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Col. N. p. Hallowell. president O.
the National Bank of Commerce,
seemed to strike the chord of popular
sentiment when be characterized the
whole proceeding as "a cheap bit of
affrontery' on the part of Gov.
| Davis.
| Col. Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son, the historian, said. ''The whole
matter is trivial and Of no practical
Importance. r., But as far as it goes,3I
consider it a compliment to the state
Of Massachusetts in showing that
they realize that we know how to
take care Of convicts white or
black-which they do not. The whole
thing is mere piece of bravado on
the part of the governor, and we
need fear no general adoption Of the
idea. / do not think it is worth say
ing anything more about.
Speaker Myers Of the state. house
OF representatives said: s
"It is a case for the application Of
the motto, least SAID, soonest mend J.
ed. It is a most unusual and ur !
heard of proceeding. It certainly is
to be desired that there, should be
such a courteous and friendly rela-
tion exis ting between all our states
that the officials of one should not
suggest even an affront to another
state. cannot. help feeling that the
governor of Arkansas will, on second
thought appreciate the situation
and regret his apparently hasty act
as much as we do here in Massachu-
setts."
Representative E. B. Calender
said: "If the fife affords such pre-
cedent, then the Bay state would be
justified in instituting retaliatory
judgments aud decreeing banish-
ments of Italian murderers TO the
paradise Of bowie knives and revol-
vers. However, Massachusetts can
afford to welcome the southern cul-
prit, rememb bering that God gave
him soul and that Arkansas cannot
by legislation take that away gift
away"
Representative Dean said. eff
Gov. Davis action he to test the
genuineness of Massachusetts SYM
pathy for the poor and oppressed me-
gro OF the south, the test is need
less insult to the state. We in this
state recognize the problem for the
south to be a grave one, and are not
disposed to upjustly criticise them,
but we do think the south has Lot
always acted with justice and some-
times not with humanity to the ne
gro. Certain the petulant mood of
this governor in sending a criminal
here does not aid in the solution of
the problem, nor ia producing amity
between the sections. " IA
Representative Adams said:a THE
state will not take any rotice of what
might have been intended d by the gov
ernor of Arkansas as an affront or
discourtesy. It might be added that
for the person most concerned the
governor OF Arkansas could not have
sent him to a better state than Mas
sachusetts.
Representative McCartnes, one of
the Socialist mem bers of the legisla
tu1e, said. "The incident is evident
ly an exhibition of choler on the part
Of a man W ho has been exasperated by
criticism of southern methods of deal
ing with the negro race. 1t estab-
fishes a very dangerous precedent. 1t
raises serious constitutional ques-
tions. Shall one state become the
dumping ground of the criminals OF
another state? The matter should be
met by legislative action Oh the
part OF Massachusetts," so
Representative Kiley of Boston
said: st is an insultto the state that
should meet with the censure and
condemnation of all fair minded and
honest-thinking citizens rot alone of
Massachusetts,, but of the state