The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-12
HUM BUG.

The idea that oil mon were created
In brotherhood Ii humbug' When
ono OF thsso sentlmentalists getS on
his high horse and talks about the
fatherhood Of God and the brother
hood Of man put him down as an idl-
OF. Ged never intended ioferloi
blood TO mix with superior blood and
improve the race. II cannot be done.
George Comb, the great phrenoleglst
said II Indians were 10 be Chrl-tIan.
lied their skulls had to DO changed
altogether. The experience of the
Christian would on this polnt show
this TO be tr no. After Christians have
been among Indians for three.hun.
dred years with their iittle tracks
and rcd-aannell shirts" have there
been three hundred Indians found
that n Christian would have conf.
dence In? BY fear or cupidIty In.
dians have beer, and are, governed,
but never by the Christian graces.
When a brother Christian unites
with an individual Of an inferior race
there Is a physical arrangement
that fellows In the offspring. The
race Is sure TO run out In both cases.
II has been tried In every latitude.
II was tried with the Esquimaux that
were taken To t1e Eastern States and
failed, and the SplnIards that mixed
with the Central and South American
slaves disappeared In a more deSplca.
bic race. We are like George Comb,
II every heather or race that IL natur
ally becoming extinct by tho great
fitness Of things Is TO be the special
object Of our religion, caro- aud con
slant attention give Us some with
different skulls from the Chinese and
oihers--of like class. Every one
Of thcoe Inferior races will learn
10 rat out Christian and that Is all
they will learn. The conduct OF these
sentimentalists IL enough TO shsck a
Christians faith In the works OF the
Deity himself The true worker in
advancing moral ideas builds up, he
does not 20 dowa t., to. low csl
beastialily In mll fr companion
ship. That kird uf hr,dhrrhoOd oi
man would ~ Ike Dig -Irk. Ii l. n
wonder that II does moi ricken the
modern rcfurrner. II ths-e Eastern
"Aminadab Slseks' will Insist OIL Us
Ing the power Of the government 10
experiment on heaihens aud the low
est types Of men al that, At the ex
pense OF our wage class there Is hu
one course 10 pursue. First try AMI
make laws for self-proiectiDn. During
the entire war Of the rebellion the
Republicans At first stated that thu
war was not isstit Ited 10 destroy
or Interfere with the rights nf States
but Democrats knew better. As sooI
AS war was declared Democrats knew
that slavery had 10 go. Aud wheI
Republicans got TO be honest enough
admit II they instituted a compar
son between tho Irish and negroe:
by contrasting the Irish with the ma
groes hoping that the prejudice the!
would get up over the Irish woul,
excuse their pretended love for tn
negro. Harper's Weekly Magazin
caricatured the Irish In a most out
rageous manner as beasts, Democrat
and Catholics. Nothing was NOR,
shameful than this Republican abus
OF down.trodden people. 1t had II
effect and iD many parts Of the coun
try Democrats were supposed to b.
Irish thus described. The disgrac,
was made national and effective
After all, the Irish had no real politi
cal friends but the Democrats, ant
the negro no better treatment from
any other source. The same gam'
Is starting up to idolize the Mongol
ian. We may lock for thes,
caricatures in which the Chinamcl
will be put forth as the superior man
above the Irish, or Israelites. This l
the Republican dodge and it will
come with great certainty. The ret
aad copper c0lored races will vote !
they neglect their werk. There Is
great principle involved In this elec
tion and every voter should conside
well. Already this carIcature worl
is going on in the East by the Reput
linau p,aas