The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-11
Appeals OF Northera Blacks.

The blacks Of thu north are rather active
At p essnt in passing resolutions calling on
the government 70 suppress alleged out
RACES upon the blacks in the south a
committee Of the National Colored Baptist
ASS citation, which wa recently in session in
INDIANAPOLIS. pr, ssuted a series Of resOlu-
tons TO the Presiden. on Tuesday, in " len
he was asked to take nOtice of alleged bad
treatment OF blacks in the south on &C
count Of their col ?, and o. Wednesday the
conference Of cJlored men of Illinois, at
Soriagdsld, 10 taa, state, adopted resolu-
tons similar to those ad 1pted by the black
Baptist association at Indianap lis.
There is an impression that toe President
intends in his annual message to call atten-
ton TO the alleged ostrages Of which tae
northern blacks complain, and TO ask
congress to provide a remedy for them.
This impression may be an erroneous one.
II it isn't, it is to he hoped that the Presi-
dent will carefully investigate the outrage
stories before accepting them as true. He
would do the southern people & eat injustice
if he we're to ass me that these stories are
true. Before recommending legislation Of
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south, he should be certain about the facts
upon which he relies.
Doubtless the northern blacks who are
adopting resolu ions of the kind referred
to are honest. Tley believe all the outrage
stories which appear in the northern repub-
lican newspapers. it never occurs to them
that perhaps most Of the stories are either
untrue or gross exaggerations
The truth is that there is seldom any
trouble between the whites and blacks in
the south. There is a good deal of
trouble. however. among the blacks;
in fact, about nine-Uenths OF all the dis
turbances in the south are the direct result
of disag eemeats among themselves. The
blacks in some localities are not only law
less. but they will not submit TO arrest
when approached by an officer without
struggle. The refusal to be arrested not
infrequently brings the whites and blacks
into collision, because the officers call up
white men to assist them in discharging
their duty
There are very few blacks in the south who
are harmed by the whites. Now and then
white man and black one have difficulty
Of some sort, and friends of each are drawn
into it, but do not such difficulties occur in
all parts of the countryl
As far as prejudice against the blacks is
concerned, lit is as noticeable in the north as
in the sou.h. The whites are exceedingly
friendly with the blacks ia the south, and
get along with them remarkably we'll. II
the mum er Of blacks in the south we're no
greater than it is in the north, there would
be no negro problem to be solved. The
blacks would not b heard Of ofteaer than
they are in the north There would he no
racs collisions, because the conditions
would not exist which make them possible.
On account Of their numbers the blacks
In the south are more aggressive than those
IN the north, and they do not hesitate to
make their aggressivensss offensive. They
demand more than they are entitled to, and
insist upon having privileges and occupy
lug positions for whicl they are not pre-
pared. They are not willing to prepare
Themselves for the duties which citize lship
imposes upon them They seek rewards
without being able 70 earn them. To stand
aside and let them have their way in every
thing would be nothing less than t. invite
ruin.
The blacks in the south have nothing to
complain Of. Nowhere else in the world is
there people occupying their position in
the social fabric who have so much to be
thankful for. They are not oppressed in
any way. They are paid good wages and
can have comfortable no mes with plenty to
eat and good clothes. Only few pay taxes,
and yet schoolsare provided for the children
OF all Of them. They are better off by far
than the poor of the great cite, or the
factory and mining towns Of the north.
The assertion of the northern blacks, in
their resolutions presented to the President.
that outrages are committed upon the
southern blacks because of prejudice
against their color, is all nonsense, unless
it be an outrage to refuse to receive the
blacks as social equals. The northern
blacks, however, ought not to make any
complaint for the southern blacks on that
account, because they themselves are dis
eliminated against in the north. In fact,
in the north there is an antipathy to the
blacks which does not exist in the south.
II the President is the friend Of the south
ern blacks, he will not be influenced by the
resolutions and appeals of the northern
blacks in their behalf. He will leave all
matters relating to the race problem out of
his communications to congress, because
that problem can be worked out more
quickly by the people without the aid of
the government than with it. If he calls
attention TO the alleged outrages, however,
and makes recommend atoms with regard
to them, it may be assumed that he does SO
not for the good of the blacks, but for
partisan purposes.