The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-04-26
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extensive improvement of the grounds
and buildings at West Point. These
improvements are to cost Sc, 100000,
of which $4,000, 900 is appropriated in
the bill.
Twenty.four of the thirty pages of
the bill were completed.
During the general debate on the
military academy bill, Mr.. Gilbert of
kentucky, precipitated discussion
on the race question, which was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Gillett of
Massachusetts,, Blackburn of North
Carolina, W. w. Kitchin of North
Carolina and Gains Of Tennessee. Mr..
Cochran of Missouri and MIR. Gillett
discussed the question of the alleged
violation Of the neutrality laws in
connection with the shipment of
mules and horses to South Africa.
SOCIAL EQUALITY OF THE RACES.
Mr.. Gilbert Of Kentucky took occa-
sion to reply to some remarks recently
made by Mr.. Gillett Of Massachusetts,
DIR. Bromwell OF Ohio and General
Funston, which he thought reflected
upon his state. In the course of his
remarks, Mr.. Gilbert said that in
Kentucky and, in fact, in all the
south, they looked with supreme con-
tempt upon the social equality Of the
races. The most ignorant white girl
in his state, he said, would infinitely
prefer to marry the lowest, meanest,
most ignorant white man in the world
to the most cultivated negro in
America.
Gentlemen ON the other side could
not cry down the "taintin the blood. I"
He recalled the fact that when a
colored man sat on the other side of
the house not one of his colleagues
invited him to his house. The pref
udice against social equality was as
strong in the north as in the south,
he declared, and all the talk to the
contrary was 'hypocritical rot and
rant"
Mr.. Gilbert then turned to Mr..
Bromwell's fling at Kentucky politics
and gave his version of Taylor's fight
from the state after the murder of
GoebeI. He described Mr.. Taylor's
appearance at the Philadelphia con-
yention, characterizing him as an
assassin" who was made an idol in
the north"
MR.. GILLETT's REPLY.
Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee, asked If
the governor Of Massachusetts,, when
he went to the Nashville exposition,
declined to take with him a member
of his staff who was a negro,
eff he did," replied Mr.. Gilbert
sit was becruse he did not want to
wound the sensibihties of the people
of Nashville" /"
Proceeding. Mr.. Gillett explained
that in New England they could
understand the prejudices in the
south against the negro and against
negro domination, but the people Of
his section insisted that social ostra-
cism should not be visited upon those
who did not share these prejudices.
When negro man raised himself
above his fellows and led pure, clean,
manly life, be thought his worth
should be recognized. He did not
sympathize with state of society
which accepted man whose hands
were stained with the blood Of lynch
ing or with election frauds, but which
rejected a worthy, pure man simply
because his color was black. He
objected to making objectionable the
crime of color
7''Do not dodge this issue, " cried
Mr. Gilbert. "Did you ever invite a
negro to your table?p
"Inever have, replied Mr.. Gillett,
"but Ineyer have been mean enough
to criticise a man who has done so. =
He did not ask the people Of the
south to put aside preiudices, but he
did insist that they should not ostra-
else others who did not believe as
they did.
Mr.. Patterson Of Tennessee said he
blushed for the honor of Massachusetts,
when he heard a defense made Of social
equality Of the negro and white man
Mr.. Blackburn OF North Carolina
made vehement speech protesting
against the constant injection Of the
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