The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-26
NEGROES NEED NOT FEAR.
Some Sparks from Sunny South
land.

SALT LAKEsCITY, November 25, 1884.
Editors Herald:
What means the persistency of the
Republicans in waving again the
bloody Shirt" With poor Oliver P.
Morton was that vile instrument buried
and We after his demise, expected to
hear OF itho more. We notice that the
plumed Knight is III receipt of kilograms
from sammy southland, the purport of
whichare that the negro is fearful of
becoElng enslaved by Democracy. We
canaot forbear a line on this matter,
for we are of southern birth, and
oar parents were slaYe-oWnerS prior to
1865. Let US compare the ne gro and
southern prosperity of ante dettum DAYS
with that of to-day. In the first place
the slaVe-Owner had TO clothe, feed and
procure medical attendance for the
negro, if necessary. Under the then
existing slave laws the planter was COM
PEELED to look after his slaves wants
The slaves were, with few exceptions,
extremely indolent and consequentlv
cost more than their labor produced
Though southern we entertain no enmity
against the Yanks for freeing the negro.
Prosperity never dawned on us during
the days of slavery. for the planter
lived then too extravagantly and many
far beyond their means. OF cour-e e,
imediately after the struggle we were in
an impoverished condition. Our young
men knew not how to manage our large
cotton or sugar planta tons; nothing
daunted them, however, and to-day we
are prosperous and wealthy. Cotton,
commercially, is king, and the southern
States produce 1t. Rice, corn. tobacco
and sugar can be produced with sue
cess without negro labor. At the pre-
sent wages, say from SIS to $50 per
month and board, the southern planter
can work his large plantation cheaper
and with more success than he did or
could do with slaves. We do not care
to be burdened with them again. Prior
to Lincoln STANDARDIZATION proclamation
our penitentiaries had but few inmates,
but now they are crowded, and in
several instances an additional pen"
has been built. The reason: is soon
known, when we tell yoI majority or
those wearing the striped uniform are;
of the colored persuasion.
Fear not, We men of color, for De-
mOcracy VIII never harm you, as long
as you remain law-abiding citizens.
Violate the law, then you must suffer,
for we Democrats will unreservedly and
without fear see that the laws are OBJ
served. President-elect Cleveland's wise.
remarks in this particular have thrown
damper on the notorious political
tricksters' schemes. Why, sirs, often
times negroes have told us that
they were far better off in
slavery than now, but rest assured
we southerners want them not Those
evil-minded politicians who have wired
Blaine, have evidently been reading
Uncle Toms Cabin" or some other
lying book, prejudicial to the south and
the staunch Democratic element in it.
They desire to open again the breach;
cause, if possible, another conflict E.
tween the blue and the grey; but they
are going about it very unwisely. The
country will be justly governed. With
Cleveland as President, Hendricks as
Vice President, and the file filed with
such able statesmen and diplomats as
Carlisle, Bayard, Randall Morrison,
WattersOn, Beck and others, we are not
in the least fearful. Davy Crockett. the
hero martyr of the Alamo, in the strug-
gle for Texan independence in 1885.
sagely remarked: "Be sure you are
right; then go ahead" We know we
are right, and go ahead we will.
DEMOCRAT.