The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-07
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IAcbson, Miss, March 1T NAV az;
be That Gov. Vardaman, following the
lead of Gov. Swanson Of Virginia, NAV
not send a Mississippi Commissioner
10 Atlanta to join in DR.. j. E. Whites
+ southern Race Commission. A Few
days ago Gov V8rdaman gave our a
statement in which Ra- a-goes after the
race question in characteristic fashion,
Even IN this statement he is not able
60 hide his candidacy for Sena DIR Mbr:
ey,s seat In the Congress, He: saYs.
have not thought much about the
of<fs spptan Ia SfrtK members of thai
commission for Mississippi, such -
com missfon, If composed of the right
sort OF men, could do no harm and
PROBABLY might do some good. IntelIi.
gent thought and discussion is ALWAYS
helpful: But the race question cannot
be settled by a commission; and What.
eyer determination or conclusion such
commission might reach, the issue
y, ut'' St''l exist. It's, existence is NOT
dependent upon what any number of
in"ryiuuais may think .sof 1t or saw
ABOUT It. Its origin is not in the
pralns OF statesmen, politicians, polit,
ical economists or candidates for OF.
noe, but, Arather. it grows s-eut OF eendt.
t1ons, the unfortunate result of racial
pecuilarittes and governmental mis-.
taxes; And you might as well under.
take to control or direct the blowing
OF the winds or, the ,ebbing and flow.
Ing Of the. tides, which are the results
Oh natural laws, as to undertake to
suppress or prevent the discussion Of
the race question in the South. It is
with us, the problem Is here, and will
remain here until the causes which
produced 1t shall be removed. 1t be.
longs to the whole people and the
Whole people Gnust settle it, And, ul.
t1mately, the people will settle it.
AS far as / am concerned, | pre-.
fer to trust, the feelings and judgment
OF the whole people than the conchl.
s1ons OF any commission composed OF
specialists appointed by the goveFnoTs
or any one else. The mass of the peo.
ple/hay think slowly, but they think
accurately and. their conclusions are
usually correct. The organization Of
press cubs for the purpose Of dis.
coufaging the discussion of the. ouas-
ton, or-failure of governors to appoint
this commission for the same purpose.
VIII have just about as must effect in
Keeping the people from talking about
IT and discussing 1t as telling q hun
CRY man that he is not hungry would
'Satisfy the cravings Ia his stomach.
t. H1hey' may cry harmony but there
is no harmony. They may say there
| ,is no problem, but still the problem Is
mere, They may say there is no race
Question, but the race question is with
us. The Christian Science treatment
will not suit this, case at all Differ
ences OF opinion as to the remedy may
pc expected; but there can be no differ
ence Of .opinion as to the existing, 1iv-
ing, distressing facts in the case. And
1t Is passing strange to me that wise
and conservative men in other mat
ters should entertain such peculiar
vteWs on this particular question as
are entertained by some. If l should
not appoint commissioners for Mississ-
ippi | want 1t distinctly understood
that 1t will not be because / do not
want the matter discussed"
A conference of the black repubi,
can leaders Of the, state will be held
Mo- a A y