Iron County register., 1888-12-27

Senator 1nGn11s Peoh hsex,o 3 - 80
lncnpab1A ~ xel1 aov&Sl i6ns. s
Probably from the force 81 hnbIk -
Republican press hoisted the bloo5y
shirt immediately upon = declarukion
made by Congressman Oates ~ AL
bama, the other day, that the only wav
to break tho solid South was 70 elfmi-
nate the negro vote. Il was aInuainR.
however, to observe how quickly tho
ensanguined garment was hauled down
when that typical Kansas ststesman.
John James Ingalls,, stepped up 70
Mr. Oates side and signifed his readi-
ness to back him UP in the statement
For some time Senator Ingalls, has
been an advocate of race separation,
and on one or two occasions expressed
views on this subject that sub
iected him to harsh criticism from his
own party associates. Now that the
election is over, and his opinions can do
no injury to the Republican party, Mr..
Ingalls, talks more freely than he has
heretofore done. He says that he is
satisfied the change from slavery to
freedom, from snbordination to race
equality, has complicated instead of
simplifed the race problem. So far
from solving the fatal problem, the
change has added new elements Of
difficulty and danger. His study of
history has convinced him that it Is
not possible for two distinct races not
Homogeneous to exist upon terms of
practical equality under the same gov
ernment. One or the other must go
to the wall. .The black racs is not
only growing blacker," says Senator
ingalls,. ..but it is increasing numeri-
cally much more rapidly than the
white race. This is q fact of ominous
significance. and adds to the gravity
of the issue.
Speaking of the usual campaign al
legation that the black vote is sup
pressed in the Southern States, or, If
they vote, their ballots are not count
ed, Mr.. Ingalls, is inclined to accept
the truth of it. Yet he is frank enough
| to say that the Southern whites are
sincere in their belief that the negro
race is not capable of self-government.
and that negro supremacy in those
States would result in the degrada-
| tion and destruction of society and the
| State. He is furthermore of opinion
| that if the same conditions ex-
listed in any State north of the
Potomac they would be followed by
| precisely the Same results. The white
| race would maintain it's supremacy,
even though it had to be done by ball
lot suppression. Therefore, he is all
the more convinced of the impossibility
of two such distinct races living to-
gether on terms of exact equality. He
| is satisfied in his own mind that race
| antagonism in the Southern States is q
permanent condition, and that by
reason of their superior intelligence,
wealth and morality the whites must
remain supreme. He, therefore, in the
| interest of the colored man, advocates
speedy race separation, and the col
onizing of the negroes in the West
India islands, along the lowlands OF
Mexico or some place where the re-
| gions and environments would be
fkiendly to the African blood. His
idea is to have the negroes colonized
under the protection of the United
States; that they would be subjects
| of its Government and full sharers Of
its citizenship. and that thus they may
yet accomplish their destiny and fulfill
the prophecy that Ethiopia shall
stretch out its hands to God and re-
1oice Paul Globe