St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS
FOR SOUTHERN STATES.
THE TRUTH PLAINLY
SPOKEN.

Congressman Norwood, Of Geor-
gia. sums mp the true situation 10 Q
few wor,ls. and expresses the ssnti-
msnts OF tho South and q large
portion of the North. in tho follow.
ing special from Waehiogton to the
Times Democrat. Of the Sd inst:
Representative Norwood, Of Geor.
eia. il in the city for . few days.
Speaking Of the prospect OF Federal
election laws BY the next Congress
to regulate the elections in the
South. he says: They may pass
their laws. bat they will be . dead
letter. It is too late 10 interfere
With the sffairs Of the South in that
way now. Our people will not 70.
gard any legislation intended to
place thu negro over them. and the
sentiment in the North 10 against
It. Tue negro has advanced among
% - rapidly ~ he 10 capable Of.
and the best thing 10 to lot him
alone.
"Thinking people all over the
country ses this; it is only . few
politicians that are trying to keep
up the agitation. We are not .
savage and brutal people; We are
kind and humane 70 the negro. and.
moro than that. We know him. He
10 not capable Of government and
the intelligent people Of the South
will not permit themselves to be
dominated by him. Any attempt
to force him forward by Federal
legislation will result to his own
disadvantage, and to the injury
Of the persons that attempt it. Let
as alone and We will take care OF
him. He is the laborer of the
SOnth-ss necessary to the welfare
OF the section a. snch ~ is the Ia
60rer in the factories in the
North. W. hav. no incliu alton
and cannO: afford to oppress or ILL.,
treat him; what man Ut reason wants
ignorancs and superstition put over
intelligence? AZ voter the negro
is failure. Some Republican
politicians accuse ne OF suppressiug
the negro votes because they are
not cast. The fact ia merely that
the great mass Of negroes. not
knowing the use Of the ballot,
have got tired now that the novelty
is worn of and they do not want to
vote. They stay at home"
The Cleveland (Ohio) Plain
De alsr says:
mo Nurthsrn district will send
= negro to Congress. no Norbsrn
town will elect a negro Mayor. no
Northern community will put ne
gro in any Office Of great RESPONSE
bility. Yet the political dc,na-
gogues stir mp Northern indignation
because Southsrnsrs object to en-
forced negro supremacy there.
whore the average negro is as |
~ cL below the average Northern
negro in iatellig ence and character |
rs . savage 10 below . civilized Iu- |
dian"
\ NORTHERN kEPuBLIcAN WHO WOULD |
b soUraxaN DEAocaAr.
Tie New Orleans Daily News OF
recent date Gays:
A News reporter Vas standing in |
he r"tunda Of the st. Charles hotel |
his morning and was approached |
y g enueman (strsngs to gay the |
stranger interviewed tie reporter
Who said Il am New Yorker end |
In down here for . little business |
with pleasure. / am .
Republican. bot my God. cir. i'll
ived down here I would be Demo.
ratio Of The Democrats. During my
hort stay. I have been able to OBJ
'erve the tendency in this district
Or tho negro to assert himself. In
he North We do not understand
hinge a. they arc hsre-thsrs We
make the negro keep in his place
here they are 90 inflated With tho
iea that they are the white mans
quail that they strive to be bis su-
'erior. I met both candidates for
congress since I came hero; they
ave both struck mo - beirgl
representative gentlemen. Mr..
rice in particular did so-and I
elieve he will win. God knows nv
feelings have been revolu-
iOnixed since I came down hore."