The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-11-25
Yours, anxious to please,
NCKGnlOn Bros. & Anderson.
A Card From Mr.. Gold.

EDITOR HEKALD.-I have been
both grieved aud amazed at
the strange doctrines which L
nave been represented lately as
holding on the negro and Kindred
questions. do not ImIusn the mo-
lives of any one, believing as / do
tnat the whole matter Is the result
large y # II nllshpp! ehehslon on my
IWu Part anu u misunderstanding on
the part of some who heard the CON
versation in question. Why should
my views OF these matters differ
materially from those held by my
fellow ci liens in this community
When l came alone as boy from
SEQ land, it was III a Sou hem
Church L paced my Scotch letter,
and il was ny Southern, warm
hearted Christians, 1 was received
with .pen arms. These same South
EN- Christians, and one OF the heart
lest OF them General in the Con-
Iederate amy, lent mo much needed
assistance in entering u Southern
College aud completing my educa-
tIou in u Southern Theological Sem
mary. l always recognize the South
as my American home; many OF my
classmates, and nearly all my
friends residing in Teunessee
ful landscapes, Virtuous women,
heroic men, and big hearted hospl-
tality, have / written to papers and
friends in scotland ana i'll the \ orth.
| find | have preserved $. me of these
articles in u scrap book, which L will
gladly show TO any one. have
never lost an opportunity IN th'
North OF correcting MISUNDERSTANDING
ings regard .ng the Southern people,
aud one of my most earnest prayers
has he II that both sections may
cease to be "solid" against eacn
other as kindred and citiz' rs OF one
glorious heritage. l believe, and
nave said 20 uulicly, that the late
toward this ems No, wherever God
NAV cast my Ot / Will never cease 10
be grateful 10 the Southern people.
In view of some thing which have
b, EN- said, will say that L voted the
! straight prohibition ticket, except
that / voted for the Hon. N. n. Cox
! for Congress ana the Hon. w. ID. Me-
sou for the Legislature.
will now brIcfiy state my views
on the negro question, VIII ca many
i'll Columbia and elsewhere have
beard me advocates:
| |. Il do not believe the negroes
shou d have been given the elective
| franchise when they were freed. ]
believe it opeus the door to their OWL
CORRUPTION, and that it is a menace
| 10 the rule ami Wei being OF The
| whiIe-.
p | believe this is the white mans
cuuntry-that it was given TO him by
the Creator as an outlet TO oppressed
! Europe.
B / do not believe in churches
having mixed memberships. wCu q
not belong to ruch aud would not D,
the pastor of church with a mixed
IN. III oership.
1 | beIreve in no form Of socia
negro equality, as l understand tha
phrase, aud have always looked upOI
that dOrtrine as absurd.
). The idea o. mixed marriages Ii
entirely fore gn TO me.
&. have the most kindly feelings
toward the colored race and have
striven with tongue aud money Il
elevate IN, m.
II have never advocated TIT
establishment CT mixed schools.
& believe tue scp9ra'e scnoo
system is the best for both races.
O. believe, abstTactly speaking. II
the sense in which the Bible speaks
that all men are alike precious i,
Gods sight, and that our preciou
Savior died equally for all mankind
In the conversation / under5tC Cd my
elf aud intended TO speak from lie
lioious standpoint, and that in tn
sight of God the soul of anyone OF tn
/, Ave races was as important rs an
other. In speaking or the "Son