The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-03-31

Northern state had civil rights statutes
giving negroes equal social privileges in
all public places; that not a single North.
ern state and not half of those in the
South had made any effort TO disfran
chise the negroes that no Northern
state had yet been willing to separate
the racer III railways. He warned them
that II Mississippi should refer to the
general government thus controlled the
settlement of the political status Of the
negroes every white vote cast In Missis-
sippi would be killed BY a black vote in
Northern and Western states. The ne
groes Were, as Major yardaman says, not
giving as any trouble In our elections,
and there seemed TO be a general dispo.
sition TO let us alone. That il what the
white people OF Mississippi want. He
stated that he had ia every speech that
he has made put the question whether
there was any one who wished to take
the settlement OF the political status OF
the negro away from the white people
81 the South to be settled by the general
government dominated 40 largely by
Northern states, and he has never found
any one who wished this done, 1e
showed now Major Nardaman had been
elected on the platform dividing the
school fund between the races accord.
iiig to the taxes paid BY each, and said
That the Journals Of the legislature and
,ne governors message do not show that
ne made any effort TO carry out his
pledges. He noticed the fact that Gov
ernof Vafdamati had challenged the cor
,bsss Y tn,s statement put he said
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A~lesahuer next discussed briefly
" Pflnclples that should control ~ the
a,on " man Tor the senate, what
sena1or was expected TO DO ior ME-
slss,pp5 WY what material Dement'S MIS-
a.9eippi "isheu 70 procure, ana now IT
w hscessalF py earnest, Practical and
'astiul WORK % SECURE them
nc touched very briefly on his own
personal ana political record, and men.
TONED the caucus only to show that he
ana inc other candidates had not gone
\. any paucus tnat was unusual or uil-
VsnSaa ne challenged Governor
XII nml " hFe up 70 the supreme
~ ~ nis ne ana ms promise 70 turn
NY ~. ~ ~ Pupbc men ana measures
~ W .ake ON trouble 10 get at the
IN. ..haa [ aiu Nv lhe people ~ ms issue
tas".R heu never Wy told them, tlat ne
''hlNe nal Ptesiuea over one caucus
t Mp.ie ssnator was CHOSEN by a secret
pai'oe uhuer y resolution ior scattering
! 'oee, apu that ne hau himself got
IN sohe III wv scattering votes That
= nau 10Y yet .olo the people IN his pa
ruas VIII MHdlson ana street ana
'"usslush WHY eanaiaatesA lot speaker,
- maulsoh, tne Noxupee county iarm-
=, ciainiea tne majority OF pledged
800, tnaI saruahan Wlthdrew and his
lofces ana Streets combined and voted
@sninht the Madison forces Tor y secret
caiot, anu carried u n nus won Tor
eoionei Street by one vote. Mr., Alex
~ Wnne ulselalning personal knowl.
ease 81 TINS caucus, appealed to Colonel
esreve and the other members as TO
Wnether the facts were as stated.
IN conclusion, MIR. Alexander stated:
IN any speech or writing have |
spoken aught against the followers of
any candidate or applied to them any |
eplthet. concede to NIL men the patri-
otto motives and freedom of choice. Can
Major Vardaman say as much With d
stagger at witticism, he refers in his
paper 70 my supporters as Psalm sing |
ing suckers" II this arrow had been
aimed at me would remain silent, but
when it is aimed at a class, and thank
God, an ever increasing class Of men who
honor me by believing in me, ! would
false to them ana myself II ! did not
repel the charge. Who are the psalm
suckers Why does the Major
not come with me before the voters Of
Mississippi and my own supporters and
tell them what in them has mcrited this
What was meant as derision
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