The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-01

| lHluuyu ~ ull llt WIS tpilStlpuS VI
two blue eyes swimming IN tears look
iIg down on him from the gallery
The crowd now had grown SO en-
| trancc,i and the torrent Of his speech
SO rapid. they forgot TO cheer and
| feared to cheer lest they should lose /,
| word IT he next sentence They hung
| hrgaihleSs OH every flash Of feeling
from his face or eloquent gesture.
II I'm not talking of Il vague theory
Of constructive dominion" lie contn-
ued. when | refer TO the negro 'su-
! premacy under which our civilization
is being dtg.aded, | use words IN their
| plain meaning. Negro supremacy means
the rule Of party In which negroes
prcdomnate. ana that mcaTF a negro
oligarchy.
81 call your attention to one typical
county Of more than fore thus de
graded, the county Of Craven, whose
quaint old cSty WAS once the capital Of
this commonwealth What are tho
facts? The negro onicehoacrs Of
craven county include congressman,
Il member of the legislature, register
of deeds. the city attorney the coro
ner. two deputy sheriifs, two county
commissioners. n member of the school
hoard, three road oYersecrs, -four con
stables twenty seven magistrates,
three city aldermen and four police
mon There are siXty-two negro Of
f,.ip Is, In, il,fss L nf - ia al
tanis. and their member OF the legis-
lature is a conyicuI felon. The white
people represent % Per cent of the
wealth and intelligence of The com
munity and pay a5 per cent of its
taxes, and are v"iceleSs in its govern
ment
Would county in Massachusetts
submit to such infamy? No There Is
not county IN the north from Maine
to California that would submit to 1t
twenty-four hours. VIII the children
Of Lexington, Concord aud Bunker
Hill demand such submission from the
children of Washington ana Jefferson
No. The passions that ohscured rea
81" nav ''D''''' '"' N"s'' '"N"'
ia'e y "'''''h anu '"s e"'cred upon i's
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we VIII take from an nnproiiiable
servant the ballot he has abused To |
MN that hath shall he given, ANA from
MN that hath NOT snail be taken away |
even that which he hath, II is The law
OF nature II Is the law or God
Yes CONFESS II, he continued;
i am IN SENSE narrow aud proyin-
c1al' ioNe mine own people Their
past Is NINE ihelr present niihei thelr
lu.u'e - uNille trust iale the
dlsiwater or modern world citizenship
"A shailoW cosmopoiitanlsn Is the
mask or death for the individual IT Is
tue 1rotn OF clVlil2alloi' rs crime Is It's
dregs. Race ana race pride are the or
alhahces or NE Ihe true cltizen OF
the world loves ms country
80 CONFESS ioNe my people.
loye the south tue Stolld' silent south,
'ha' TOR generation mas sneered at
!'hper hiahe poill's ana scofAed pun
nc ol''iioh. me souih' o!u iashlohed'
medieval proNlhclhi' WorsIlpplng the
deau' ana ralsiilS men Fallicr thah
making money lahllY loving nome
puihllnS, raditioh rludeh Inc SOUTH
crueI ana cunning when hghiing
'reacherous roe win priel' F"lcanle
bursts OF wrath ana vengeance The
south, eioquehi' pollpas'lc' romantic
chiNaIfous' lustitl' proud, klhd ana
nospltaple. 1he south, Win her beau
ilinl women ana brave men. The
south generous ana reckless, never
knowing her own interest but living
ler own NE III her own way yes,
owe her' In my soul are all her sins
ihd virtues, And with II All she is
worthy to llve
ne historian teiis us fhat all thlngs
'ass III tline' wolves Wheip ana stable
II th' lalaces Oh deHd Kings ana Tor
'otteh CIVILIZATION. Memphis Thebcs
nd Babylon are but names today. Sc
', " 80 s', ',''''s .' "ae ,Nu" ! Urn may per
heir ruins and speculate npon their