The Washington times., 1905-01-17
President Would Bury
Prejudice In South
Some of the Matters Discussed at White
House Conference Frankly Told by tx
Governor Thomas G. Jones'

most entirely away. in which TWO men
were sent TO the peEitentiary
| The people in the region where it hae
prevailed became sponsors. as II were,
for the future good behavior of every
| body there and were anxious. on that
| account. for the pardon OF the offenders
| reached the conclusion that that was
the wtsest course to pursue and wrote
an earnest official letter 10 the PreSt-
| dent recommending pardon | also
sent him a private communication In
which / spoke of the fact that the wives
and children of the two defendants had
been compelled to return to their father
/ iTs-iaw, an old Confederate soldier with
| one leg. who was hardly able to earn
support for himself and his immediate
| fs mily and l stated that this thought,
| though possibly out of place IN de-
/ teTmining whether cieusency should be
exercised. had appealed very strongly
.The President promptly pardoned the
two offenders. saying that knew the
| he would trust the matter TO my judg-
ment. Afterward. in speaking OF II. he
said very earnestly 10 me- Judge, be-
heve 1t gave me as much pleasure. under
all TIE circumstances. TO help that old
peg legged Confederate as it gave you
tc ask IT
Booker Washington Incident.
In reply to question whether the
Booker Washington incident, which
seems 10 be a live issue with the South
ern people was discussed ar this con-
ference, Judge Jones said
THE differences which the South
| drew II 5rl it were freely discussed. The
President is every inch a man, and his
discussion OF that subject was in every
respect manly 1 may say in this COZ
neetion sat we of the South cannot
comprehend the feelings OF the people
! of the North on this subject any more
than they can comprehend our feelings.
! Our people living in the midst or great
5 numbers Of negroes, most or Whom are
! ignorant naturally feel that any break
ing down of the barriers as 10 Things
! which we at the South include IN the
+ term social intercourse can oniy iedo
to evil
Consequently barrier has been
, erected against the race as race as
: TO these matters which, on grounds OF
inexorabie necessity, the people Of the
, South have felt should admit OF no ex-
. ceptions, however worthy or distin-
g1lished the individual negro
) The Northern View.
.eAf the North, on the contrary, where
There are comparatively few negroes and
r numbers OF them well educated honor
: able and industrious, the line IS very
e frequently drawn not upon the race. but
: only upon individuals In many com
r rnur.ties al the North. if negro has
Q made his mark IN the world and is Of
ri
: highest and best people Of the land do
a not hesitate, If he interests them, TO
dine with him.
They do not consider this social
1 equality in the sense that we OF the
: South use the term social equality But
d these people rs a rule are as averSe 20
;, iinterInlIlgling the blood of the TWO races
: j as we are, oand would shrink from Il
!. | with as much abhorrence as you or l.
Z Z They resent the idea as bitterly as We
= do.
Jafounded Deductions
e ..The President mas high appreciation
: tof Booker Washington, and regards hirss
o as doing great work for his people
s Having him 10 lunch al the White
n House. or whatever it was, was not 9
: studied but merely inpromptu affair
the President desiring to continue a talE
- - with Washington about matters concern
ing the welfare of his race Before he
ID became President he had lunched. as
l. MANY of the foremost people at the
III North had. with Washington Ii would
be unjust 10 the President TO say tnat
l. IN his talk he conceded, in the rernoteSI
degree that this action, aDSTractiy OK
e ethicaly. was in any way wrong or I'M
or proper or that he regretted Il; puI II Is
tequaIiy true that he dId regret the uil-
| founded deduction which was drawn
from it-that he favored IN any sense ls.s
le the adnixture of the races, or what We
,t at the South term and consider social
equality
No man realizes more acutely than
-e ignorant negroes draw from such an m
lxj cident and the change which mlghs
: thereby be effected in their relations te
(, their white neighbors and in public tran
! ilations ard conditions at the South