The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-13

on THIS eoe OF tne ocean. wucsns
that shall be by means OF the puicnas'
OF Cuba or Costa Rico or Mexico, or oy tns
| banoonment OF some portion OF me Sout.
| TO them. I am not prophet enough 10 foreteiI
but that some disposition OF them other tnan
that when al present exists Will he mad.
J within q reasonable time think may oe
, forecast with nccuracy. One thing may pe
predicted: IL will be a disposition In when
the whole white race Of the United stst
will agree, and il will be one which win be a.
muca for the advantage OF the negro as OF
| the white. Meantime he II here, ana some
action must be taken. In this acton the
south must bear tbs larger part. What shan
| it beY
ain the frst plece. % said in the beginning
ot this address, let the light In on the ques
| tion. ding the doors open. and invite iuves-
| tigation. Discuss II; get at the true tacts anu
| the cal relations OF matters. FORM an organ
zttion 70 consider and deal with the subject.
not In the 50 rt II narrowness or temper,
but In the spirit OF philo 'ophlc deliberate :
ness such as becomes q great pubic discuss
lug a great ques ION which concerns their fu-
lures as well ms their present. create
bureau which sha explore the held thor
oughly, and obtalD st ttistics and materials
o. which 10 base souni opinions. ,reate a
| literature OF the subject. This deem of vital
! importance. for II embraces all the Others
| II we ae right. all we have Ia do II 10
ss."bIsn the ,,,,Iss sss 4 4. we ., are rsn Ts
I are right we shall establish the fact. 1he p -
tency ofa literature was never more fully
exemplifed than In the abolition movs-
ment. II began with few Gu 'kers, and was
AIKEN up by "A yet smaller number OF entbusi-
asts, insplr, d by nehsf In principle
which the VIII, le na iol opposed. the princi-
pie that p' p'operty snOuid not exist I'm the hu-
man person anywhere. and under any cir
eumslances Public opinion was against
,hen; law was ag inst them; luvlic policy
was against hem. For many yrers
they langulshed along Then toey be-
gan to write about 10. he nrst Jour-
"A
abolition # slavers ~a> established In the
Southern safe OF tennessee The r.matc :
pator. small octav monthly, estab lshcd
in 1920. In Jones' orOugh, tenn., by Ellhu
mbres, "a Friend. Life ofW l.. Garrison, -,
pagOS from his time the abolition move
ment grew Pa err, ma azin :. phamplets.
novels, ESSAYS flooded the country, ere ting a
literature. forminga public opinion. creating
a sent mer against which law was ineffec
tual. aud constitutional obligations vOli.
GarrisOn's paper was more potent than The
Constitution OF the United states Mrs
stow = novel more po, ent than the decision
Of the Supreme Court.
"Now lrt us put u the ma erial, create
literuture and inform the world "a, TO the
true sta Us of the problem here IN The -outh
Onventons and full discussion Will 70 low
IN regular sequence, AID slme equIta 4.
solution Of the matter VIII be reached I'M tn
en-. Meantime le' n, do Out Utmost 40
eliminate iru IN the ques ion complications ol
IT'S political feature. IL II not rightly poliii-
us not belittle 10 aud degrade ourselves by
reducing II TO miserable, petty, ruler
choos ng level.
GET 1T OUT or POLITICS.
"Jhe first thing TO do 40 get II out Of pol ties
Is 10 surrender The representati which Is
based on a registration which is not fealzed
at the polls. There never was any question
more belonged with demagogism and dis
torted with unreasou than that OF manhood
suffrage There isno inherent rinht and no
|
he bds = of firage. Let us apply ourselves
tO securing some more reasonable and better
blsls ON which TO establish ourselves. senator
Hampton stated D. paper attributed b.
him 10 the North American Review or the
Forum not Ions since, tn Il to get the negro
ut &. politics he would gladly give up tho
representation based on his vote: and a dis
'inguished senator from Virginia has mace
me same sta emenf TO me. Could anything
eylDce more clearly the strength of tn ap-
prehensiOn with which the negro In politics
Is eg .Ided in the SOuthi
Il DO not say that IL is right TO disfranchise
the entire race, though that were far better
| not only tor the white. but even for himself,
than TO leave he entire race enfrnchised
What contend for Is 10 establish such
proper qu liication or n cOnd tiOn TO the Ios-
Sc sion Of the franchise as shall leave the
ballot only with those who are INTEL gent
| enough to Sc IL IS an instrument u se-
cure good government rather than 10 de-
stroy IT,
"Ihere is no reason why. with this limita-
tiOn. this should not be done. II hss been
seen now the elective franchise was be-
vowed upon them. We have seen how they
have used IL. Let us see II there is no way
| to revoke the power conferred. In "a ing
| this step W. shall have To plant ourselves on
a broader principle than that OF a race quail
ficatiOn. take higher ground | say II Is
igno ance and Nenalty which would disiran-
chisJ five can disirancnise these we ne ed
not fear the voter, whether he be white or
black
"lisving deprived him OF franchise which
he has not learned TO use, would con sknue
| to cDdeayor to teach him. For l feel assured
that his D ly h. pc and ours lies In uplifting
and eleYatlng him through the yttalizing IN
| due ce of education. III IS Ignorance and
superstition aud suspicion are more dan
| g,rous to us than ali The other perils which
threaten us.
THE SOUTH EDUCATISG THE NEGRO.
"lhe South has spent ov rslOo, 900. 100 In
| Z 'ucating The negro since the war Virginia
alone. according Colonel Kuffin 8 estl mate.
| b Is no 70 last year spent S5,692,9 9l3.Tl. OF
which about si.75i3ls were paid % the
| whites
| III Is true that very little result from Is
| IN the way of learnlng Is Obseiva le. But
| h W much good in the way Of orderly de-
| IN, amor ant. conduct. recC gnitiOn OF the pro
per Ielatiorrof things SUBMISSION to the es
| tdblshed status, obedience OF law, and ,od-
| c'tizer ship IVA resulted thereirom we can
no tell. Who knows what might have bee u
the history h d we not given him even the
| measure and training which he has receiYed7
| The, very bit Of subofdinltion, which as a
chi ne learns in the scho oJl-room is Of mes
| limaDle value not only 10 him, but 10 Us.
zone thing is tai1, IL l. II IN the edu-
| c ted negIO, tue negro who rs more eBlight-
| ened Than the general body of his rae
whether thai measure be much or little, that
| IN, whit rae must look for ~ -istlnce IN
| con rolling the vast multitude which con-
| front us II is through the educated negro
ina the ~ educ ted may be led. astes are
! even now forming among them and II viii
nOt De long before there VIII be IN ihat lace
Is distinct social orders as exist ip Indi'.
81 see no sign thai the races VIII ever be
come less distinct Than they are 1T present
On the contrary, the Ind cations are mat the
tendency TO actual puTi'yis becoming gre tel
ana grester. The race instinct OF each Il
| gown stronger and strong r; the gulf be-
| com Dg more and more fixed. ! thank GOO
that This II so, for on this foundation OF pure
| aUca>ian race only can this county con- mus
to edya ce. The race instinct at the NOrtt
Is even stronger, II possible, than 10 Is at tn,
south. The negr has lees c nsideratiOr
shown him there than here; his chance @
prOmoi on - smaller; his welfare IS less as
sured.n
In conciu ing lIr. Page said: 'sQld Carlyle
VINO thought many things worse than An &c y
slavery, said IN tais subject not long ago
here Is another condition wanted. IDa
our relation TO the negro IN this thing ca lle6
| slavery with such IN emphasis on lhe word
be actually fair, lust, and according 20 TN
acis-fair say. not ~ The sight Of ew ing
lnnd platforms, bat OF God Almighty, III
maker Of both ne r0 and you. 1his IL tn
one g;Ou d Oh which men take thcir Stand
IN the long run all human causes-aId thi
cause toO-will coIpe 10 be settled there
"Let the south but take this ground ant
,he must eventually triumph. on her doin
| so de end the perpetu 'tion al constitutions
government ana the sayalion Of our peo
ple."
THE HORSE RACES.