The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-21

THE propriety of wasting time to stamp
the life out of the radical lies may well be
considered. A radical organ of average
capacity, when in good lying order, can
manufacture lies of various sizes to suit the
market to the extent of about 5000 a day,
or something over 10000 year. At this
rate the entire batch of radical organs would
produce about 70O,000,0O0 lies against the
democratic party annually. According to
the Washington Post the Philadelphia Press
INDUCES in such profound sympathy for the
southern negro that it has been prompted
to print the following remarkable lie:
When the best colored men like Senator
Bruce feel II proper TO leave their states, and
Carolina, flock to Liberia, braying the dangers
of the sea and OF ignorant conduct, IL argues a
diseased condition of society. How can the
south expect immigration when her own citi-
zens are leaving her boundaries to enrich the
northern states far off Liberia?
The Post shows very conclusively that
there was not the slightest necessity for the
Press to lie about Bruce or the southern
negros generally. for it had published on
the 10Th of April last an interview with
Senator Bruce on which that distinguished
representative OF his race SAID:
Times nsa extremely hard IN Mississippi but
white and colorec. 10 60 to work, and the state
will yet become one % the most prosperous in
the Union" remarked the senator.
"rhen, holding that opinion. YOU would not
advise your people to leave Missassippi?"
my earnest ST. advice iUh,b to the the people
ducts OF the soil, everything make the south
the best place for the colored people; There is
there is every reason why they should not go
to Africa. This movement ID Africa particu-
larly oppose. The people emigrating there
friendly natives, oppressive climate, and
generation will have lived and died before
they can establish themselves there. Ii Is
colored people who can be duped into going.
Our people are well enough off in the south.
Their greatest need is little common educa-
tion-common schools"
aCan' this want be supplied?"
at can by practical means. / hold that we
who MAKE great pretensions OF Irlendshlp lor
neglect to point out their real needs and help
them to these things. We spend too much
time In pointing them TO q Utopia, and we
must teach them that they must rise as the
white people have risen that there Is no royal
road to Independence. The colored people
must elevate themselves by hard blows, and
they are learning this fact rapidly"
sIn your state is not considerable property
owned by colored citizens"
1Oh yes, sir; they are acquiring plantations,
and they own and pay taxes ON great deal
more property than is generally supposed. In
fact, colored man Is the largest taxpayer In
our state"
"What will be the political policy Of your
people I'm Mississippi and the south?"
AZ don't think politics will ever interfere
with the progress of our people. ALI the bit
terness and prejudice seems to have worn
away, and both races are struggling together
for the common good. You never hear any
more of the antagonisms between the races
that used to exist, and il is evident there is a
better time coming for the entire south. l
think the colored people ought to make a
union with the best whites and elect the men
to Office who will that they have good
schools. That is their first great need. Give
them education and all the rest Will come In
good time"
1t lis we'll enough 10 put such lies as the
Press tells to rest, because they are designed
to work mischief by misleading the people,
but the Philadelphia Press will go on lying
as usual, for which, as it deserves, it will be
id in due time.