The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-14

share in the offices and for political re-
cognition in conventions than they
were the year succeeding their en-
franchisement. They have right to
demand Office at the hands of the
white party that degrades itself by
| trying to retain control of the political
destinies of the country through the
instrumentality of the blacks. Let
them push Harrison and his boodlers
to the wall in their persistent cries for
grub and glory.
We agree with the able Alababian
in the opinion that nothing good has
been done by giving million and a
half negroes, mostly incapable, the
| right to vote 1t has, in fact, proved
curse to the South and to the coun-
try at large. 1t is fact that the ne
gro votes, and it is fact that he re-
mains most stupid and incapable
elector. Senator Morgan says the
''facts are present, in every election,
to establish the existence of this ma
tionaI misfortune" There is no cure
for it either in continuing the ballot
to him or in any possibilities that ap-
pear to lie along his pathway. He
cannot "sink his race proclivities and
aversions'' any more than he can
change his skin, and it is therefore
vain to expect him to vote intelligent
ly and for his country's good, as it is
foolish to expect harmonious action Of
the white and negro races" Senator
Morgan says that the impossibility of
race harmony is "hidden in the core
of the negro question, and neither law
makers, judges nor executive officers
can revive It," This is no doubt a
true diagnosis of bad attack of dis
ease. The Northern ultraists and
bloody.shirters and gablers cannot un-
derstand this. They allow the negro
but little chance in the rich and -four
ishing North, but they are immense
snerters and tooters over the dear ne
gro in the hateful South. Out upon
such meanness and hypocrisy.
1t is useless to try to ascertain why
and when and how this race antagon
ism began. The fact remains to face
all politicians and statesmen that it
does exist. mo human law created
this condition and none can destroy
it." 1t inheres in the races. cit is
irrecorcilable." Laws only twill in
tensify the aversion" To try to com
pei harmony and unity will only
"force the races apart" A law of re
pulsion will assert itself surely and
inevitably under an application of
coercion. There will never be "poli-
tical fellowship" and there will never
be "a homogeneous society,"" and the
Radicals cannot alter the fact.
Shall the negro be the master in
the South? Shall his low standard
he the standard of future development
and progress? Must the white race
be dragged down to the level of the
black Only stark madman or an
idiot could dream of such an offence
to common sense, decency and civiliza-
tion. Mr.. Morgan says the American
people have already decreed that the
negro shall not dominate. He is right.
Blood is thicker than water. The
Democrats of this country by 1,O0O,-
600 majority over the Radical whites,
have declared that the White Man
must rule this great country. Then
there are some million or two white
Republicans who are Of the same opin-
ion. The Southern whites are of one
mind. They mean to be masters in
the South. No treacherous and Office
seeking white Radicals uniting with
blacks in the South can ever again
dominate. The decree has gone out
and the whites with negro principles
would do we'll to understand this
No State can again be controlled by
the negroes and the traitors to the
white race. Senator Morgan says the
experiment will not again be repeated
4 for cit has cost the country too dearly
to admit of its bsing tried again. He
takes 20 years in the past "as affair in
dication of the future influence of that
race in our government" He says
you may greatly increase the numbers
Of the negroes in any one State and
leave them to work out the result
alone and they will never get political
control. That day is past. All at
tempts to make it otherwise will be
futile and fruitless. The white asso
ciates will in the end come to grie1
and be thrown overheard, for the ne
groes learn at last to distrust then
and, as the Senator says, they "perist
in reputation under the silent con
[ demnation of the white race, in virtu,
Of law Of public opinion that they
cannot escape"