The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-08-18

| ieAtiOn frOm = MinntGn6ppl wife,
declaring the enthusiasts support
given by the wosneu Of Misdas-
| ippi to Ex Governor vArlamAn
| IN his campaigns for > sNat IN the
United Sta4es Senate, snd dsclar-
ing that he = the foremost clAm-
pion and protector inAeiAissippi
Of the whife women FROM the en-
! croachments and apsauks Of the
negnoes and the evik at whis-
key.
Major Vardaman has repeated
Ily. and for several years, declar-
| ed his intention when he should
become a senator of the unated
States tn propose and work Tor
the repeal of those amendments
| TO the National Constitution OF
which enfranchise the negro and
assume the guardianship Of the
negroes citizenship.
It is doubtless this announce
mant BY the Major, who Is now
senator-elect. that has aroused
the enthusiasm and special sup
port of the women of his state.
1t should be remembered that
the negroes IN the population Of
Mississippi largely predomnase
in numbers in the proportion OF
three fiftlhs negroes to two flfths
whites. but politically and social
~ the negroes are largely out
classed. kept down by moral and
social forces which are always In
plain view, and by physical fore
es. which are dormant but may
be at any time aroused
1t is not strange that under the
circumstances the white women
of Mississippi should reahze.
more or less seriously as condi-
tiOlSs change. the dread POSSIBLE
tiles from which they are never
for a moment safe, and they sell
dom allow themselves to forget
a situation to which men. far
less brave but less senitive aQd
generally destitute of common
prudence. give no regard.
1t is not surprising that Major
Vadaman s declaatiOns m regard
TO the fourt eemh and fifteenth
amendments to the National Con
stitution have drawn the women
of his state to him as one who
is specially championing their
cause.
Whether Senator Vardaman'
proposed attack on the cOnstitu-
tional amendments when made
will be listened to in silence and
be buried in committee, or wheth-
er they will precipitate a heated
and even violent controversy IN
and out OF Congress. remains to
he seen.
The negroes in the Northern
States possess and enjoy all pol
itical and social franchises, and
privileges as do the whites, while
in the South the negroes are held
in political subOrdinafiOn by the
laws coupling the electoral fran
chise with ability to read and
write or the payment of q prop
erty tax. The free educational adj
vantages which are being give
q
to the negnOeS IN all the South
ern States will at no distant peri
iOd in the future convert all of
the male negroes into voters
and the incessant demands for
political and social equality now
being dinned into their ears and
minds will one day bear most evil
fruits.
Therefore, the conflict over
negro suffrage is going sooner or
later to be fought over, and it
matters little whether ii be hrou-
ght by Senator Vardaman or not,
When il was settled before, it
was done through the exertions
and wise council of those who.
in their day. were considered the
South s great men, When it shall
come up again. as it surely will,
it is hoped that the South will
have men just as wise and brave
as ever to handle the subject a.
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