The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-12-09

government was, IN erect, ~
completely with the yiolators of
the laws Of the State. He illus
trated his point by a graphic de-
scription of a life-saving station,
showing howthe Federal govern
ernment protected the citizen as
the unit of government, yet the
sailor or voyager came ashore to
meet the licensed dramshop, more
deadly than wind or wave.
The speaker dwelt at some
length on the race question, draw
ing a clear distinction between Il
race problem inseparable from
the physical presence in a coun-
TRY Of two Unequal and dissimilar
races, and the question of white
supremacy. He denied that there
was any problem of white SUI
premacy, in the sense that there
was danger of the white man
ever yielding control Of the gov
eminent TO an inferior race. He
deprecated the opening OF this
question, and especially the ref
erence of it for solution to the
general government, which meant
a biased and partisan tribunal.
White people of the South did not
differ on the race problem, but
do differ from the few who, to
further political ambitions, advo-
cate the taking Of this question
away from the Southern white
people, to be settled for them BY
a tribunal which does not UNDER
stand the negro nor sympathize
with the white people OF the South
in their position.
He reviewed briefly the legisla.
ton of Congress ard Of Northern
States, touching the social and po-
iitical status OF the negro, to show
that the Northern people, whether
Democrats or Republicans, do not
view the question as we do, and
cannot be safely trusted to finally
and irrevocably settle for us either
the political or social status CT tfle
negro, He stated that ever sill 4
the war the hope and the prayer 1T
the Southern white men had been
that Congress would let this ques-
ton alone, and now that the negro
is successfully eliminated from
politics in Mississippi, it was unf5F
tunate that the matter be agitated.
Surely # the North has enough
sympathy for us, as some claim, toI
actively work and fight for a repeal
OF the fifteenth amendment, it has
sympathy enough to let as alone.
He thought it would be far more
reliable evidence Of the sentiment Of
the Northern people if they would
enact laws to prevent the social
intermingling Of the races or repeal
the civil rights laws for them, than
the testimony of some one man as
TO what the people Of the North are
ready to do for US.
In concluding his remarks on this
branch Of the case, Mr., Alexandra
asked an expression from his audi
ence, If there was a single man who
favored taking the race question to-
the general government for solu-
ton, but no one responded.
The speaker next proceeded from
the discussion Of measures to the
discussion Of men, stating that III
the character, record and associa-
lions Of the man, the voter would
frequently find a better guaranty
Of efficiency than in the boasts 81
promises of the candidate. Hell
that a senator should be
chosen with regard to his capacity
to get for the State what it wanie d
in the way Of national Legislation,
and that no man whose career has
been one of antagonism and strife
could successfully serve
The State In the Senate any more
than such . character could serve
an employer In any line Of bust
ness. He stated that what Missis-
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