The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-08
lFrom the Jackson, Miss,
Dec. 3rst, Ioo6.)

the late VIM. c. Whitney, was writ
ten by Mr.. Lyman II. Weeks, an ac-
complished New York Journalist,
who was born in Mr. Whitney's
native town-Boston-w was his
lifelong friend, was appointed by
Whitney. editor-;n-c chief of the lit
erary department. OF the Democratic
National Committee in the campaign
of 1892, and who had personal
knowledge of the spondence
and relations between Messrs. Whit
ney and McAllistcr leading up to
Whitney's expose Of the negro ques-
ton:
about a year after the successful
Democratic campaign of 1892, it was
apparent to many shrewd observers
Of public affairs that the negro prob
lem in the South was by no means
settled. so far as the Republican
party was concerned. The indica-
tons were that another force bill
would be attempted by the Republi-
cans. In anticipation 8 this move
ment William A McAllister, Of Mis-
sissippi former member of the Mis-
sippi House Of Representatives AMI
general director OF the Southern Edu
cational Bureau, under the Democrat
ic National Committee in 1902, re
turned TO the North in the spring of
1903. to confer with the Hon.
William c. Whitney in regard to fu-
ture political movements Among
other things. Mr.. Whitney advised
the South to take up the solution OF
the negro problem in connection with
the settlement of economic issues
then pending. He Clearly saw ten
dency in the South to align itself with
the far West on broad econonli, lin S
that would be mutually advantage
Gus. At the suggestion off Mr.N hit
procure data upon the negro q.es-
ton, with a view to evolving here
from some practical solution o. the
problem Upon his return home the
1OtIOWliS Sliili'l'Ci, WI NlAAAl1iSlNi
visited the late John r. Camero1, OF
Madison county, planter, student and
statesman, to enlist his patriotic SER
vices in compiling data upon the I'M
portant subject. lr December, 1913,
this data was delivered to Mr. Whit
ney, accompanied by letter from
MIR. Cameron, thanking Mr. Whitney
for his patriotic endeavors, and as
surfing him that the Southern people
would always be grateful for his Vol
untary efforts to- rescue the South
from the difficulties that had so long
oppressed it and SO frequently caused
it to be misunderstood by the world
at large Early in March of the fol-
lowing year (IsoD Mr.. Whitney
gave Mr. McAllister his conclusions
on this subject as set forth
in the now famous Whitney
Cameron solution of the negro
problem. Eight years later, the
ideas dwelt upon in this doou-
ment were crystalized by Mr.. Whit
ney in plank of platform he draft
ed -(April 7, 1902 and gave. to Mr.
McAliister, looking forward TO the
campaign of 1904. and commencing
the candidacy of Judge Alton Is.
Parker for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination. He relied upon
this plank as an efficient means for
bringing the South and the East to-
gether, and III tie introduction to
this proposed platform Mr. Whitney
said. 1T is assumed that Roosevelt
will compel the next Republican Ma
tional convention to endorse the
Crumpacker scheme to curtail South
,rn representation in congress, in
shich event the negro question
should be made the dominant lssue'
then you will have a predicate for
using the expose on that issue we
prepared in March, 1904. The sub
nc gro question is as follows, and en-
phasizes the principles of the docu-
ment of 1894: Anglo-Saxon suprem-
acy on the American continent; no
force bills; mo curtailment OF South
ern representation in congress, but
at the same time justice. opportun-
ity protection and education for ALL
regardless of race or color"
The Whitney Discussion of the Ne
gro Problem
No question OF modern times has
aroused so much fanaticism in the
human mind-pro and con-as that's
OF the negro's social status and po-
Iitieal rights. So true is this that il
is difficult to approach the subject
free from the passions and prejudices
engendered by a controversy of such
long and painful standing. For hall
a century this question caused the
American rostrnm. pulpit and press
TO surge and rock, and was finally de-
bated upon the bloodiest battleheids
of which history har made record
In order to fully understand this ques
ton let us expend few words upon