The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-23
nLAnK BANANA IN 10Y KANsAa


Thore was moeling OF colorod citizens OF
Kansas, Mt Topeka tho,olhorday 10 "eonsldor
tho exodus question md other malIom per.
tanning 10 the oolorod race" After tho
usual prolmilurlGs co.nmltIro ON rsolu'
tons WIS appointed, and their report not
only constituted tho basis Of subsequent de-
liboralons but raised quite storm among
the delegates. 'rho first resolution rocIcd
tho causes Of tho exodus md then proceeded
u state thot'nny further immigration to Kan
sus would DO detrimental to the coored poo'
pie, unes, those who came were possessed of
sufficient money md Intelligence 10 obtain u
start, and not become p0upoH upon the COM
munIiy." This ws regarded ~ entirely out
Of place, and when tho war of words had
ceased, was heavily voted down. The re-.
nundcr of tho resolutions "ploigod loyalty
10 Republican institutions aud principles,
and demanded representation upon mo
ticket ut tho approaching State convention of
the Republican, party" Evidence daily
accumuaes that the white people of
Kansas nrc sick Of the negro cyoiu., and
heartily wish tho last one Of thom back up
on Southern cotton plantations AT first
they opened their arms to these people, ro-
ceiyod them heartily and gave
them homes and work. j But ms
The paupers began to swarm down upon
them Ike u plague of Egyptian lice, they
Quiclily grew tired and then disguised with
them. but Kansas was too intensely Ropub-
lican, too "loyal to the flag" to openly re-
fuse admittanco to these wards Of the nation,
and snow trying to rcpcl them by "the cold
shoulder" plan. Hence they are allowed to
arrive, TO look around 10 got work, II they
can, to starye and to leave, No instance like
this has occurred since the war, when the pro-
itssed love Of the negro by Northern
self-styled philanthropists, was put to so Sc
we're test. Tho colorcd people have "iIed
from their Southern oppressoS" to the
house of their friends, only to find thor
doors slammed in their faces. We once heard
an old 'darkey any of Northern man who
had been hiring him, and the two quickly
came to hopeless misunderstanding; "De
trbblo wild dat man is he got no niggah
sense" That Is tO say he did not understand
the Weaknesses the foibles und the peculiar
ways of the colored race, and took exceptions
to him because he did not talk net and work
like white folks All this is made due allow.
ance, for by Southern white people, and none
of which Is looked upon with the smallest
allowance by the people of Kansas. AS they
meet there the two races are necessarily far
more antagoniStlc than they are many South
orn State or community. In Kansas they are
expected to lveup to the standard of NOR
atty, frugslty and industry of the dominant
population--to show either received educa-
ton or willingness to acquire one. In
Louisiana nothing of the kind is expected of
them, Tor their Inherent natures arc too well
known for that. Therefore, no one familiar
with the characteristics of the African but
knew this exodus t Kansas would result as
II is doing-ninety per cent. of it wanting to
get back home and would quickly
20 il the means uld be OBJ
tanned, The lesson viii not be lost,
however, for it will teach the negro where
his best climate and best friend are, and also
the Northern people practical idea
of who and what he is. There are
certain climatic laws which human
tartan and Biblo.thcorists have never
been able to Ignore with impunity. For in
stance. the history of the world fails to show
single instance where colony of Caucus
ans planted within the tropical lines of Can
Ger aud Capricorn ever ilourished, or even
failed to degenerate and become totally ex-
tinct And whilst the African can live
and grow fat here, take him to
Northern localities and the cold
affects him as sousibly as the heat of the
South does the white man. That the equa-
toral sun euervstes the white man is rs well
known fact to Psychologists as that ice is
disastrous to the celored man, or black ami
mai of any kind for that matter. We find
tho white bear in Greenland ard the black
bear in The. United States. The black hog
ilourishes best in the South while the white
one thrives best ia the colder climates. Our
people North and South must learn to accept
these great truths before they determine the
exact status Of the negro, and learn the folly
of constantly trying to reverse the great and
immutable laws o. nature. Ii is certain that
it cannot be accomplished even by prayer,
much less by politica, wit and chlcanery.
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