Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-07-18
Ua~i.s and EIur,f..l Aait...o.

- - ~--' A-Itt4ll Agitation
~ ". 3. HARRIS.
The above healing furnished
Tao s.tiect fas avery t-ae. ara
c.e in a Texas parc-, written h-
q citizen q. TcSl-. Tho article
was not written in TIE Interest "a
Texas or any o-ler state. e-oeei-
1-y. nor IN the iu,ere ~ a-v
candidate. but from Sic v:av-
POINT ~ % set lax rnls. nsrfer
tiegs. broad minded CHRISTIAN
statesman. who was raised ia the
south, went through the civil war
the period ~ recon stru,tf90 an a
e Tess years az Travelled f1 the
N"r.h and lecture oa tho rae.
situation in the ~arta. There.
.n-e De- IS in q POSITION o. sreaS
lutei.icert,v.
r'.iav-a- are some extracts
from che article:
The ant, negro di~-ss Jon now.
on in some quarters Is t5 be de-
piorcd hy every thoughtful pcr-
son. I.e CenIEcia-ior Of any
people, anywhere. after the wboI,
sale manner Of some politicians.
Is p cheap business always. AMI
little shOr, o. criminal under some
. conditions. 4. Is NOT 70 be u,.es.
toned, that the race problem is n
grave ole, aui is e. become prub
ably more SO with time. Blt the
race problem in America is not
c1-ierminus with the ueg.o race.
IL IS a problem involving all ;hc
races iHAab..ins America. And
when We 20 beyond our own
country. and enter TIC domain 81
International politics. the prob
lem en.arges 10 take in al. tie ma
tons u tins earth.
Il; may lie affirmed. / think.
with all confidence. that the
wholesale Acknowledgement If srv
race OK unseas3ncJ people is =
mistake. Under certain cauai.
upas It may be q crime. I be-
hsve the cnfrauchiseueut al IN,
negroes a7 1t vas done was mora
tlan q blundcr; * WAS = crime
against weak. unframed race
aai . nigh crime again tc.vilisa-
ton. 70 put the negroes urlle,
burdens they were not prepared
o. bear. 1t put them in canIie
with the Saxon race, Wit ine.it.
able strife end failure. liz mad.
d paradise for demago~ues. h
lebalchcd the ballot BOX w..h a.
enormous purcaasabl. y0te.
But the south hal na--o sui.
fraEe forced on il, and tna-. too
2 tae west possible way. and =
me lQSt iuOTportuEe tl-.e.
But the conditions in theS1att
were met issip2i t55k the
lead by making q constitution
which practically put suffrage or
IN educational loan Iation. TIL.
constitution has been unhelF bv
the supreme C5u-t of tie nation.
The political aspects Of the negr
problem have been settled. n.
+ negro Is not a political menace in
Mississippi aog- and never will BE-
again. There are other phases
70 be dealt with, but they mus.
be considered from the ecoaor1i-
cal and sociological standpoint,
The present agitation u dis
! franchise the negroes IS exceed
in3iy URfortuaute n this tine.
specially for the South. Il is
maniles-ly a political war cry. II
VII avail nothing toward tho pro
posed cad. ~ this time the bur-
den Of negro enftanchisauent is
on the North. We are THROUGH
with It, but at the North the ne
Sroes are yet power. They hold
the balance Of power between Re-
publican factions. as in Ohio ncw
II enfraehisemeat ever comes. it
Will come through the North. not
through negro haters in theSouth
And, II It over comes, 1t will come
with other needed changes. As
certain a we live. the North must
be convinced OF the need OF balI,t
reform before It can come. The
Northern States are in school now
"Dlslranehisement. when #
comes, will CARY q reduction Of
representatives in Congress. no
doubt, and the lesseninS OF South
ern influence in the nation. This
could be borne. if a CORRESPOND
las blessing came with il. But
the present agitation canno, he
fruitful, and 1t is prejudicial. L.
would not, If successful. cure our
lis. The negroes would st.ll be
here. The same outrages would
be committed. The same eccpo -.
meal and social conditions would
obtain. The present agitation is
barking on the wrong track. IL
: stirring feeling Of race pre-
JUDGE to no good. We have a
situation to meet, and tie white
race must show itself worthy OF
It's leadership, by meeting these
conditions IN the right spirit and
after the right fashion.
The agitation against the edu
cation OF the negroes Is Of : piece
with the other. What the s lutb
needs 10 do nov IS to lo: the North
worry with the situation. cease tol
listen To extreme men and On
about the settlement OF ali theS.
questions in 4 thoroughly sane.
christian way. /, for one. do not
believe in ignorance for tle set
Element OF any question. Ii can
n q H.