Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-17
THE NEGRO A FAILURE.
Prof. Whites Advocacy of New South
ern PeaaHutry.
Prom me August tGa.J Chronicle.

Fran ne AUGUSTA tGa.) Chronicle.
Prof. Ii. z. White, occupying the chair
of Chemistry and Agricultural Science az
the University of Georgia, has been
among Augustus most appreciated guests
tue past week.
He lad just returned from the meeting
Of State farmers in Columbus, where hts
striking address upon the subject OF i'm
proving labor IN the South has developed
much comment in new and improved
direction.
The Chronicle sought out Prof. White
while IN Augusta, not only on account OF
his genial and engaging manners. but for
his bold aud practical ideas. Prof. While
is a man who adOrn5 any sphere in life
and who leaves the impress Of scholar
and practical worker upon everything he
touches.
The ChrRtcle asked the Professor about
bis address in Columbus, in which he
showed up the negro, as a failure as q
skilled labOrer, aud declared the unit
ness OF the class Tor peasautry.
AS the Chronicles has already noticed,
Prof. White, on the labor question SAID
that the great necessity of Georgia was a
peasautry. WHAT he means by a peasantry
rs intelligent and scientific labOEers, such
as France, England, and even down.
trodden Ireland have, He had nothing Co
say against the negro, but IL wac we'll
known TACT that he is incapable OF receiV-
ing ecientlhc instruction. La discussing
this subject ne knew ne WAS laying him
self open to rticisn, but the labor ques-
tiOu is the most important to the Georgia
farmer.
"well," said Professor White, l took
THIS ground:
"Here We nave a State OF fine climate,
With soil aa' urally good aud suscepti-
Die OF greater improvement, but the
country Is absolutely without peasan-
try. The people who occupy the rank Of
peasants are an ignorant, shiftless class,
seemingly not DESTROYS OF seif-sdvance-
ment.o
''rhere is among them low state OF
morality and little disposition to acquire
property, nor are they susceptible of that
framing which enable them to work our
land 10 the best advantage"
Our country cannot be improved
without good labor, educated labor and
skilled labor. In thinking over the
whole matter | have made bold TO inquire
whether or not the lack OF d saying, mid
die class is not the weak point in our
Southern system, and whether or not the
labor dir 3ulty is not 1T the bottom OF
all cur lroublew
"What is your solution, professor
your formula!"
''This, Of course. leads us to hunt for
the remedy. commended:
1. We must live Independently of this
class OF labor by cultivating ourselves
small areas. This leads to intensive farm
ing.
,. This or course means scientific farm
ing. We must educate the rising genera
ton Of whites so that they may under
stand scientific agriculture. Our State
scientific and agricultural schools must
be built up and fOstered. The same is
true of the mechanic arts, and this is
where our chronological schools must
come in, 10 raise up young mechanics ana
train Southern labor.
"Hhis system OF thoroughly cultiYating
small farms Will leave a large amount OF
unoccupied and uncultiyated land
larger than now remains. Now, to make
a country prosperous and to increase our
present population, ana In order that this
prosperity may come before the negro
succeeds in ruling or running this coun.
try, we must work for immigration. That
is our only hope"
"What is your specific plant 20
81 think the State, the railroads, and
associations OF individuals should unite
in advancing the interests Of the State in
the North and West, and IN Europe,
where thousands of immigrants and
thousands OF settlers are seeking homes
and would come South II the matter was
properly presented TO them"
"rhe idea is not 20 pay people 10 come
South, but we can advertise and encour-
age them 10 come South. An apprOpria-
tion OF $1,000 year would be sufficient TO
publish pamphlets and distribute them.
even employing an agent TO look after
Ge0rgia's interests abroad.
"What a great thing, for instance,
would IL be for the Central railroad 10 en-
ploy agents TO induce immigrants TO ser
tie along the lines OF its road. Ii would
pay them an hundred fold by building up
their country and developing their prop
erry in every way"