San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-15
AFRAID OF MISCEGENATION.

AFRAID OF MISCEGENATION.
The Brennan Banner charges the
Chicago Times with being the apostle
Of miscegenation and desoourses some
what readily concerning the subject in
general. The Banner says:
"rhe Chicago Times appears as an
apostle of miscegenatiOn. Despalring
OF civilizing the Indians, it advocates
the intermarrisge between them and
whites, and says that 1t will be much
easier to educate and civilize the half
breeds. 1t is notorious fact that where
any persons Of distinctly different races
intermarry. all OF the bad, vicious quail
ties and defects of the two are inherited
by the offspring. Miscegenstion,
whether 1t be a Caucasian with Mon
golian, Malayan or African, should for
ever be prohi bited and discouraged"
This question is one for the ethnolo-
gist rather than for the daily journalist,
who has little time to devote to a sub
ieot so sbstruse, and which involves SO
much that lies far below the surface of
things ordinarily considered. There Is
no doubt, however, that a superficial
view Of the subject leads one to the con-
clusiOn that the temperament, mental
and moral characteristics, and physical
conformation OF the several races point
to radical differences which are not like
ly TO assimilate advantageously in the
close relations Of marriage. There does
seem to be a natural repugnance to such
marriages among the best individuals
OF every race and mixed marriages are
not desired by them. The best Indian
families in no sense feel latter
ed by a marriage with white people.
The same is true of the most intelligent
and sensible cOlored people. The present
condition of the col0red population of
the south shows this. There are fe wer
mulstoes and Qusdroons in proportion
to population among the colored people
of the United States than there was at
the breaking out of the war. proving
that the colored race II left to itself does
not desire intermarriage with the white
race. Half-breeds the world over are
proverbisl for their treachery, cunning
and lack of real feeling. They are crurl,
vindictive and jealous. The superior
race gives tn em the mental quality by
which they quicken every perception OF
their lower nature and grow vicious as
they grow civilized. The whole ques-
ton of mixed races is yet to receive it's
Intelligent treatment at the hands of
humanity. Governments must take cog
nizance of the question. The American
government has, In preventing the inter-
marriage OF whites and colored people,
but the intermarriage of Indians and
Chinese and Japanese with white Is
permitted, and is to the full as much to
be deprecated as the intermarriage
of whites and Africans. Prejudice
stands sponsor for the prohibition now,
but 1t Is greatly to be desired that an
intelligent commission of instructed
ethnologists should pass upon the whole
question and give the results Of their OBJ
servation and conclusions. When this
is done the LIGHT thinks that mixed
marriages would be forbidden every
where, and only the individuals of the
same distinct race permitted to inter-
mingle their blood. To say that the
proper and intelligent breeding of human
beings is a Legitimate subject of human
legislation may sound strange to many
ears today, is no doubt true, but il will
sound more strange one hundred years
hence to read how so important and
obvious duty of society was neglected
in this year of grace one Thousand eight
hundred end eighty-eight.
ARTHUR says the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers must win the fight or