The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-27

people OF tne SOuLn, WaQIS 10 sSe letu[u
of negro governments to power. The
experiment has been tried, fully, fairly
tried, and the dismal results are known
to all men. They have not been restored,
and are not restored, because there are
not half dozen white Republicans in
the South who would help restore them,
and because the negroes cannot organize
and conduct political canvass without
the aid of intelligent white leaders. The
enthronement of negro governments in
the South, or Of governments voted into
power by negro votes, means con6scation
of property, social disorder and q reign
of corruption and generalization.
SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS.
"The social evils spring from condi-
tions created by the relations of two
races, dissimilar in character, in moral
tone, in natural temperament, each
recognizing and acting upon the distinc.
tion between superior and inferior,
unassimilable' and unhomogeneous. Can
the highest social and moral excellence
ever grow out of such an unnatural ALI
ance? If the white man admits the
negro to social equality, does he not
degrade his own standard and status?
"Now, as to the industrial evils,
maintain that there is too much cheap
labor in the South. 1t is disadvantage
to the laborer himself and disadvantage
to the employer. If for instance, one
half Of the negro labor were to move out
of South Carolina, the remaining half,
energized and stimulated by the greater
demand and better wages, would accom-
plish as much as the entire mass. They
would accomplish.as much, because the
white man would bestir himself more
energetically when he would not rely
upon the thriftless, upskilled cheap negro
labor A white man will not and can.
not compete With. the cheap labor in
South Carolina any more than with the
cheap Chinese labor on the Pacific coast.
Wherever the whites outnumber the
negroes two or three or four to one, the
negro is infinitely better of than where
the ratio ia reVersed, .,
"In your opinion, Senator, how many
negroes would avail themselves Of the
measure you have proposed it it should
become law /"
"0f course, that would depend upon 8
variety Of circumstances, but I believe
when the negroes come to understand
that their movement would be entirely
voluntary and that the Government
would aid them great many would 60
into the Territories, others would move
to the mining regions of the North and
Northwest, but not i'll sufficient numbers
to bring about the same conditions that
exist in the South. And after awhile
under proper encouragement a stream
might set in towards Africa.
"The tendency ofthe movement of the
negroes now is to the aIlavial lands of
Mississippi, into that State where Mr..
IDgalls says they are so much outraged
strange perversity of human nature-to
Arkansas and Texas and to Florida.
The largest exodus so far appears to be
from North Carolina, where, I believe, it
is admitted they have more political
freedom than elsewhere in the South
another strange break-all going to show
how idle and empty and vapid is this
twaddle and talk about outrages by the
Southern whites upon the negro.
oUTRAGEs.
"Will there be race war? No.
Sporadic race conflicts will occur. They
may be stimulated by such incendiary
haraDgues as we sometimes hear. There
isalways one result to the race conflicts
between the white man and the negro.
A few white men are destroyed, but the
negro finally goes to the wall and to his
death. And so it is With the Indian and
Cinnamon. The demagogue who stirs
up the passions Of the negro by appeal.
ing to his prejudices, and exciting his
animosities, is The negro's worst enemy.
But there will be no race war;"
"Do you think it would be practicable
to repeal the 18th amendment?"
IT do not, Speaking for myself, /
would surrender every iota of political
power which the South has acquired by
reason of the negro vote if it would settle
this race problem, but it would notifthey
remain rs they are.
II believe by the plan have sugges-
ted, ftaken hold of by the country in
the proper spirit, the urgency Of the
situation might be greatly ameliorated
and finally adjusted fairly to all parties.
To make any satisfactory adjustment the
demagogues and incendiaries must be
remanded to the rear.
WHITE VS.. NEGRO CONTROL.
"The South has increased marvelously
in material wealth and in every other
respect since the Governments erected
by negro votes have given place to the
control of white men. Northern men
have invested hundreds of millions Of
money within her borders. and I believe,
in the main, have realized, or have in
prospect, satisfactory returns. The men
of the North who have invested their
money in the South, if for no othe,
reason, will not put up with any such
nonsense as that suggested by Mr.. ingalls,
No more such costly experiments will be
permitted to crafty the malignity o,
whims of demagogues and ;acendiaries,
and the situation does not call for sucf
extremities.
"The whole South can no more bt
held responsible for the folly of few
persons in isolated localities, or the law