The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-27

casion declared that should be unworthy Of
credit u pretended that there was a full poll
ana a fair count of the vast overflow OF black
votes IN those states where there is negro ma
1ority wish 20 repeat that now. and TO ask
you, as candid men, TO tell me how there
possibly could be.
The complete use and benefit of suffrage pre-
supposes IN hlm who possesses the right TO IL
some knowledge of how 70 use it, and some
means OF protecting the use of IL. The totally
ignorant. the totally debased, voter here in Bos-
ton Is no more exempt from corrupt appli-
ances than his counterpart elsewhere. In the
oiack belt OF the south, the densest iguoranc g
ana most absolute Incapacity is not only the
rule. but the universal condition among the
negroes. the mass and body OF them are. as q
matter Of fact In acondition OF semi arbarism-
Left to themselves their franchise falls into
what Mr.. Cleveland once described as "a state
or mnocuous disuetude." AT rest they are as
harmless as any other monster without head;
but, harnessed and hitched to the political ma
chlne, and set in motion, they become as ter
rlole as one Of the crude forces of nature; and
they are ready and plant to lend themselves to
whatever interest has the motive and puts itself
TO the trouble TO seek them.
QUESTION OF SELF PRESERVATION.
Take for illustration the case of the Louisiana
lottery. The good people OF Louisiana are
putting fourth every energy 70 stamp out this
dreadful scourge. lt could not make a fight
for its existence except for the negro vote,
which it has saddled and bribed, and is engaged
to ride rough shOd over the honor of the state,
and all religion and morality. Again, among
the whites of the souta there is a stroag
tendency toward prohibitOry laws, and regula-
tons OF local option, because of the infraction
OF law and order growing out of
easy access to- drink among the
blacks; and. by CONSEQUENCE, the negroes
vote en- masse. against such restrictions,
seeing that they can procure liquors only q.
retail l say that they vote en- masse: and
what is the meaning of this apparent contra,
diction? My friends, herein lies the solution of
the whole question; for on domestic issues OF
TINS sort, the whites being divided-and the
blacks Interested enough to go to the polls
The uses alike OF intimidation ana corruption
fall into allegiance, IL is only where tire blacks.
organized from without, are arrayed in O
hostile spirit against the body of society
within, that the whites are driven by the in
exorabe comman0s Of self-preservation TO q
union, which has no other basis.
BOUND TOGETHER BY THE RACE QUESTION.
The whites of the south are as little predis
posed TO agreement among themselves as the
whites of the north. Left alone, they would as
surely fall apart The solidarity of the solid
south Is the protest OF white men against negro
domination, set upon them by an outside force
In this character, It becomes a race question
not q sectional or partisan question: and il
would remain the same If every white man now
living in the Gulf states were annihilated and
his place supplied by a New England repub
lican. Indeed. the conditions would be
worse, for your people, having little
knowledge or the negro, and no sympathy
Win MN of reason OF inheritance ana pro
pinquity would not, could not be nearly sc
patient and tolerant as we are But, as l was
saying just as soon as the race menace Is with
drawn the whites will divide among themselves
and with them the blacks, and then each set Of
whites will take care of its own set of blacks
and we shall hear no more OF eight box laws
and tissue ballots, and the shotgun policy, anC
the various means by which the capable all ovel
The world ind 1t easy to outWit ths incapable il
the control of elections
This is the TRUTH and the whole truth, and nc
other statement of the case will come within
thousand miles of the truth.