The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-30
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EXCLUSION II The C-aaa-uau. II "Cu-I
clt Toms Cabin ean be ~gr-,aueeI ~
the stage anyA h~re. there o. ult cltt>
no reason Why "The CfauslTIn shousI
be banIShed but Z reason Why i should
be- staged rs an unt.aa-e. As
4 matter Of f.tet. why should either
IT, e.e.us.ed il the people .s.1 l., -.
themo II the southern white Ieopl.
object tt Cnele Toms Cabin. there
no compelling reason NhN thes should
attend the performance. They an Stay
at home and not b. annoyed. hut III
thousands wish ii pay their money To
see II Why should they oe denied tie
privilege Tht same thing IS trae q
The ClanSman." Many negroes DO not
like it. They say That an isolated ease
is taken and PEOPLE think X repreS ents
the attitude and character OF thehf
race. For the same reason Uncle
Toms Cabin" is objected TO by many
who know, that while there were here
and there brutal owners Of slaves they
were exceptions. But if the people
wish 10 see both plays. or either. ar"
We not going very far toward undesir-
able American censorship to refuse
them permission to DO 500 Nobody pre-
tends that either play is immoral or
orrupting The contention is that IN
the true perspective both pIavs are not
historical because t!ey convey a wrong
impression of true conditions. But
VINO is 10 decide that. Why not let
the public do as it pleases-go or stay
ut homeland decide for ITSELF Ger
tainIy if 'Uncle Toms Cabin" is per
lnitted there is 10 reason worth the
name for excluding The Clansnan."
Tn only reason aSciopr6 for the
mayor lhiilpi'ioh OF 70 Ptouuo''i
was that it incensed the negroes and
provoked violence. Is that = good rea-
son ~. e,,,rauci,o 40 worIa = nat no
better TO the mob? No negro
is compellcd 10 attend the perform
a ha,,. urbi,
!"
should gather III the streets OF Ne"
Orleans and create Il riot because they
wished To prevent the rendition of I'm
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oie loHiS oaolh' ana SuPpo9e me
Mayor should order us suppression
and thereby entail heavy loss on the
theatre and the mon who had nnt
+hoin - 49, 40 u,a,a,t
IN P"'
Philadelphia have denounced the ac-
ton of the New Orleans authorities as
rromntad Nv sectional bitterness
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bloW at personal llbeftN, ana an at
tack upon the fights OF property?
ought q play 10 be barred because
2 class or members of q race object
70 It's production! = correspondents OF
the Philadelphia Public Ledger writes
sensibly along this line when he avs
The fact that the drama is displeas-
ing to a class of voters is no reason
i1I .ll11Ehlhg OH me stage. fo5si-
n1easina 70 Van street h1,t 10 broxars
have rot risen to call this drama of
tainted money OH the a Ihe
nninns h,,t tba n iat{e uiaeno no = ma9 pnor
trouble. Members of the Society Of
st. George are not losing sleep be-
eause MISS ndiloMt mas oeen silo"llS
inc cr11ally in he o1ver If her Pna-
lish captors. Every serious play is
llkely TO give offense and
49,, oit : ! palaies silould s'aS away
..Tba Question now a. ;ss,a in tbi.
city, however, is not the play itself 50
much as the rlght OF the individual to
see any alahla ne may choose, reSard-
citizen The rioht Of a1,erv nna ~ ~
pursuit of happiness is, in this case,
needlessly restricted, and that al the
I'M ~ f5rot i, mnorto nrn IL ~ ~ -
munity."
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,orta,co, bo. no haori,a - ono
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