3rd. And being convinced that
when these United States formulated
or organized rules by which the peo
ple should be controlled, it was de
clared that it should be a white
man’s government, and that no man
that had not been a citizen for 21
years was entitled to vote or hold
office, or serve on juries o. k. (I
hold to that yet.)
4th. (Now for the nigger, etc.)
I hold that it is fair to protect them
in their person and property the
same as white people and aid them
in getting a reasonable degree of
education, but in no case put them
where they have authority to lord it
over white people in any way, (that
would be better for all,) and for
said protection, etc., require them
to pay tax and serve in in the army
in case w r e get into war, and feed,
pay and clothe them in like manner
as the whites, including pensions.
Let them do that in return for the
education and equal protection we
help them to. (I think it a very low 7
grade of white people that would
seek the counsel of a negro in run
ning the government.) All com
missioned officers, including orderly
sergeants to be white men.
sth. As to trusts: that we dis
solve all trusts, including the money
trust just as fast as it is possible to
reach them, and put the business of
issuing money where the Constitu
tion put it.
