The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-10-26
A PEOPLES VOICE.

Elsswhere in the Times Democrat are presented 10
,ubIic attention interviews the question OF acA.
a equality with the governors OF hve oou'hei
ne Hon. W. w. Heard, the governor OF LouSaue,
Hon Charles b. Aycock, the governor OF NORM
he Hon W. b. McSwceneY the governor OF oou.n ~
ina the Hon. W. S. Jennings, the governor OF rioruA
and the Honorable jeff Davis the governor OF
Each one OF these men is the distinct representative
~ tho neope of his state chosen by popular vote 10
ae0nard the interests OF each commonwealth from 'ne
declared and insdions foes of society The eXpresseo
views Of men of this quality reflect accurately popular
sentiment throughout the South question o. supreme
,mportance to Southern people, and indeed to the peop
Of the whole country
It's indeed gratifying to observe that when Inc CIV
zation of the South is even suddenly threatened te
chief magistrates of the great Southern commonweatus
have the intellectual and moral capacity to understand
the significance of the attack and have also the leec
tual and moral courage promptly to resist the assault.
From North Carolina the north TO Louisiana on
the south and from South Carolina and Florida on the
east to Arkansas the west there is sounded III tDese
interviews note of determined dissent from the views
expressed by the president Compressed within one SEN
tence these emphatic opinions OF these i've ooutnerh
governors mean that social racial equality is Impossible IN
the South and that it is impossible for the reason admir-
abIv set forth by Hon w. w Heard, the governor OF
of the grade of Booker Washington is to open the way
or the rruption of the entire negro race into the citadel
Of white civilization in the South This the Southern
whites are irrevocaby resolved never to do"
few DAYS ago the Philadelphia North American
na;nted dispatch from Washington which, il IT be true
frames terrible indictment against present political lead
ershp in the South The Philadelphia North American
stated that in this crisis when to every thinking man IT
was clear that the civilization of the South was Imperfect
sfew OF the Southern members of Congress in Washing
ton would discuss the dinner incident The reason Tor
this added the North American, sis plain Every Sen
ator or Representative Washington has an ak TO
Grind and it is the President who who shall use the
or,nds.one Some dodge interviews and find it not con-
venient to be in. Others, who have been known TO
talk for hours this very question on the floor OF Con-
oress now smillngly decline toglve their opinions"
We do not hesitate to say that if that statements
we'll founded the public If the South who may now
be in Washington by their silence and their evasion
degrading positions of trust honored by men like
Reniama and Davis and Tombs and Hunter and Lamar
and Hill and Stephens Imagine, If you can, men OF this
TYNE waiting with an ak to grind senced by the ex
mediation of administration favors their civic honor
by the hope of Federal patronagea postoce
appointment here, or appointment there, oil
| "somethino equally good' somewhere ese-and theil
nride and the pride of their people Inundated by THU
miserable spirit Of suryillty! We sincerely tiust tina
this report of the North American is without foundation
IF the report be true is certain that the people OF thu
South will visit upon their recreant representatives
WASHINGTON the whitening condemnation which an out
raced and BETRAYED public sentiment well knows how t.
administer Forthe present it is gratifying that tn
Governors at least true to their trusts-Iimes-D
ocrat.