The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-24

exercises of the state school OF teen
uology last Thursday was the ADDRESS
delivered by Congressman J. NJ
T1riogs Of Dawson in the Grand opera
house in Atlanta.
Several THOUSAND people heard the
speech, and Judge Griggs received
frequent. and enthusiastic applause.
The Atlanta papers say the address
was received with more than ordinary
Favor. and from the. first he held the
undivided attention of his auditors.
The main lesson brought home in
Judge Griggs' speech was the ultimate
necessity for the separation OF the
races, He showed that it was fruitless
To nope that any two alien races could
dwell side by side for an indefinite
oeriod without friction. In the educa'
zion of the negro along technical lines,
From which 80 much is hoped by north
ern philanthropists, carrying with IL
the suggestion of future race equality,
he saw no solution of the problem, but
rather a fastening of the final contest
for race supremacy. He said in part:
Separation of the races would be
hest for white and black alike, but II
seems that neither race is yet ready
For that. The time will be, however,
so the wears to come when the man
mood of the county north and south,
white and black alike, will demand it,
Separation will not come in our gen.
nration, but we shall live to see repeal
of these amendments. 1t will follow
disfranchsement as the night the day.
A union half white and half black can
Give no more than a union half slave
and half free.
1.-THE cupidity of the white man and
the stupidity OF the negro will delay
this contamination, but it ts sure 20
come, and | believe as peacefully as
the sunrise tomorrow morning.
GAS l said, however, that is not to be
now. Neither race is now prepared
sor 1t, and only acknowledgements is
left TO insure the white control so nee
gssary to the peace and prosperity of
the south. Under these circumstances
is it right, my fellow citizens?"
After showing strong and cogent
reasons for the repeal of the constitu-
tional amendments comforting suffrage
on the neero-reasons based on the
experience of history and the immuta-
BILE laws of nature-Judge Griggs'
spoke of the trouble to come as fol-
lows:
"Finally, fellow citizens, the great
est struggle of all will one day come
the final contest for supremacy be-
tween the white and the colored races.
By colored do not mean the negro
race alone. In that contest of which |
speak on one side will be arrayed all
the white men of the world, and on
she other all the yellow, red, brown
and black men of the world. When
Jhat conflict comes the American ne
gro will not ally himself with US. Re-
embering the wrongs to himself ana
his fathers from the time when Noah
sent Han out with a curse upon him
until today he will forget that he Is
an American citizen and remembe
only that he is a negro. He will stand
as Won would, as / would stand-with
his own race, with his own color, with
his own blood against what is TO him
an alien race, an alien color and an
alien blood.
|'To weaken the white race in the
,soutn Is to weaken the white race ev-
v9rywhere. To strengthen us is to
treugthen the arm which must one
day be tested in this great contest for
world control between the white and
colored races.
,tThe destruction of southern civil
cation will not be the ruin ofthe south
.srn states alone. Think not that
'shoa IN the kings house can escape
more than all the Jews. 1t will reach
fn its powerful and baneful effects the
great states of the north, and their
civilization will suffer with ours. do
not fear the destruction of either south
sern or northern civilization, my tel'
tow citizens
"Our fellow-cltizens of Caucasian
blood who are not now struggling as
we are are with this problem will not
refuse to listen to their brethren OF
the south. We are all of the same
blood. We have fought the same fight
70 reclaim the wilderness and to estab-
fish and guarantee life and liberty to
ourselves and children. For every
Lexington there is Kings Mountain
For every Saratoga there is a York
town. For every Gettysburg there Is
a Bull Run. For every Shiloh there Is
- CLiolyarnun1a Rome or our bone,