The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-22
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DNNNss' civ thaL IL lS Cnr0ugh these
lists and the dissemination of liter.
iature that he is hoping to undermine
the democracy in this state. This is
dangerous only. so long as the rank
and file, of the Farmers Union do not
know it. The moment their eyes are
opened there. iss no danger because
they are Mississippi democrats proud
OF the history of the party and proud
OF the history of the state. .
Il warn them now that I believe that
this attempt with them has been al,
ready to some extent made and will
be further made by ~the leader of the
national populist party. y
There are those democrats who
think. 1t better to remain quiet about
this. l do not think" so. Even If /
knew that democratic defeat would
follow l would not think so, because
know that 1t is better, to be beaten
in the open field than to be-. destroyed
by men in your own uniform.
II have dwelt somewhat upon this
lesson from the: primary because it
may be useful to you and me and to
members of the party elsewhere. Ex-
:cept for this lesson. or any other les.
son that may be learned from 1t let
1t be dead. Our duty now Is plain
one--the duty of national legislator,
as Mississipian and a Democrat, to
go forward trying to bring about a re-
vision Of the tariff, trying to check
monopoly, trying TO, put a halt to mill
tarism so that weS can use the $25,-
10000 or $50, 100000 now uselessly ex-
pended for an over-large army to de-
velop our internal improvements and
give us a 14-foot channel in the great
central artery Of trade, the Mississippi
river, and Panama canal, and to do
such other work as is important and
well to be done, and, above all, will
leave in the pockets of the people as
much as possible of their foney not
taxed out.
''We people Of the South have an,
other plain duty, which seems to me
to be more patiently presented to- us
now than ever, and that is to help
the drift and tendency of time to-
wards a solution of the race problem.
AS the race problem consists Of the
juxtaposition of the' two races in near
ly equal numbers its only solution
will be in the measurable separation
of the two races, by increasing the
number of white people in the South
and decreasing the number of Negroes
There ought TO- be q combined effort
to do both, provided always that we re-
memberthat we do not want the scum
OF Europe, its 6riftingg nor its, bad
element, ,.Sut we want only such men,
and women as our forefathers were
when they came to these shores-self-
respecting and honest people who love
republican institutions. We can get
them, for there are plenty of them
both to the north Of us and elsewhere
Meanwhile, the natural tendency of
the Negro race to scatter over all the
United States Is helping us. This ten
dency we should by no means check.
AS for myself, .have q plain duty.
1t Is to consecrate myself and dedicate
my energies to the services Of the
South, the state, the party and the
race"
And as cannon doomed. as thousands
cheered, as hats went high, the great
statesman, standing in the little town
where he was born and reared, where
the people know him to the core, COW
cred his heart and with his head to
Heaven, said:
with the blessing of God and your
sympathy I do now and here so con-
secrate and dedicate myself"