The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-06
TIE EXODUS.
The Reyulsi0n Of Sentiment In
Kansas on the Exodus
Question.
rtnw the immigration Of Negroes Into
the state Has Affected White
I.abor-Ita Infect on
Politics.
t(lor. N. Y. sun.l

tCor. N. Y. Hnn.l
taYrsuM GREER. Kan. Feb al have Just
rsturped from trip 10 Topeka. While there
/ ~ the refugee negroes. The majority Of
tina citizens Of Topeka are strongly opposed
81 THE influx Of poverty stricken blacks from
sha Eoutbern states. In the case Of negro
s,nisrants having sufficient money 10 buy or
rant farm and 60 10 work FOR themselves.
no unfriendly sentiments are Expressed ~
any except the most ignorant Of the white
napnle. In the case Of the pauper blacks.
openly expressed hostility is general.
1he prevailing feeling IL the State to-day
Ii strongly against the blach 'm 4. y. ..1s
siisiiks to work on farms. The ISOLATION Ct
sasm l,fa u tiistaeteful To them. They Wish
Il, herd together - the towns, 90 LOAF. 70 be
ia. clot he'd, and sheltered NJ the expense Of
tRe public. They care nothing iof to-mor-
rnS. Tho women are the bread winners.
They waah, iron, work BY the day where ex-
fra halp Ia needed. and 30 On.
fshs feeling among the working people Of
KAnaaa, who arc brought intp. coinpetltluD
trrly hostile They Justly complain that
they cAnpot compete with labor that Ia fed.
ssit,thei and sheltered by charity, while they
ara required to feed cethe and shelter them
saivee and families with tho money they re-
al for work. One working man Hald to me-
ssft IN all very well To talk Of cheap labor.
Ns,e how IL has affected me- ! waa working
for 4 dollar a day: ~ negro took my place for
ATTY cents day. He worked two days. An
other took ala place AM worked three. then
another took hold. They were working for
ef,nud,u9 money only, ~ they we're fed at
the bnrracks. have my family to support,
/ cannot do II on fifty eenta day." He Oh
lection was sound. It s as unfair to ask
white labor 70 compete With black labor , thai
u,,nnrta with convict labor. None Of the
white lAborera about Topeka would alnch
ftpm CON petinR with the refugee negroes Il
the blacks were required to earn their food
4 the d y snpplle,n, M h s.s,h, 'ha hay!
arc right. Tho tender-heartad people wht
are "a literally supplying the Topeka bar.
rack negroes with iood aud clothing are. M.
knowingly. ,ptlletlng great Injury upon tlt
white laburetH ~ Kansas.
The negroes are living IN barracks and
huta In North Topeka, Two little towns
have been built--one called Redmanvlllc. the
other Tennessee Town. The property nd.
Joining these towns has greatly deprecated
la value. One gentleman told me he owned
= piece of real property that before the negrt
axt,i,a he valued nc $4,000; now he would
gladly part with II for $4,000. Hs believed
tho evil to be n permanent one The bar.
racka aud huta, having been nn,lt. would. ~
Myk
nrur,Na until the buildings are burned by
The barracks are aituated nj the side Of the
railroad track. Redmanvtlle Ia on the north.
ern edge Of u cornlield.u Acroaa THO Held. y
the south a fringe Of timber marks tht
rivers course. About quarter ST . mile
cart OF the barracks In y creek or slough
Heavy, wall.beatan paths lead from tho bar
racks 10 thls water. When Waited the plac,
negro men and women were slowly walking
mttA II. fhNatA nulhg CARRYING nails
water, or In pairs simply idling the time
away. Al the barracks the air quiveret
with laughter. Groups of negroes sat sntl.
ming themselves In the hot s,ln. Some
were dancing, others amusing themaelvet
by teaching tricks to ,doga. There
wrrc little dogs, middle-sized dose,
biz dogs, yellow. white. black,
spotted. and hrindle dogs. smooth dogs, and
come with stub tails. all of one breed the cur
I was astonished at the generosity of the
subscribers to the exodust fund. To feed
Clothe aud shelter the poor. outraged negroes
who fed from the brutality OF the Southern
land, IL charitable TO cheerfulIy feed a
drove OF NANCY animals, so IA to keep
the outraged ones from hrootsng over
the wrongs they have endured by giving
their minds occupation In teaching tricks
10 ours, Is an unparalleled act OF generoai-
Up on his launches. balancing bit Of hoe.
cake on his nose. and at tho command Oar
now tossing It Into the air and catching II
a ID fell. attracted my attention. felt that
the negro was progressing IN civilization
white man situated o. this ,,. negro q, WI "
would have gone crazy on realizing MS Do
graduation ma n penaioncr Oh public charity
The negro sat III the sun, happy aud con-
tented. aud taught . hob-tailed cur tricks.
was told by a prominent lawyer o.
Topeka, that he did not know OF single ~.
stance III Ave years Of a negro being arrested
for yagrancy: but that white men
were constantly arrested as Migrants
and sent to the rock, pile:" that sinct
the influx or the blacks. tho number Of white
men arrested for vaxrancy has Increased. the
vagrancy being caused by the undercyttlna
IN wages. repeat, and was assured II was
the truth, that Tor tlve years not u negro has
been arrested In Topeka as a vaKrant, yet tn,
sidewalks are now daily lined with blacl
Migrants.
The change In political feeling among no
only the workinNmen, but property owners
"a great. Many men living In tho countr.
about Topeka, who have always voted tn
Republican ticket will. at the next election
vote against the party that started this ex
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