The Spectator., 1916-03-14
to Dr. Brough, But Weakens MT. Hodges. Brough's We'll Kno.un Position on the Negro Question Sho,us Him to Be
 Ln Entire Accord With Southern People 7he Afane Unscrupulous Who Prey Upon the People 10 Accomplish Their Ovn Selfish Ends

Mir Hodges lately true to his past record has shown himself ready and anxious to propagae any or islander that may attack as to my attitude on the negro question which ne on the Southern and published full in the Arkansas Gazette of January than glad you report for and intelligent and who does read will be convinced that conclusion of Mr. Hodges absolutely
 To assist in solving the question: the from was @ sd and eSncaeS M South and who had devoted much time and study to this lard staunch Southern Democrat of Louisiana It signal honor and afforded an opportunity to be o service to my n pdsn yIson and other leading educators in the with % M South and criticised by the radical papers of the N North and East dealt with conditions of the from the close of the war to the present date.
 Strongly Separate Schools Separate Churches
 and Separate Cars for Whites and Negroes.
 In my report pointed the difference in the relations be @ @ ' ~ sn a"y s on of the ballot for the of showing that the two races ing being statement of historical truth spoke of the segregation of the races as just stating s antpahy or the entirely expression of life preservation 5 S t e ssss u arated and justly that the negro of the future will be what stay and condition confnts the people of the South that they and must deal with it. and that the burden lad render the white by encouraging him of 9a % e his welfare and security take hs interest m the negro for other than for the good that may result to m Am Not Negroes Holding Political Positions in the
 South in Arkansas.
 this quoted the statistics taken from the United poyed by United States This report made include the whole question: and the whole condition of the there in the employ of the Federal and holding political positions Mr. Hodges charged T that was charge unfundd in fact and contrary to what have advo cated all my life.
 Never Southern Church People in the Way Mr.
 Hodges Charged.
 report stated that the churches of the South were not contributing their share pf the morality or the members the weaker race: Thousands and thousands Of dollars annually by church organization Tn the united states paths of light and truth With object in is the up the SouhSouhen churches have been con was insufficient discharge the responsibility undertaken by the Southern churches This satement true and fact known taken this work do believe that it would be better to try to improve condition by helping the nesros condition here rather spending much Africa and so t at home claim from this that severely crit iczsd the Southern Church people
 Am Not n Favor of Negroes Serving on Juries in the
 Southern States.
 In report mentioned stated fact that in some south was only of the investigation by this committee conditions There not word or syllable or ntmaon any where in this report that favor of serving iures or of employed in the government ssrMce Mr. Hodges alone in drawing this conclusion
 Am in Harmony With Southern Farmers and Know
 Their Needs
 stated in this report that the segregation of the in A of railway and street and ss may be exceedingly just the idea of their segregation giving white the advantage in agricultural and industrial eompetton . travesty Angoaxon superiority and an m'uns "Pro9ressive Farmer that Mr. Hodges ted bv Clarence his position understood at the lime made that should be permitted th vicinity % where white man lived After address written Mr. Poe made his position clear by advocating rural that wished to remain white to keep themselves C. HI. BROUGH, Cal