The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-08
Plad1er's Threat

Some Of the black politicians Of the south
are beginning 70 be alarmed at the Trospec
of Icing forgotten, ara they are seeking
ways to bring themselves into notoriety.
o OF them is Pie ger, # this state, and
another OF them IS LangstOn, Of NTgi Is
Pledgsr has callsi nvs Il Of colored
me-. to met in Atlanta Nov. u. and La 8
ston talks about going through south
ern STA IS establishing lsagu ano Z e
blacks ths alleged purpose I affOr di G
the blacks Dro ecaon against the whites.
NsiJ her Pied <er n r Lalgston is 30 much
tsrssted IL prom ting the Interests Of his
race as hs is in promoting his own i terests.
B tn are pol. ticisus who are ready to make
use ( every opportunity to secure some
advan age for themselves. 1t is safe TO say
hat they do not represent the est ele eft
Of the blacks-the farmers, mechanics, and
thrifty lab rers who are siL oerely striving
to better their cond tion, and who do not
bother themselves % any considerable
extent with politics. PIedger's and Lang
ston's followers ars the noi'y, vicious and
turbulent element, who seek to live without
work, and who are more often found in the
vicinity of greg shops than engaged in
honest labor. II II were not for suc1 men
as Pledger and Langs;on the negro problem
would prese { fewer difficulties, and be
negro race would advance 20 a higher plane
Of civilization with IRE Il deal less frictio n.
Black leagues in the south will do the
blscks no go d, and may be the means Of
causing them harm. II such leagues are es-
I'LL -, L. r. !, -
d unscrupulous to use tnem TO. improper
purposes, and the result, pr badly, will not
be such es to promote good feeling between
e races.
In a recent issue Of his paper Pledger
said: 80 far as negro domination is con-
cerned, we do not wish it. but we will say
thai we want representation scaled down,
a d, if necessary TO do it. we will say to
every negro in the state, Hide while the
census is being taken.'n 1t would be an
excellent thing for Georgia if the blacks
should hide W en- the next census is taken,
because If the impression were to get abroad
that her LACK population Was decreasing
she ould receive very large number of
white immigrants Of the very bes, class.
The reason why the south does not re-
ceive more immigrants is because of her
large black population. Immigrants pre-
fer the west, inhospitable as the climate of
that sect on is, to the south, with all of
her advantages, simply because they do not
Wa to come into con at with the blacks.
Pledger, therefore, might do Georgia a
service by advising the blacks to
hide when the next census is taken.
1t is safe to say that very large prop, r
ton of the better class of BLACKS would
ope ly repudiate Pledger, Langston aud
tner black agtators if they were not
afraid of being annoyed by them a d their
follow ers. They want to he let alone, and
would be glad to be permitted to pursue
their occupations in peace. AS long as the
Republican party thinks there is a chance
Of getting the black, to go to the polls and
vote the rel ublican ticket, however, they
may expect to be harassed by those of their
race who hope to profit by their votes.