The Washington bee., 1888-12-08

not say so in so many set words,
but he substantially admits that In
spite of the persuasive eloquence
of the shot gun the negro in
South, will vote and with a persis-
tency worthy OF a better cause in
sist on having that vote counted.
Any one with half an eye, can see
that continuance of that sort of
affairs must inevitably work the f.
nal and complete ruin of the South,
and the Col. with a foresight only
equalled by his zeal calls on all pa
triots of his ilk to help him save
the South, and will they flock to
to his standard that has on it the
legend "LOtal elimination Oh yes !
they will come up from the cross
road groceries i'll legand to assist
the saving OF the S,uth. And this is
the ultimate whole of the gallant
Co.'s fOnGest hopes. The utopia for
whose sunny banks he has set sail.
Will he ever reach the desired
heaven? Will his eyes ever see, or
his heart ever conceive the full fru-
itiOn of the s'tOtal elimination po-
llcy? Did Moses ever enjoy the
promised land? Did Jason, find the
golden fleece? Did the Spanish adj
ventures ever find the fountain of
eternal youth? Have the Alchem-
ist, who for ages sought the
means by which the baser metals
could be converted into gold ever
succeeded? Has the author of the
Junius letters or the beautiful snow
ever been found?
Will Kelly's, motor ever mote?
Will Belya Lockwood, ever occu-
py tie luxurious chair in the
white house? Will DR.. Mary Walk
er, ever dOff her masculine attire
and arrayherself in skirts, bustle,
and etc? Will VIM. Ochiltree, Eli
Perkins, or Joe MulhaltOn, ever
tell the truth? Will Virgins, ever
make a correct representation of
the weather? When these with ma
NY other improbable things, come
to pass then will Col. Oats, see
the American negro diSfraUchis-
ed s'l am not an enemy of the ne
gro" says the Col, oh no, not he, he
loves them with a passionate devO-
ton unknown to common place
mOrtals. He loves them so, that if
that if he had the arms of a collo-
sus, he would gather them all in
his embrace.
''They a. e essential and we want then
to remain with us" OF course you do.
Nobody doubts that. They are invaIua-
lie !leld hands, house servants; to build
| your cities, towns aud railroads. They
are simply priceless as automIlic ma
chimes, with eyes taat see not, ears that
! hea not, tongues tn It speak OF, with no
will nor feeling sIye that of the mast or
| and operator, TO come and 20 as the Col,
may please to direct. To give up once
and forever the insane idea of bring q
Tree American citizen. In this delightful
cond ton the Col, wants them, no others
need apply. One other ph ase of tn ne
gro question that is p rpetual bete noir
scion of Southern ChIvalry that is, Ne Zro
Supremacy, or as the Atlanta cOnstitu-
sioD delights to term it, negro denOmins-
ton. This spec,re haunts the Col, by
night and walks at his side by day, it
sits, an unviteJ guest at his board and
like BanquOs. ghost will not down at his
bding. Truly Col. Oats, is a man to
be pitied. Whit with his ''tOtal elimin l.
ton" scheme demanding instant att t;n-
on, the solid South giving away, and a.
bout 10 be preeipitated into a yawning
gulf, and to cap the climax negro dOai-
nation source booming up in the back
grounds, never was the Mariner, tortured
like him. Ii tile Col, could have been
persuaded to take off his gangreue spect-
a;les for brief spell he would see how
groundless are his fears, if for moment
he could h IKE himself loose from the
traditions OF the old region he might see
that this aye has nothing in common with
ante bellum days. He W 'uld See how fool
ish is his fear OF Negro domination, how
utterly absurd and childish his "tOtal eli
minatiOn" policy.
Frank Franklin.