The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-15
IS MENACE
TO SOCIETY
NORTHERN NeGRo'S EQUALITY
CAUSED SPRINGFIELD RIOT
SOUTH MODS the GUILTY
erner, Says the South Has the
Race Problem Under Control.
Many Privileges In Illinois.

Fort Worth, Texas. Sept li.-GN-
ing the negro political power equal
. to white man and allowing inter
marriages between the races caused
/ the recent race. riot Zoo Springfield.
lll. stated Captain Edward II. White
OF Company G. seventh regiment. n.
lIuois national guard and Judge ad
,ocatc general OF the United Spanish
/ War veterans who was iu the city
Yesterday, the guest OF Captain Jack
Ryan
Captain White was in Springfield
during the riots. being ordered
there with his company by Governor
Charles >. Deneen. In speaking Of
/ the riot which occurred about a
month ago. the captain said.
The French people in days of
the stormng Of the Bastile could not
have been more blood.mad then was
/ the mob of between 800 and 1000
before the cheap little jail In the
capital city of Illinois. seek.
ing vengeance on two negroes there.
1 In incarcerated on the charge of
criminal assault. without leader
and without any semblance of or
der this mass of raging men and
women. after having been thwarted
In their mad desire. destroyed be.
tween 100000 and $4,000 worth of
property belonging to both whites
and blacks.
The south understands the negro
better than we do. and when a south.
ern mob gets after a black man that
is charged with crime the crowd
generally gets the right party, and
do not destroy property in general
aud take the lives OF innocent ne
groes.
THE negro in the north, and es-
pecially in the city OF Springfield
ILL.,, the capital city of the state. is
"A menace to society and the sane.
! tity of the home. In that city par.
ticularly the 900 negro voters have
the balance OF power, and WELD 1t
for no good purpose. The privilege
? the. negro has of marrying white
d women makes him feel too big. In
the south the negro gives way on
, the street 10 the whites, while In
, the north, and especially in Illinois.
We have to give way to the negro
, in passing on the sidewalk, or be
4 pushed Off.
l The result of the riot in Spring.
field was the death OF two negroes
who were innocent, and whose ages
p were so and 50 years. respectively
: and the destruction OF the best cafe
In the city; also the destruction OF
homes of both negroes and whites by
Y hre. All of this damage must be
y paid by Sangamon county and the
destruction Of property the cost OF
the riot 10 the state will amount
!, to s350,00O whisch sum had to b,
paid 10 the soldiers.
!. After the invasion of the troop.
q there was little done, and every on,
!. proceeded to enjoy peace and pursue
@ their labors The negro population
e was scared almost to death, and tn,
g troops were compelled to be careC
Il for and fed in the arsenal Tn,
e soldiers were compelled to diyid,
g their rations with the negroes
l. III you don't mind, would lik,
o for you TO put in "A good word fo
the fighting Irish regiment under tn,
l. command OF Colonel Moriarity. bet
l. ter known as the Ilyllnois Seventh
3 This regiment did most OF the worl
d in Springfield, and was on dut,
eleven days while the other regi
@ ments were only on duty for fy,
e days.
II The two negroes, Richardson an,
u Burton, who were put 10 death ant
e whose ages were respectively 90 an,
> 80 years, so far as known. were in
e nocent, and the guilty persons ar,
yet to be found by the mob
II The cause of the entire riot 4
j due to the fact that the negro ha
% too much privilege In Illinois, ant
10 negroes are allowed to intermarry