Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-10-03

UAA4A - WHITE
The following clipping from the
Baltimore Baptisf contains the whole
"raes question" in o nutsbelI. We
believe that il voicss The sentiments
Of thinking psopIe and We invite it,
careful perns.l.
III is one Of The signi6csns signs 81
the times that politics in tie South Is
becoming more and more question
Of racs. From the DAYS Of enancipa-
ton the Anglo-Ssxon Of the South
has felt embarrassed by the presence
Of the negro. Suddenly liberated.
poorly fitted to uss his liberty wisely.
and open TO the seduciions Of poIiti
cal trickstsrs. The freedman has been
. constant menace to the Southern
people. They witnessed his snfran-
chissmsnt with misgising. and won-
dersd what he end would be.
"Nsarly.a quarter Of century has
passed since the ballot was put into
the negro's hand. He has had ample
time for snch sober thought as be is
capable Of. The white people have
educstsd him. and sought in various
ways 70 form friendly political rela-
tions with him. The result 10 bad
enough. The negroes have combined
TO oppose and upset ell Of the rositi
cal plans Of the Southern people.
They oppose anything which the white
people propose. They have no conf
dsDce in the white people. and so far
az they make up the South, are per.
fectly sold in their 4ntagonism TO the
Anglo-Ssxon race. Toey will have
no allies except such as will join with
them in fighting the whites. They
will accept any leaders, no matter
how base or Inscriptions. who will
join in their crusade against the peo-
pie among whom they live. and upon
whom they are largely dependent for
labor and life.
THE Northern people do not under
stand the situation in the South.
They do not seem 70 desire to under
stand it-tbey talk about the cruelty
Of the white people to the negroes,
and of q war of the races. They
ought TO know that the negro leads in
the social conflict They bold a pc
sition of constant and memorable hos
tility 20 the white people. They draw
tn color line. Tlis they have dooe
from the beginning. and they are be.
coming more and more relentless.
"What are the whites 10 do? Mur,
they sit still and let the neg oes take
possession Of the government? Are
they required either by patriotism OF
religion TO allow an inferior race to
dominate them? In the very nature
Of the case il is vain to expect any
such thing. The white people are in
possession of the South. Their faith
ers purchased it for them with treas
urea and blood. and it is not to be
supposed. that they will cit idly by,
and submit TO their own degradation
and ruin. The solid South is largely
local condition. 1t is not so much
solIdity against the North as against
the negroes.
"Nor is this Stale Of things likely to
cease. The race Issue is growing
sharper every day. The color Ii is
growing into chssm which it is to be
feared will yet he a bloody chasm.
The white people OF the South mean
TO rule. and they will rule.
"lf the United States Government
chooses to interfere it can do 60. It
may send troops into the South and
re establish q military government.
Il can adopt such legislation as will
practically disfranchise the white peo-
pie. II can crush the Anglo Saxon
and give the country to the negro.
These are some Of the ways in which
this local problem can be disposed of.
But ifthe two races are to'Iive together.
and the antagonism befw them is
to continue. then be it known unto
oil men, that the white man is going
TO rule"