Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-03-19
THE EX-GOVERNOR FINDS A SOUTHERN
SOLUTION

In last weeks issue of Life Magazine, Ex-Governor
Sam Jones, OF Louisiono writing the subject, South
Solution" proposes solution for the race pro-
blem the equal distribution of the Negro population
throughout the voous states of the notion on bosis
which would moke the Negro population of eoch stote
ten per cent OF ITS toto population The distribution to
be brought about ond carried out by the enactment of
federal low and paid for viii government money
Most of the violence of the impoct of such pro-
poso upon the rest of the world looking hoping for
the full realization of human freedom and the dignity
of the human personality to be demonstrated, for all
the world in the United States through the exercise of
the democratic process hoppiy softened by Lies
Editorial in the very issue in opposition to such
proposal x@#I
1t is one of the most depressing signs of our times
thot while there many evidences of on awakening
end broader view omong the rank and file citizens OF
the SOUTH and southern leadership in every other sote
CORY that the political leaders makes it so difficult TO
defend American Democracy and Western christianity
in their uteronce and opinions the race question
The failure to ultimately solve the race problem in
the south in keeping with the highest deols and prin
cPos of democracy and the ethical concept and precep
OF christianity will doy find the south and finally
the entire nation in moral spiritual and political bank
ruptcy and foted only to succumb to communism, or
some other totoIitorion ideo
The greatness and wisdom of democracy can never
be demonstrated will solution for the race ques-
tion in the United States be found the adoption of to-
taorion practices and methods. The proposal of Ex
Governor Jones would foil solution of the race cues
ton. The solution of the question is calling for
from the American people thon the mere power TO
shift ITS Negro population.
Moreover, such shift in the population would brine
economic ruin TO the south Lock at the figures after
the shift Of population for Mississippi The state would
T. III ii ~ n 80
OF it's population The loss Of population to the south
would be proPotionote The proposal coils for no shftino
OF The white population. Misssspps present economy
based population of two million or more obout half
Of which ore Negroes The economy of the south is
based on The Presense of some 100000 or more Neg
Upon such reckoning the solution proposed byI
the Ex-Governor would bring about the com pete wreck
and ruin of Mississippi and the entire south
AS leodng southerner the E-Governor is moved TO
his solution because of the consideration of Civil
Rights they apply TO the American Negro His writing
reveals the ancient conords and old fears
of the south regarding segregation, nter-morioge in
ter-mnglng and social equality.
Let it be sold here thot only the niove and those who
wok in deolistic Dreams along with those who use the
pro and con of such an argument weapon, call
inc for the solution OF the southern Race problem today
But, upon the beginning oIreody mode and signs al
ready in evidence with Negro and White People of the
SOUTH working in the spirit of the American ideo of
the Constitution of the United Stote and in the spirit of
christianity the doy will long when democracy
in the south will be port of the notiono pottern
Let it oIso be sold here, and again, and again, and
ooon that the American Negro, in the south as else
where only interested in the abolition of segregation
ond discrimination by law, which not his challenge but
the choIenoe of the majority and the challenge of
democracy, ond that the Negro knows tho democracy
WORKING and applied at its best will never rob neither
White Man Negro of his right of Segregation BY
Choice.
There is but solution for the race question in
the south and in the nation and that solution is demo-
czocy