The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-05
LAUDS THOMPSON'S
PROF. MURFEE WARMLY EN-
DoRsEs RECENT EXCURSION.
Thinks the Northern People Will
Come to Agree with southerners
as to Best Methods OF Set
thing the Race Problem.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
An intelligent statement of the view
Southern people are taking of efforts to
bring Northerners into their midst to OBJ
lette.' recently received here by Repre-
sentative Thompson of Alabama. In part
IL comments on Mr.. Thompson's idea OF
having several Republican Congressman
In Alabama as his guests. but II also
takes up the political phases OF that idea.
The writer Mr.. j. r. Murfee, superin-
tendent of Marion Military Institute. Ma
rion, Ala, has for many years been an
observer of events in the South. and
speaks out of long experience. His letter
Is as follows:
Marion. Ala, May 20.
Hon. c. w. Thompson.
My Dear Sir: read last night a full
description of the tour YOU are making
with your Congressional friends, and also
your remarks on the trip. | do not know
anything in recent history of our country
that has given me more pleasure than
your action in this matter.
1T, In my mind, indicates the highest
type of Christian spirit and of wonderful
craftsmanship. You certainly have seen
the needs of the country and devised the
best possible means of supplying that
breadth of view and Christian charity
that will make our country one great
family of brothers.
You have done a much-needed service
to our whole country-North and South
more apparent year by year.
Professor in Madison College.
while l am an intense Southern man.
l love the Northern people, for was so
fortunate as to be a professor in Madison
College, Uniontown, Pa, In 1s56-1S57 where
ments of my life. Since the war ! have
done all could to get Northern people to
come South, and after they have come 1t
has given me rare pleasure to make them
feel at home.
During General Harrisons administra-
ton | was a member of the board Of Wis.,
itors to the United States Military Acad-
envy and a majority of the members
were Republicans. Mrs. Murfee was with
me- She and became the best of friends
with those very people with whom we did
not agree in politics. and we shall cherish
their memories forever. / rejoice that at
many of those people, and further that
you had the goodness and wisdom to
appreciate them and to induce them to
come to see us.
II have taken great interest in the edu-
cation Of the negro, and sympathiZe with
Northern people in their desire to help
the black man: and / rejoice that / had
some part In getting Booker Washington
to Alabama. Before you Tuskegee people
to establish that school in
Tuskegee, Mr.. George w. Campbell had
educated two sons under me. When he
was ready to employ a principal, he wrote
me requesting that recommend one or
my graduates. I thanked him for the
but told him that I had not
prepared any man for that work. and l
did not approve of the methods of any
negro schools then in the State, except
ing the one at Hampton, Va. under Cen
eraI Armstrong: and / advised Mr..
Campbell to secure from General ARM
strong his best graduate. Accordingly.
Booker Washington was sent to Tuske-
gee.
Weak Men Ruled by Mean Ones.
when our Northern friends under