The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-03-09
BISHOP NEWMAN
Tells Of Iii. Travel. In the South.
INaw York Siarl

New York Star.]
81 have just finished holding tue
southern conference nj EustIs aud O.
dar keys, Fla, Aiken, =. e.. aud
Roanoke, Va. Those at Aiken aud
Cedar Keys were colored, and I was
agreeably surprised to tiad 81 many
able debaters among the young mints-
tiers, many of whom are college grad.
yates. The most encouraging lhi0x I
observed is the change that It's taken
place among the young whit. men Of
the South. They said to IA. 'Our
fathers fought for what they believed
TO bs right, but we are now u uuited
people and we cannot afford to tmperii
our prospects by c'inging 10 oi.i ideas
"The South is in most hopeful
condition religiousty, politically and
industria'ly. Northern capital and
Northern people are pouring into II
development. The day uf persecution
Of Northern men has goue BY. asked
il there were not Republicans who
would be acceptable to ali parties a.
appointees under the incoming a,inlia-
fstration and many such we're desig.
mated TO me. I told the Southern peo>
pie that before l left the North had
assurances that President Harrison's
administration would tie non sect lonai,
that he would know no east or west,
north or south in the conduct OF his
great Office AMI that l would use what
ever influence 1 possess tn secure the
appointment of reputable men ~ offices
of the South.
"The day ut the carpet Dagger has
gone by, aud it WAS u .itsgraceful
epoch in our party history. the SOUTH
ern people are frank To- say: sOt
course we DO not allow the negro vote
to count. We cheat them where they
outnumber US, but we cannot, aud
will not allow them to rule u.s. ssid
to the governor South Carolina: Il
would rather have your race question
than ours in the north. We have 10
contend against all the races Of the
world. Yours is q very simple prob
fem and one easy of solution THEN l
suggested that the southern States
should, each of them, establish au sdu
cational qualification for suffrage, WHEN
the Intelligent people, black As welt ss
white, would be arrayed or one side
and the Ignorant on II other, and they
need have no fesr IF the black mac
when he is educated. lie seemed
struck with the idea, and remarked
that the only fear they had Of the ne
groes was OF bad cunning white men
making use of them, as in the old Car.
petbag days. ! also said TO the goves-
nor: Il see you are trying to establish
an emigration bureau in the North.
Stop it. You want the Northern peu-
pie !; yon don't want the Europeans.
You have now in the South the purest
American bfeod ia the country, add
Should keep it So
81 am not opposed to Foreigners who
come To this country with a knowledge
Of our institutions and become good
citizens; but am opposed 10 the ri6-
raft who control the affairs of our great
Northern cities. We have many for
eign born people who are acquisitions
to the country and are among our best
citizens. Ole thing that surprised De
very much was that the negroes are
themselves dividing 90 color tue,
the lighter ones separating themselves
from the darker ones.
"Another encouraging sligo IL the
revival of the old whig sentiment 10
the South. There was an Immense
meeting in South Carolina at which
the principles of the Old historic party
orc ~t ,.,S