The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-11
Gives New Meaning to
The Social Equality
Bugaboo.
CLAIMING BLOOD RELATION.
SHIP WITH THE "NIGGER"
Aunt Manda's" Ghost Appears
And Like Bauquo's Ghost Of
Old, Will Not Down.

10 thrrr i any onc -ubj ~ upon which
certain lass oi oar white friends arr
more -'.n-atiV- than an"th~r. i- the
nurh over worked and iniiuitnu- rnl,-
ls~'t "i -,rial equality. ln the fir-t l.lac..
tiirf" ~ NOT now. NOR wa.- there ever any
thlnr itAr ~sial equality anywhere in
the history d thr world Among th-
tgy ptian- their very civilization wa-
'a-'~i "n system of ca-t,-- and u might
To- remarked ln passing. that u was thls
very interchangeable system. of ra-t.-- that
satisfied ambition and eventually caused
'lir d'elinr "i that ancient civilization.
la China. India. Gres.'c. Rome aud in
al the n'"irrn countries "i tl,- world 49,
ind -.rial divisions similar to the Eyyp-
uan system "i caste. Even among tl.e
\'gr"s'- in tins country there were we'll
defined -o'ial divisions basel on wealth.
'~iucation and morality. that are rrliyi-
"i-iy observed After their revolution
tle French people did attempt to al,ol-
lsh all titles aud social distinctions and
tn such a remarkable ex tent did the fed
go that one Of their citizens who visitsd
this country at that time could not even
hear our very uno-tentatious appleiIntion
"i Mr.. hut insisted on being addressed
SIMPLY a. Citizen Genet. -
la tlie very nature of things there must
ie social distinctions. one man Is ,hy-
ir~lly stronger than another lie .. .u-
i"rI"r mentally and 49, on ~ t>rt>rrt-u
the varying differences might lie men
ti"n'~i. Ia tins country thl- -.s.isl equal
ity myth l. an invention pure and simple
10y winch r'.rtaIn -et of designing fifth
rate I'plItieIan- I'erI~'tuate themselves in
power ln that u carl-e- them u hate
each other and keys ever alive rarial
anti'AtliIe- ~htrh threaten the very
foundations oi "ur government, Il 10 AN
imposition on 10th tie whit. and colored
tsoplr
Sh"rn oi IT. vrrhiagr AMI -tat~i in
PLAIN every day language tins Is all there
- H. the -'-calls-i ra''r problem ia this
r"nniry. Mr Lilly - an iconoclast of
the IA las an'i certainly must Ire adj
f"ire'i ior lbs trnerity Not only doe.
tie deliver a -plar plexu- blow To the Let
i"bi'y "i the T'"litician- referred u. but
Z" the utter anNement and over she
most vehement protest of tlie Neyros- Of
THIS state, lie uIs-et- all prer~lent- snd
break down all recognized -orisl die
tincti"n- and D. cAvorting around the
-tate actually claiming blood relationship
With the "niggrr"
Tins - proven by the nov famous
Aunt Manda' efIu-ion delivered M
N"rth'"fk anil other r,,int- in tie stat~.
Ihi- - the straw that broke the csmePs
back. l;eiore tins '',ieclaration" the
Att"rnry General had -oine little show
g. Win tie giiirrnstorial nominstion-
now be- hasn't any. With one full -woop
i'e ha- aiienate'i l'oth the Whit. and col
"re'i people pi the stat. ThIs kind Of
political pap might have l,-n swallowed
~ our ancestors right alter the war.
csI~ciAiiy bal il i'cen accompanied by
ham -andwitcl,e-. hut Il certainly d.
not appeal b. The intelligent Negro voter
II to,lay
No -ir. Mr. Lilly, ~ desire u kees
orr racr unadulterated and intart and
~e positively won't stand Tor thi- -.-ri.l
equality brat