The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

AS to Social Equality.
 But while I am on this question, beg to be permitted to read and to introduce a witness upon this proposition. and my friends, this witness Is no less than a Democratic Circuit Judge in the State of Mississippi, Judge Jeff Truly. who in charging the grand jury a few days ago said
 "'The negro does not seek social equal ity. I have never heard of a case where a negro tried to force himself upon a white church or association, but have tried and sentenced white men who have degraded their social position by attend ing negro associations. I have never heard of a negro entering q gambling room to participate in a game, but have had to punish white men who were con victed of visiting gambling dens.'
 My friends all the virtue Is not con fined to one side, nor is all the vice con fined to the other. The criminal annals of this country is a complete justification of this remark upon my part.
 But they say we are afraid of negro domination and in the same breath they say that the negro is incapable of self government. Hence they present the cor rollary that nine million negroes who are incapable, will finally overrule sixty mill lion white peope who are capabe of self government. Well, as white man. I do not intend to pay so poor a compliment to the white people as that, and these fellows who get up in high places and say that, are welcome to that kind of opinion, but as for me I don't agree with them.
 "I want to introduce another witness to prove my statement that all of this ebullition of political clap trap and fan farronade of fel-de-rol generally comes around about Presidential election time. and If there is a race issue to be settled 1t must be settled not upon political lines it never will be settled on those lines but must be settled on the lines that are fair and honest in the sight of God and man and in keeping with the constitu- tion of the country under which we live"
 MT. Hundley here read an editorial statement from The Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 Quotes Supreme Court.
 Now the President, as I said." con- tinued MT. Hundley, is standing upon the Constitution. and I want to read you what the Supreme Court says about the rights of American citizenship. Speaking in the passenger cases the Supreme Court says:
 Tt is the right of citizens of this great country, protected by implied guar antics of the constitution. to come to the seat of government, to assert any claim he may have upon that government, to transact any business he may have with 1t. to seek it's protection, to share its of fees, to engage in its ministerial func- tions.'
 That Is what the Supreme Court of the United States says, and that Is what President Roosevelt has said when he has exercised his prerogative to appoint men to office.
 "We live in this country. The Southern people know the colored man, there Is no hostility in this country, we are living peaceably with them, and if the politi- clans will let us alone we will continue to live peaceably with them. I thank God that this country Is governed by the people and not the politicians. The negro is here to stay. and I say now that that man be he white or black. who would appeal to the sensitive prejudices of the people to arraign one race against the other is unworthy to bear the name of an American citizen. and is an enemy of the Republic. In presenting these views