The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-11
b QUESTION
|jV|ES EST0FR0NT 7
N, Root Stirs Up South
[,p BY Making Reference
Iypchings and Peonage.
klE MAKES A REMARK
| pVpTINENT TO OCCASION
II On Election of Senator's
p;,set Vote of the People
s,ceulss Sensational.

q enparatlveiy eo'''''o'' -.
!. rho senate on the provision
,,se,,on OF senator's by direct
s.,,Or Root of New York and
p,,ou Of Georgia today lifted
,..tpysrsy to plane OF almost
.aai interest.
sdesn, arose in connection with
!, rsnnrks made by Senator ROOT
,.,,ian ia the Borah resolution,
~ York senator said the national
- cnpld not AFFORD 10 barter
q. ,iyilcce Of supervising sena-
j.IIons in the south, II need
,s.s for such supervision.
= sf.sssIng OF the observance OF
/-,,.snih and fifteenth amendments
ssesiItulIon. he said that from
4, ,Irns ",hings happen" in the
q satss which should not be per.
q by the states and which snould
--stsd il not BY the states them
ifsn by the national government
c.,vd Stir Among Democrats.
l kesa,ion caused a visible stir
Drrccratlc side OF the chamber
4 ~ became manifest that IL any
~ kcking TO insure opposition
szllhern senator's 10 the resolu-
| / asd been supplied by Mr.. Roof.
,rr Borah. who has charge OF the
e. Charged that the race question
= dragged into the case for the
"A u alternating the minority
4 Mr. Root concluded his speech,
6elOck. he left the chamber, Mr..
lnaedintely expressed a desire
F <sdscalIons regarding the things
u New York senator had said
s1A IN the south" which ought
T 8 4. federal intervention, but the
q I'D not reach Mr.. Root until
1 ;szaior Beyeridge had made a
y klly TO the New York senator's
al the senate was prepared To
taasor Bacon's Question.
hescre o'clock Mr.. Bacon re-
" southern question. Repeating
Of the New Yorker. Mr..
edrsSsed himself directly TO MIR.
se the things to which the
\ nisx?"
kcts response was In nowise
q Indirect. Recalling the sub
e BIS previous remarks. he said
s1d had reference TO the volun-
nsder BY the government OF the
y enforce the protection OF the
privileges Of the southern ne
fshg Senator Bacon and speak
great de!iberation. Mr.. Root
ln the peonage system, the
negroes and the disfranchise-
uelons. such as the grandfather
tnc constitutions Of many
szlcs: as some OF the things
10 deprive the blackman OF
- protection which the consti-
g9p:e OF the United States are
loa their hands and wish the
Fops God-speed In working out
ste problem so long as they
,nsghess' but II there should be
2Taslon as TO call for the exer-
power OF the United States
Me amendments. that power
ie''ed, and II ought TO be-"
Mchng and Peonage,
sa replied that such questions
anu peonage were nowise
me subject under considcra-
uhted for lynchlngs on the
jrr,v..JI .JI'ee provocation, which he
-os a men Of their reason and
ts OF them. He found ey-
IA N the scarcity of popu-
n " snow that this crime is
- hnS ~ 1be part Of the country
no been a lynchins in New
'aica the victim was burned
- m :. ior the charge Of peonage
~ mere Was no practice In fho
NY OF that name " '
ies doubt as 10 Mr. Poo, b.,
ms Va.ehsss In mind. Mr.. Bacon
III isvsthe ,ose the New York senator
b tssinsi nighnihg th against supposed
st the franchise.
questioned Mr.. Ba-
e" responded Mr. Root. Then
'ens Must Retain Power.
Vohslitation should be so
III ~, provide for the election
een ,ot uifcct vote. the national
Rs. must retain the power N
Nh. oeiectlons free and NINA NJ
y 81 spa' ,pa fhis privilege. the GOV
- NJ %e e United States surrenSera
tue ~. IVA own preservation"
seha,or contend for fbo NOW
koss ~ ~ ,a.nnul laws now on the
ssS c,. % ,ne states. such as the
1ll ths ,,an. asked Mr.. Bacon.
& su,,0.s M ,sMshtest doubt" said the
is s,4sd cs1tsin,, the Georgian, "the
7si 10 mn, n,y put us on notice. -
lst.e you and also the conn.
forcs replied Mr. Root, speak.
d ~ slss1,i6d,, said that to change III,
sakIna control was ln ersu,
Nth ht OF the past experiencss cs
hrr@ssrn people had no, CON,
e,u,r.eally against cnns,i,il, v Jon
b. nnh,ronted them c;i,t J;onGiti2n.
toah hav. hroyed in the soutt
: souId zen but a short tim,
( re na,ion N been destroyed il
sbddas as'nlarks rtldl by Senator rletcb.
sfplsm ~ nsesardlng the so-calIn,
Va the dsy Tue M south. the inciden
! that ev.h Win Senator Eorah',
My the e'erybody knew perfect
ass had Question OF lynchin,1
Xpy oeen brought into tn,