Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-24

lation on the subject of child labor as
they would not venture to do in their
own homes. lone of the most potent
influences in life is indirect bribery
A man who would not sell his princi-
pies for an amount of cash in hand,
will consent to public evils because OF
business considerations, social ia
vors and other forms of indirect brih-
cry. Inconsistency has always been
the principle and doctrine of the north.
They never knew slavery was wrong
until the negro had proven unprof1t-
able and they had sold them to the
south. This is the case now. They
appoint the negro to every position in
the south where they have the power
to appoint, but not in the north. If
one negro of the many who have i'm.
migrated north commits an offense
to them, they try to kill out the whole
negro population. believe when they
entertain negroes at their homes, it is
not because they believe it to be,
right, but for the simple reason that
it is contrary to the customs of the
south and they think it will cause
more trouble here. Inconsistency is
their principle in this child labor ques-
ton "The children of the northern
mills are largely the children of for
eigners." If the northern states can
legislate to protect the children of
the foreigner, surely we should legis-
late to protect the children of these
humble people of our southern sofia
people native to Our section and our
interests of race and blood slowly pre-
pairing for their share in the advanc-
ing largeness of our life. They are
called a poor white people, They
ere rich in capacities and aptitudes.
''The exploitation of their children,
through their own ignorance, may
sometimes make them a party to its
process, is crime not only against
the defenseless, but a crime against
the economic pre- gress and industrial
future of the SOUTH These people
are very often brought from the
backwoods of the southern states to
these small towns, and are full of hope
for the future. They are put to dwell
in the factory inclosure; they mus
be the company tenant" must usu-
ally trade at the company's store:
'their children are to go on the "com-
pany's roll" The child is trained
from infancy to a certain human and
economic dependence upon one partic.
ular industry. If the child have a
few months now and then for school
ing it must go to the "company's
school," If the family go to worship
there is at the larger mills the "com.
nany's church." and guess when they
die they go to the companys hell
This question of child labor is before
the people of the south. The present
industrial development of the old
SOulu WdS Ill inherent uduuS ana was
conducted from a human standpoint.
The women of the south are great in
their undertakings and work. The
Woman's Home Mission societies of
the NJ. E. Church, south, are putting
forth their best efforts on this ques-
ton, but we must have the co-opera-
ticn of the christian people of our
southland in order to elect christian
gentlemen to the legislatures and
state offices-men who put principle
above gold and then we will get at
the root of this evil. If we don't
wake up to this question it will
curse our children after we are gone.
Don't understand me to believe il
women voting for I do, not. The
! southland ladies are too refined and
feminine in their nature to vote, bpt
they can use their influence for tha
betterment OF the state in which Il
live.
MRS. PIERCE, Reporter
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