Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-01-05
Action Not Theories.

negro, and a subsistence of the
feverlsh state Of mind which existed
subsequent to the late election when
wild apprehensions possessed the
minds of u numerous class
Upon the election Of Mr.. Har ison,
numel Gus problems sprung up like
Jack in a box, and like the poor
automation were quite as harmless,
although many persons tried hard to
believe and make others believe that
this toy was realty a dangerous
affair, when in fact it was the play
thing of the politician who touched
the spring by which Jack poked his
hideous face into view.
The storm clouds which were so
anxiously watched, have not gathered
deeper blackness or emitted sharper
lightnings and more pretentous
thunder, but are drifting away be-
fore the sun light of reason and
common sense, which always charac-
terizes the people upon reflection,
when the exciting motives are anal
yzed.
Mr. Harrison has been discreet
enough to be calm and self-sustained
as far as we can Judge, giving his
attention to the immense labor
ahead of him, uttering neither
threats nor promises.
The talk of negro disfranchisement
has been whistled off of the local
politicians tin horn and is scarce
heard in the distance; the apprehen-
sion of negro dominance in the
South has vanished into thin air, or
/ like our Jack IN The box has The lid
shut upon il until the next election,
when of course he must spring up
again, and in fine the problems
spooks and ghosts are retiring
before the consideration of live
national interests.
In the South, those interests are
tremendous, materially progressive
ones, embraced in the development
of the wonderful resources which lie
in the whole Southern territory, and
which development is now making
unprecedented strides destined to &c
on with increasing speed from year
to year.
The Southern people have the
solution of many questions In their
hands which are not predetermined,
but easy and only requiring patience
and persistent effort 10 be arrived
at.
The question OF immigration de-
mands the greatest effort, as diver
sified labor is needed a labor fOl
food in abundance for every living
domestic animal; a labor for the
manufacture of every article needed
for use and comfort; labor such as
will develop the soil until railroad;
must come to bear away the surplus
labor not to drive out other labor
but to utilize il and regulate it
labor for use in the fields and work
shops, not at the ballot box.
These are greater questions star.
ing the people of the South in The
face than the so-called problems
solvable questions which bring with
their answers untold wealth and
comfort, enlightenment and eleva.
ton; questions which are answered
not by fine spun and speciouS
theories in politics, but by industry
and energy-by education of mind
and cultivation of matter. We need
to abolish speculative problems, tc
refrain from crying out at every
rencontre occurring between a negro
ard white man "another race con.
flct, and place the contestants
where they properly belong as law
breakers, in the county jails tc
answer for disturbing the peace.
We need to observe and execute
our own State laws with an even
hand, dealing out strict justice tc
all, thereby maintaining our OWE
self-respect and enforcing the respect
of all the world, even to striking
dumb the radical partisans who are
ever seeking cause of interference tc
our detriment.
We need to put away foolish
things, distractions and reveries and
turn to the material at hand out Of
which can be developed all that any
people can need or desire.
Theories are not working tools
nor is speculation development. =
Natchez Democrat.
The Vicksburg Post of Monday