The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-04-26
SOUNDS ALARM.
MARRIAGE OF WHITES AND NE.
GROEs IN THE NORTH.
Iixon Sees Impending Menace to the
Country in Pollution of
Racial Life.

Thomas Dixon, Jr., author Of "The
Clansman," sends to The Columbia
Record some clippings from New
York papers giving various details Of
the SpriggS case and that Of Mrs.
Oliver In New York. The first Is q
negro who was recently convicted of
holding white women In slavery for
immoral purposes. The second case
vas that of a white woman who was
slapped in the face on street car by
e, negro. Since that time, as press
dispatches have shown, Mrs. Oliver
has been subjected to all sorts Of in
sulting and threatening letters writ.
ten by negro men and women. MIR.
Di1on's letter f)lloWs:
Editor The Record: Permit me to
call your attention to the enclosed
clippings from this weeks New York
papers, =
The time has come for the South to
boldly. demand the repeal of all laws
permitting the marriage OF negroes to
whites. Maine and Nebraska have
placed themselves In line with South.
ern sentiment on this issue.
The increasing corruption OF our
race in the North by the physical
contact of more than a million ne
groes, is something appalling.
The revelation of the Spriggs case
Is the foulest blot on the civilization
of the century. The real details Of
this trial were never printed. The
taJf.whispered testimony of those
trembling, broken girls caused the
Judge and jury again and again to
burst into tears. This negro was the
keeper Of four prison houses into
which young white girls were kidnap.
ped and held for years in slavery for
black beasts to violate. He will serve
but eleven years for these hideous
crimes and will then return TO his
white wife and his old life.
Beyond q doubt this system Of secret
white slavery to negro bsstiaiity is un-
tnversal in the great Northern cities.
E. The increasing pollution of our rae
ial life is early fixed where 1t belongs
The open and shameless practice Of 80.
cial equality with negroes by some Of
our great educational leaders, the
pandering to negro votes, and the dis
1usting propaganda of shallow theor-
lists are producing these fruits.
"A big buck negro is COLLECTOR Of in.
ternal revenue In, New York. His en-
ployment of white girl stenographer
!s a daily object lesson to his race.
In Chicago, recently, public recep-
tion was held for negroes only who
had married white women. Seventy.
five of these mongrel families were
present.
The refaXt action of negro insolence
and crime in the North is quickly felt
n the south. Letters tell the story and
nfame the minds Of Southern black
men.
VIII you not use, your power in
moulding the opinion Of the nation In
Ibis vital issui 4?
Lest you may think, as has been
toolishly said by my enemies, that my
york is only for personal gain. allow
me to say that every dollar earned by
be Southern Amusement company In
1resenting ''The Clansman" In the
South has been promptly reinvested In
tts Northern production.
AS q Southern writer and dramatist
have given and am giving the best
nergies of my life to preserve the
purity of our race and avoid a slowly
approaching but inevitable conflict.
And I hope to have the continued
upport Of N y pfople South Of the Ma
aOn and Dixon line.
Sincerely,