The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
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Everybody is praising the magnifi-
man delivered here on last Monday
night, and the people seem 70 unan-
imousIy agree with him in his opin-
ions regarding the disfranchisement
of the negro and the government
regulation of railroads. Especially
do the people uphold him in the stand
he has taken on the race question.
1t has recently developed that many
of the negroes themselves agree that
in his plan appears the best solution
of problem which has caused both
politicians and philanthropists to
ponder for many long years. The
negroes who are willing to suffer dis
franchisement are all those of the
better class BY better class we
do not mean those who style them
men who have secured a smattering
of learning and who think they must
live by their wits, but the honest, in
dustrious, 1aw-abiding negroes, who
work hard by day and who are will
ing to accept in return for their labor
such compensation as their limited
mental qualifications may entitle
them to. These negroes know that
as long as they keep their places and
work faithfully and we'll, they can
look to the white man for protection,
and realizing that his intellect is su-
perior to theirs they are willing to
trust themselves in his hands
That the negro looks to the white
man for protection in times of danger
is proven by occurrences which took
place during the recent race riot In
Atlanta last September. When the
whole city was inf1amed by outrages
which had been committed against
white women by black brutes, the ne
groes did not try to protect them
selves by fighting, but went to the
homes of white men, begging and
imploring that they be protected from
the onslaught of the mob. That the
negro possesses a certain kind of
brute courage is unquestionable, but
this courage is fiendish rather than
manly, and the only way to COMPEL
a black man to fight is to press him
so closely that he cannot escape pun
ishment either bysa lying tongue or
fleet limbs. To lie is, with the aver
age negro, inherent, and if accused
of wrong doing he will first try to
lie out of the difficulty, but falling in
this he will try to run, and falling
to make good his escape he will gen
orally become very humble and try
to beg Off If the white man whom
he has injured refuses to accept eth
er lies, excuses or apologies, the ne
to engage in bodily combat it is only
as means of last resort.
The negroes as q race do not pos
sess the intelligence, the honesty, the
bravery Or the moral courage neces-
sary to self government, and for that
reason they have no right to the bal
lot that gives them a voice in shap-
ing the policies of the government.
The honest, hard working, home low
ing negro does not want to mix up
in politics. It's the lazy, impudent,
evil minded, cunning, scheming, cow
ardly negro who wants the privilege
of the ballot, and the best way to ST.
lence his threats and put an end to
his mutterings is to disfranchfse him.
The only way that he can be legally
disfranchised forever and eternally is
by the repeal of the fifteenth amend
ment. Governor Vardaman says that
if sent to the United States senate he
will do his best to secure the repeal
of this obnoxious law, and it's the
duty of the people of Mississippi to
send him there.
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