Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-06-08

lars in bonds issued for internal
improvements, and railroads, and
democrats, white-leagues, have
been the principal beneficiaries of
these city grants; and yet, the In
debtedness of the city OF Vlcks-
burg and the county is paraded by
the Associated Press and the de-
mocracy of this country as Justi-
fication for violently driving their
sheriff from office and turning out
of Office the men that the people
have elected, and are even set up
as complete defense for murder
and assassination. Much of the
clamor about taxation in the south
is greatly overdrawn. We
have swept out the abominable
'.black code" that disgraced the
statute-books of Mississippi; we
have substituted an equitable sys-
TEN of taxation in the place OF the
unjust and oppressive revenue laws
formerly in existence; we have
constituted good courts and filled
them with good judges; We have
established universities and normal
schools for both white and black
citizens. Our government has
been enlightened and progressive.
No distinction has ever been made
between citizens and no spirit of =
intolerance or prescription has ev-
er prevailed against any class of 7
men. One of the first things we
did was to remvoe all restrictions
upon the right of suffrage and to
instruct our Senators and Repre-
sentatives to favor universal amzF
nesty III the national Legislature.
Up to the time of the Vicksburg
election last summer universal
peace and goodwill reigneGE
throughout the state. That it does
not now is due entirely to the
democratic White League. =
One word, Mr.. President, if the
Senate will bear with me on the
question of "carpet-baggers." Sir, 1
we are nation of 'carpet-bag-
gers" "Carpet-baggers" landed :
upon Plymouth Rock in 1920; car
pet-baggers" founded the first COL
ony On the James, and carpet
baggers" have pioneered and set
tied every state and territory of
this Union. Wherever civiIiza-
ton makes an advance it is the
carpet-bagger that makes it.
In closing, | desire to say to my
democratic frineds, l desire to saw Z
to the distinguished Senator from
Ohio, (Mr. Thurman) that instead 1
OF palliating he ought to denounce
mese things. | have great conf
dence In his patriotism; l admire
his ability as statesman; and
do not believe that if he under
stooo the Facts as l understand
them, if he knew the real condi-
ton OF affairs in the south, he
would hesitate to give them his
cenSure. l call upon him to inves.
tigate this matter and carefulIyf
weigh the facts that have been \
presented, and l say to him that if
ne as the leader of his party in the
Senate would stand in his plac
and denounce these outrages and
say to these miserable murderers
OF the south, "stop your murder
stop your assassination, and
there is not force and powes
enough in your state government
TO punish you, we will see that thsr
strong arm of the National Cow
eminent will reach you," if the
senator will make that announce.
ment, and it shall be known that.
that is the policy of his party, VA
snail hear no more cries about out
RACES in the South. Every base
ku-klux and white Lacquer wiIT
disappear; we will have peg
and quiet in that country. But 81
long as these murderers and thef
inhuman and diabolical crimes fiji
a kind of apology in the very halts
of the national capitol, so long we
shall suffer violence and outrage q
and revolution, and in the end, in
my humble Judgment, if continu-
ed it will result in the overthorow
of our republican Institutions"
Mr.. Stephens, this is the first Sc
es of questions that will be address
to you on your democracy CD
In conclusion, and as q means off
you for these future ques-
OnS, l want to ask you, If there was