The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-06-29

entitled TO. Inc Judge a1uueQ TO BOIL
var County, in particular; why Bolivar
County? Because | reside there? And
that is one of the methods that he has
adopted with the view of trying to
prejudice you against me. He says we
get something more than S9000-OO more
than your county, although you have
more school children. He does not tell
you that Bolivar County has more money
t than she draws out; therefore, she has
one part of her money used, leaving the
balance for the benefit of the State. In
the second place, Judge Truly does not
tell you that the present method was
not Delta measure, but it was passed, !,
as you will remember, by representa-
tive from the Southern Convention of
Rankin County, and they only yielded
as compromise, by which Delta was to
control the negro vote, which was ruin
ing the morals of the county. If they
did that, we would yield, and did yield,
on this school question; therefore, it is
unjust to say such is the disposition Of
the school funds, when it is not the case.
Above all, Judge Truly knows what
my views are on the subject of educa-
ton, and | am now, and have been here
tofore, for the interest of the white
child, and am, as far as possible, for
remedying the school question. | have
not changed on this question, and stand
where I stood years ago. | am COR
daily in favor of continuing liberal edu-
cation, and l would not take 81 from
the colleges; but, my friends, | am
earnestly in favor of neighborhood
schools, as they are called, generally,
for the benefit Of our people, who are
not financially able to send their chill
dren off to college, and always lave
been so. I maintain it is best to keep
the children under the parental roof.
These are my views of the situation.
HOW ABOUT THE NEGRO RACE BEING EDU-
GATED?
I say we will regret it, and | claim to
have as much experience with them as
any man in the South. We have spent
not only dollars but years of toll to edu-
cate the negro and what haye we for it?
A small amount of money invested in
mercantile interest in that part of Mis-
sissippi where we have been dependent
upon the negro instead of being used for
his education, would have benefited us
more than if we educated him. I say
from both observation and experience
that the negro has not benefited by edu-
cation. If 1t intended to uplift his NOR
ais, l, for one, would be heartily in fav-
or of devoting money to his education,
but it does not; and part of the money
that we earn with our brow is wasted.
You read the criminal record in the
court, and you will find that the educat-
ed negro does not compare in morals
with the old-time slave negro, who did
know A from B, or, if you will permit
me, B from Buils-foot. Now these are
the views that have always maintained
in view of educating the negro. Where
are my distinguished competitors. and
where did they stand four years ago On
this question? You heard Judge Truly
preach as if he has the Divine right
from special Providence about negro
education. Where was Roderick? l
to say that then Judge Truly was then
for Negro Education. Proof here it is:
a stenographic report he delivered when
he was in the Circuit Court, being true
this report, but will read part of it.
l have ordered it to be published in the
Port Gibson paper, and | want you to
listen to what he said four years ago on
this question; | want you to see that he
differs as much in negro education as
he does IN anything else. He says:
"It is urged that the negro is ignorant
and vicious, is it not then our duty to
relieve this situation and lessen his ig-
norance? Is it not our duty to raise
the negro, and as his ignorance and
viciousness is caused by lack of education
should we not take away this obstacle
by which he is impeded, or shall we
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1t is urged that it is money wasted, but
| say to you that it is money invested,
for will he not make better citizen?
1t is better to make carpenter than q
thief, and better to make mason than
a murderer"
| am informed that when l am absent
he only reads the two last lines and
when I am present, if I administer the
whole dose, he does not like it by any
means. Then he says to the audience
that he was compelled to deliver that
speech because of the White Gaping
i'm that county. II you can comprehend
this, then your mental acumen far sur
passes mine. When I have him preach
in the interest Of the white man with
all the earnestness he can muster, do
you blame me, ladies and gentlemen,
for keeping off the course with him?
Before thanking you for your kind
indulgence, want to make this sugges-
Gion before closing my remarks; want
to remind you Of my
FAMILIARITY WITH YOUR LAWS AND
STATUTES,
because had special license from the
State and began practicing at The age
of 20, SO you see am we'll equipped for
the position which I aspire for Intend
to see to the farmers interest, if it is
necessary to do SO. wall not make
the mistake which John Sharp Williams
and Governor Vardaman made in the
county where, | was told, they went to
make speech, where the the county
produced about bales of cotton, as
Mississippi is farming State. So L
say to the farmers, why not elect a
farmer governor, something we have
not known within the memory of man.
Mississippi is one of the very largest
cotton producers herself within the
limits of the commonwealth, does it not
strike you that she should elect one that
would look after her interest and the
development of the State? Not only
must we take farmers into consideration
but the salaried mon and the men in
terested in shipping goods, etc. Why
not elect
AS A GOVERNOR A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
MAN?
That is something you have not had for
many years, say, my friends, that he
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