The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-04-05

teacher to teach his. That model |
Kansas does not want mixed schools |
was more than manifested by the |
actions of her recent legislatiYsnas- |
sembly.. But individual instances |
might be multiplied indefinitely. Suf-
flee it to say that everything points
to the inevitable conclusion that the
social status of the two races III the
two sections of the country, is essen
TALLY the same, and if that were the
only thing to be considered one may
as we'll be there as here.
AS regards the second point, the
political view of the question, am
becoming more aud more convinced
as time goes on, that we, as race
are making ourselves ridiculous by
our anxiety as 10 who is at the head
of this government. As to the charge
that in many sections of the South
the freedom of the ballot is denied TO
/ us, shall neither attempt TO palllate
nor deny: but the difference between
that section aud this consists simply
in this: There you must vote for a
Democrat or not st all; here you must
vote for white man or not at all. Do
you reply that there are striking ex-
ceptious TO The rule that | have laid
down for the North? The same is
true of the South, There are sections
OF the South where both speech and
ballot are as free aud untrammeled as
they are here in ktnsas. In most
things, so far as regards the relations
of the two races, Texas Is far In al
vance of the other southern states;
and | speak from certain knowledge
when | say that, of that state. the
word-pictures portrayed in northern
journals are excessively overdrawn.
Bur word more as regards the
South generally. Aud here again
revert to that same conversation that
| referred to above. This same poll
tician of considerable local celebrity
said to me that if our people could
rid themselves of the idea that they
are of necessity Republicans, because
they are black aud would adopt them
selves TO circumstances just as white
men do their condition, would be faI
better and within a very short time
A white man comes to Kansas and he
> is Republican; he goes TO Missouri
or Georgia and he is a Democrat. Ht
is, in manufacturing state. pro-
. tectionist; in al agricultural state, 1
freetrld Besides" said he, "yoI
all hold tenaciously to the idea tina
the Republican party set you fre'
when you were freed by force of cir
> cumstances, !" THE war, said he, wa
inevitable and with it slavery had Il
90 and the Republican party hap
pened to be in power at that time"
), claim not to have quoted his exac
words, but have given faithfully tn
substance of his talk. But you sa
at once: That man was Democrat
;, 1t would seem so; but all the while h
" as saying this aud a great deal NOR
(which space forbids, he was at specis
pains to emphasize the fact that he
a Republican after "the mos. straight
est sec.;;" and am we'll aware tina
he does act aud vote with the Reput
, licsn party.
In The South the Negro is kept OF
r. of office by force of arms; III I'll
il North by force of the ballot. Wher'
At in lies the difference so far as bis pc
litical prestige is concerne8I
N The foreigner, with all bis symp'
,r thies still running toward bis fathe
in land. yet unable TO understand 81
i. gle word of English, has scarcely =
a. foot upon American soil ere he hi
= been naturalized aud hence 3 fact'
Ie of very great Importance in polite
o. campaigns; but the dusky son of A
ce RIGA. W hose brawny arm has ever be-
found in the vanguard of siYiliz
re TONS march clearing away the fore'
!, whose same arm 1t was that rose
70 the fateful hour, struck treason dun
go aud cemented the broken fragmen
20 of this "grandest government
r.. earth" immoYAbly together, l. ?
vn IItical nodentity, or at best, rae
i tool used for the advancement OF pa
I'm " purposes.
i,e Go into a cons entiOn. county, sti
On or national. spring the word IRIS
a. aud an Irish plank At once appears
NJ the platform; say German" aud Il
me islation favorable 10 German lntere
Ia j. At once guaranteed Aud %
sis might % on down the lit until
M reach the Negro. lie il always Il
an Spring that word, and what 10 the
4 ..Tua.7 s&Ha IL u Republican heeAt