, 1879-03-22
THE NEGRO HEGIRA.
Democratic Political Terrorialn It's Whole
CAuso-Can tic south lA1urI to Lose Its
Lnb0rerss

Democratic Political Terrorian It's Whole
Causo-Ean tic south Afford to Lose Its
I.nborers ...........
81. Louf& Giohe. f7tmaerdf.
The exndus ut cnfurcA people from MtBBtsaip.
pi Louisiana, uutl Arkansus still continues, md
Ia assuming largo proportions. Nearly 5000
men, women, anleechlldrgn from nAese statcs
have already reached ct. Louis on their way to
Kausns, nna they report TINT many tnousnnas
more ure only prevented from coming BY the
lack Of sufficient means to pay their way up TIC
river. 4 vast majority Of those who have al
ready arrived arc very pour, nauy being unable
to continue their Journey bcyo1d this city, be-
cause they ilayc HOT money anouah 10 puy ticlt-
cts 10 Kausns City, willis those WHO have gone
Wcs, will he pcnni'css by the TING they reach
thcir intended places Of settlement. Tint vast
suffering IL In store for many Of these pi1grins
caunot be doubted. TtIe rigorous weather os
tue past icw days has given them an unpleasant
furotAstc Of whit they may expect froul future
wllte:s IN kassas, I1!u t!lb Blncls fGnlAIl for la-
bor ut this seusou will leave many Ut them d..
peNlunt, ut least for d time, On tic CHARITY Of
their teltoW.n n,cu.
There tui1st be tleep-seated discomfort among
the negroes of thesu aEates to c0niprl them to
inuligEate In sucl numbers at the urraent time.
Tlley art not by nast.rU q HliErntury rnCe. They
prefer to live and dir IN poverty IN the cottot'-
fjeiua OF thu South rather thnn suck to better
their fortunes by going North Or Wast. As n
ruiz, they ars far tratn cuterprsfns; they arc
easily satisfied ulKl benr with lucl, nhuso frunl
thcIr old masters. rather tllan seek to Inproyo
tlIrIr fortuncs By changing tAetr skies. But
loHg-eunttuued a6use llns Ut length CONVINCED
taem tlat my change must DO an Improvement;
they havc ste1i their harI.eurued property taken
fsual item by rupaclous white men, ami llayu
learned tlAt all appeals to tlle COURTS for jus
ttce haye been fnaup In vain; Wlutt 1t cu1llea tn
an Issue bet"con q wisito man a,'4 eoiorea
blark. A great many Of these csnigraats hare been
iutersowca a!ucu their arrival, uni tlIcy all tell
at4u story concerning thu relations that cxlst h.
tween the whitc employers aiMl tho eusorct elI'-
p!oyes. Thy ncgroes worry ths plantations on
pieco ot lAua ald raaes cr0t. Whi's tho crup
Is growing he rnus IN debt fur his Neat clothes,
and 0t.lur uecessar[es Ut life. When the cron ID
harvested tbs owner OF tho land takes t!s sharo
md tlu hegroa creditors pouneG on the raIIluiil~
der. lu fixing YaIues ahl snaking settlements
tie wi,Ites havu Il alI tllclr own way. The emil
Of thu year ands tlsu colored man III better uG
i The1o re- IS lia douGt liat te political terrorism
exercised By tI'a Democrats to prevent tho to!-
ths dlsconlet tlat naw lrtyrs tl!e latter % sesk
nav hetnes In tho Republican stase VI Ka'ssas.
las. ca,npaiEn mud III tho Presidential olec-
tlou In 1915. They hayu wholesome
tetror Of shot-gnns IN the h4nds ot
White LcuFliuFs.. u0ubtIesa many 0t thetF
sturrs arc uyctdrpwn fur the purpose Of elicit
luz 8ynlpatlly, INT there call ts TO 40ubt tliat
tlirsv u hnsfs ol truth to most of them. 4 few
political murders uId wtsiuplngs carry O. great
deal Vi terror to an igtorant people. wlu arc
tauxlt by all their everyday exi,erieucc t!lat
lhcy a1u completely at Elle mercy of their self'
appointed niasters, IL It strange, then, tliat
tflo Ilare Intelligent ncgrocs OF Mississippi aud
Loustuna should GEdeayor to better t4elr coll.
4,tlou BY ssrkng new houes in Stats wl,eru
tlplr property Inl 1heit pollEical ri2hts Will b.
respected
Gsu tic Guuthera states afford u lose theml