The Monticellonian., 1916-03-23

and believe that the white negro
superiority and believe that other white Of the South
of tins opinion unless it be Mr. Hodges Agrennra segrega
tua districts the whites to district and the blacks
tive of the agricultural South negro farming
alone without the assistance of the white would be failure
White man without the negro to do the labor in the cotton fields
Of the South would be injured they mutually dependent
his labor Therefore, agricultural segregation the South
IN Not in Favor Of Social Equality
Mr. Hodges states that because said Social solidarity in
report simply means that the negro here to stay
that with his bettemen bettement that is if
expect to better ourselves we must better him. but in no sense
means that am in favor Of social equality Any
In this report offered remedies to prevent the
man ought to remedy we expect + make cur country at
tain its manifest destiny To withdraw from the negro the guild
ing hand of the white would be to sh duty and make
the stumbling block in the white mans pathway pros
perty in the South.
The Commission Was Composed of Southern Men.
Every member of this Commission member of the fac
ty of Southern university they We're of culture and in
and men that We're capable of understanding and APP
defy any man to take the report made by this Commission
and draw such conclusions Mr. Hodges has drawn Every
member of that Commission believed in separate Schools separate
that Commission opposed holding political posi-
tons in the South and opposed serving ues
Southern farmers and opposed to social equality.
In his attack growing of this report Mr. Hodges
has wiuy malcosy and Intentionally and without
dence which to base It, missated positions he has done
of it would certainly long
fore this and would have been compelled to resign the position
held at the University of Arkansas and Southern
native of Mississippi and born of Southern mother would have
become social renegade The
that report which Mr. Hodges could have correctly used
follows:
He who is instrumental settling race question de-
the hands of his feownan than the whole
of demagogues put together"
Other Falsehoods of Mr. Hodges.
to be remembered by the people of this State that when
they read and hear what Mr. Hodges has about that
the conduct of public official who afraid for his books to be
audited who has boasted that he is the machine candidate
by election frauds defeat the will of the people,
In number of places in this State he has charged that have
Utah. That is false and he knows it.
In other places he has said that member of the Nor
he preached Mormon churches
That statement false and he knew it false at the time he
In other places he told that father colonel in
regiment. That statefent false and he knew it.
In other places he claimed my father carpebagger
That statement false and he knew it.
With reference to his record Mr. Hodges has stated in
places this State that he has deposited the States
money his banking account That statement false and
he knows it.
In other places in the State he has said that three
of the Supreme Court advised him not let the commit
audit his books That statement is false and he knows
From hamlet and township in this State the
lettering campaign Now last desperation he puts
t his fast ebbng political tide It will soon be time for Won
feloan; whether should be down my fight Clean
honest and intelligent politics. whether there will be contn
uance of the servie yoke of complete machine rule
IT IS GRATIFYING THAT MR. HODGES, IN ALL HIS
VICIOUS AND FALSE ATTACKS, CAN NOT AND DOES NOT
AsSAII. MY MORAL CHARACTER, MY HONESTY MY DEM
OCRACY OR MY ABILITY TO MAKE YOU CLEAN AND
EFFICIENT GOVERNOR. l HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR
JUDGMENT. edvt)
1didate for Governor