The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-09-17
F4+E souTH AND PRocREssIvEs

country. It could not wrench itself
violently away from the causes of re-
action II it wanted to. They are deep
in its economic and political life, in its
history and traditions and in the con-
ditions of life which can be changed
only gradually.
Nearly every political question is
put to one test. What will be its eff
feet upon the Negro? BY that test the
south determines its policies and they
are necessary tory policies. 1t con.
siders the limitations of disfranchis-
ed population and adjusts its policies
to these limitations.
When there is a Democratic admin.
istration and a democratic congress
the south is bound to be the most
influential section of the coun-
try. The president must deal and
compromise with the southern con-
gresham who controls committees
and this southern control of commit
tee Is tory control.
When the Democrats make bid for
progressive votes, as Cox and Frank.
lin Roosevelt have been doing in the
west, they bid to the most liberal
northern political sentiment and thew
ask for confidence from this liberal
northern sentiment knowing that thew
must be controlled in the event of
their success by the most iIliberaI
sentiment in the country.
The reason there were so few Damo.
cratic states to ratify the suffrage
amendment was because the old south
would not have suffrage extension.
The south cannot allow the Negro to
vote and does not want to extend suff-
rage In any direction. II is forced to
be reactionary and its reaction shapes
national politics. With anything like
fair play OF opinion In the south
there would not have been the last
minute scramble in Tennessee to get
the vote for women this fall. They
reariy failed to get 1t because of the
solid block OF opposition in the old
south. Virtually the DISTINGUISHED
Negro was saying mo" to the disfran.
chised woman who wanted to vote.
suffrage was a Progressive policy.
universal military training was an.
other Progressive policy The oppo.
sition In the south is solid because
the question again being referred to
the limitations of the Negro. the south
VIII not have a system which migh+
put arms In Negro hands and teach
the Negros how to use them.
me longest and strongest opposition
~ cniid labor laws and other remedial
industrial laws was in the south be.
cause southern economic relations can.
not adjust themselves or will not ad.
Just themselves to protective legisIa-
Iion and federal regulation of terms
ana conditions of employment.
Tnere Is traditional resistance In
me south to the extension of federal
authority over states and that causas
opposition to every policy the Progress.
sives could advocate in congress-
wnen there Is Democratic admins.
Lration and Democrtic congress the
southern congressman have the com.
mitteeships, which means that thew
nave control OF legislation and their
influence is against the very measures
10 which the Progressives are com.
nitted.-Chicago Tribune.
The tories during the revolution.
ary war were the "slackers." They
stood out in opposition to those brave
resolute and splendid men who riske
heir lives and pledged their sacred
honor for the establishment of a free
md Independent government upon
lhese shores.
In the sense of "slackerism," during
the revolutionary war or since, the
record of the south rings out as clear
rs the tones of bell; nor has it shown
any tory proclivities in the sense in
which the term is used in English pol-
tics.
The facts of political history at
least will pronounce the south the
liberal section of the Union.
The women Of this country have
been asking for the right of suffrage
ever since the birth Of the republican
party. In all those years the republi-
can party has been hating and hest.
Eating and had not the south come to
their rescue the political emancipa-
ton of the women would still be a
long way of.
Child labor does not effect the
south but very little as ours is an agri-
cultural and not manufacturing sec
ton.
In this state for example the manu-
facture of cigars may be- said to be
orr principal manufacturing industry
and child labor is not known in our
tobacco factories.
State legislatures are clothed with
ample authority to provide child labor
Jaws and there is no necessity to in
woke the aid of congress-
Universal military training partakes
Il the German and other autocrat,e
SEstems OF government and one Ser
ticp the same as another in this GOV