The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-11
RACE QUESTION
is DRAGGED IN
BY SENATORR0OT
Makes Attack on Fran
chlse Laws Of South
ern States
| w ANTS TO PLACE
THEM ON NOTICE.
His Remarks Believed to Be In
| tended to ALLEVIATE Democrats
| From Support Of Resolution
/ Providing for Popular Elcc-
| ton Of Senator's Bacon
Makes Spirited Reply.

- dSiii!gt ton. ID. ", February To- K
Through the injection OF the race cues
ton into the hitherto comparatively
commentaries discussion in THE Senate
OF the resolution providing for tia
election Of Senators by direct vote.
Senator Root, Of New York ana SEN 81
ator Bacon, Of Georgia. to- day lifted
&th"t controversy 10 d plane Of almost
sensational interest
Toe ncidantarosc in connection With
extended remarks made ~ Senator
/! MOOT In opposition to the Eorah reso-
| luton. Tho New York senator said
I hat the national government; could not
afford to barter away the privilege OF &
supervising senatorial elections in tie
rohtn. 4 need should arise for such
supcrTiaion. Also IN speaking; OF Ills a
observance Of the fourteenth and tf-E#
teenth amendments TO the CONSTITUTIONS y:
ne said that from ;in,e to unet things 4
happen" IN the Sout hern states whicl, n
should not be permitted by the states.
and which should be corrected. Il not n
y me States themselves, then by the
nalohal government. Later he took
occaS SION to emphasize this statement
Nhen first made the declaration \
caused & visible stir on the Democratic
side 81 the chamber. aud the feeling
was intensified ~ the repetition. ii
lat once became manifest ;hat IL any
ElhlnS further WAS lacking 10 insure
opposition BY the Southern Sennt ors
- the resolution. It had been supplied \
bS Mr. Root .'ITlGI
DrnGscd In for Iaurpos,,.
senator botah. who has charge OF the !
/ i.iees re charged tilnt che race ques-#
ton had heen ,lrn gsei lnt q Il he az s j fo,.
the purpose Of alternating; 10. li,inority.
Ns:en Mr.. Root concluded his spcech 4
about (" O'clock nc left the Chamber
MI. iiacon Immediately expressed n do -6s
sire for specifications regarding Tie
hlhEs which the New York Senator had
said happen In the South" which
ought 70 cal! for Federal Intervention.
out the demand did not reach Mr. Eoot
nntil after Senator Rcveridge had made
q .ormal reply TO the New York Sen
atois speech and the Senate was ire
pared IL adjourn
Just before 9 o'ci5ck Mi Bacon re-
siVeu the Southern question: Repeat.
IN s ne remarks Of the New York or, AR.
,,aoph addressed himself diractiyto AIR,
Root and asked: What are the thined
10 which! the senator refers -.
Air. Rooi. in RESPONSE said thar Ia &
nag had reference to the voluntary sur
rehdet ny the government OF the mower r
10 enforce the pro.eutio of the sur
rage privileges OF the Southern n a.
hroes; FACING senator Bacon ana
? Ill E, Itd l uellDSrat ION. NJ r.3s
hoot enumerated the peonage svsteni.
thc lynchng of negroes ana the ais
! irahchislns pro visions, such as tha
grandfather lauses.' In the Consti35
tntions OF many of the southern Statas.5
as some Of the things calculated RI a.
PriVe the black man Of that equal pro-
.ection "hlrh tho Constitution ,uaran.
tees. 9 $50 -
Force Is Threntencn.
HWflNe peODltt Of thc fT,,i,o., a,sl(E.
wiling TO fold their hands and wish IL
me southern people Sodspeed in work IN
ing out their delicate problem 81 ,on,.
AS they do SO in Kindness but IL ,hars
Should be such oppression as 10 ca1,i fo,e Y
zoe exercise of the power of the Untte,I i
4, 80" '..-;' 70 ehtorce the amendments. that
powe rwiil DO exercised. ana il ouphr 4
power will be exercised ana ~ ,,+,,s
Air' hacon replied that sucl. questions q
as yhchnS and peonage we're IN M
Fis1 coshatc TO the subject under dix
e"sSioh. lie accounted for lynchinrs
On nc ground of severe provocatIoi,
"iiiGh, ne said. deprived men Of their 4i
eas"h ana made demons OF them. Ira
found one cause for them IN ,i,s
sparsty OF population, and to shou ~,
ms crime is confined to no one nartn,
me country. said there had hee.
!Nhching In New York, in which ~, B.
victim WAS burned TO death. AZ Far *
nc charge Of pconage. ne declared
'hd' tiiere was no practice in tho So,,t}s ga
worthy or that name. VI
indicating doubt as to Mr. Root nav
ms had such offenses in nina A.. 81
1acon said he was sure the New yor,r
senator was really !nveighing against
si!pposod oftenses against the fran
Chisc.
%rerfcetlyr responded Air. Root,
THEN he added IF the Constitnt,o,,
Snouid he SO amended as to provide 70, 4
cicction OF Sena tors by direct vote atb.,5E
national sovernme,it must retain tbag#;
ROVER 10 make those elections syrea
ana unhampered. Withoutlthi privr-
legf, the government OF the Ilni,ed
states siirrenders lie power OF its own
preservationn ~ =
Does the Senator contend for ina
poweriof Congress to annul laws nn,,
on the statute hooks OF the Stats.s s5s
such IS the srandfather's clause y.
asked Mr. Bacon
without the slightest douot,. sa,a
the New Yorker. 1i7ll1s q
Put on Notice
Well returned the Georgian. ~ q,
senator has certainly pn, US on M .,9
ticc," ~ =
y meant 10 nu, sou and also 4, IA
country on notice" replied sir. Koo1
speaking with force Il
Replying, Mr.. Bacon said tnat s !:
change the manner OF elect,ns scna-
tors without giving tha =, n : q ". !. ts3i