Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06


Caucasian people here, over whom We
have assumed protection, TO whom We
propose TO give enlighlment and knowl
! edge, until we have made some di.nosi.
tion Of them. or Incorporated them 40
! firmly into the body.politic that we need
apprehend no disturbance from them in
the future, do not think that We
should try another experiment with a
race quite as dissimlar, with an older
| civilization, surrounded by caste. by
| prejudice, spenking in d foreign tongue,
who refuse To a-similate in any rc.i,.ct
with IA, and are no part Of the body
polite, and who never will bc and in.
a-much as the portion Of our people
where they live do not want them and
are wroufed aud injured by their pre-.
ence, II Is the part OF justice TO- our
/ state and the assertion Oi our soyer-
eighty, independent Of sentiment and
in harmony with our Interests, to ex.
! ciude them.
Ar. Speaker, there were before the
war ailinilies between the negro man
and Ia" white man in the South which
We have never understood at the North.
/ The white man A. the South would be-
the ompanioH Of the negro, admit h m
to his house, join in hi- pleasure. find
satisfaction ia his society. because be.
tween the white man and the black
/ ulan the law raI-ed a distinction, broad.
/ distinct, well known aud understood by
both. With us IN the North the dis
, Junction between the white man and
the black was only a social distinction,
and It remains a social distinction still.
/ and the distinction between the races
has not been broken 10y the ballot. II
the negro man of the South, having
/ been raised to an equality with the
/ white man, !. TO be advanced hy that
/ equality to higher plane OF civilization
! aud learning; II he .. 10 learn the duty
/ oi obedience TO the Government, Of the
support of ils Laws, and through the
/ blessings Of freedom and equality, the
| white man 81 the South is his proper
I teacher. because between the white man
OF the South and the negro man Of the
! south there are friendships aud niii.Ia
| uous which are not understood 10 the
/ North; and have failed TO understand
/ the character Of the Southern white
| man If he u not inclined to make the
! most OF the negro race that be can. and
/ surely inspifei by the siliuIiic. OF which
/ have spoken the colorcd man Of the
| South viii find in the white man hi.
/ ira" friend. II Il j. not hi- sentiment.
! lt Is his interest. And. sir. with the
! knowledge, the satisfactory knoNleisp,
/ that the intellectual stature Of the ne.
! gro man has been improved by his con
! dItIon oi freedom, aud without apUfe.
l tensions OF disturbance from that elc.
4 meut IN the near future, ! am inspired
Z 10y the hope that ell that j. expected by
| the hicue-t and most eGpausIye ybIiat.-
/ ,hropy will be accomplished IN that
hitherto degraded and unhappy people.
have said, Mr. Speaker, that it is a
| common and favoritc topic, however
| sincere, to speak Of labor. aud very
much has been said Of IT, powers and
ITS demands for just protection 10y aud
/ through the Government Tins GOV.
eminent should give protection TO the
! lsboring classes ia any enactment Of
/ this Congress. The ohiec; of previous
| legislation has generally been the pro
teclion Of capital, and the protection Of
| their interests the incident SIR, We
| have gwen away empires TO corpora
! tious We raise subsidies. We extend
| the credit Of our Government 10 assist
centralized snd incorporated capital.
/ and we protect the products Of our owu
ingenuity sud industry 10y imposing du.
| ties on foreign competition when We
| raise revenue. Of that | do not com.
/ plain, because ! know capital offers en-
! tefpriscs ia which labor will find EN-
ployment aud pay. And, cir, II the
/ centralizaiion OF power and Of capital,
which | must not think that American
| citizens look upon with satisfaction for
I the future Of this country. aud II we do
not direct the legislation made TO the
| protection Of sll classes engaged in and
necessary 90 develop our resources iu
which capital IL invited to active en-.
| ploymeut We fail in our duty. There
| should be perfect harmony between
1 capital and lahoT. One Is dependent
| upon the other and 1t must be Temem
tered that capital IL much more able 10
! take care OF the interest Of capital than
labor can be Of labor Independently
Of the Government there ls scarcely in
this conutry any of the enterprises or
avenues through which capital find it,
direction and employs labor where
there are not combinations 10 regulate
the supply and demand, provide for
markets, and sometimes, | regret to
say, FIX the price Of wages.
When incorporated companies or as
sociated cal ital can combine TO estab
lish prices Of production or carriage or
the value Of labor, or at their pleasure
or convenience fix the value Of the pro
duciions OF the farm or the price which
shall be paid for the products in our
markets or needed in the prosecution
of their business, IL is not strange. in.
deed, that we are often disturbed by
the restlessness of laborers. My learn
ed and eloquent friend from Mississippi |
read in the course of his remarks re. |
port made Of farm OF thirty thousand |
acres in California, where Cinnamon |
were employed. in which il was stated |
that they we're patient aud obedient |
workmen and in no danger of strikes
aud that no doubt is the testimony oil |
men who employ them, and il is true