The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-24
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The negro question served the radical party |
o get 1t into power, and It is foolish enough 20
uppose that ii viii always last TO keep il IN
But they are beginning 10 find out that there is
10 longer any cogency in the argument that
he negroes are a race just emerging from
ong night OF ignorance and oppression. Il is
now some fourteen years since the war ended
and the colored citizen ought 70 be a man as
we'll a Toter. II he cannot protect himself,
man against man, certainly the United States
cannot afford 10 furnish him with a substitute
The country set him free, but IL could not en-
dow him with manhood.
The above paragraph is from the
Standard of this oity-the chief de-
fender of Growers "robber administra-
ton" There is as much bigotry and
intolerance embodied in it as has ever
been condensed into all the previous
issues Of the paper.
"A race just emerging from a long
night Of ignorance and oppresslonw y
great many people in this State will be
disposed to grant the negroes an extern
sion Of time, even If they were so lily
informed as to believe the above nom
sense, when they know that the editor
of the sheet quoted is the offspring Of
free parents and has lived several times
fourteen years" without giving any
particular evidence Of manhood-except
manhood be defined as ability to swear
falsely as to measurement Of work done
by a State Printer. A great many
people in this State would not consider
it an evidence of manhood were a negro,
when before an investigating commit
/ tee, 10 make oath that his previous
sworn statements, while an official in
the pay Of the government, were false.
We are glad that the negroes have been
so backward In gaining the attributes OF
manhood that they cannot, without a
blush, swallow their own words.
"a man as well as voterw The ne
gro does not consider it necessary, in
order to be a man, TO try to curtail pub
lie freedom at the ballot-box aud force
those holding opposing views to accord
with him by creating a reign Of terror
such as has been witnessed in the Soutt
during all the time the "chiv" has beer
exemplifying his manhood. He doe
not think il necessary that bands of ku
klux be organized TO prevent an homes
J vote, or that defenseless parishes br
J raided with armed and defiant bull
dozers to prevent a fair and full election
{ and a choice Of candidates. The negrOe
have learned and have shown NOR
manliness in the fourteen years Of thei
2 emancipation than all their Southern
e denunciators have ever conceived. The.
( are willing to advance and to learn
D They do not boast intelligence in on
{ sentence and in the next give cOnclusiv
0 evidence Of deep seated dullness and in
tolerance.
'If he cannot protect himself, ma
against manw More evidence Of mar
hood. The negro will be very slow {
q learn that a government is an institI
u ton which allows and encourages stril
+ instead Of assuring peace and quiet
E. its citizens The Standard may we
n fear that the country" can never b.
: TOW manhood ona race which, throug
Gerance, cannot be made TO unde
Ie stand that a government is form
q protection" which allows a man or
d body OF men to assault any perso
d who appears a defeuseless victim.
J. In the course Of time, after wome
q have exercised the elective franchise f
of a decade and half, and have failed
D. vote as their present masters decree, an
have insisted on their right to freedom
ss speech and liberty Of action, very likel
r the author Of the extract above will II
: dignantly declare that, although Il
.. country could endow women with cit
zenship, it could not endow them wit
K womanhood. If, however, the votes
Y the ladies can be used TO keep in Office sill
n ecures who wish toplunder State COVER
ments by fraudulently swearing to Il
IN performance of undone labor, no cry wi
e. be raised from that quarter about Il
!, lack Of womanhood.