The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-23
IN A WHITE MANS COUNTRY
Shreveport Times.

Alllerlcd IOr Americans.
But clark cloud. appears on tn
horizon. This CLOUD" was plainly
discernable during the recent, investi
cation, involving several, but primar
lily, Hugh G. Fisher, disbarred pro TEN
pore from practice in the federal dis
trict court for language and action
unbecoming an official and an attor
ney, the offending utterances havin.
been made in a document filed in wha
purported to be in response to an or
der for an investigation of the affair
OF the federal district attorneys office
over which through the whimsical
turning Of the republican roulette
wheel the said Mr.. Fisher was pre-
sumed to preside.
The manner in which Mr.. Fisher was
selected to fill one of the most impor.
tant offices in the state of Louisiana
was highly interesting, amusing and
an open affront to every white man in
the South.
According to the record of the tes.
tinony, Mr.. Fisher was suggested for
the exalted Office of United States dis.
trict attorney Of the western district
Of Louisiana by a negro, who lays
bricks on workdays and plays the or.
gan on Sundays in a negro church
That the negro should be industrious
and that he should be pious and man.
lpulate the organ to enhance Sab.
bath service is commendable. But that
this negro should be able to stand up in
open court and brazenly state and be
it noted his statement was not con.
tradicted that he controlled the repub.
lican patronage for the fourth Louisi.
ana district, is damnable to say the
least.
AS far as Mr.. Fisher is concerned,
his case was ably judged by Judge J.
Z. Hutchinson, Jr. We have no further
dlnerence with Mr.. Fisher, except VIC
might say in passing that We would
not wish to hold any Office by the grace
OF negro politician in a white mans
country
The conditions revealed in the trial
is travesty on American rights and
justice.
Mr.. Harding on various occasion, has
ploau Aor harmony OF all sections Of
the country. He has asked for an a..
liberation of partisan lines. Tha South
IS ready and willing to cooperate ar all
times with the rest Of America for The
good Of all Americans.
The Times is an integral part Of the
South. The South is a friend Of tho
negro Even a Boston paper, as We
recently pointed out, Indicated that tho
North is awakening to the fact thas the
South is providing good schools and
good opportunities for the negro.
But the South bitterly resents that
a negro should have a voice in the fill.
Ing Of such an important position as
that OF a federal district attorney.
The federal district court IS one Of
the most important tribunals Of the
people, It hears cases in which tho
liberties Of many are at stake. There
are a great many litigations also in.
millions Of dollars. There are
sacred rights to be protected. The
Judge is arbiter. But the district at.
torney Is the peoples voice.
The blood Of white men must boil 70
reflect that their liberties, rights and
properties may be represented by an
ofics in the filling Of which a negro has
the principal voice, according to testi-
mony at the recent hearing.
President Harding and his republi.
can adherents throughout the country
might Just as well take notice now as
later that the South will not listen 10
siren songs Of harmony as long as con.
dltions such as revealed here exist or
the President Of the United States
sends the name Of a negro politician to
Congress Tor confirmation after no,ni.
mating him for the Office Of recorder Of