The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-22
RACE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS.
a Few Of Those Which Have Been
Suggested.


Suggested.
CHESTER, FLA, Feb. 1s-Editor Morning
Nelcs: Since the abolition of negro slavery
in the south it hes been my fate to have
lived in two adj lining counties inc two ad-
Joining states whe.e the negro elemsnt
largely predominated: and i am pleased
to state that | have never seen the negro
voter Intimidated, nor have | seen him
oppressed by the white man. No
doubt rare acts of cruelties have been
inflicted by reckless men upOn the
negro race, and no doubt such acts and
luJudlcious expressions have proved preJu-
dicial TO our own section, but they should
not have been made the sentime { of our
people. In searching the annals of
southern crimes, the greate,t and most
helnous We're perpetrated by and upon our
own race. The murder Of the voolfolk
family OF Georgia, and the mu der Of the
HaWeS fanilyof Alabama, attracted little
attention outside of the state. Yet, had it
been negro family killed, or whipped,
and, more unpardOnabe still, had
too many democratic tickets been voted
at one precinct, lamentations from our p0-
lltical opponents would be heard all over
the north Of violent outrages being inflicted
upon the poor negroes in the south. Most
unfortunate has it been for US that the
republican party committed one lnexpli-
cable blunder that has intensified their
animositY toward the south. And unfor-
Junately, too, for the negro, he has foes, and
they are not confined to the southern peo-
pie. The southern enemies north and
the negro enemies south are the
race dIsturbers. and against which thu
southern press unitedly stands. 1t is the
same reckless spirit OF the white man, that
to my knowledge br u yht on the conf ct
between the white and red races of Florida
that Id to the deportation of the red race
from the state. Every observer of passing
events sees natures efforts in bringing
about wi 9 and amicable solution of tho
race problem. 1t is noticeable in every
city, town, or hamlet tbr ughout the repub-
lie. And that is the reparation of the races.
The views regarding th3 race problem
are quite different among the white and
colored repu licaas. Mr.. Ing Ills SAYS jus
tlce is the solution. Though learned man,
he appears to know but little of the south.
Why, to give justice means filling the peni-
tentiary. And while the negroes flee from
Justice, some whites flee from injustice,
not wishing to be tried in the United States
court IN Jacksonville, Fla. by a packed
republican jury of the worst element that
could be found, designe1ly to convict guilty
or not guilty. Mr.. Bruce is a mu-
latto republican,, ard recommends edu-
cation. Why, millions and millions
Of hard-sarned southern money for
twenty-five years has been expended,
and If an impartial committee was to in
vestigate their conditi IN regarding NOR
atty, honesty and virtue among the ig
norant ex-saves and the educated freedmen
they can tell whether or not their money
was judiciously expended. Mr.. Douglass
says amalgamation, or as he expresses it,
the whites and the negroes will coalesce and
become homogeneous. This is repulsive to
every one with race pride. He is mulatto
with white wife, with no particular race.
The mixing of the races is unconge ,ial, and
is noticeable among the lower as
we'll as the higher order of animals. Force,
by degrading the superior and
elevating the inferior, may for
brief period bring about an IN
natural condition, but violent retrioution
will follow violations of divine laws. Mr..
Houston, some years ago, wasa successful
horse raiser on Golbot Island, Florida. until
he tried to blend the higher and lower order
of the horse race. 1t was found there was
no affinity between the jacks and horses,
for they never mingled even when social
equality was encouraged, and the expert
ment proved wholly unavaling.
c.. HARDEE.