The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-27
To Meridian Star on Repeal Of
Fifteenth Amendment.
SEEKS TO GET EDITOR 70 SIDE WITH HIM
Governor Thinks Amendment VIII Pc
Repealed in the Near Future and
that The Nort'l Will Help the
South DO the Work.

Gov. Nardanan addressed the fOl-
lowing letter to the eGitOr OF the
Meridian Star in answer to Il recent
editorial in that paper.
Jackson, Miss, oct. 20. 1906.
To the Editor of the Star.
| have just read the leading editorial
in the Evening Star Of the 10Th. You
say, IF Governor Nardaman should
succeed in ge,ting the audience that
he cOvetS and be able to gain the at
tentiOn OF the country to his prOpO-
SitiOn he would, after many years,
obtain a recognition of the justice of
his views, because they are funda-
mentally true, but it is extremely
doubtful that the repeal will ever be
accomplished 50 long as the negro is
such a potent factor in elections, in
so many northern states. The 10Th
amendment was the most miSchievouS
fruit Of the rule OF sectional hatred
engendered by the war. 1t was d
blunder inspired by evil passions and,
therefore. worse than a crime It'll
has cost terrible price and will exact
Still greater sacrifice, but we very
much fear that it is easier to show the
wisdom Of its repeal than to accom-
plish that result as long as politics is |
as Influential factor in government -
If the views expressed by me are fun
damentally correct and the difficulties
to enact such views into laws be great
do'y you aOt think that it is SO much
the more imp lrtant that steps should
DE taken at once to bring about "a
change in the organic law which you
and think ought to be made:
When one admits that change OF
laws should be made, to say that it
cannot be done, is tantamOunt to a
confession that this is no longer 4
government by the people. of the
people and for the people. The pro-
cess is more intricate, and it reuuires
little more time to change the coz
Stituti0n than it does the statute law.
but it is no more difficult if the peu-
pie shall ever make up their minds it
ought to be done. When you say it
ought to be done, you would certainly
vote to do what you think ought to
be done. If yOn would do it, as you
have not corner on all the wisdom
and patriotism it is reasonable to
suppose that when your neighbOr or
your fellow citizen is convinced as you Z,
have been convinced, that he would
vote aS you would vote.
/ believe the 18th Amendment will 4.
be repealed III the very near future :
II the people OF the South will do
their duty and impress upon the mind |.
Of the northern white man the truth /
regarding the conditions il the South
l have no doubt that they will agree ,
with us and join with us in making the
change. There is one thing certain.
the present order Of things cannot eX-
list much longer without serious fric-
ton. You cannot adjust the white
mans civilization Co the negro You
ca nnOt elevate the negro to q
equality with the white man before Il
the law without spelling the negro. Z
and you cannot lower the white man d
to the 10Th amendment regardless of .
the white man S civilization. | have d
falth IN the ultimate triumph Of the
views | entertain on the race 0ueS-
tion. The white people of the South
almost universally agree with me, and
q great many Of the thinking people
of the North are changing front on II
this question. 1t is not only necessary d
to the well being OF the white man- y
The preservation Of his civilization. p
but it is absolutely essential to the d'
salvation of the negro. {.
Your paper is a potential factor in u
the politics OF this country and hope e
the weight Of its influence NAV he lI'
thrown in favor of the repeal of the
10Th amendment regardless of the ap-
parent difficulties which lie across our
pathway IN bringing about the repeal.
1t is right, aud we ought to contend ..
for it, and the more difficult of ac- "
the greater necessity q, e.
for immediate action looking to that ~
end. Any other course is stupid and =,
You very truthfully say VI
the problem is the white mans bur
den." Let him bear it, and dare to n
tell the truth about it, and in addi- W
ton to telling the truth, let him do
the truth. In the language of Edwin
Markham we need men to ''live the
things that others pray" No great DC
reform was ever accomplished without ty
difficulty, loss of life and destruction pe
Of property. Failures invariably pre- er
cede success, but il it's right, there
is no doubt about ultimate success. IL
DR.. Savage once said that ''the most
thing that history teaches
Us is the unmindfulnesS of what is a
taking place on the part of those who b;
are prominent actors in what have A
proven to be the great turning points W
Of time'' dl
When the crisis of onr late Civil n;
War was upon US, many talked of the s.