The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1903-04-14

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The Senator said that IN his
belief the greatest debates in the
history Of the country would take
place in the senate chamber and
the halls of congress within the
next ten years and that the
nations best men should be there
to participate in them.
/ Just here the speaker reverted
to the negro question and again
urged that the people of the
state stand together not only 20
prevent the negroes themselves
! from taking steps to secure posi-
| tons which they are not capable
Eof holding but prevent hostile
Legislation on the subject being
enacted by the people Of the
north. He said that the legis-
lative assemblies of seven north
ern states had already declared
in favor of a convention for the
purpose of revising the eOnsti-
tuition of the United States, anu
if such conventions were held
that it would result IN giving
negroes throughout the country
the privilege of the ballot.
In closing Senator Money
thanked the people for their at
tention, extending special thanks
to the ladies, Of whom q large
propotion of the audience was
composed.
The next speaker was Gov.
Longino, who was introduced
with a few brief but appropriate
remarks by Judge Newman
Cayce.
Gov. Longino began by thank
ing Judge Cayce for the fIatter-
ing words used by him in the in
PRODUCTION and expressed his
pleasure at being privileged 10
address the people Of Columbus
The governor said that there
were practically no issues to be
discussed in this campaign and
as he did not believe IN vituper- T
alton or abuse that he would be
compelled to to, ,se - aver practically
the same ground aGsSN s'e1 . .
Senator Money. Takingk
negro question first the gov
ernor said that he thought the
best plan to be pursued was 10
continue 20 treat the negroes as
wards in ehancery just as they
had been treated for years past
and let them remain at work for
the white men and continue %
make money for them, as they
seemed perfectly willing TO do.
The speaker next took up the
two great political parties of the
country, the democratic and the
republican, and proceeded u
recite the analytical differences
of the two, He stated that he
had always been true demo-
erat, and SO loyal was he to the
party of his choice that he took
new courage at every national
defeat. believing firmly in the
old adage that right will in the
end prevail. He said that IN
order TO retain its present pros =
perity that this country must free
itself from the clutches Of the
trusts. which are protected BY
the republican party, saying
that in the early history of the ,
country a high tariff was necss- +,
sary to protect its infant indus
tries, but that IN view of the i'm +,
mense growth which We had at /
tanned that such a tariff was no
longer necessary. In support of
his statement that the country il
overridden by trusts, the speak
er declared that nine tenths of
the capital employed in manu-
featuring enterprises in this
country was owned by the trusts.
and said that the best way to se-
cure equitable prices would be to
put all trust manufactured arti-
eles on the free list He said
hat If the people OF the south
would inaugurate 3 great move
nent looking 70 the restoration
If the grand old democratic
party to its former power that
he best element OF the nofth and