The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-06
BREWER CRITICISED
A Prominent Son OF Italy Writes q
Strong Letter
Port Gibson Miss I,,ne

Port GIBSON, Miss, June 4, OF.
To the Voters Of Mississippi
On the evening Of June I. 1907.
the Hon. Earl Brewer candidate for
governor of the state. made a speech
in Port Gibson III behalf OF his can
ranted and unjust attack upon 1tal-
ians
In referring to the Italians. his Ian
guage was selected from the most
harsh. opprobrious and scornfnl
terms at his command He plainly
showed that he knows nothing about
the race he sought 70 discountenance
although he says he has had exper-
fence with them He declared that
the Italian child had no right to at
tend the white schools, because they
are. The charges) not clean or fit to
mingle with the whites | would beg
to remind the gentleman that the
law in Mississippi provides that if
children are OF filthy or vicious hab-
It's the trustees may bar them from
attendance upon the schools regard
les5ly Of nationality: and if these
"Dago" children. as he Is pleased to
term them, are dirty. or vicious or
seem menace to the morals OF
other children. the evil may be easily
eradicated by an enforcement OF the
prerogative given the trustees. If the
t ,I.l1' - ~ = alaralte- fo-h5d him
-. -. Ill a,,d 4bcre Iii he
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De +L:e 49, .,7d broad Land
the home Of George Washington, the
opposite OF Liberty the haven OF
freedom 10 which all eligible foreign
ers are invited to come and partake
low If azSrredlv appears that the
"slraneer 4rtI.iu Oh gates" would be
accorded fair DTav. Let the truth be
the LIGHT If the Italian is not good
enough so conc To this country and
doe NOT tr, TO observe the laws and
et7st0r1a- thereof. ti.eu close the
doors uDar him.
Prf AIR. Brewer is utterly ignor-
an Of f.1v and her history. and i
NOT informed ais t. the character Of
The Italian IL iaa0lees in a lot Of
cn.thets decrvs the 1aborer. calls
Them unclean. attempts to depIct
their shortcomings. thinking all the
while that to jump on the Italian IS
t- cain votes. He forgets that Italy /
is the land that gave birth to Calico /
Gar.baldi Dante. Narconi and others |
beside whom AIr Brewer is very I
small figure indeed.
He docs not seem to know or re /
member that at this time we have |
Mr. Cha J. Bonaparte in the cabl- /
net Of President Roosevelt and that |
there are scores Of good. prosperous /
worthy italians now occupying high |
places in the councils Of the Amer I
can nation. I beg TO have him kaoH |
that Italy was the birthplace a |
Chrisf0ohcr Colunllat5, the ever l:v- |
mo genius who discovered this con- /
tinent that it might be c~adle Of
liberty. home for the Oppressed,
and where all persons Of whatsoevcl
creed 0r nationality invariably get I
a "sou7re deal" except When some
scheming demacorae deride5 81 IN
for the sake OF getting into 0fGc>
Mr.. Brewer saws that the Italians
are vicious. and one out Of five
criminals
Can lie prove this assertioa2 I5c.c
Is not a single one IN the Mi5s.ssip-
NJ state Deniteutiarv But the eyo+
and intelligent people Of Mississippi
know that every nation has good ard |,
bad Dcoplc. and that he can not hold I,
responsible ali nations for few ode
generates"
Mr. Brewer. the ex-district attor-
ncy and LAWYER. should surely llno.
enough about tho constitution Of shis
country to be aware Of the tact tina.
trolls foreign immigration, and that
the attitude of Mississipp;'s goyernos
on this question IS an inmateriaf mat !
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