The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-04

.Ae rs- w. are dag fal;h,ui hs-a
v.rs '- t-t-r at.--- tle early co-qie-
tc- q. tt.s tie greatest co-s--1-tire
e-t,-t.-ls- . modern times.
r-es --ss. wi;- P-ussi-.
TIE cv,-l1el-s q o-r de1e-6en.
cies i1 I0ro E.e9 lad TIE Philippines
are crossing 81 favorauly 81 cou.d
L desired The prosperity 4 Porto
Ei-1 c,---ues urAtated TIE lusi-
ress coalitions ia. ire Philippines are
~ a. thl; ne could wish them O. -
t-t with the rasSl - q the rew tarH
bll permitting free trade between the
Cl.-d states and TIE hlr-elsso.
vith such limitations il sugar alt
tobacco as shall prevent injury O. the
doines'i- Interests % those products
We can cr--- o. az Improvement 90
business coalitions IN the Philippines
and the development z mutually
profitable trade between this clultry
80 t1- Islands Meantime our sov.
eminent l- each deQeuteu.y j. UNFOLD.
il- the traditions = civil liberty and
il.re4s E. ..-,ar control which O.. .ht
le e1r@.t-l under American auspices
The work which we are d.i1s there
r-tCurls g. cur credit a. nation.
"s-Ss e. Ftisrss-5 Fs- ;-s ss.t-.
l0.s Z Nv -i with h.f-a g. lu.rea..
.ls TIE already god feeling between
tie south and 'Ae other sections e tie
country. ~ chief purpose u not O.
eject q change u the electoral vote q
the southern states Tha: j. q second.
arr Consideration Nhat | .ook f1r.
ward 90 j. az Increase 10 the tolerance
q political views q all kinds and
'he.r advocacy throughout the south
s1d The existence q a respectable Do
,l-ieal opposition CD every s-are-evea
more than than this O. an increased
feeling 90 'he rart = a,l tie PEOPLE 10
the south that this government j. the.-
government ard that !-s oticers in
their states are 'teir q -ers
Tr. Ns7rs o..s;ie-.
The c, rs.l.-at.oI - 'hls question
cannot. however. le cour.-' and fui
without reference go the Ie-r1 race.
.-, ~ -ress and Us r-e>e-. condition.
The thirteenth a-euduel; secured
them freedom. the faur-eertA amend
meat due process q law. protection
p rrur.rt- and The ru-,-I, 2 hlQI.-
ness. and RE .ftae-tl amendment az
tempted go se ure the ue--r against
any deprivation = the privilege Co.
vote because lie was negro. The
thirteenth and f.ur--e-tL amend
melts have been generally enforced
and have secured the objects :.r which
they were intended While the r.
teea,h amendment has no, le-u -eaer-
ally observed 90 the past. 20 ought 20
te observed and tie tendency u
southern legislation today j. toward
&. tLa enactment q elect0-a. qualaca-
lions which shall square with that
amendment
No Repeal ef fifteenth Amendment.
~ course the mere adoption of
constitutional law j. only ole step IN
the right direction. Il must De fairly
and Justly enforced a. Vel. IL time
both Will come Hence IL j. clear 10
all that the domination of al ignorant.
irresponsible element can be prevent
I'd by constitutions. laws which sha..
exclude from voting both negroes and
whites not having education or other
qualifications thought % lie necessary
tUr a proper electorate. The danger
ot the c0uJro. u an ignorant electorate
Las therefore passed With this change
the interest which many = the south
err white citizens take 90 the welfare
u the negroes has increased. The col
orel men must base their hope 90 the
result, u their own industry. self Re
stralLr thrift and business success as
Well as upon the aid and c0mfor, and
sympathy which they may receive
from their white ueighbors Of the
south. There was time when north
eruers who sympathizei with the Lee
sro IN his necessary struggle for bet
ter conditions sought % give 20 him
the suffrage is a protection ana 20 en.
fore IT, exercise aXa!us, the prevail.
.lE sentiment of the S0ueh. The move
meut proved 20 be a failure What re-
mains Is the ffJeenth amendment %
the constitution and the right 10 have
statutes ot states specifying qualitca-
tious for electors subjected 20 the tast
u compliance with that amendment
This IS q great protection 20 the negro.
Il never will be repealed. and it never
ought 90 De- repealed. II IL had not
been passed IL might be dlthcult now
90 adopt Il. but with 80 .u our fuUda-
mental law the policy - southern leg
is.a,ion must and VIII tend 90 obey II.
and - long as the statutes of the
states meet the test u this amend
meat and are not otherwise IN con-
Dict with the constitution and laws %
the United states !r j. not the dlspos.-
ton ur within the province q the fed
eral government 90 interfere wiki the
regulation hy southern states q their
domestic aNoirs.