The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28
$500 Approve Resolu- ton Denouncing
 Crime.
WASHlNGTON'S PLAIN TALK
Governor Speaks to Crowd in Plain Terms.
Says Situation Between Races is Tense, and Should Be Relieved By Blacks Themselves-Right Teach.
 ing the Remedy.

A movement. the purpose of which is to furnish aid in the suppression oi crime in the negro race. was urged approved and subscribed to by repSe- sentative negroes of Alabama at the Negro Day exercises at the State Fair yesterday.
 A resolution was passed by $500 ns- groes who attended the exercises, call ing upon their people to organize law and order leagues in every part of the State. and to cooperate in every way possible with good citizens to promote and maintain peace and happiness.
 When the resolution was read to the negroes in the assemblage. a murmur of approbation was heard to rise from the entire crowd. The question was put to them for vote, and every negro in the tiers of grandstand seats at Vandiver Park rose to his feet.
 The vote was an expression of the best of the race. favorable to putting an end to the lawlessness which has caused dissension, antagonism and ha- tired. between the white and black races. The resolution follows:
 Law and Order Leagues.
 The negro people of the State of Alabama. fully appreciating the splen- did opportunity presented by the man. agement of the Alabama Agricultural Associatio ion to make a showing of thei.- progress along moral, intellectual and material lines. embrace the occasion to voice their deep interest in all that concerns the upbuilding of this, our beloved State.
 We recognize the fact that our progress is interwoven with that Jf the; other race. We believe that what holds one down holds the other down, and that which helps one up helps the other ue. .
 'MindfuT Of the tension which has recenHy been caused by few indi viduals of our own race, we here and now declare, as we often have in vari- ous conventions and gatherings. that we are unalterably opposed to crime ot all kinds. With the idea. of curbing the bad among us. and wherever the conditions so demand. we call upon our people to organize law and order leagues and to cooperate, in every way possible. with all good citizens in promoting and maintaining peace and happiness in our several c ommunitieA.
  the baser element which has conspired to hurt our good name and made us of bad repute. We would call to the at- tention of the fair-minded, however that the great majority of our race ars law abiding. and in the condemnation Of the baser sort, We would ask that the good be not condemned along with the bad *.a
 We are grateful to the State of Ala. hama for what it has done in the direc- tion of encouraging education among us; tn the press of Alabama for it's en- courasement of our efforts: to Govern pr William n. Jelks for his unvarying stand for law and order, under all cir cumstauces and conditions, and to those good citizens without whose help and nconrssement We could achieve none of the decent rewards which fol- low upon good citizenship"
 Crime Must Stop.
 Prior to the presentation of the res- olution, address was made to the negroes by Governor Jelks, in which the racial problem of the South was laid bare in unsparing speech. With force and emphasis the Governor drove the questions home to his hearers The condition which now exists between the two races. he said, cannot continue. Crime must be stopped. The negro must aid the law in putting an end to crime.
 Two things were advocated as a pos sihlc remedy to the situation by the Governor. One was the necessity that the negro should cease to protect the black criminal from the law. Another point brought out by the chief eNecti- tiv vas that spirit of honesty and respect for the law must be inculcated into the negro race if it is to remain in peace in the South. @--
 Following the Govarnor Rocker Washington made an address in which he heartily subscribed to the state mcnts made by the chief executive He urged upon his hearers the necessity of aiding in the suppression of crime among his race, if 1t is to receive the encouragement and help of the white race.
 The exercises of the day were held beginning shortly after noon and were attended by crowd of fully $500 ne- groes. and perhaps third as many white citizens of Montgomery. Through ont the entire program of speech mak- ing. the closest attention was paid. and the remarks of the speakers were warmly applauded. Nathan Alexander, A leading negro of Montgomery, pre- sided, and introduced as the first sneaker President w. F. Vandiver of the Fair Association.
 President Vandiver Speaks.
 "If I know my heart" said MT. Van diver. the highest ambition of my life is that I may be of benefit to the peo- nle of Alabama. whether white or hlack. The conditions of your race to- day and forty years ago are widely dlfferent Forty years ago you had no one whom you accorded leadership ex- cept the scalawags and carpet bagger Today. under the lead of the white neopIc of the South and your own leaders. d responsibility rests upon you such as you have never had before We are looking to YOU to bear this responsibility. It rests upon you to be better citizens.
 "I want to introduce to you tn rrcstest Governor we have had since Inc war. When we first began to plan ,or the fair. went to him with an out inc Of what we wanted to do. and since hen he has done all he could to help IS with our project.
 You sit before me today as the mighty power behind the throne of