The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-10
MASSACHUSETTS INDIGNANT
At the Action OF Governor Davis Of Ar.
kansas for His Pardon OF Negro.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.

At tho Action OF Governor DAVIS CT Ar
kansas for His Pardon OF Negro.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Boston, Mass. May THE action ~
Governor jefferson Davis NJ Arkansas. who
yesterday pnrdoned negro serving q term
In tho rcnitcntlnry ION condition that no
become a citizen Of the state n Massnchu
sett5 within thirty days created consil.
cradle amusement, but received very little
serious consideration from prominent ci.i.
zeus Of Boeton today.
When the article was shown In Governor
Crane be declined 10 express any opIu on
regarding It
General w W Bockmar. department
commander Of the Grand Army of the Re
public Of this State, said 81 consider the
action If Governor Jefferson Davis as nm.
worthy II noticc-lt Is beneath our cen
tempt He has only succeeded in showing
himself worthy Of his uamesakc.'
Henry. b. ElHckWoH, editor Of the Wo-
maus Journal, said "My only comment
is that the fools are not oil dead vet"
Colonel y + Halioweu, president of the
| National Bank Of Commerce. seemed to
strike the chord Of popular sentiment when
he characterized the whole proceeding as
"a cheap bit IF etfruntery' on the pare ct
Governor Davis
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
tho historian said: "Ihe whole matter Is
trivial and Of no practical Importance But
as far MS il goes. / consider it compl m Mt
10 the state NJ Massachusetts In sloWng
that they realize that we know how to ttkr
cHtc ~ couyiCts- white or black itch m s.
do not rho whole thing Is n mere piece
Of brayado on the part Of the governor, and
We need fear no general adoption of the
idea | do not think 1t is worth sty.ng
ANYTHING more about
speaker Myers Of The state house Of 'np
application OF the motto, least said sooa
v-t mcndcd. II Is 70 most unusual ana IN
heard Of proceeding u certainty Is to be
desired that there should he such "a Cour
tcous and friendly relation existing l.
tween all our States that the Officials OF
one should not suggest even an aUront TO
another state, can not HELM feeling that
ih" governor Of Arkansas Will ON acccnT
Thought appreciate lie situation aud re-
greet his apparently hHsty act MS much as
We do here IN Massachusetts"
Representative T. r. CALENDER said; ~
the lille affords such precedent, then the
Bay State would he justified I'm mstitntng
reta'iatory judgments aud dccreeing ban
ishmcnts ~ Italian murdercrs 10 the para
disc of bowie knives and rCvolvcrS. How.
ever Massachusetts can afford TO welcome
the southern rulprlt remembering that God
gave him a soul aud that Arkansas can not
by legislation take that gift away."
Representative Dean said: elf Governor
Davis action he to test the gcuuncncss Of
Massachusetts, SYmpntu. for the poor and
oppressed negro Of the South tho test Is q
needless insult to the state, We in this
State recognize the problem for the south
uujuStly CrlticiSC them, hut we do think
the South has not always acted with JUS
ticc, and sometimes not with humanity to
tho negro Certain the petulant mood OF
this governor in sending criminal here
does not aid In the solution Of the prob
lem, nor in producing amity between the
sections"
Representative Adams said: THE state
will not take any notice OF what might
have been intended nv tho governor Of AZ
kansas as an affront or discourtcSy. II
might he added that for the person most
concerned that the governor ~ Arkansas
could not have sent him to better State
/ thun Massachusetts"
Representative McCartnev, one Of the SO.
| calist members of the legislature said
| "'rhe incident Is evidently an exhibition of
| cholcf on the part ~ man who h2s been
| cxaspcratcd by criticism Of Southern meth
| ods ~ dealing with the negro race II es-
! tahlishcS q very dangerous precedcnt II
| raises serious constitutional qucStions Shall
! one state become the dumping ground of
| the criminals ~ another Stateg The mnttcS
/ should be met nv legislative action on tho
/ part NJ Massachusetts
| Representative kicv Of RoSton said: at
| Is an insult 10 the state that should meet
! With the censure ana condemnation NJ ali
! fair minded AMI honest thinking ciHzeuS
| not alone OF Massachusetts. hut Of tho
| State which has, unf1voTahly for itsclf
| been so diSgraced by its chief executive"