The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-01-03
Comment 0nl elly Miller i
Article i'm Me Mcdowell
Times Dec elnber 9Th, 1885

principle or pride In his race and In
addition to that he was no fighter not
even good second ra,sr read Jim
Jeffeys In the saturay evening Post
unbiased and Without prejudice on
the part Of Jeffreys who says that he
refused to or got out of meeting Sum
I.anGford OH every occasion. Jeffrcy>
gives Sam I.angferd OH eery occasion.
Jeffreys gives San Langford credl,
for being the greatest and most de-
cent colored fighter o. that day. I
ask again what did he do: Why, the
first thing he did was 10 marry L
white woman (accoring to the news
papers. of questionable charncterl
and then bought a Bull Dog. Did H.
marry her to strengthen the quality
and character Of his race and the
bull dog to guardthis race or the
white woman which: or do you think
he married the white woman and
bought the bulldog In order tn flaunt
her I'm the face Of the whites and say
to the Negro men, look at me mar
ried q white woman, did he do your
race any good? No be just created Il
feeling Of prejudice In the minds Of
the more ignorant white man (You
see we have them tool ! say to you
again no he did no lido your race any
good and very little harm to the
whites for the simF,c reason that 90
percent of th~ Intelligent white peo-
pie, will venture. 10 say. nevr knew
or possibly do not know to this day
that he married. q white woman.
think this man Was q .dstsiment to
your raees 49,. !. 5 .. = -
:. Now lock at the difference today;
you have another member Of your
race who has started on a boxing
career Joe Iouis, who no doubt is .
marvel In the boxing world. After be
bested Max Baer- one Of, If not the
best the white race have. What did
he do? He bought himself some nice
quiet decent clothes and married n
nice clean girl of BIS own race and
the next public place you heard of
his being was ut church among his
own decent, upright and honest pso-
pie worshiping God. Have you heard
Of any REMARKS or read 'snytring Of a
nature about him? don't
think you have or will unless it ONES
from some Ignorant, one who never
did anything for himself and has moi
the intestinal fortitude, to get any.
where or anything.
Joe Louis Is now preparing him.
self to fight foreigner and I say to
you that its my honest belief that OF
percent Of our white people are pull
ling for Our American Negro to win
This man will unless I miss my que
he n credit to yuor race.
Az to Millers statement that tn,
Negro stood little show Of q fair di,
tribution OF relief funds in the soui.
This is absolutely ridiculous, he {,
simply sowing tho seeds Of prelude,
and discomfort In the minds Of tn,
honest ad God fearig people Of you
race and honestly believe he IL 4
detriment to colored society. Iii!
statement remids me- very much Of (
statemcnt mad by man supposed t.
be OF your race several years ago
This man really had no race. Fl,
made the statement that the SpanisI
Ameican War was brought about II
order to get all the Negroes on boar
ship and take them out into the oes
md drown them. This man had Q
nough Negro blood In his veins I.
make him O bad white man and o
nongh white blood In his veins I,
make him O bad Negro. ! think he rpi
lized he was not q legitimate nembe
OF any race and the fact kept hin
hrooding. You know who I mean.
think Miller IL causing himsel
unnecessary wrong no for MS distri
button of relief * concerned. TIL,
fair and honest coIored people do no
which they Will do and no white per
50 Is goipg to pm any obstacles syea
or small in his way. Miller not will
wnnt their food doIed ont In them
they want thr opportunity 10 earn &
standing 10 the coDtrarg, =, as ..
This kind Of alhvisvsts much tx
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