Homer guardian., 1889-05-17
White Supremacy.

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white men. In it's struggle for
independence tho first confedera.
tion Of thirteen colonies did not
call IN an inferior enslaved race
for aid, but the whites fought and
worked out their own destinies.
So through all the progressive steps
of government, all of its advances
in peace, all the strides ofinyention
of its people, all it's financial, social
and political legislation, and all
its wars, to the time of the great
civil conflict, the white race still
guided the fate of the nation and
led 1t to greatness, in the con-
sciousness Of it's own superiority,
refusing to invoke the assistance
Of a subordinate race in the
establishment OF national prestige
and power.
AS an outcome Of political
convulsion, through which the
government emerged after four
fierce years of var, through a
fatal and fanaitical error done in
the hate and anger that followed
the terrible conflict, the inferior
race was clothed with the fall
power Of citizenship, and allowed
to take part in the direction Of
government which was the product
Of white courage and white civil.
ization. The men of that race had
done nothing to found it, nothing
to lead it up to greatness. Yet
they were deemed by Republican
leaders as more worthy ofrule in
large portion of the country than
men of the race who had won it's
liberty and made its history.
It's useless for us to repeat the
history of those few years Of cx-
pertinent with negro rule. 1t was
q political failure that blotted and
blackened the pages of chapter in
our ceuntry's history and brought
upon US the scorn Of all civilized |
nations. 1t Is failure that the
survivors among those who com.
mitted 1t would undo ifthcy could,
to deprive the South of increased
political power in the government.
But unfortunately for them, their |
folly Is tirlniy grated on the
Federal Constitution, and they |
cannot destroy a measure which
has proved Of greater evil to them.
selves than it is likely to prove in
future to those whom they sought
to punish and oppress by fasten-
ing it upon them.
But white supremacy has been
restored and has reigned in the
South for thirteen years and more.
1t is here TO stay, and to stay
forever. Black dominion has
passed away rs some hideous
dream, haunting the memories Of
oar people, yet growing DINNER
and DINNER, as We feel the light
of new strong day Of progress,
liberty, peace and power stream.
ing down upon us and stirring
our vast energies to the wakeful-
ness and vigor that belong to our
revived political existence.
There is nothing now to endan-
ger white supremacy in the South.
No hostile party can encompass
its overthrow as long as the men
of the South have the manhood
and the courage to raintain what
they have won against the hostili-
ty OF a powerful party holding the
government IN its hands and
employing its armies and its
nayies to enforce the foul domina-
tiOn it set above them.
1t is the right Of the white race
in the South to control the govern
ments of the Southern States, to
direct their every department, to
shape their State, country or parish
legislation, to enact their muni.
cipal laws. And we are in favor
of this rightful power being Weld.
cd to the last extreme by Southern
whi.e men. But, since we possess
the power to exercise this control,
let Us do 1t with msgnanimity and
forbearance. Let US not abuse it
by unnecessary oppression OF use.
less violence against the members
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