The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-05
RACE SEPARATION.
Senator Ingalls, Pronounccs tho Negroes
Incapable OF self f-Government.

Senator Ingalls, Pronounccs tho Negroes
Incapable OF self-Government.
Probably from the force OF habit, the
Republican press hoisted 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 elimi-
nate the negro vote. 1t was amusing,
however, to observe how quickly ths
onsanguined garment was hauled down
when that typical Kansas statesman.
John James Ingalls,, stepped up to
Mr.. Oates side and signified his readi-
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 SUBJ
jected him to harsh criticism from his
own party associates. Now that tho
election is over, and his opinions can do
no injury to the Republican party, Mr..
Ingalls, talks more freely than he has
heretofore DONE He says that he is
satisfied the change from slavery to
freedom, from subordination to race
equality, has complicated instead Of
simplified the race problem. So far
from solving the fatal problem, tho
change has added new elements OF
difficulty and danger. His study of
history has convinced him that it is
not possible for two distinct races not
homogeneous to exist upon terms of
practical equality under the same gov
ernment. One or the other must go
to the wall. 1.-The black race is not
only growing blacker," says Senator
ingalls,, "but it is increasing numeri-
cally much more rapidly than the
white race. This is fact of ominous
and adds to the gravity
Of the issue"
Speaking Of the usual campaign al
legation that the black vote is sup
pressed in the Southern States, or, If
they vote, their ballots are not count
ed, Mr.. Ingalls, is inclined to accept
the truth of it. Yet he is frank enough
to say that the Southern whites are
sincere in their belief that the negro
race is not capable of self-government,
and that negro supremacy in those
States would result in the degrade
tion and destruction of society and the
State. He is furthermore of opinion
that if the same conditions ex-
listed in any State north of the
Potomac they would be followed by
precisely the same results. The white
race would maintain its supremacy,
even though it had to be done by bal
lot suppression. Therefore, he is all
the more convinced of the impossibility
Of two such distinct races living to-
gether on terms of exact equality. He
is satisfied in his own mind that race
antagonism in the Southern States is a
permanent condition, and that by
reason of their superior intelligence,
wealth and morality the whites must
supreme. He, therefore, in the
interest of the colored man, advocates
4 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-
yions and environments would be
friendly to the African blood. His
dea is to have the negroes colonized
lnder the protection of the United
States; that they would be subjects
If its Government and full sharers of
is citizenship, and that thus they may
yet accomplish their destiny and fulfill
he prophecy that Ethiopia shall
stretch out IT'S hands to God and re-
oice.-St. PaW Globe.