The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-05-19

Atty. Love Bitterly OPP.
posed to Lilly's I'm
kind Reference
to Negroes
HIS CAMPMGM METHODS An
INSULT TO THE RACE

In the week just passed the citizens OF
Montgomery and near by points have
bs,en favored with the presence Of two
distinguished men, bpth candidates for
the highest office in the gift Of the voters
of the rtate
Monday night, the noted jurit and
statesman spoke To . large gathering Of
people made up of ladies' and gentle
men, white and black. rich and poor
His speech MAS dignitiei, scholarly log
teal, clean and convincing. Every one
went away satisfied and with nothing
hut words oi praise for the speaker.
On Saturday night, Hon. Abe Lilly
spoke To the same cosmopolitan, motley
crowd. About one third Of hls au.iience
~a- made up of thu lsst and mort sub
-tantial colored citizens and voters Of
Montgomery and neighi,oriny towns
Many of the men had brought their
wives and children u listen To what they
thought would te a clean, courteous,
statesman like speech. But alas, the
col"rrd constituency hal be~n coaxed
and persuaded out only to te held mp to
rldlcuie- The speaker referred To the
introduction given HIM ~ the chairman,
then went on to say that IL reminded
HIM oil AN Introduction he received in
Mcdowell county 10y All old coIored
preacher II whom he attributed the most
ridiculous, Doneensisal. broken, foolish
and absurd language.
While ] shall not QUESTION tire varacity
of the statsmeut, yet will say that 1
know something Of the intelligence Of
the Negro LEADERS Of Mcdowell county
Maybe he read the instance i'm one of
ncie Remus' stories and simply made
Il apply Ia Mcdowell county. AT any
rnte, IL seems to me To be very migrate
unchsritable AMI unkind to the dear
odd co.ored voter In treat him thus, g.
I,eciaiiy after ne had shown SO Inuci, i'm
t-r~st and concern IN the candidacy Of
MIR. Lilly The iI}stration or rather
the story is little e close home. II lac
had taken II from Georgia. it would have
been better and lett a different TASTE, hus
when he pIsce- il III Mcdowell county.
the county from which lac hopes Ia get q
large percentage Of the votes, aud n
county motel for its thrift and inteiii-
g-nce, it loo-ss its force. Didn't lie AID
preciate the kind words and the humble
effort the preacher made in his behalfg
Why then should he come in almost the
adjoining county anal hold the fellow up
Ia rilicule? Does he think that the col
ored preacher IN question. IL he knew.
would vote for hmm, Does he think he
can win votes with that kind of stuff
Iioss he think the intelligent voter. Of
Mcdowell county will vote Tor him when
he jokes at the expense of one their
prominent citizens Tor the amusement of
a crowd? ! leave the questions with him.
! have no iIl will nor malice, but simply
speak plainly Ia .et for the black mani
view point.
Another illustration the speaker used
was a REFERENCE to a conversation held i'm
Huntington hotel between two English
men and the c0lOred porter a. whom Mr..
Lilly referren ~ ''darkey." The term
"darkey' j. one purely Of contempt and
u II never u-ei by respectable gentlemen
when adiressinga mixed crowd, com
I"'-ei OF white ard cOlOred citizens. In
the first place Il Is not Discreet:
item u - not treating the black element
with courtesy. Does Mr.. Lilly think
that the unkInd thrust will make vots-
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r'--r 81 Calrll County will vote for him,
when lac holds up one OF their hard
working bays o. the r.dicule t. make q
"Isoman IInlldayg'
, There ARE about two million Jews in
thi- eou try, = ~ al ~ IS.rtion o. the
population, yet ~i'eIe MI lind tie man
VII" would dsrr 81 up before q large
crowd 81 fntsliigent Jews and other k%o-
pie a1d rrfrr Q" lee - : "sh~eny."
te-l"cially % tii'-r Jews were vOter-2)
shaw fpe Tie ii,.ri s.s'-nt rols rrs man Who
: ~"uld, 90 ..'iirr--ing mixed audience OF
White s'.l .,.iofcd t,s-,I,r, refer u the
wiiIte man - "-ager or ''cracker'' ?
NJ, h- has to- much cbivalry, cOurts y
snd rsSIrrt iyr the great Ango-saxon
rser. surely Mr. Iills could have a IIt-
tie regsrd i~r tllc feelings 81 the Negro
racc.
lie may have iern reared eith black
men. eaten sol drunk With them; he
may have nur-~i ~ the breast of the
Oil 'DlscA mamny'' but II lee does not
know or ha- Mt Jet found out that there
- just a. much ACE loyslty and pride.
se'i-rr~pecs a"i courtesy toward their
women, just A. moch ~ ling aud CON
sciousns-- a kin-hip among tire Nexroe-
A. ansong any other race, his under
standing = decrptive. There are about
TN million Nrvroe~ I'm tlsi- country, a
substantial, hard working. pescefui ele-
ment 81 the I'oPulziion, and nt seems in