The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-04-14

of the white families-and If such
proposition were made to them the
would flock to it like carrion crow
around a carcass. There could b.
a camp organized in the State O
Mississippi, by advertising it for 81
days of % 900; and the senators from
the other sections of this Republic
do not know what that means I.
the people of Mississippi. O, / an
not saying this in order to general,
race prejudice or to advertise ou
own unfortunate conditions; not a
all. | would to God that condition.
were different, that the peril nigh
be removed from our midst.
1t was stated upon the floor of tn,
Senate yesterday:
Suppose a lot of darkies went
into Kinds county, to social
ed Plattsburg drill, as volun-
tary force of some sort, and,
with arms in their hands. began
to be disciplined, so that in the
opinion Of the white people of
the State they became source
Of menace to white civilization,
what would happen to those
volunteer darkies2 Echo an
swers what?n
OF course, ! know what would
happen, and what | know would
happen. is the very thing that l dc
not want to happen. No man knows
the difficulties in handling the af-
fairs of a Southern State when the
two races conflict, who has not serv-
ed in the capacity tn which served
for four years as governor. You
Senators from states where you have
not that problem at all read in your
newspapers nearly every morning
accounts of some unfortunate crime
that has been committed in South
Carolina, Georgia. Mississippi, Ala
bama, Texas; and what is the re-
suit? Mobbing. What is the effect
of mobbing upon those who mob ?
/ care not what the provicatiOn may
be: | do not care what crime may
lead to the mobbing: the white man
who participates in it, though he
does it to protect his home, to pre-
serve the peace and purity of his
wife and daughters-that man who
violates the law when he takes it
in his own hands suffers moral de-
terioratiOn from which he will never
recover; and if that thing is persist
ed in very long, it will destroy the
very civilization which we of the
South are trying to conserve. There
is no doubt about that.
Now, If, for political reasons or
any other reasons, with an utter dis
regard OF the real interests not only
of the Southern people but all of the
people-because what
ever Injuries the South. hurts the en-
tire Republic-any president should
he order mobilization of negro troops
in Mississippi or any other Southern
State, keep them there for 80 days,
clothe and equip them, and then
send them back with all the airs
they have acquired in 80 days of
drill, only one who understands the
nature of the negro and his peculiar
tiles generally would kow what would
follow.
But the distinguished Senator in
timated that the negroes have no
money to attend the camp. Under
the terms of this bill, the United
States government furnishes the
money to pay for transportation and
general equipment. Every negro
would take it as very delightful
summer outing. and if an effort
should be made to bring them to the
service of the United States as part
Of the army, | apprehend it would
not be the least trouble to organize
as large an army as the government
would be willing to pay for.
Mr.. President, / would much rath-
er take my chances without any
whatever to meet for
sign foe, relying upon the individ-
lal white citizen and the patriotic
spirit of the men of America to de-
END the flag and repel any foreign
INVASION, than to submit to the en-
of law of this character,
which exposes the people of the
South to peril as far reaching as
he adoption of section Sc. / shall
therefore vote to strike that section
rom the bill.