▁went ▁up ▁there ." ▁On ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁order , ▁American ▁Labor ▁Party ▁House ▁Represent ative ▁V ito ▁Marc anton io ▁protest ed ▁to ▁speaker ▁Ray burn ▁that ▁" the ▁gentlemen ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁used ▁the ▁word ▁' n igger .' ▁I ▁ask ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁be ▁taken ▁down ▁and ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁RE C ORD ▁in asm uch ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁members ▁in ▁this ▁house ▁of ▁Neg ro ▁race ." ▁Ray burn ▁claimed ▁that ▁Rank in ▁had ▁not ▁said ▁" n igger " ▁but ▁" N eg ro " ▁but ▁Rank in ▁y elled ▁over ▁him ▁saying ▁" I ▁said ▁N ig gra ! ▁Just ▁as ▁I ▁have ▁said ▁since ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁talk ▁and ▁shall ▁continue ▁to ▁say ." ▁Spe aker ▁Ray burn ▁then ▁def ended ▁Rank in , ▁r uling ▁that ▁" the ▁gentlemen ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁is ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁order ... ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁race ▁and ▁they ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁afraid ▁of ▁that ▁design ation ." ▁Then ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁Edward ▁E . ▁C ox ▁of ▁Georgia ▁den ounced ▁Rob es on ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁floor ▁as ▁a ▁" Comm un ist ▁agent ▁provoc ateur ." ▁ ▁After math ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁days , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁editor ial s ▁and ▁letters ▁appeared ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁across ▁the ▁nation ▁and ▁abroad , ▁by ▁prominent ▁individuals , ▁organizations , ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁churches ▁and ▁others . ▁They ▁condem ned ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁attacks ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Governor ▁De we y