Ho the commun-
itv in which he lis sent is withdrawn
by his government. The president
should Withdraw the nomination OF
Crlln.'
Gary's Maiden
A Washington dispatch to the Co
lunbia Static under date of February
8, says:
Senator Gary came Ito the front I'm
the executive session of the senate
today, when thJe Crum matter was
taken up. He spoke about 40 mimi
ties i'm opposition bo the confirmation
of Crun, and after he salt down, a
number of senators on both sides con-
gratulated him. It was rather stormy
session from the way senators talked
about it toamgiht. Senator Tillnaa1
gave some of his we'll known views
ON the race question and made some
rather stantGng declarations of what
J he and others used to do with tissue
ballots and other devices for cheating
THE negroes in elections. He is report
ed BY other senators as declaring that
at one tune he got so tired of cheating
i'm elections THAT he voted for a negro
for congress, meaning George Wash
ington Murray. A number Of the De-
mocratic senators are saying that
Serator Tillman putt the South in an
exceedingly bad light. Senator Till
man, when asked about at, replied
merely THAT he could not discuss mat
tiers which took place in executive
session. Senator Gary refused to al
low himself to be diverted by the
general storm which broke out in pla-
oes about him, but continued in we'll
studied speech ITO discuss the inadvis-
ability of confirming C1um. He sand
THAT 1t was sufficient for the senate
to consider THAT Orum was objection
able Ito the large body of Intelligent
and business people of South Car
olina and to the 1.-TWO senators from
the Static. He pleaded tihat MIR. Taft
should be allowed THE opportunity to
canny out Ghe policy he announced in
his Altlannta speech, "a speech Of so
great Importance, he declared, THAT
Andrew Carnegie had had copies Of it
distributed all Through hhe South. To
leave Crum's s appointment 10 the next
administration would give Mr.. Taft
an OPPORTUNITY ito show that he meant
THAT xspeedh, he said, and he quoted
passages from it. He said ut would
be mo injustice to the negro to deny
thu