The Harrison times., 1916-03-18

white other words volunteer white segregation by neigh
borhood and disputed this position But stated
and believe that the white of the negro
farmer being successful competitor because of the
superiority and believe that every other white of the South
is OF this opinion unless it be Mr. Hodges Agricultural
ton would mean separation of the whites and blacks agcu
tura districts the whites to occupy district and the blacks
another and each to do his farming This would be desuc
tive of the agricultural interests of the South the negro farming
alone without the assistance of the white would be failure
and would become charge and to society the
white man without the negro to do the labor in the cotton fields
OF the South would be injured they mutually dependent
upon the oherthe for his living and the white for
his labor Therefore agricultural segregation in the South i'm
practicable.
Am Not in Favor of Social Equality
Mr. Hodges states that because said Social solidarity
exorabe that in favor of social equality This statement
used the report simply that the negro here to stay
that with his betternent beement; that E if
expect to better ourselves must better him. but
means that in favor of social equality associations Any
school boy who knows how Webste Dictionary could
rect Mr. Hodges on this proposition
In this report offered remedies prevent the menace
crime vagrancy disease and ignorance among the negroes The
white man ought to remedy If expect to make country at
tain its manifest destiny To withdraw from the negro the guild
ing hand of the white would shrk duty and
the negro stumbling block in the white mans pathway to pros
perity in the South
The Commission Was Composed of Southern Men.
Every member of this Commission member of the fac
ulty of Southern university they of culture and in
egence and that capable of understanding and a
precatng the race question
defy any to take the report made by this Commission
and draw such conclusions Mr. Hodges has drawn Every
that Commission believed separate schools separate
churches separate for whites and blacks every member of
that Commission opposed to negroes holding political posi-
ons South opposed to negroes serving on ues every
member of that Commission and is in harmony with the
Southern farmers and opposed to social equality.
IN ms attack upon me- growing Gut G hs report mr. Hodges
dence upon which to base it, sstaed my position he has
it for the purpose of misleading and deevng and word
had been true it would certainly have been known long be-
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 utcast and renegade The statement
in that report which Mr. Hodges could have correctly used
follows:
"He who is instrumental in settling the question de-
at the hands of his owman than the whole
Of demagogues put together"
Other Fasehoods of Mr.. Hodges.
to be remembered by the people of this State that when
they read and hear what Mr. Hodges has say
they will mind that his statements are in keeping with
the conduct of public official who afraid for his books be
audited who has boasted that he is the machine candidate
for Governor representative of organization whose purpose
S by election frauds to defeat the sovereign will of the people,
In number of places this State he has charged that have
invested the have saved since coming to Arkansas in
Utah. That is false and he knows it.
In other places he has said that member of the Nor
Church That false and he knows Still in another place
he stated Mormon elder and preached Mormon churches
That statement false and he knew it false at the time he
uttered it.
regiment. That statefent was false and he knew it.
In other places he claimed my father carpetbagger
That statement false and he knew it.
With reference his record Mr. Hodges has stated in
some places State that he has deposited the States
money his banking account That statement false and
In other places in the State he has said that three
members of the Supreme Court advised him not to let the commit
tee audit his books That statement false and he knows it.
From every hamlet and township in this State the re-
port some asehood that Mr. Hodges has made bolster up
totterng campaign Now at last in his desperation puts
out what he terms his negro circular hoping hsate day to
stem his fast ebbing political tide will be time you
to saw by your which of deserves the Of his
feowman whether should be cut down my fight for clean
honest and intelligent politics. whether there will be conn
uance of the servile yoke Of complete machine rule
TT IS GRATIFYING THAT MR.. HODGES IN ALL HIS
VICIOUS AND FALSE ATTACKS CAN NOT AND DOES NOT
IASSAIL MY MORAL CHARACTER MY HONESTY, MY DEM
IOCRACY OR MY ABILITY TO MAKE YOU A CLEAN AND
EFFICIENT GOVERNOR. L HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR
JUDGMENT.
for Covornor