The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-04
t WOULD MAKE
THE SOUTH HAYT|
Negro Rule if Forced on
Our People.
PROSPERITY IN DIXIE
1t Was Born of White Supremacy
Achieved by Democratic Effort
Says Bacon. He Adds That
Fifteenth Amendment
Should be Repealed.
(By the Associated Press.

10Y the Associated Press.
Macon, Ga, Dec. 3.-Congressman
T. w. Hardwick. of the Tenth Georgia
district, a few DAYS ago wrote a let
ter to Senator A. o. Bacon asking his
views on the present political situa-
ton. Senator Bacon replies at
length.
The Senator says there is an effort
to Republicanize the South. He de-
clares that white supremacy must be
maintained in the South and every
where: that the prosperity of the
South is due to white Supremacy He
advocates the repeal of the fifteenth
amendment and insists that unless that
snail be done the people of the South
will be forced to maintain their prop
osltion of white supremacy.
Following is paragraph:
II there were nothing else of which
TO boast, if this were the sole achieve
ment of the Democratic party in the
South, this great work which it ac-
complfshed in rescuing the South
from fate worse than anarchy
would earn for it ana entitle it to the
undylng gratitude and appreciation of
all those in the world who value and
prize civilization and all it's attendant
blessings. And there are none who
ocraic party for this than the Re-
publican party of the North. because
the Democrats in thus saving the civ
iliZation of the South. at the same
time also saved the Republican party
from the deep damnation' which
would have been adjudged against
them through all the ages if they had
succeeded in the effort which they
made to convert this whole Southland
into the desolation of another Hayti."
Negroes in Federal Office.
The Senator charges that the two
most important offices I'm Georgia un-
der the executive department, the col
lector at Savannah. and the collector
in Atlanta, are held by negroes; that
the most important office in the exc
cutive department in Washington
held by anyone appointed from Geor-
gia is that of register of the treS.s-
ury. and held by a negro.
He asserts that in the three cities
of Savannah, Atlanta and New Or
leans theer are respectively forty-two
Einety-four. one hundred and eight
negro Federal office holders. lie holds
that it is the policy of the Republican
rarty to put the negro in position of
authority in the Southern States.
Near the conclusion of his letter he
summarizes his whole proposition
with the question, "Shall we above all
other things stand for white suprem-
acy?" And then he emphasizes his
view by citing the fact that in 1866
the negroes in the United States num-
bered 100000 in 1905 they win
number fore than 10000, 900: that
there are those children now born who
viii in their day see more than 3d.
o. 40 of them here.
Kill the Fifteenth Amendment
tor Bacon is willing to accept a reduc-
ton of Southern representation in the
Congress of the United States. He
says:
THE repeal of the fifteenth amend
nlent leaving to each State the power
TO regulate for itself teh negro ques-
ten. would destroy the sectional bar
rier which the South so greatly de-
FLORES, and for the removal of which
ii knows nc other method"
He says at the last.
Until this amendment is repealed
the menace which must ever accom-
parry it will require that the white
men CT the South should stand to-
gethcr upon the iss1e OF white SUI
oremacy. and opposition to negro rule
and negro office-nolding. 1t is within
the power of the Republican, party If
it desires to do so, TO repeal the fiji
teenth amendment within the mex:
three months by securing the neces-
sslry action by Congress and the rati-
Icitien by the requisite number of
State Legislatures. When they refuse
To do so it can only be because they
desire the continuance of the oppor- |
tunsty fer negro rule and negro Of |
1ce-holding And while thus still be- /
ieaguering our stronghold, they APP !
preach with soft words and promises |
Ct the favor CT those who sit in the |
seats of power. | would cry to the de- |
feaders of white supremacy, Beware, /
the Greeks are at the gates bearing |
gifts,'