The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-01-14
COlOretl Emigration.
The Kentucky Live Stock Record

The Kentucky Live Stock Record:
One Of the questions to be deci-
ded in the near future of Kentucky
is to get rid Of the redundant color
edpopulation. Ifthe present Leg
islature does not take up the sub
ject, the next win and the present
is an opportune time to commence
its discussion and agitation. The
question of inducing c0l0red emil
grafton from Kentucky is not, in
our opinion, so difficult of salts
factory solution as some think. II
proper sanitary laws are adopted
and enforced in our cities and
towns, for it is here where they do
most congregate, it would net yir-
tually With prohibitory ea'ectupon
the most Objectionable Of this pop
ulation. Most Of the dwelling
places around our cities and towns
inhabited by negroes are in a CON
dition antagonistic to and a menace
| to the health Of the community in
general.
The right of cities and towns to
abate anuismco or one that endau-
gers tho general health Of hepub-
I lie viii not be questioned. In the
consideration Of this question OF
a right of residence too much in
! portance must not be given to the
theoretical principle of right Of
citizenship and asylum to as many
/ persons as may choose to crowd
into q single ncighborhood ol
/ dwelling. In no way can the prin
ciplo of citizenship he stretched
to mean that population Of any
race should be permitted to hoo(
our cities and towns thereby en-
dangering the health Of the gener
al public. Such danger exists II
nearly every city, town and village
in Kentucky; but still the question
remains does the presence OF {
large colored population interfere
with or 10 any great extent injurt
the development and advance
ment of the State.7
The negroes are here here il
Kentucky in such large NUMBER
that they enter into competition
with white labor in the yariou,
walks Of life, and keep the latte,
| from emigrating. into the State
Injured to want, and standing il
need Of few of tic comforts 0
/ life, and animated by none Of thi
ambitions, aims and projects tina
go to make up the sum Of the Whit
races, they contribute little OF
nothing to the wealth of the Com
monwealth by their labor.
These act as a great preventa
tive to white immigration. They
are mere drudges, and by th'
Ilightness of the burden Of thei
personal needs they curtail trad
thereby injnrying the general pros
perity.of the community. Beside
by their presence they displac
the whites and the mechanica
trades are fast falling into thei
hands. This is the case IN Ken
lucky all through the best an
most popnlous portions.
The negro does not seem t
have any inventive faculties, an,
no new enterprises are started b.
them, but they offer them5elve
for lower wages in channels d
ready occupied by the whites
Employers may contend that III
employment Of cheap eol0red labo
is calculated to advance the couI
try IN the same way that the en-
ploymcnt Of labor saving ma
chinery does. But in the liyin
machine there is the element Q
danger, political and moral, con
bined With gross ignorance, an
consideration Of advantage to en-
ployers, should not override tha
Besides the white laborer is
large consumer, while the negr
is not. Employers may take a.
vantage Of this saving, but it is q
the expense fthe state-ofextil
gaiShin the elaims and driYin