The morning news., 1889-02-07

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Race Prejudics in the North.
Marion, ILL.,, is disturbed by little war of
races. A finn Of tobacco packers of that
city few days ago employed q large num-
ber of colored men from one of the tobacco
growing states of the south. The presence
of these colorei men in the factory is OBJ
jected to by the white employees. The
co'ored men have been assaulted in their
homes, and have been warned to leave the
factory. They are not disposed to heed the
warning, however, and the probability is
that there will be a serious conflict between
them and the white employees.
There are congressman who insist that
there is no race prejudice in the north, and
Senator Blair. of New Hampshire, in the
Senate the other day said that his state
would welcome colored immigrants from
the south. 1t is probable that the colored
people would not find very warm recep-
tion there A few hundred might not pro-
woke hostility to their race, but if they were
to 90 there by the thousands they would re-
ceive reception that would be far from
pleasant
Senators Blair and Chandler ought to
demand a committee to investigate the
| Marion disturbance. They can hardly in
sist upon Investigations Of race troubles in
the south and neglect to investigate those
IN the north without subjecting themselves
to the charge OF inconsistency Indeed
the chief strength of the position which
they occupy on the race question is that
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the south. If it be true that they are no
better treated in the north than in the
south and there are excellent reasons for
thinking they are not the repu uolcan states
men, who continually assert that the col
ored people are not accorded fair treatment
in the south will have to take much
broader view of the race problem than they
are inclined to do at present.
The truth is the race problem is one in
which the whole country is interested in
having solved. The south is more deeply
interested han the north, because a very
large majority cI the colorei people of the
country are n the southern states. IL all
the colored people In the south could be
evenly distributed throughout the country
the race question would command even
more attention than it does now, because
race conf cts in the north would be much
more frequent than they ever have been in
the south.
The northern people are continually sug-
gesting schemes for the Improvement Of the
colored Heooie in the south, and they i'm
prove every opportunity to condemn Q
southern people for not putting the colored
peop on footing with the white people.
When the colored people 60 among them,
howeve", they do not receive as kind and
just treatment as they received in the south.
The affair at Marion, ILL.,, shows that tue
prejudice agans, the colored people in tie
north is even stronger than it is in the
south.
Mr.. Clarkson, of Iowa, wants to bs a
cabinet member, and he is grumbling at
the prospect that Iowa will not be recog-
nizei in the cabinet. His newspaper, the
state Register, says: "lowa bad a cabinet
officer under LincolH, Grant. Hayes, Gar
field and Arthur, but under Gen. Harrison,
for whom it did more than for any others,
it is TO be without representation Iowa
seems to be greedy. Representation in
every republican cabinet from 1869 to 1854
ought to satisfy her, but 1t is impossible to
satlate republican state with office
The statement telegraphed from Phila-
delphia, the other day, that foreign power
wanted TO buy the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius, had fishy flavor, and it is not cred
tied at the navy department. or course
the vessel coud not be sold to a foreign
power unless this government refused to
accept her. and Secretary Whitney seems
to be well pleased with her. The Washing
ton Critic suggests that her builders, the
Cramps, OF Philadelphia, are trying 10 In
duce the government to accept her without
a trial OF her guns.
Is it not strange that in all this talk Of
southern man for Gen. HArrison's cabinet
no mention has been made OF that we'll
known Louisiana statesman, William Pitt
Kelloggi Is it Gen. Harrison's purpose to
overlook himl They were great friends
when they were in the Senate together.
II Congressman Blanchard does not bestir
himself congress will adjourn before he
gets the river and harbor bill considered.
His haste in getting the bill reported does
no appear to have benefited the blu in the
least.