The Denver star., 1915-06-19


that the only thing do with this ply This renegade
Gus pictured you Negro soldier with the epauets
of captain his coat and the of Union
soldier upon his head What Infamous libel! What
audacous thing the people of Boston that
play to ask endorsement from the people who erected
yonder that magnificent Robert Gould
Shaw and his black comades
If this Republic had its birth during the Civil
the Negro who delivered the Union u that time.
Well what is the argument the Silas Lynch scene?
You educate Negro and he wantso daughter
That is the argument Gentiemena sat there and looked
Slas Lynch thought that face had been thrown
that and resent it, and you had any of the
blood of the despsed in your veins would feel it
just as do.
This play is nsidous and subtle than thousand
Tlmans and Vardamans The play than hundred
Atlanta any part uopn
public sentiment.
What has always been the argument made the people
the North and the West when have charged South
with dsfranchisement. with segregation. with dscrimna
ton and with ynohng! 1t has been this How would you
like have your daughter marry Negro1 And that thing
lis held licenous disgusting big buv mulatto
taking white girl in his and wrestling her all
chamber and then dragging her into side after hav-
ing gagged her That is in the play has been
eliminated Then have the Negro in politica
er, driving white from the polls That hap
pened You have pictured there Negroes sitting the leg
satrre with their off, and drinking whskey. That
happened And you have there other which
repehensbe than those that have referred
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
Well, what is the argument? You shown meeting
in Massachusetts of Wendell Phillips addressing abol-
1onst meeting. 1t has awhite ah his around a
black mans neck And then shown the result of all
this-a rope around Negroes neck.
| Another thing. They say they offence Why.
Mr.. Chairman. the legend "Lincolns dream realized "
What is it? Coored and women enjoying social time
in their paror, and coored men and riding in
carriages Is their offence intended? Does tend to
corrupt the morals of the community and degrade
youth? Does tend njure the thousands of colored
pie who here? 1t is for MIR. Chairman and
Gentlemen. almost forgot and thought addressing
jury If were addressing jury know would get away
with it, but always of full bench of lawyers
Now. am not going to detain much longer have
got of it, Of my chest until see beg of
gentlemen it if you have doubt about it. Why
New England held up rdicue only in the abolition
meeting but there Charles Sumner-whose unquestion-
ed moral caused almost his assassination while
senng you the floor of the dis
gusng bertne Do stand for that? Do you approve
lit My friend there shakes his head. In film they
him friendly with the nulatto mistress of Aus
tin Stoneman else distinct aversion the coored
man. Now neither is They to throw either up
on the will find fault with their stating The
Southerners point of view of American history that This
Nation had its birth in the Civil War do find fault
with this propaganda win public sentiment by this film
to lead public sentiment to the position that the people will
Amendments and approve the whole Southern program.
Mr.. Dixon and his friends have made no bones of it,
Now gentlemen am going to trouble myself par.
|ticuary about the bill Any old bill will do long you
stop this play The suggestion give the of Bos
the that the of the other cities have
will be all right If you follow the lines of Mr. Sulvans bill
and amend Section % of amended by so7 of by
putting in the words tends disturb the public and
quiet incite riots Perhaps Senate Bill with
slight amendment might it, But does trouble
me- Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen fyou make exception
to Boston, Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, and the
Great and General Court has the right and and duty
exercise authority Boston than other city
in the Commonwealth. 1t does not trouble at ALL
Now, there absolutely n contention between