The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-08

yates were making themselves ielt, IN
every walk Of iife ana M n sne every reyfe M
to the fact that on account OF the Een
erai discussion of the negro question
throughout the whole country, largely
by men OF other sections who were en-
tireIy Ignorant of conditions that real
ly existed In the section where a large
majority of the negroes are. nave peen
sidered out of place for Southern men
to have views on the question ana on
proper occasions to express them, with
no less patriotism than those OF other
He briefly recited a few incidents in
the history of the country going TO
show that IL was not at the instance
psopie Of the South that slavery had
been fastened upon the Southern colo
MES: but the conditions having been
brought about by others. the south.
ern white man, facing condition that
had been thrust upon him took control
Of the situation and builded a civili-
cation the grandest the world had ever
He said further that the negro had
ever been a disturbing element in So
ciety. in politics and in government
since he nrst came. to America, and
negro Which fact ought to. be re-
membered by those who must settle
the question, lest the sins OF others
be visited on an innocent and an unof-
length the benefits that had come to
each race by reason of Sne institution
of slavery and summed up by saying:
wealth ns position and influence and EN-
abled him to climb the heights OF
statesmanship and learning: The
white man brought the negro from a
skin into the light and influence of
Christian civilization. The white man
would have climbed without the negro.
The negro without the white man
ness"
He then came to the negro and his
relations to and effect on the South
giles of the white people in the, South
to preserve their honor and civiliza-
ton. Hampered by poverty. crushed
by defeat and opposed by an infiamed,
made continual encroachments upon
the rights of the States to govern
| themselves; the seeming desire OF the
Federal government to assume 9ur,s
| troversy was between negro ana a
white man, and the continual resist
ance on the part of the State-ali TINS
had the effect of creating a preJudice
against Federal authority and Federal
courts on the one hand and the weak
| ening of the power of the state gov
ernments and the State courts on the
He also said that as the negro always
sided with the Northern white man
politically one would naturally sup,
| pose that in business the negro Woulu
| also prefer him for his friend. But
| when 1t came to the practical affairs OF
| life the negro naturally turned, not
without hope, to the Southern white
man, who has throughout all genera.
tons tsa IN ne Amer race what the negro
needs is not political preferment he
is not fitted for 1t and the southern
| white man will not let him have IL
It is not social equality that ne needs.
| He is of an inferior race, and wherever
he attempts to rise to the position IN
| the social world occupied by the white
man, determination Is almost sure TO
| follow. What he does need is an OPP
portunity to earn for himself and his
| family an honest livelihood, and the
means by which he can continue In MS
advancement to higher life. he
| needs the enforcement OF. laws that
will give him protection to his proper
ty and allow to him the pursuit OF
happiness This every true southern
man will give. and we owe it to our
selves to build up such sentiment
throughout the land that will make the
majesty of the law glorious TO the IN
There are two doors OF hope Tor the
negro. One is being held open by the
Il politician and the marplot- ana leaos
to destruction. The other Deing helo
and leads to prosperity and better
ltIife. 1 do not know when the solu.
ton Will come; 1 DO not pretend 70
know what it will be. but some time
in the distant future. when full con
fidence has been restored between tnt
sections, the fifteenth amendment VIII
be bIotted from the constitution, the
negro will be removed from politics
and then will the negro and the south,
ern white man build another South ina
in wealth and power will surpass the
visions OF the poets dream.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sanford
address a meeting of the Alumni AS.
4 ISOLATION was held in Langdon Hall.
most fiattering report was made. show
ing that the funds of the Association
for assisting needy students through
Icollege now amounted to nearly $4,000
and that the Association had helped
twelve worthy young men to 81
through college during the present SEES
sion After the meeting was adjourn
ed delightful luncheon was served
to the Alumni in hall OF the mair
building.