The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-27
J. 5. MOCK coNeRsss a SUCCESS.
Lively Wit Displayed by MAKE Be
lieve" Senators.

Lively WIZ Oisplayeo by "Make BE-
lieVe" Senators.
What about the constitution? o. was
asked the gentleman from Georgia"
during the course Of his speech and
bitter denunciation. Constitution"
he replied, ITO hell with the consti.
tuition" (ThIs was modified, being
IN church, and we cannot understand
such scruple from the fearless one.)
Talk not to me about the constitu-
ton But this is treason inter-
rupted Senator Lodge from Massa-
chusetts. treason" do you call
1t treaso nwhen we seek to protect
our wives and daughters from the
clutches of black fiendish rapists who
Turk in secret places to devour our
womanhood?' retorted back Senator
Hoke Smith," the Negrophobist from
the great state of Georgia.
1t was during the session Of the
United States Mock Congress which
was held last Monday evening at the
Second Baptist church, Tenth and
Charlotte streets, that the above ex-
change Of Condolences" took place.
The affair was lively and heated from
the beginning, and of a truth there
was not a duh moment while the
thing lasted.
"Hoke Smith, the speaker of the
house, assumed the unusual preroga-
tive to leave the "chair" and present
a bill before the most dignified body
in the world. Needless to say it was
designed against the Negro. They
say the gentleman's invectives in this
direction were unusually poignant and
that his bitterness was all that could
be asked. He using that masterpiece
and classic Niger to good advan-
tage and telling effect, it was thought
that the senator was by no means "go-
ing back" In his speech he spoke of
the Negroes inability to grasp the
white mans civilization and his con-
slant burden upon the fair Anglo
Saxon. This outburst of vehemence
seemed only to make the gentleman
from eorgia an object of ridicule and
scorn by Senator Lodge Cecil G..
BROWN, the gentleman from Massa.
chusetts, who proceeded to speak
against the segregation BILL that
had been introduced. The gentle
mans style wa scalm and dignified
and he told in the clearest possible
way of the Negroes progress in every
direction and proved his worthiness
for the best consideration of the
American public.
The segregation bill said he,
Just presented to this body by the
gentleman from Georgia, is nefarious
and diabolical in all of its details. 1t
is simply a political measure which
means to Jim Crow,r o~stracise and
humiliate a defenseless and struggling
race and by that means placing the
stigma of inferiority and incompet-
ency upon them; it is another syno-
nym for Acknowledgement and is a
direct blow at the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments"
The learned gentleman said many
other concrete things in favor of the
Negro.
All present felt grateful that the
race had such a strong advocate in
congress to watch over their inter.
ests. The question was put to a
vote and was unanimousl ydefeated
excepting M vote, this single Negro
hater was loyal to Smith.
The work started when Senator
Tillman' arose to present a bill on
Acknowledgement. This pitchfork
plnflnm1n noe q hlN- o1,o 20 n4a,f,ol ~,
K. D. Price, and the acting was fine.
1t was thought once that he would
out Tillman, the real Tillman, so
vitrolic did he become. His auditors
began to hiss and boot and the speak
er threatened to clear the galleries.
Thus amid many jeers the tenacious
orator delivered his famous denuncia-
tory harangue against the niger
and before he finished he had the at.
tention of the house and evidently
gave Senator Dolliver, who opposed
him, something to think about. This
latter gentleman was characterized
by Mr.. Holbert. who won out over
Tillman with his eloquent presenta.
ton of the Negroes side Of the ques-
ton.
Senator Root" of New York
Reeves), presented a bill on "Clvil
Rights" in a clear and concise man
ner. His efforts met with little op-
position so well did he Cover mis-
proposition.
What created the fun? What put
the house in an uproar? What called
forth a generous display of wit?
What stirred up so much contention?
Only n thing could do this, but in
stead of 'a woman in the case" it
was I'M suffraget that did it.
Senator Brlstow" was heralder to