The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-27
SOUNDS ALAhM.
MARRY AGE OF WHITES AND ME.
IN THE NORTH,
I ixon Sees Impending Menace to the
Country in Pollution Of
Bacial Life,

IhCmas Dixon, Jr., author Of THE
ClanSman," sends to The Columbia
Record some clippings from New
York papers giving various details OF
the Sprjggs care and that OF Mrs.
Oliver In New York. The first IS O.
negro who was recently convicted OF
holding white women In slavery for
Immoral purposes. The second Gaze
was that OF q white oma VITO a
slapped In the faca on O. street car by
q negro. Since that time, IS press
dispatches have shown, Mrs. Oliver
has boon subioctod to all sorts Of in
snlting ana threatening letters writ.
ben by pegro men and women. Mr..
DiXnn'S letter / Flows:
Elitor The r ?cord: Permit me to
call your attention to the enclosed
clippings from this weeks New York
papers.
The time has come for the South to
boldly demand the repeal Of all laws
permitting the marriage OF negroes to
whites. Maine and Nebraska have
placed Themselves In lire with S. uth.
ern sentiment on this issue.
Tho increasirg corruption of our
race In tho North By the hys.cal
contact OF moro than a million ne
gross, is something appalling.
The revelation OF the Sprlggs case
Is the foules5 blot Oa the civil zalion
OF the c.ntury. Tue real details of
this trial were never printed. Tae
rail- whispered testimony Of those
trembling, broken girls caused the
Judge anu juty again and again to
burst into tears. This negro was tie
keeper of four prison houses into
"hioh young waite girls were kilnap.
ped anu he'd for years In slavery tor
black beasts to VOL Ito. He will serve
but eleven years for these hide us
crimes and VIII then return 10 bis
white vito AMI his old life.
Beyond a GOubc this system Of secret
white slavery 10 negro b,stiality Ia IN.
lnversai In tho great N ,rthern cl,ies
The Increasing pollution OF II rae
ial life Is early fixed where 1t belongs.
The open and shanelcsB practices Of 30
cial equality With negroes by some OF
our great educational leaders, the
pandering to negro votes, and the dis
&ustinR propaganda OF shallow theor-
lists arc pIoducil these fruits.
a big buck negro is collac6or OF In.
ternal revenue in New York. His en-
ployment OF q White girl stcnos rapher
Is q daily OBI ct lesson to his race.
La Cnlcagn, r~ecantly, q public recep-
non wa h'ld for negroes only who
mad married vito women. Seventy.
flve Of these merged families ware
present.
Tho r(fex5 action of negro insoIencc
and crime In the North IS Quickly felt
IN the south. Lette rs tell tho story and
'nhAme the miids OF S uthorn black
mon.
VIII you not use your power In
moulding the opinion OF the nation in
Lhis vital iSsu ?
L95 you may think, as ha3 boen
iooNshly said by my enemies, that roy
Fcfk Is only for perapnal gain. alloyq
me TO say that every dollar canned by
the s uthorn Amusement . pan IN
presenting TIE Clansman" in the
South has been promptly rein vested in
It's Northern production.
AS Southern writer and dramatist
| flG7c given AID am giving the best
ncr&ies Of my life TO preserve the
purity OF our ra3o and avoid a slowl,
approaching but inevitable conflict.
And [ nope to have the continued
support Of my people South Of tho Ms
son and Dixon ilnc.
Since ely,
THOMAS DIXON JR