Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-27
BRYAN RAISES
RACE QUESTION
As oBsTACLE TO RADICAL FED.
ERAL AUTHORITY.


jennings Bryan has raised the race
question in the South. and race
question on tho Pacific coast. as two
obstacles to radical Capitalization of
authority in the Federal Government
at Washington. In the second in
stallment of his debate in the Reader
Magazine with Senator Beveridge. of
Indiana. Mr.. Bryan continues to de-
fend the rights of the separate States
to deal with the questions which
seriously affects them, and he calls
for extensions of the Federal laws
only to supplement- the state laws
and not TO obliterate them.
Senator Beveridge, on the other
hand, calls more strongly than ever
for increase of Federal power, and
bitterly assalls the action of the peo-
pc of San Francisco In segregating
Japanese children i'm their schools,
and declares that San Francisco
was prompted by desire ito avert
national war"
DEFENDS SELF-GOVERNNIENT
Mr.. Bryan declares that Senator
Beveridge presents badly and with
out qualification the position of the
advocates OF Capitalization Taking
up the Senator's argument that the
people have nothing to fear from
extension OF Federal power because
the Federal Ggovernmen is the peo-
pie, Mr. Bryan presents arguments
in defense OF local self-government
and IT is here that he brings in the
race question by saying:
Eyes. the people Of the States arc
the same people who act together as
parts OF the Union, but when the peo-
pie OF a state act together on a local
matter they are Aearer 10 the sub.
iect under discussion. and, therefore
can act more intelligently. If the
arguments in defense OF local self.
government are unsound, then Che
whole theory OF self-government Is
defective. II must be assumed that
the people want TO do what is right
upon no other theory can we have
self-government. II must also be as
sumed that the people can act most
intelligently upon that which the,
best understand. That they asn best
understand a thing with which the,
deal daily is automatic; and It 4,
equally true that they will study
most things in which they are I'm.
dividually interested
LACK OF INTEREST LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE.
Suppose the people OF one sectIor
decide that they have no discerniblc
interest in what IS being done I'm an.
other section. are they likely tc
study the question as carefully as
they should? And If they attempt tc
act upon question remote from
them. are they sure to act wisely
Two questions now before the coun
try may be used for an illustration
Take the race question in the South
The people OF the Northern States dc
not come into contact with the blacl
race as the people Of the South do
and because the experiences are diff
ferent ia the two section. the views
OF the subject are different. n q
citizen OF the North moves into the
hnl
he has a different situation to dea
with from that which confronted
him In the North, and his views oil
the subject are likely TO undergo
quite change. Even a winters stay
in the South is apt to have an educa
tional influence upon the citizens Oh
the North, and he ceases to make
sweeping criticisms OF the Southern
ers.
RACE QUESTION ON COAST.
"The race question on the Pacific
coast presents another illustration
The people who come into daily con
tact with the Orientals have q famili
.arity with the subject which those
cannot possibly have who live IN
other sections. and who seldom SEQ
one Of the immigrants from Asia
The school question is one that enter.
into the life OF every community
and the people who send their child
rem to q school are more concerned
Fin the welfare Of that school thar
any outside pcope can be-. They MOI
only have the knowledge but thel
have the deep personal interest thai
compcls investigation OF all the facts
and a study Of AN the conditions thai
are 20 be met