The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-29
WORDS OLE WARNING

The Journal pretends to answer the article
which appeared In the sentinel on Monday
morning under the above caption, but, true
to its instincts, only misstates our argu-
ment. Our position was and is that an effort
is being made by the leaders of the Repub
lican party to colonies the Southern negroes
in this State for the purpose of controlling
the elections and that 1t is the duty
of the people to see that
the movement does not succeed
We did not say this was being done solely
by the efforts of the Republican leaders of
Indiana; nor do we believe it. 1t has a
much broader origin, and is done in the in
terest of the next presidential election. 1t
is movement gotten up by the Republican
party, having for It's purpose two objects: l.
To reduce the congressional delegation of
the Southern States; and 2. To
control the doubtful Northern States
in the interes. of the Republican party-to
make the North "solid.' We said such
movement was infamous and must be
rebuked. If such practices can control the
politics of this nation, it is useless to cling
to system that produces such results. 1t
is not whit better than repeating" or any
other wholesale fraud upon the elective
franchise. Such movements are born of
corruption, and should be rebuked by con-
signing a party guilty of them to an
infamous death.
The Journal simply lies, when it says we
oppose immigration into the State. Emigra-
ton takes care of itself. When immigrants are
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they come of their own accord, and of their
own resources. 1t does not require political
tricksters to manipulate the wires to bring
them; they come as the stream comes,
obsying the laws of gravitation. No
bureaus, having their location at party
headquarters, are needed to bring
in the bone and muscle necessary to de-
velop States resources, but when the de-
mand occurs for labor the supply is ready,
without being stimulated by political
sharpers.
But the Journal says We are mistaken in
our notion that there is not a demand Tor
negro colonists in this State. 1t says there
are lands and rivers to develop, requiring
thousands of families, and all that Is necessa
~
journal forgotten that but q short time
ago 1t was crying out for public charity to
sustain. the families of laboring men in
Indianapolis? Were not those same uncul-
tlvated fields and unopened mines then in
our State? Does the Journal mean to say
that its Southern immigrants, when they
come, will De able to cultivate the lands
and develop the mines it speaks Of? Does 1t
not know that capital moves labor, and that
without capital its uncultivated fields and
undeveloped mines will remain in statu quo?
Why, there are thousands of industries in
! the world waiting to be developed; but does
the Journal think It's Southern negroes ara
all that is necessary to bring them into life?
The poor laboring men OF Indiana for several
years have been willing to cultivate fields
| and make them blossom as the rose, and de-
velop mines wherever found, but their labor
was not demanded for that purpose by that
capital which alone could make it prof table.
But now, notwithstanding the vicious
policies of the Republican party. with the
blessing of God the people have dug out
of the earth some foretaste of returning
prosperity; and, as labor sees the dawnine
of better times, Republican politicians pro
pose to scatter Its hopes by bringing into thu
State the pauper labor of the South. The
negroes are not brought here to answer thu
demand for labor-they come, without pros
poets, to swell the Republican vote. Is all Thu
philanthropy? Heretofore it has been tina
philanthropy was practiced by churches, b.
benevolent societies, or by exceptional gen
tlemen; but in these latter days the Journa
would have us believe that the Republican
party has taken out patent on that partic
ular subject. Again, we ask the question
will the lsboring men of Indiana quietl,
submit to this great wrong upon them, o
will they not give such an emphatic rebok
| to the party that resorts to such measure
as will stop it in the future?
, We have more evidence on the subjet
8 than the Journal imagines. We know th
{ Journal knows that the movement we hav
0 spoken of exists, and at the proper time "
may find it necessary to give some proofs
: it should become necessary.