Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-27
THE RAGE PROBLEM

Lecture by RL-GOvernOr Chamberlain Last EveniAg-The Limit Has Been Reached for Federal Interference- The Solution of she Problem ls Edu. cation ofthe Colored Man.
 The lecture delivered by ex Governor of South Carolina last evening before the Kent club on ''The Race Problem" was one of great interest from first to last. According to the speaker, the solution of this problem must now be effected through other means than political interference or the wis. ionary schemes of mere philanthrophists In the south the white class ought to rule, though in cases they are in the minority. That is, the intelligent minority is necessari- ly superior to the ignorant majority. After trial of eight years the colored men man showed his utter inability to rule himself and his utter lack of experience. Concerning the rights of the negro he said: If any state passes an action that infringes on the rights of a citizen of the United States. then the federal govern ment may step in and correct, but when in- dividuals come under the state supervision then the central government has no juris. diction. The negro has now all the protec. tion and rights that the federal government can give him. He possesses just the same as any other race, and more than that can't be given under the limitations of the constitu- tion. He must cease to be the special favor ite of the law and become a citizen of the country. He is no longer ward of the nation, but an integral part and all laws in behalf are out of date. The reason why we | think the same protection not sufficient for the negro as for the white arises more from his race weakness rather than color preju- dice. There is no race that has greate, lack of self assertion and reliance, and it ie on this account that the continual com- plaints arise. We have reached the point where we have given them all that we can legally, and now the negro must look out fol himself. More or greater legal aid is i'm | possible under the contribution and now he | must fight out his battles for himself. And | it is better so to teach him self reliance aud training in that great school of ex perience. There is no political way | of dealing with this question now on the part of the federal government, as even Grant ir | the latter days of his presidency acknowl' edged, and 1t necessarily comes under ths jurisdiction of the state. If in some localities the rights of the negro are not respected their redress must be sought in other way than political interference. The solution o the problem now is not one of political na ture, but rather of o development of thu race. It is to train them into self-assertion reliance, respect and better morality. Thi ought not to be discouraging when we con slider that they began 6 free existenc only twenty-five years ago, wherea our race has been in position of supremacy for over 800. This method o dealing with them would receive the appro
 bation of the southern whites, though the
 are out and out opposed to the idea of negr' rule in the negro's present condition. Ant
 for this purpose of education it may be sai,
 that they are now spending as much relative
 ly as the north. The only practical solution
 to the problem is to educate the negro iron
 his ignorance and inexperience into condi
 tion where he will not be the easy dupe o
 false guides. It will necessitate long school
 ing, but one which when all things are con
 sidsred, ought not to weary the patience o
 cause Encouragement.