Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
WAR SECRETARY
PRAISES SOUTH
DICKINSON TALKS AT STATE
FAIR AT NASHVILLE
GEN. GRANT REVIEWS REGlME ENT
OF coNFEDERATEs
Northern officer ls AttIred In Full
ReglmentaIs While He Inspeets
Soldiers Clad In South
ern Gray
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TBy Associated Press ]
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 23.-With
Secretary of War Dickinson as speaker
on topics affecting the north and
south, a great crowd was attracted TO
the state fair today.
General Frederick d. Grant, also a
guest of the fair, reviewed uhi-
formed regiment of Confederate SOL
diers in front of the grand stand, MN
self appearing in the full uniform OF
major general of the United states
army.
Praises southerners
Secretary Dickinson began MS ao-
dress by highly praising the men oA
the south, who, he said, had taken
prominent parts in ruling the natioh.
Tennessee was especially noted in TINS
respect, having given Andrew Jacksoa s
to the country. The same standard Oh
unimpeachable honor set by these meu
is, he said, being lived up to by Fresl-
dent Taft.
"President Taft has attained to his
high office through novitlate unsur
passed by any of his predecessors
said Mr.. Dickinson. AS Samuel even
high place which he was to I'LL, SO
while a youth the future president
under his distinguished rather
breathed the atmosphere of large al
fairs, came into familiar contact WITH
the great men of that day and re-
ceived the inspiration which urged MIN
on to cultivate his talents and broaden
his faculties for future craftsmanship.
His education at one of the most DEM
ocratic of our universities, was lib
eral.
"In the office of the solicitor general
he got a broad knowledge OF govern
mental affairs national and interna-
L 1.A CsfIYA
the great crucible of final analysis, he
received the forensic discipline that
sharpens the discriminative faculty
and trains the mind to find incontro-
yertible basic principles. His long eX-
perience as presiding judge, necessarily
gave him a vast fund of information
not only of the law, but as to the
practical affairs which constitute the
life of the people.
Gained knowledge
"His Jurisdiction extending over Ken
lucky and Tennessee. gave him an IN
innate knowledge of our economic, So
cial and political conditions, and what
is of especial Importance, of those race
conditions which peculiarly affect the
other southern states in common with
Tennessee. His governorship of the
Philippines carried with it administra-
ton affecting the lives and property or
eight millions of people and the rela-
tions of our government with them un-
der conditions of the most compll-
Gated and delicate character, demand
ing wisdom, firmness and justice of
the highest order. His work was ono
of the greatest achievements in Amer
lean craftsmanship.
"As secretary of war he continued
to supervise the Philippine govern
znent, inaugurated some of the most
k1A oaTTf tor
of the work of building the Panama
canal and became familiar with all the
diversified duties of that Office, which
embraces such large part of our
national affairs. / said that he was
sympathetic with the south AMI the
unfortunate conditions peculiar to 1t.
"While this is true, 1t must not be
expected that he will see the influences
just as we see them and exactly from
our point of view. He is northern.
and not a southern man. He is Re
publican and not a Democrat. 1t is
not probable that northern Democrats
would in all respects take our view.
1t is quite certain that northern Re
publicans would not.
Not Probable
at is not probable that any states
man from the outside, though sympa-
thetic, would entirely agree with us.
We cannot alone make our view per-
manently effective. Under these con-
ditions, it Is fortunate that the leader
of the party which is in control of our
national affairs is earnestly and warm
ly sympathetic with us. He appre-
ciates the extent of the irritation that
has come from appointing negroes to
offices in the south, which brings them
into unpleasant relations with the
white people, and injurious effects
upon both races.
HE understands that this is q
broad, deep-seated race question that
cannot be ignored or argued out of
existence, and that for the peace of
both races, such appointments should
not be made, and he has publicly de-
clared this to be his policy, and has
carried it out. He holds with his dis
tinguished predecessor, who declared
in his famous speech made in New
York before the Loyal Legion, that the
purity of the races must be main
tained.'"
Passing to a discussion Of the race
problem, Secretary Dickinson said:
"It is idle to talk of a settlement
of the negro question in the sense that
all agitation and controversy will
cease. You might as we'll talk of set
ting the posterity question or the
labor question.
"There can be no settlement so as to
remove forever controversy arising
from the continuing conditions of
twelve million of one race of people,
living in a country with another race,
both having the same rights and op-
portunities under the existing law and
theoretically the same citizenship with
tits attendant rights. In any aspect the
question is portentous.
1.-THE distant future may evolve
something-hold in store the operation
of set forces which we cannot fore
see. The destiny of a nation is hap
PLY a closed book. We must deal with
the present and its problems as they
appear. It is our duty to minimize
as far as we can the troubles as they
arise. To obviate them and to make
them as harmless as possible, calls
for the exercise of the highest wisdom,
frmness, moderation and justice.
"If the white people assert the right
to govern, then the government shoull
be one of fairness and justice, a gov
ernment of law and not of passion.
The courts, and not mobs, should pun
ish law breakers. Negroes should be
protected in their property rights, set
tied with Justly and governed by the
constituted authorities. Those who es-
tablfshed the commonwealth of Ten
nessee, such men as James Robert
son, John Sewer and Andrew Jackson,
woull have spurned with indignation
the very suggestion that in time of
peace they did not have virtue and
manhood enough to enforce the law
through the courts.
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