The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-06-28
Z REPLIES TO AMERICA.
It is Not a Question of Northern Men
But a Stranger Evangel That
is Objectionable.

We have no knowledge Of the iden-
tity of this America, but his or her
patronymic is staggering, reach
ing from the Arctic sea to Patagonia,
certainly a citizen of the world. The
Charleston News and Courier is dub
bed by it's contemporaries, "The Olc
Lady Of Broad Street." by its ad-
hesion to dead issues, forgotten ira
ditions, and it's many inaccuracies,
so we feel safe in styling Ameilca
"The Old Lady of the Allie! now
ever, he or she may be giant, for
aught we know, or an Ajax or even
an Atlas.
The Old Lady's first and most fatal
inaccuracy was in regard to the
president of the Woman's college,
and has been already corrected by the
editor.
Says America: "The Southern slang
word. Yankee and Buckra,
a Door Southern white man, is never
heard in polite society" Diable,
what ignorance. The word Yankee
is not Southern slang, it is cor
ruption Of the French word Anglaise,
and applied by the Algonquin and
other Indian tribes, to the whites OF
New England, pronouncing it yam.
kese." 1t is universally used by the:
South and West, to denote the people
of the Northeast, and applied to all
Of the citizens Of the United States,
indiscriminately, by the English
speaking people Of Europe. The
word Buckra is used nowhere, but sby
the negroes along the coast district
and is a corruption Of the Spanish
word, denoting, bleached, or white,
and in contradistinction to negro a
Spanish word that means black So
there you. are. 5 81.
=. As the ''Old Lady Of the Alley takes.
it upon himself to be an apologist for:
the trustees, we have this to say to
all. It is useless and childish to at.
tempt the muddying Of the water. Or
clouding of the issues, by claiming
that it is against men Of NortharD
birth, and Northern institutions, that
public opinion is so firmly set, There
Is no truth or foundation for such A
charge.
Men and Women, be they teachers
or of commercial eallings, ministers,
laborers, one and all are Welcomed
to our midst, so long az they follow
their legitimate calling, and abstain
from meddling with our social Sta
tus, and forbare forcing upon lis
extensively, their Northern opinions,
and doctrine Of social equality of the
races. This is a free country, it is
true, free speech, political and reli-
gious liberty. Every one entitled to
his own opinions. But at the same
time, people will object to having
this heresy or strange eTange1 as
they look upon it, taught in their
schools, or insidiously creep into
their homes.
America speaks in glowing terms
of Northern pulpit-mena Northern
men in our college, of men Of distinc-
ton, who have sought instruction at
the feet of Northern men. 'Tis true.
We have had men from the North who
were ornaments to the college, and
were highly respected so long as our
social affairs were not challenged.
The first president of the college was
a man from the North. so were two
Of the first professors. But on one
occasion Northern president under
took to criticize the students about
their views on the negro question,
and condemned in harsh terms, the
institutions and political opinions of
til cir fathers. At this insult the stu
dents rose en- mass from the least
Freshman to the oldest Senior and
ran the offensive professor out of tt;5
school. The next day he claimed
protection from the town, and. was
only spared a severe pounding of rot
ten eggs and stale vegetables at the
hands of the outraged students by 4
few of the older and more conserva
tive citizens, escorting him to the
railroad station. So much for tie
argument of the "Old Lady of the AL
ley," and would now like to ask the
trustees of the city schools a few
hypothetical questions, as the law
yers would say.
Should a graduate from a North orG