The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-06
POLITICS IN THE SOUTH.
A Talk With Elk Representative Nor
wood OF Georgia.
From the Washington Star. Sept. 4


From the Washington Star Sept 4
A reporter met x-Representative Nor
woo at Wizards to-day. He has just re-
turned from visit to the east, and will be
here for a week or ten days before going to
his home in Georgia. He expresses himself as
not much troubled by the efforts of the
republicans to break into the south. He
thinks they can't do it.
"Ninety-uine out of every 100 of the
intelligent people of the south,n he said,
''are tariff reformers. The great mass of
the people don't know what tariff is They
follow the niuety-nine, and the hundredth
man, who is a protectionist on account of
some personal interest, has no following.
The republicans can 90 nothing with our
people ON the tariff question"
THE SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE NEGRO
PROBLEM.
Speaking of the prospect Of federal cleo
ton laws by the next congress TO regulate
the elections in the south he said: They
may pass their laws, but they will be a
dad latter. It is too late to interfere with
the affairssof the south in that way now
Our people will not regard any legislation
inLeHded 10 place the negro over them.
And the sentiment in the north is against
it. The negro has advanced among US IS
rapidly as he is capable OF, aud the best
thing is to let him alone. Thinking
people oil over the country see this.
1t is only q few politicians that ara
trying to keep up tue agitation. We are
not a savage and brutal people; we are
kind and humane to the negro. And, more
than that, we know him. He is not capa-
be Of government and the intelligent peo-
pie Of tho s nth will not permit them
s5lves to b. dominated by him. Amy attempt
20 force Inn forward .bys federal legisla-
ton will result to his own disadvantage
and to the injury of the person that at
tempts it. Let US alone and we will take
care Of him. he is tie laborer of the
south, Us necessary to the welfare of the
section as such, as is the labor in the fac
tories in the north. We have no incilna-
{ on to, and cannot afford to Cypress or i'll
treat him. What man of reason wants
ignorance and superstition put above in
teiigence! As voter.
THE NEGRO is A FAILURE.
"After twenty-five years OF fostering and
education you have, for an example, those
negroes in Georgia leaving their work and
their homes to follow aud worship a crank
who says be is the Saviour. and when he is
put in the insane asylum taey fall down
and worship ore of their own number who
jumps up and proclaims himself as God.
"Ihe ballot with the negro, take him as q
whole, is a toy he has got tired of. He has
no idea OF the purpose of the ballot or how
to use it. He has used it in blind sort of
way until he is tired of it, and he doesn't g
to the polls now unless there is some special
reason for it. IL he is working for man
who wants him to vote, he will go up and
cast his ballot because his employer wants
him to. Otherwise you must give him a
drink or quarter to induce him to vote.
Some such reason as that must influence
him. He would rather stay at his work
than lose the time.
'Some republican politicians accuse US Of
suppressing the negro votes, because they
are not cast. The fact is mercy that the
great mass of the negroes not knowing the
use Of the ballot, have got tired now that
the novelty has worn of, aud they do not
want to vote. They stay at home"