The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-11

ing sentiment OF the South. The
proved TO be q failure
What remains LIS the Fifteenth
to the constitution and
the right to have statutes of States
specifying qualifications for electors
subjected to the test of compliance
with that amendment. This In a
great protection to the negro. IL
never will be repealed, and 1t never
ought to be repealed.
II it had not been passed it might
be difficult now to adopt IL; but with
IL in our fundamental law. the policy
of Southern legislation must and
will tend TO obey II, and SO long as
the statutes of the States meet the
test OF this amendment, and are not
otherwise In conflict with the consti-
tuition and laws OF the United States
IT is not the disposition nor within
the province of the federal govern |
ment to interfere with the regulation
bv Southern States of their domestic
affairs.
feeling than ever among the intelli-
gent, well-to-do and influential ele-
ment in favor of the encouragement
of the race to make themselves use
full members OF the community.
The progress which the negro has
made in the last fifty years from
slavery. when its statistics are re-
viewed, Is marvellous. and 1t furnish
es every reason to hope that within
the next twenty-five years a still
greater improvement in his condi-
ton as productive member of scci-
ETY., on the farm and in the shop and
in other occupations may come.
To Eliminate Race fleeing.
The negroes are now Americans.
Their ancestors came here years ago
against their will. and this is their
only country and their only flag.
They have shown themselves anxious
to live for it and to die for it. En-
countering the race feeling against
them, subjected at times to cruel in
justice growing out of it, they may
we'll have our profound sympathy
and aid in the struggle they are
making. We are charged with the
sacred duty of making their path as
: smooth and easy as We can. Any
recognition of their distinguished
men, any appointment to Office from
among their number, is properly
taken as an encouragement and an
J. appreciation of their progress, and
this just policy must be preserved
r But it may well admit of doub
: whether in the case of any race al
S appointment of one of their number
to a local Office in a community IL
: which the race feeling is SO wide
: spread and acute as to interfere will
the ease and facility with which thu
l. local government business can b,
: done by the appointee, is of suffici
6 ent benefit by way of encouragement
e to the race to outweigh the occurr
a ence and increase of race feeling
n which such appointment is likely t
k engender. Therefore, the executive
in recognizing the negro race by ap
d pointments, must exercise a careful
$ discrimination not thereby to do
'e more harm than good.
lie On the other hand. we must b
L careful not to encourage the mer
h pretense of race feeling manufactul
E. ed in the interest of individual polit
4 ical ambition.
lie Personally. I have not the Sigh
st est race prejudice Or feeling, and RI
n cognition of it's existence only avail
ems in my heart deeper sympath
for those who have to bear it or su
fer from it, and I question the wi:
o. dom of policy which is likely to il
n crease it. Meantime, if nothing
done to prevent a better feeling b,
20 tween the negroes and the whites /
os the South will continue to grow, an
n more of the white people will com
~ to realize that the future of til
q, South is to be much benefited b
~ the industrial and intellectual pro,
v. ress of the negro. The exercise {
- political franchises by those of h
ro race who are intelligent and WELT,
m do will be acquiesced in, and tt
10 right to vote will be withheld on
ir from the ignorant and irresponsib
70 of both races.
The Cause of Labor.
On There is one other matter to whie
I'D l shall refer. 1t was made the SUI
70 ject of great controversy during IL
Mt election, and calls for at least pas
d. ing reference now. My distinguish
be ed predecessor has given much a
IS tention to the cause of labor, wit
nd whose struggles for better things !
he has shown the sincerest sympathy.
to l wish to say that in so far as
" can, I hope to promote the enactme
'e- of further legislation of this cha
lr- acter.
ITS Another labor question has arts,
nd which has awakened the most excl
Oh ed discussion. That is in respect
the power of the federal courts
mt issue injunctions in industrial di
In putes. AS to that my conviction
ID, are fixed.
is Take away from courts, If it cou
ct be taken away, the power to issue /
ch functions in labor disputes, and
would create privileged ella
among the laborers and save the la
ep less among their number from
be most needful remedy available to
al | man fho ~rot1o%;1-