Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-25

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and how did the Democratic party
get control of all the intelligence and
/ honesty i'm this countryi
Separate Schools and Jim Crow Cars.
I is Democratic newspaper has talk.
en- occasion TO say great many things
/ with rciorucc To the negro question
upomlhc subject Of mixed schools and
Jim Crow cars, and the committee has
gone to the expense, So ] am inform
ol through the columns of the Demo.
crab to prepare elaborate paintings
. illustrating the social condition that
| represent, and that will prevail
Should ! be elected BY a series of
yellow slips in bulletin form, mum.
5crcd consecu,ively from one TO four
aud the end of which is not yet in
sight, they say they are going 10 force
me to a statement Of my position on
the question Well, they may call it
forced or not, as they please, hut
while am talking to you tonight |
will tell you what | think about this
school question, and | will begin by
saying uaat | am in favor Of putting
into the Constitution substantially
the provisions of the Statehood Bill
relaing to schools, and here it is:
THAT provisions shall be made for
the establishment and maintenance
of a system of public schools, which
shall be open to all the children of
said state and free from secetarian
control; and said schools shall al.
ways be conducted in English;
PROVIDED, That nothing herein
shall preclude the teaching of other
languages in said public schools;
AND PROVIDED FURTHER
That this shall not be construed to
prevent the establishment and
maintenance of separate schools for
white and colored children"
The Republican platform in this
district is plain upon this question.
The language of the Statehood Bill is
still palmer, and the position Of the
Republican party cannot be misunder
stood upon it, No Republican plat.
form within this territory has declar
ed for mixed schools. No Republi
can has ever advocated mixed schools
The colorcd people do not demand
mixed schools. The Statehood Bill
expressly authorizes the convention
to privdc for separate schools, and by
lis language, which is plain and I'M
mistakable, it puts the laws Of Okla
homa in force in the entire new State
rs soon rs the Constitution shall have
been adopted and these laws provide
for separate schools,
have strong personal conviction
that the Constitution to be adopted
by this State should be so drawn
that it will permit the legislature to
work out a public school system that
will provide for the establishment
and maintenance Of separate schools,
leaving the people of each school dis
lmct to determine for themselves
whether or not they will establish and
maintain separate schools in their dis.
lict, and if they shall 50 determine
yhat they have the right 50 to do,
upon the condition that equal and am
pie facilities be provided in each
school district for the education of
all the children of such district so
that every child within this State
shall have the benefit of free pub.
lie education. | am uncompromlslng-
" opposed to any school system be-
inc established in this State which
will not furnish equal and ample pro
visions for the education Of all its cit
izens of every race, nationality and
color. | am opposed to any school
system that will foster or permit a
large per centage Of the population
Of this State to be deprived of the
benefit of free public school edu.
cation and allow it to grow up in lg-
norancc, vice and crime. This school
question should be dealt with care.
fully and wisely with a view to reach.
ng an adjustment that will work no
Injustice to any class. 1t can never
be settled by sentiment nor by the
exercise of prejudice, passion, race
aatred or inbred traditions. 1t is a
question that calls for the best
| thought Of our best citizens, acting
cody and deliberately and must be
settled by men who are broad enough
to deal with the proposition with n
view to solving it in such manner
as shall produce the best results for
all the people In 50 far as | shall
have any part to play in the prcpar
alton of the Constitution for this
State, if it should be my fortune to
assist in that work, | will give this
matter my best endeavor to work out
scme solution o the matter that will
be satisfactory, j not to all the people,
to at least a majority them.
On the Jim Grow ear question: /
have only this to say; That the re
publican party has never found Sucr
to be either necessary oi
wise, the republican party does no'
stand for jim Crow ears, Grandfather