St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-21
HOW THE SOUTHERN CUES.
TON CAN BE SETTLED.

TON CAN BE SETTLED.
iLouisiana Review
Twenty three years ago the Repub-
lican party forced upon the South
the e0nstii utiOnsl amendments
which gave the bsllo, to the negro
and proclaimed his equality with
the white man by forb'dd ng the
Slate from restricting outrage N
account Of race or color.
Despite the assistance Of the
military power Of the national gov
eminent AMI tho support of the
Republican party. the negro has
been unable TO maintain the position
that was given him hy tl,e~s o..
croach'nents npnn the right Of tia
people Of ssch State t. govern
themselves. and il ',as c.,me to pass
THAT tne v. y political over that
the Republican patty expected to
WELD for its psrpetuas:Un through,
The ne.rO bss l.eeM turned against j,
by tho superior intelligence and do
termination IT the whites
M~a"~ lille. the S0uth haa b-en
the chi.f sufferer irOr ih- vindict,v..
exs"r,"a-"' imp ....s urH" il in the
hour "s it's def.ns s"i humiliation
It b :. nS est-d sur :. ~ ! ri
in tnrn"il md uncertainty, and
oOmpel'ed the white people to fore
=" vi differences upon other qnss-
ti0ns il the presenc- Of . situation
without precedent in the world
history.
The Repnl'licsu party. unior tn
natsly for .he Sont.,. the country
1t large and the negro himself.
thus far, has l,s.en unable to arrive
1t : true appreciation u the si.u.
tion. and it has viewed the lung
struggle u the Southern pe"ple a.
nplsoiI their civilissiion ant de.
fsnd their yital interests, - des-
picaOle effort to gain political pow.
or in the national government.
Hence. to this late DAY. the voice
Of so,ns of i,s l~xti~r. can st,ll be
heard urging = return 70 the brutal
power Of tie bsYonst 70 c.,snp~l the
white pe..rle Of the South to sul..
mit 4, the .,di"us rule at the nsgr..
aud b. th- -lHsliatis,m AID g~s.srni
Decentralization that w.,nld again
onsuo.
We believe that the time has c.,me
for the Soathsr" ,'sopl, to define
cleari, thei, lDs'ti0n before the
c.,un,ry. The v to man ana the
n"g'o cannot i've quietly together
on t-rms q political and social
.Qnal,'y. The firss. from the days
~ the ,nde snd unisttered pioneers.
III. c1sa,oss ot this great republic,
bsve been trained in the morality
sua higher insiiacts Of civilization.
and - an intelligent and patriotic
exercise Oi the duties Of the citizen.
Tue negro. with compsrntivsl.
lew exceptions. nas been found ut
;-rly d.6cisnt I" these attributes.
and education seldom @Akss any.
thing elise ii him than an imtenre
mater III the white man and poo
fsssi0n.i politician Of the worst
type
Uader these circumstances il 10
folly to advocate restrictions npon
suffrage lsased upon imdiscri,ninats
educational qualifications for the
Of the equality Of the two
r.css - still maintained in that
proposition. which would place the
nnlsttersd white man on the same
Lowell - the unlettered negrOl
The loss Of representation in
Congress or in the Electoral Col
lege sinks into insigni6osncs when
70 the necessity Of rsscu-
iug our Southern States iron tho
situation that negro sat.
Etage hes nads.
The right Of The States 70 regn-
|ate sa6fags. u.fsttsrsd BY the 70
Dtsictioas relative - rnco " color.
Dhcald be rsstored 10 them. aud in !
,ar opinion. our representatives in |
Congress should b. instructed tot
this request before that
,Ody. and 70 prove that il 10 not
By : pitiial thirst for po-
itic.i power. il SHOULD " oosplsd |
sith ths ps0positsoa tkst H. repre-
q the 6si1is shall here
lftsr be - ss,i ~ aPoe papeiAgisa.
~ spss ~ ssssb~ e qss8 ~
Ieews u lhs sas,Uss Staeea !
We belioss Ghae ~ 0ootkeruS
laaeioa 60 - seeelod il tAak way,
shich = ~ tL0gSagh accord wstA
- True s(srs ssd sxus PsioG Asss
'pss seish thas UesvsasDss1 w..
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