Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-07-25
TuE JrRY IL AGAINST ~

lot the views OF contributors.
THE JURY IS AGAINST Us.
In no state north OF the Potomac
and Ohio Rivers have they the Jim
Crov cars or separate schools or any
provision looking toward the separa-
tion ut the races. 50 far as | know.
except, possibly. in Indiana. There h
no law az inst the inter- marriage OF
the races. The North fought four
years ami spent billions ot dollars 4,
free the negro. the only moulmcnt
they have. Of their 81 cess Is six hun
dred thousand dead an cr.np,ed amt
the freedom OF the negro. To ask
these people how u repeal the fl
teentn amendment appears to me To
ho an absurd proposition. When they
have separate railroad coaches. sepa-
rate schools TOR white and black and
laws against inter marriage between
the races, !; will be time 10 lopa TOR
relief 90 their hands. bat from present
Indications the Republic will have
passed away before thi. becomes even
PLAUSIBLE. \ constitutional amend
ment. very mild on the suffrage cues
ton. was defeated in Maryland a few
wears agN by a Ia &c majority. n c
Constitution of UkllAoul IL still
hanging fire and this has not even a
separate coach law.
While the negro las not voted here
IN ten or fifteen So ars It has not been
"a erruncously supposed rs some, on
account OF the constitution of so.
All, or very nearly all. OF them can
read al write, he had virtually OUR
politics IN the latter eighties. The
cOmIrg Of the constitution ala the
going ct the negro from politics was
n coincidence aud not c..us... We are.
d' pendent on the uCg-u tor Labor and
he ga Us tor prOtcction. The white
man must look for ne other remedy
than n political che Tor rclei. The
invention oi the cotton g.n preserved
slavery Tor 10 made il profitable b.
enabling tn" cotton TO be handled in
large quantities. The coming OF the
cotton har' ester and othc- improved
farming ) nplcmcuts viii fIr. the ial'i
owner t. = great eStsut from tat
slavery Of hand Labor II occurs "a
He pat immigration iuGicipusly se-
iecitd and properly directed in con-
nection with Improved guilty alton i.
QUE only sans and REASONABLE. hope oi
rellei. In my humble opinion. pol:-
ticians To the contrary. nG.withstaud
ing, there is no connection between
the bal ot and crime. Here the negro
does not vote ana SOME OF them mr.,
criminals. In Ohio ne votes and some
are Grimm. Is. |. 4 bad man is edu,
Gated he progresses in crime from ;
common misdetLcanorant to "A feiou
he iorges, wrecks banks, etc, II he i
a good man he yields to the polish o
learning ana becomes better as he al
Nances IN learning. This, | take il
applies IN general way To- all man
kind. Racial intirmaties NAV b.
smothered over on the surface, lix,
Veneered gum Il may LOOK like walnu
but 1t is sun gum, So with Dad ma
; whether he be black or white he
sin bad man regardless Of educatio
or the right TO vote. Think il mfor
tunate To make an issue where W
have no chance to win ana imuch I
lose. We may provo toe rs amend
ment or may have the nth and lot
, enforced by act OF congress-. A
present we are having no trouble wit
the latter. 4 seems 10 ne that i
the senate of the United States, wh.c
il composed OF less than hIndre,
members, said t.. be the most dirni
| fed and sedate body of lawmakers +
the world, is the last place for simple
reckless and perpetual AGITATION
My Understanding is, when you speal
10 some question. The repeal OF tn
obnoxious amendment has been trie,
several times ana has never gottel
oeyond the committee and was 40
even considered there. SO long as tn,
white people OF Mississippi are tra
To themselves a1d let their primar'
settle all their political differences ",
shall have no trouble. do not thiiI
II wise or good policy to hold out hope
and promises that can not be mad,
good, nor does 1t seem to me to b,
wise 10 array one race against tn,
other. This is Ia negrois home a
well ours. The races are mutual,
dependent on each other. The uegr,
did not come here rs an invaded, In,
Yankees in connection with our fore
fathers brought him from his uatiy,
land a captive, transpiInted thim in .
state ot11oudIge, into these Unite,
states. He did not rise when job,
B-0wn went into Virginia. Ito fed u,
tour years curing the war between
the States. | suggest that he is emit
tied TO fsir and reasonable but firm
treatment Those mat commit IN,
ul.mentiona5le crime should b3,
promptly hanged, those that behav,
should be ahsOlutely protected. The
great tugbeag OF negro domination
uas no terror for me. u e a-a all SUB
j~ct Ia and governed bp the law o,
Tue survival OF the iitt-St.
J. ]. SLACK