The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-04-05
BRYANS' VIEWS.
Southern People Best Qualified to
Solve Race Question.
"A SOUND AUGMENT

| S"'o"hS NnoW BEST How TIC
Solve the Question That Has Bcc,
Raised in Their State About The
JNpancsc Attending the Same
School With Whites.
William Jennings Bryan has ra,s.
cd the race question in the South and
the race question on tho Pacific coast
as two obstacles to radical centrali-
%ation OF authority in tho federal
government at Washington. In the
second installment OF his debate in
fhe Reader Magazine with Senator
Albert j. Beveridee Of Indiana. Mr.
bryan continues to defend the rights
OF tho scpcrate States to deal with
inc questions which seriously affect
| hem and he calls for extension OF
me FEDERAL laws only to supplement
tne state laws and not to oblitcrata
| them Senator Bevcridge on tb I,
| o,her hand calls more strongly than
ever Tor the increase OF federal now
er and bitterly assails the action or
the people OF San Francisco In segrc-
Satlng japanese children I'm their
schools and declares that the presi-
tent attitude in dealing with San
francisco was promoted by his de-
sire ito avert national war"
Mr.. Bryan, who replies to Mr. Boy
nridgo's first article, entitled "rho
Nation," declares that Senator Rev
eridEc presents badly and without
qualification the position Of the adj
Vccatcs OF Capitalization. Taking up
the Senator's argument that the peo
nle have nothing to fear from OK
tension OF federal powcr because the
federal government Is the people.
Mr Bryan presents arguments II de-
fcnsc of local government and
it IS here that he brings In tho race
question by saying:
Yes, the people OF the States arc
the same people who act together as
nnrtS OF tho union, but when the pco-
pie of State act together on a local
natter they arc nearer the subject
under discussion, and, therefore, can
act more intcligcntly. If the argu-
mants in defense OF local self-gov-
Nrnment are unsOmd, then the whole
theory OF Sclf-govcrnment is defec-
i've. 1t must be assumed that the
people want to do what IS right-up-
IN no other theory can we have self
I'd that the people can act most in
diligently upon that which they best
understand. That they can best un-
icrstand thing with which they
deal daily is automatic; and 1t IS ca
ually truo that thcy will study most
hose things in which they are indi-
Vidually Interested
"Of cour @, the people are not go
ing TO iniurc themselves or their
own interests" says the senator; but
suppose the people OF one section de-
"dc that they have no dscernible in
crest in what is being done in anoth-
/ section, and they are likely to
study the question as carefully as
they should? And if they attompt
70 act upon a question remote from
them, are they sure to act wisely?
wo questions now before the coun-
NY may be used for an Illustration
Take the race question in the South
The people OF the Northern States do
not come in contact with tho black
race rs the people OF the South do,
md because the experiences are diff
'crcnt in the two sections the views
Of tnesubject are different. If cit
en- OF the North moves nto the
black belt he soo1 recognizes that
a. has Il different situation to dea
with from that which confronted him
in the North. and his views Of the
subject are likely TO undergo quite
han%c. Even a winters stay in the
South is apt to have an educational
Influence upon the citizen OF the
North, and he ceases TO make sweep
ing criticisms Of the Southerners.
"'rhc race question on the Pacific
}Oast presents another illustration.
The people who come into daily con-
tact with the Orientals have fam
ilarity with the subject which those
"an not possibly have who live in
other section and who seldom see
ono Of the immigrants from Asia.
rhe school question is one that en-
tcrS into the life Of every community
aud the people who send their chill
| lrcn to a school are more corccrned
| in the welfare OF that school than
any outside people can be. They not
Dnly have the knowledge, but they
have the deep personal interest that
| "ompcls Investigation OF all the facts
| nnd Il study OF all the conditions
| that arc TO be met"
| Rovorting to Senator Beverldgc's
first charge which was that the pre-
latory trusts wero now contending
| most strongly for state rights he
cause the federal government is so
| vigorously prosecuting them, Mr..
| Bryan takes exception to the state
! mcnt. Senator Bcvcridgc should
have said" remarks Mr.. Bryan.
that the representatives OF prcda-
tory wealth arc advocates OF State
tights whom prosecuted by the ma
'i0ual government and advocates of
Capitalization whenever they are at
tackled by any state
The antagioniSts como somewhat
closely together whom Mr.. Bryan dc
clarcs in favor Of the Bcvcridgc bill
prohibiting the transportation of the
product OF child labor in interstate
commerce. Mr.. Bryan admits chat
"many Democrats are opposing tho
senator's bill, some Of them because
Of tho influence OF manufactures ON
nloNing child labor, and some or
theoretical ground" but he declares
hat he can speak for a "considcr
'blc clement OF tho Democratic par
w when he says that the bill doe;
not in the least trcspass upon State
rights.
senator Bcvoridgc pnd an analag,
between the State rights doctrine
uphcl1 by the South at the time o
She Civil War and the protcs
AGAINST invasion OF State right
which he declares is now raised b
tho great corporate interests whicl
fear the strong arm OF fedora
control and regulation. He says, 4
part
"rhc slave holders shielded them