Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-16
EFFEcr UPON THE sourH

'What effect will the movement have on
the condition of affairs at the South, both
political and industrial?'
ssThat is a difficult question, but, as I
have very decided opinions with regard to it,
I will venture to state them very briefly
Assuming that the movement is to go on, as
it certainly will unless checked by better
treatment of the colored race, its first effect
may prove detrimental to the Industrial
interests of the South, but its ultimate re-
suits will be very advantageous. The mi
grafton of small percentage of the black
population from those districts where they
are now most numerous would remove from
the whites the fear of negro rule which
they regard as the direst evil that can befall
them, and to prevent which they have organ
lied upon the color line 1t is in these
districts that the White Liners, the Ku-Klux
and the Night-riders have piled their shock
ing barbarisms for the purpose of terroriz-
ing the colored citizen, and thereby prevent
ing him from exercising his political rights.
If this dread of negro rule was withdrawn
by the exodus of q portion of the colored
people, the color line would soon disappear
from the politics Of the South, because there
would be no inducement to maintain it, and
reOrganize upon other issues, and the negro
would soon become an important factor in
the party politics of that section. This would
90 far to restore peace and order at the South,
and thereby to invite the capital and enter
prise of the world to come in and develop
her almost unequaled resources. Capital and
enterprise will never 60 there so long as the
lives and property and political rights of her
industrial classes are as insecure as they are
at present. It would, therefore, eventually
prove great political and industrial advan-
tape to both races at the South"
ssWhat would be it's probable effect upon
the sectional antagonisms which now disturb
the country and menace it's future peace and
prosperityI
SIN my judgment it would be more than
all the means ever proposed to remove sec
tionalism from our national politics. re-
gard this movement of the black race as a
providential opening the way for the solution
of problem which has thus far proved too
much for American statesmanship.
aDo any of the white people of the south
agree with your views on this subject9''
81 have had several letters from them in
] dorsing this view, and expressing the belief
that in the distribution of the colored race is
the only hope of the South as we'll as of the
negro. This opinion is by no means confined
to Republicans in that section. One of the
gentlemen who thus writes was member of
the last national Democratic con-
vention. OF course this sentiment does
not exist to any considerable ex-
tent among the Democrats of that section.
The prevailing sentiment of that party at
the South is that the negro should remain as
basis of representation and the servant of
his former master, and be content with what
ever conditions the dominant race choose to
impose upon him"
aWhat is proposed to be done by the Emf
grafton Aid society, of which you are presi-
dent2''
sThe society is purely benevolent one.
It is believed that if the movement be gov
erned by wise counsels, and regulated by pru-
dence and discretion, it will be benefit to
both races; but if not so regulated that it
may prove disastrous to the emigrant, and
very injurious to the agricultural interest Of
the South