The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
Haskell States His
Views on Race Question
CContinuei from First Pages

couraged his interference to an inn
proper degree. And those states are
an democratic.
"In Oklahoma we have today, what
you viii ALL on careful consideration,
agree is an alrming condition. Those
/ in control Of the republican party have /
in recent instances declared in favor
OF mixed schools; have declared oppo-
sition to separate coaches and sepa-
rate waiting rooms, and have also by
resolution and by appointment to Of
flee, encouraged the negro to realize
that If that element Of the renubli-
can is to be recognized by the cleo
ton Of their state ticket, that the new
can party b erecognized by the cleo
state will forever be Negro 81 Dora |
40. And mark you now white citi-
zens Of the state of Oklahoma, if you
by a majority vote, put the stamp Of
approval upon the men who are on the
republican state ticket and the state
and local platforms and on the official
policy heretofore pursued by Cover
nor Frantz of Oklahoma Territory,
you hereby extend an open and cor
dial welcome to the negro race Of 9TH
er states, and it is not over estimat-
ing to Say that Mississippi Louisiana,
Texas and Arkansas viii practically
become depopulated of the negro by
their grand rush to the new state and
into the protecting arms Of Governor
4 Frantz.
"The appointment Of Chief inspect
or in Oklahoma Territory from among
Of the government Of Oklahoma, where
in discharge Of his official duties, the
cheek Of the fair white girl stenog-
rapher is pinked with the blush Of
shame at being compelled to earn her
bread by official association with
negro superior officer.
The appointment Of Chief Inspector
in Oklahoma Territory from among
the African race as against worthy
and competent ex-Union soldier Of the
white race; the light consideration
given the unspeakable offense Of the
negro against the purity Of our white
white women BY the pardoning Of Ed
Campbell from a five years peniten-
tiary sentence after a brief service
Of only sixteen months; all Of these
things can have but one effect, namely
an open cordial welcome To people
the new state with negroes from cur
sister states.
I'VE stand here ready to protect
the property and political rights Of
those Of African descent, but We em-
phatically deny that there should be
any social equality or political prefer
ence.
"The constitution has declared that
there shall be separate schools and
the election Of a democratic legisla-
ture and democratic governor guaran-
tees that there viii be separate schools.
"The constitution has left if to the
legislature to require separate coach
es and waiting rooms, and the consti-
tutional convention, by resolution,
urged upon the legislature so to pro-
vide; and it will be, as I believe strict
duty requires in my first message as
governor Of this state to our first leg
islature, the recommendation that i'm
mediate requirement be made for sep
arate coaches and separate waiting
rooms.
Fields Of industry are open to
those Of African descent along those
lines as they may choose, and none
would deny them every reasonable op-
pornnity; but social equality and
political preference never nave exist
ct and never can exist without operat-
ing to the great detriment yea, to
the practical destruction Of bc.h of
the races.