The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-12-11
EoueATIoA OF TAg NEeRo.

tIou and Hoke smith % the Atlanta
Journal are opposing candidates for
governor and the question cf negro
Acknowledgement IS an issue II the
discussion which has been brought
oui the conditions In North Carolina
are being used as an argument and
much emphasis is laid on the condI-
,ions which obtain in the state o.
Thomas Dixon. II.
Il appears that Mr. Smith wants 20
llsfra1chise the -cE-o BY ar eiuca-
uo1al qualification. ". ". Rainey. a
manufacturer % Columbus. Ca. a
former resident q North Carolina.
says % N- smith l1 an open letter:
~ y0- are really fshtins Tor white
supremacy instead % 0Ece then come
out and say you favor disiraueh.s.ns
the ue-r0 by an aI-cau01al --al.fca-
ton and that yol then fay1. law
that viii pro-a-e the taxes paid by
shl.e men 20 educate vl..e children
and let the negroes Cl1cats theirs.
DO uc. Insult the i1te.ls-rce OF the
white voters b. telling them that you
viii eliminate the ussro by an eiuca-
tona. Qualification and then turn
around and educate him 70 vote
II The iI--erate negro IS bad vii.
no, the ed-cated negro be worse:
II the neEro vote is nov a menace
vith the white vote united, wha, vii.
il be twenty years from today wita
the negroes educated and The whites
divided? Answer these questions sat
isfactorily and I pledge you my vote.
This brings up a question which has
a bearing on all southern states-the
right Of the negro 70 a share uncon-
diuonally In the school taxes which
are paid by the white people. As FAR
as Texas g.. concerned Il is believed
that the negro educated on right lines
viii be a better citizen than the negro
who In ignorance. vice and brutality
roaus az viii over the highway of the
country or lo!ters In the questionable
resorts Of the cities. producing moth
ing for himself or for others. living
upon what he can beg, pilfer or find
accommodating nothing and contributing
% the support Of the community not
cent The educated negro IN Texas Is
ordinarily q wel,-equipped citizen and
Is endeayoring 20 10 his duty. He is
net seeking social recognition nor is
he invading the ranks Of white labor.
but among his own people he is en-
deayoring TO do good. TIE white peo-
pie Of Texas are paying for -he educa-
,ion OF the negro. Ths permanent
school fund Of this state Is a heritage
which was handed down by the white
pioneers. and the tax revenues which
supplement the available fund are
paid mostly by white citizens These
white citizens by their acts contend
that negroes are capable OF education
and that education will % them for
citizenship as ir eQuips them for IN
dustry.
The negro must not be handled as
o. danger which should be eNterminat-
81 II there were wild animals rsamine
about this country which were a men.
ace TO safety the proper method woulG
be 10 exterminate them. because edu-
cation would not cure the evil. With
the negro IL is different and il woulI
be bad policy for the whites TO take
any action which would keep the race
In that ignorance which breeds crime,
Incidence and worthlessness, but rath-
er they should follow the plan which
has been followed-eiucation should
De continued. and with the results
which are showing from year 10 year
the whites viii in time realize that
the money which has been expended
for the education OF the negro is an
investment which pays good interest
in the betterment Of the race that IS
here and IS here 10 stay.-Record.