The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-11-26


DR.. Redfeld again tells in the Cincin-
natl Commercial, how the Southern rebels
regard the negro. 1t will soon be made
apparent to all who want to know the
truth of the matter, that all that is re-
quired to re-enslave the colored race, is
power put into the hands of the Demo
cratic party. They, and a large portion
of Republicans, believe that the true
place for the negro is in bondage.
Dr. Redfeld gives his interview with a
couple of Southern men, as follows:
81 feel like" said the farmer, as he adjusted
q handful of tobacco in his mouth SO he could
talk, II feel like big iron chest had been lifted
off my breast. L breathe freer. The clouds
first time since the war, and 1 see daylight
ahead. haint got long to live myself, but l
ment. know now that the Civil Rights Bill
can't be passed, and we be degraded to the level
for l knew it would be the ruin OF our country.
All the white men in our part OF the country
voted with us. To show you how it worked,
I'll tell you of an old neighbor of mine, who
had always voted with the Republicans. But
this time he walked up to the polls with me
and voted the straight Democratic ticket. He
said he'd been swallowing nigger-nigger in all
shapeS-for ten years, but this last dose Congress
had fixed up was little too much. He'd vote
to smash any party that said his children must
go to school with niggerS and be buried with
niggers when they died. He thought there was
plenty OF room for separate schools and grave
yards, and he didn't want so much mixing en-
forced by law. He was against any party that
undertook the like of that.
"Now, that very question was what beat Mr.
Maynard so bad for Governor. Lots of our peo-
pie like Maynard. He's a smart man but he
didn't come out strong enough against Niger
equality. That's why the white people soured
on him
an tell you what the election MEANS" said
another gentleman, ait means that Niger
must keep ngger's place. We don't mean
any harm to them here, but they mustn't try tC
put on too much style. We are in favor o.
the taxes to keep them up, but they shan't &C
| to school with our children, and if any of 'em
tries it they will be apt to get their heads
smashed. The Southern people the bes
friends the negroes have, but to keep our gooC
will they must not sling on too much style, ant
puff themselves up with the thought that they
are as good we are Not long ago L heard
was somewhat drunk. He speaking away
| to a crowd of white men about the Civil Rights
Bill. when in came negro Jim his old servant
''Thar comes Jim, - he said, right out in his
| speech t'Jim, you may take drink with me
| as my inferior, but I'Il be id if you shall a
| on the head. II he'd been sober as a judge, IN
| couldn't have done better. 1t was my senti
| ments to dot. I'm willing any time to stel
| up TO the bar and take drink with a niger
provided he takes OFF his hat, and acts like
| niger should, but he mustn't pretend to be m!
| equal nor put on any style. III fight for hin
as long as he keeps his place and acts respectful
| to white people, but if he gets the swell hea'
| and thinks he's as good as white man, theI
| he must keep out OF my way