The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-09
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". II. DEARING, Merchant
K. {. COX, Merchant.
" - pDNsIsI. Farmer


l became greatly interested in this much mis-
understood politician. who is the expounder of
the doctrine that advance education Is useless
Tor the negro. and who openly declares that
nothing will 50 solve the negro problem
as Il sixteenth amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, depriving the negro Of the
right Of SUFFRAGE
Senator Vardaman's ancestors We're a sturdy
race OF men Of culture. many OF the
preachers. His father Il we'll to-do bust
ness man. had revorses early in sons lite who
Later was Obliged 10 shift for himself laborng
IN the field side Try side with the negro, whose
character he there learned and now knows.
Well
A thoroughly self reliant self-edueated man
senator NaTdaflan FIRST appeared IN the political
field editor OF the Commonwealth a news
paper Of Greenwood, Miss. y natural born
politician he early in the Legislature where
his great talent him the distinguished honor
OF Speaker OF the House His paper adVo-
Gated the intervention OF the United states In
Cuban difficulties ana feeling That lie who In
Eokes war ought To 30 to war. he enlisted 10
90 battle with spain lie left wife and four
children at home. He enlisted in the first Mis-
siSslppl regiment and was elected captain. but
Governor McLaurtn. Who Nardanan had or
posed refused 10 commission him lie then
listed IN the t1tth United States Volunteers
ihey arrived Ia Cuba too late for the glory. but
IN plenty OF time for hard work. l4e came out
VI the campaign with the rank OF Major
Senator Nardaman ran for Governor in 1903
ana after Il long and Hercey contested cam
paign against Two competitors he was elected
10y a large majority. He Was elected on the
platform no race equality and fought the ex-
pendtture Of the states money for education OF
deTtaluns a hopeless one. His opponents said
he would Drive every negro from the state that
the planters would be left without labor. The
prediction OF a reign OF terror, Hnching. and 80
forth, none OF these things happened. Ia spite
of his pronounced belief regard to the black
man. The negro was safer in the hands OF this
! called negro halter than he had ever been
before since. lie let the weight OF the law
fall upon white and black alike, The White caps
outrage broke out III Lincoln county and he
soon had nine white men serving sentences Ia
the ponltentlury for their oatrages while GOV
fflit Ir1er
Forty-nI years OF freedom ana free public
education and expenditure IN the South OF 3V0.
o00VUD has not fulfilled the utopiau dream Of
me heEfophlilst OF tic North and the North
Favored Naaaries OF the South. 1t haa not i'm
proved the nesros morals, awakened within him
an lAtelhseht IoFe OF country, or cultivated an
uplifting passion restraining self-respect. lie
Is the barbarian sim with thin veneeIGng OF
civilizstioH and the education affords him by
the White mans money seems only 10 have In
creased his capacity for crime.
Those are pointed utterances are they not !?
The words OF Il negro Halter, say yuu. How
much more pointed than those OF Abraham LIN
coin, who is championed as d friend and enan-
cipator Of the negro of the South. In speech.
on September 10, lsos he SAID. l am not nor
nsy erN naYe been IN faVor or bringing in any way
the social and political equality OF the white
and black races am not hor never have been
in favor Of making voters or jurors OF negroes,
nor OF qualifying them to hold office. TO In
termarry with the white people and VIII say in
addition to this that there is a pnysical differ
ence between tho white and black races which
believe VIII forever forbid the TWO races living
together terms u soci~ and polttieA equal
+ ty.
In 1907 We again hnd Senator yardaman
before the people rs candidate for United
States Senator, against John Sharp Williams, a
man of great wealth and social position d force
ful astute and able statesman leader OF the
Democrats IN the lower House, and enjoying not
only national, but international reputation,
who not able to defeat him by only Gao
votes, out of $4,000 votes cast
+ On August I, 1871. at the primary election OF
the state, he was elected over his two oppo-
nents by large majority. United States
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