The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-18

There Is not place on tho face OF
the globe where this separate but
equal accommodation law exists but
what we will find separate but un.
equal accommodation. Where this pc
culiar system exists. We have tangi.
BILE. visible and living evidences of
the fact of the above declaration.
Wherever ycu find the Jim Crow
law extant, you see the women OF
color. without respect to decency, cul.
ture, goodbreeding or the ability to
pay for a better fare. indiscriminate
ly Gagged In smoker with the
thugs. vags and all the motley horde
OF the underworld. In there you will
see the little colored girl OF culture
breathing fetid air and hearing and
seeing things that will haunt her all
through life. possibly. And in this
connection We wish to reiterate that
II IL not the desire of our people to
mix with yours socially that causes
us to protest against this separation.
but II is because of the baneful re.
suits that emanate from this equal
CD but separate accommodation.
We honor and admire your great
zeal to redeem and carry out to the
letter your pledges made to those
who entrusted you with their suf.
fragc. Gratitude to ones constituen.
cy Is great virtue. but in ur
many and noble efforts to serve a
oonfiding constituency, we ask that
you remember and do nothing that
will react upon and hurt them In
the end.
II takes great souls 10 build up a
splendid commemorative really
takes true statcmanship.
National virtue is the end that all
great souls strive to attain and
they think that anything short of
that is not worth while.
In our humble judgment. 1t seems
to us, that the two fold question of
How shall build a state so as to
advance and promote the interest OF
the strong and favored, and at the
same time protect, encourage and in
spire the weak and less fortunate"
should engage the minds of all the
state builders of our infant common
wealth.
We are not protesting against race
separation, socially. for we all know
that there is an impossible chasm
between the two races. but We do
ask that you define and make more
specific. the phrase separate but
equal accommodation, etc"
Shal We be entitled to and allowed
to have separate chair cars and sep.
arate sleepers for our wives. daugh-
ters and mothers. those of us who
are able to enjoy such luxuries?
Certainly the railroads are fully able
TO prepare decently for us, and ought
to be compelled to do so. Or shall
we be required to ride in coaches
that are used in part by the news.
boy for his news and fruit stands
and partly by the conductor for his
counting room? Assure us that equal
accommodation really means equal ac.
commodation and We will cease to
worry. assure us this fact and we
will be unto you a most grateful peo
pie.
Giveu affair field. offer us all the
encouragement possible, and we will
contribute 10 the greatness OF this
splendid infant commonwealth in such
material way that your unborn
generation will say that you bulded
wisely.
Without respect to party or pol.
tiles, We contend that there Is
higher and nobler duty to perform
than those incident to party fealty.
The duty of man to man Is a di.
vine one, and the dutp of an enlight.
ened and Christian people to peo.
pie who by force, were attached from
the soil Of their nativity, and trans
planted upon foreign lands to become
citizens, is a duty to which all others
are really subservient.
The colored man is a citizen of
the American soil, bp adoption. His
home is here and he is here to stay.
Now how shall you treat him so as
70 make him manifest an undiminish.
ed interest in this country? Okla
homa has a chance to teach her
older sisters how to make useful
people more useful by treating them
kindly and humanely. II history Is
true oppression never helned ueo
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