Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-28

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 of these have referred to the article casually. while four have referred to it specifically. and these four leltefs were anonvmous It is not the custom of the Graphic to pay attention 10 anonvmous communications; but Ill this instance it has decided to break inc rule for the once and make reply. In doing so, however, we snail not elter our opinion of the writer of the anonymous letter: personally, the eal- tor of the Graphic regards the author of such an eipstle as being wholly un- worthy of any attention whatever. The only cause which induces us to con- sider these communications is that of the general principle brought out by them. and we make answer to them in d general way, not specifically.
 Two of these anonmymOus letters were mailed in Pine Bluff, one from Rison and the other from CabOol. All of them were written along the same line-fiery condemnation of the au- thoress of the article mentioned. It is almost unnecessary to add that there is every evidence that all Of them were written by negroes.
 Were it not for the indecent eX- pressions contained in the last of these communications, the Graphic would like to publish it in full. as showing the trend of Anglo-African sentiment among the "educated class" But besides reasons of de- cency. the postal laws would prohibit us giving expression to them. This in itself should provide an argument iE favor of the opinions expressed by the writer of the article referred to, but the Graphic has no desire to join in the merits of Mrs. Pierce's arguments, wishing simply to conf1ne itself to some of the objections men, toned in cur anonymous communica- tons.
 The writer of the latest addition tc our literary table advances the posi- tion that the white man brought the negro here forcibly, against the ne gro's wishes, and having done so we should accept them, under the post bellum regime, on terms of equality. His logic is so palpably faulty that the Graphic does not even feel like con- descending to a reply. Every school boy in the south knows that the south ern white man was not responsible for the negro's importation here. Even if he were, this is no argument in favor of the social equality of the races.
 He charges the white men of the south with being responsible for the admixture of blcod. This might. on the other hand, be construed into another substantiation of some of the claims made by the Graphic's cores pendent. It is unnecessary to go into details with those who have perused the article referred to.
 He then goes into some vile and yituperative language against the white race in general and the author ess in particular. This, too, is but another argument in favor of the standpoint taken by Mrs Pierce.
 Taken as a whole, the Graphic's anonmyous correspondents would have done well to let we'll enough alone, for in writing in the strain they have they afforded, in every instance nlore proof of the writer's arguments.
 AS stated in the beginning. the Graphic has no desire to be brought into controversy between it's cores pondent and the negro race. On the other hand, the personal opinions of the Graphic's editor and those of the contributor named by no means coin eide in every detail. Yet the Graphic must admit that the aggregation of sentiment so far expressed against the aforementioned contributor has but served as an argument in her favor. The vile vituperation of at least one of our anonymous cores. pandents only serves to show what h1sht be condition Were the authors cf these letters given free reign.
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