Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-03
THE RACE PROBLEM.

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senator Tnga1ls Pronounces tho Negroes
Incapable Of setf-Government.
Probably from the force of habit, the
Republican press hoisted the bloody
shirt Immediately upon a declaration
made by Congressman Oates, of Ala
oama. tho other day. that the only way
70 break the solid South was to elimi-
nate the negro vote. It was amusing,
however. to observe how quickly the
ensanguined garment was hauled down
when that typical Kansas statesman.
John James Ingalls,. stepped up to
Dir. Oates side and signified his readi-
ness to back him up in the statement.
For some time Senator Ingalls, has
been an advocate of race separation,
and on one or two occasions expressed
views on this subject that sub
jected him to harsh criticism from his
own party associates. Now that the
election is over. and his opinions can do
no injury to the Republican party. Mr..
Ingalls, talks more freely than he has
heretofore done. He says that he is
satisfied the change from slavery to
freedom, from subordination to race
equality, has complicated instead of
simplified the race problem. So far
from solving the fatal problem, the
change has added new elements of
difficulty and danger. His study of
history has convinced him that it is
not possible for two distinct races not
homogeneous to exist upon terms of
practical equality under the same gov
eminent. One or the other must 90
to the wall. The black race is not
only growin g blacker," says Senator
Ingalls,. ''but it is increasing numeri-
cally much more rapidly than the
white race. This is fact of ominous
significance, and adds to the gravity
of the ISSUE
Speaking of the usual campaign al
legation that the black vote is sup
pressed in the Southern States, or, if
they vote, their ballots are not count
ed, Mr.. ingalls, is inclined to accept
the truth of it. Yet he is frank enough
to say that the Southern whites are
sincere in their belief that the negro
race is not capable of self-government,
and that negro supremacy in those
States would result in the degrada-
ton and destruction of society and the
State. He is furthermore of opinion
that if the same conditions ex-
listed in any State north of the
Potomac they would be followed by
the same results. The white
race would maintain it's supremacy,
oven though it had to be done by bal
lot suppression. Therefore, he is all
the moro convinced of the impossibility
Of two such distinct races living to-
yether on terms of exact equality. He
is satisfied in his own mind that race
antagonism in the Southern States is a
permanent condition. and that by
reason of their superior intelligence.
wealth and morality the whites must
remain supreme. He, therefore, in the
interest of the colored man, advocates
4 speedy race separation, and the COL
onizing of the negroes in the West
India islands, along the lowlands of
Mexico or some place where the re-
gions and environments would be
friendly to the African blood. His
idea is to have the negroes colonized
under the protection of the United
States; that they would be subjects
Of its Government and full sharers of
It's citizenship. and that thus they may
yet accomplish their destiny and fulfill
he prophecy that Ethiopia shall i
stretch out its hands to God and re-
Paul Globe.