The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-12-27
ENTERED At POSTOFfICE As SECOND GLASS MATTE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1890.
SOUTHERN SYMPOSIUM.

oOU HtRN SYMPOSIUM.
The Independent of Dec. 4, produces
a symposium upon the Negro problem
contributed by Senator George at Mis-
sissippi, Congressman Herbert of Ala
bama, and other prominent white
Southerners somewhat noticeable per-
Torrance, and it may be of some inter-
est to mention some of the conclusions
arrived at. Senator George Gays that the
solution must be left ito time and the
sound judgment of the southern people;"
meaning, of course, only white people.
Mr.. Herbert goes into the details, or
such part of them as suits his purpose of
the increase of state debts during Recon
struction, argues against the Lodge Bill,
and finally reaches the conclusion. off
left to ourselves we will solve in the
only rational and efectual manner the
problems that are upon u.s." Mr..
Walthall conclude, eff one race must
rule it will surely be the white race"
but believes that ''the races may live to-
gether in the South with the rights of
both respected" Mr.. Burns of Georgia
thinks that the white people of the
North do not understand the Negro,
but thinks he is an "Anglo. Saxon man
with black skin" Mr.. Burns thinks
the Negro. is incapable of exercising
political power, and if left to himself,
would relapse into barbarism," but un-
der the guardianship of the white man
he s'is making slow but gradual pro-
gress." He mentions the fact that he
has accumulated twelve million dollars
worth of wealth in Georgia. Mr.. Grain
says "there are good and bad men
among them" and ''since the exodus of
the carpet baggers, they have made fair
average citizens" Hon. Laps D. Nc
Cloud shows himself to bea BLACKBOARD
and liar, totally unworthy of association
with the company he is in. He tells a
silly yarn about Colored man he knew
who went to school four years and got as
far as the Third Reader, then in ten
years forgot his letters. Hon. Lapsus
speaks Of the white Republicans as
"sneaking, mean white devils, who put
him up to excuses while they steal for
themselves. irresponsible POLITICAL al
venturers and bummers," and 80 on.
Mr.. Laps, however, admits that ssthere
are many refined, honorable and edu-
Gated Negroes" but he says they can
not relain education, and edo not know
what to do with it before they forget it,"
This at once shows that Mr.. Laps is
utterly unconscious of the fact that he is
making most unconscionable ass of
himself by such language. Pushkin, the
Shakespeare of Russia, the Dumas of
France, Toussiant L'Ouverture, Fred
Douglass and hundreds Of other men of
the class whom Mr.. Laps so uncerem on
iously withers with his contempt, were
all of them immeasurably the superior
of Mr.. Laps so recognized by the
Anglo-Saxon world. They all got q
good deal farther than the Third Read
er, and stayed there, and if Laps will
pursue his own researches a little farther
than the Third Reader, he will find out
that our statements are true, that the
literary productions of some of these
''Negroes" are daily read by delighted
thousands of Ango-Saxons. We rather
suspect that the Independent. was putting
mp a job on the South when it steered
Laps out into public notice. The Inde-
q ndents Negro Problem" symposium