The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04
TIE RACE PROBLEM.
senator Ingalls, Pronounces the Negroes
Incapable of scif-0osernment.

l senator Ingalls, Pronounces the Negroes
| Incapable of scif-0overnment.
| Probably from the force OF habit. tho
| Republican press hoistcd the bloody
shirt Immediately upon a declaration
made by Congressman Oates. Of Ala
bama. the other day, that the only way
| TO break the solid South was TO climi-
nate the negro vote. II was amusing.
however. to observe how quickly the
cnsanguincd garment was hauled down
when that typical Kansas statesman.
John James Ingalls,, stepped up To
Mr.. Oates side anu signiiicd his reali-
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 isovcr. and his opinions can do
no injuryto the Republican party. Mr..
| Ingalls, talks more freely than he has
heretofore done. Iio says that he j.
satisfied the change from slavery 70
| freedom. from subordination TO race
equality. has complicated instead of
simpliiied the race problem. 50 far
from solving the fatal problem. the
change has added new elements Of
difficulty and Danger His study OF
history has convinced him that i, is
not possible for two distinct races net
homogeneous to exist upon terms Of
practical equality under the same gov
eminent. One or the other must so
to the wall. 1.-The black race is not
only growing blackcr." says senator
Ingalls,. "but il 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 i sup
pressed in the Southern States. or. II
they vote. their ballots are not count
ed. Mr.. Ingalls, Is inclined to accept
the truth Of il. Yet he is frank enough
to say that the Southern whites are
sincere in their belief that the negro
race il not capable of lf-government.
and that negro supremacy in those
States would result in the degrade
tion and destruction OF society and tho
State. lie is furthermore of opinion
that If the same conditions ex-
listed in any State north OF tho
Potomac they would be followed by
precisely the same results. The white
race would maintain liz supremacy.
even though il had to be done b bal
lot suppression. Therefore. he is all
the moro convinced Of the imposs bility
Of two such distinct races Ii, az to-
gcther on terms Of exact cqualit He
is satisfied in his own mind tia race
antagonism in the Southern Sta : Is a
permanent condition. and Il 1t BIZ
reason Of their superior intclli renee.
wealth and morality tho whites must
remain supreme. He. therefore. n tho
interest Of the colorcd man. advocates
speedy race separation, and the col
onizing Of the negroes in The West
India Islands. along the lowlands Of
Mexico or some place whore the re-
gions and environments would be
friendly To the African blood. His
idea l. to have the negroes colonzed
under the protection Of the United
States: that they would be subjects
Of il, Government and full sharers Of
its citizenship. and that thus they may
yet accomplish their destiny and fulfill
the prophecy that Ethiopia shall
stretch out its hands to God and re-
loice. So. Paul Globe.