The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-11-10

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intention Of the play Is 10 intensity the
raeze hatred that existed Between our
whies and Colored citizens in the South
ern States during the Reconstruction
peno and that the tendency Of the play !
is % produce racial hatred. Inasmuch as
the ise administration of the laws has
to asvery great extent removed racial
hatred ! am of the opinion that nothing
should be done TO revive IL but that we
should do everything in our power to en-
tirely remove H.
lam under the impression that the
agitation in regard to this show was
commenced by agents and that they did
II for the purpose of advertising the
prodpction. This has been carried on to
such IN extent that it has aroused our
Coiored citizens to a state Of frenzy, and
il permitted to go on believe it would
prodee very bitter feeling. I deem
it Amy duty as Chief Executive to
prevsnt any such act that tends to vio-
leuoe and /, therefore forbid the play
proven as the 'Chnsman' to be con-
tinued, and instruct the Director of the
Department of Public Safety to see that
there shall be no further performance of
the play in this city"
The managers of The Clansman" and
its author Rev. Thomas Dixon, after
they had received such body blow from
Mayor Weaver, which completely knock
ed them out, then they appealed to the
courts to issue an injunction setting
aside Mayor Viewers proclamation, but
Judge Sulzberger, in rendering his able
and sound decision, decided against Rev.
Thomas Dixon, who was present at the
time and looked like a sheep killing dog
and his "Clansman" and sustained the
actions of the Mayor, in Stunning up the
case Judge Sulzberger, declared that:
while the author may be entitled to
his personal opinions concerning the
Negro problem, the production of such
play in city with Negro popula-
ton of more than 10000 was a ques-
ton of grave consequences. The mayor
certainly had power to interfere with an
: injurious production and it was his duty
TO exercise that power with discretion.
r It certainly would have been small COM
pensation for the people of Philadelphia
had blood been shed, to be told that such
, condition resulted from a circular sent
5 out by Negro citizens"
E All in all it was a wonderful victory
: for the Afro-Americans, for after show
y ing one night "TheClansman" was forced
q to close down and leave that city and the
t old Walnut St theatre, which is one of
c rs Old historic landmarks, was forced to
4 close its doors for the next few months,
] Some people may doubt the wisdom of
!. the actions of the Afro-Americans of the
y Quaker city, in refernce to THE Clans
: man" claiming that it was nothing more
c than the mob and lynch law spirit as
y displayed against the Colored people in
e the South and other sections of this
: country. That is not true and II was
d their right as freemen in a law abiding
S manner to do everything ir heir power
h to have The Clansman" suppressed, for
i its evil effect on both races can not be
: estimated. They felt justified in doing
l. what they did when we take into con.
: sideration the fact that only a few year:
d ago the Instantaneous all over the
e United States rose up in their might,as i
+ one man and bitterly protested agains
o the managers of vaudeville shows, II
t. permitting their performers to represen
d the typical Irshman with a clay pipe II
, his mouth, whiskers under his chin
N using an outlaRdish brog, every time h
II opened his mouth, with his bottle o
D Irish fighting whisky in his hand, stagg
y efing around on the stage like ;
N drunken man, they claiming that sucl
le performances, was a gross burlesqu'
h on the Irish, and that it tended to holc
IL the entire Irish race up to ridieule
E scorn nd contempt, and to lower ever!
member of their race in the estimation
d. Of all the people throughout the civiizet
g woridi
!" Il win also be recalled that right her,
in Chicago, in 1904 its leading and mos
prominent Irish-American citizens be
came highly insulted over the fact tia
!, monkey in Lincoln Park had bee
named Miss Dooley, and they sndeayore'
to have the name of the monkey chang
ed eonfendin0 that ifs oresent name re