Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-16
a Southern Problem.
Chicago Hara,d.


The coIored race and its prospects cEn-
not Isl, to :ake prominent place IN social
discussions OF the Immediate future
Tee negro IS the produc. Of az equatorial
climate. He, by his color, c1nfesses l0Bg
ages OF sio.hful life, where lie being essy
deusuded little more ghs1 the drawing oi
breath and the eating Of nEtUre's bounty
Faithful to his climate, he fssters bes;
on the southern states IL America. His
increase ig rapid, 0eiEg opposed oY none
OF tn ai1dsysacss thSE were plenty in the
African forests. HIS sIoth Is congenitsl
His ignorance is physical II Is altogether
marvel that he hiss advanced to the
mental status now accorded 20 him.
The states OF the north present to him
q climate that would speedily evolve hin
into Industrious and Intelligent Wsye.
But Ss the people CT the north in3tir Give.
iy SHRINK from his presence, he as nslur-
ally recoi!s from the susterities OF theiT
storms Aad fftsts. Although msD, o. al
mammals, most readily uCjusts himself
to ten perature and air currents, the ne
ego, from is descent. has least OF t1ia
accommodating power. BE will stEy
The south, both because southern people
treat hin without horror and because he
regards the h0Tdghips Of northern winters
with IeIr and the hests Ct the gu / with
satisfaction.
IN the uor{h the negro problem would
be esEier than in the south. Tie EECa
would increase more slowly. Industry
would render 1t more intelligent. Bui
the problem is NO. northern ere.
Ths negro Is in the south. His tIiCe
hqs wsxed ia numbers to seven milliors
Brought hitheT 10 serve the cppIesscrsi
he lives TO disEurb the dTeams Ct tha op
pregeoTs' hairs. So long as southern suus
sre hot ard existence is eaay he will pu'
MS life force to that growth which pest
famine, end petty warfare took from (,
in Ethiop. l. is Emerson who says each
acorn is al toresis; each man is ell bis
tory. So, il his sense OF possibilities
all that Libys could hsve been, the sevsG
| milIous, guarded sDd housed By CAuca-
sian wit, msy nov become.
This question mus! be met by sts2es
meE. II will Sc seized By politicians. I
VII gEou until politicians, Ike Cppres-
| 50 of the past, will trembie in the pres
ence OF the genie they have unbottled
| The Herald, taxing a. optimistic view
hts eGid that, II Iefs alone. the rscsL
would find o peaceful settlement, snc
such prospect is the only thing TO bt
looked for iu reason. The seven millions
" Il not be killed. Afi.I any sort Of brb.
bub, they would still De present. 4 TScia,
adjustment is inevitable. The rortherpel
viii not presently lcsa his repGglapce
| CT his blood a too cold.
TIE races of men which dwell n n:
southern heats must fI the matter. Tht
Roman slave could becowe free, bu
could rot held otics. Ina freemau's sol
could not ss 2ire 10 s seEt 10 the Senate
But sitor csrtain probation Cf gsaers-
tiozs the taiat CT Flsysry departed, anC
IN descendant might aspire to be en-
psror.
This probation Of generations has be-
gun in tas south. X IS necessity ot shC
S,tustion. II is,the justice CT the ages
and, above 81, it Is msttsr with EEici
the northern mlnd-psFticGlsri7 tie nsr'
row YANKEE intsliec.-is naturally IN
fitted TO deal.