The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-06
SHALL THE NEGRO GO Or STAY I

". FEBRUARY %, Il
SHALL THE NEGRO GO OR STAY
Views OF South Carolina Business Men on
Buffers Bill.
| From the Ne1o York World.
GnEENv1L1E, S. O., January 1s.-In
compliance with your instructions I send
the following opinions Of leading mer
chants, planters and clergymen 10 this
section on Senator Buffers bill providing
for the emigration of the negroes:
"I am in favor Of the bill," said W. L.
Mauldin, merchant and farmer, and
Lieutenant.G Governor of the State, ''and
believe some such measures necessity.
The race feeling grows stronger as the
negroes become better educated, and it
is very essential to the general progress
of the South that the large negro popu.
lation be reduced by emigration. AS to
the labor question, I do not think We
would suffer long for want Of labor. If
the negroes should go their places would
soon be supplied with white laborers.
But / doubt very much whether this
emigration scheme can be effected. As
rule the negroes do dot want to go, and
the farmers do not want to lose them as
laborers."
ri am opposed to the BILL" said B. F.
Perry, farmer and brother of Congress.
man Perry. "It would demorolize farm
ers, as we would not know where TO get
other cheap labor. In the cultivation of
cotton cheap labor is essential, and the
negro is the best cheap labor ne can get.
And I do not believe any serious results
will follow the two races living together" !"
MI. Donaldson, merchant and far.
mer, chief mansger of the Farmers State
Alliance, and also member of the State
Senate, said: "If consider my indi-
vidual interests, l am opposed to the
bill, beca.lse-I I need the negro as labor
er; but from pstriotic point of view I
am strongly in favor Of the measure, and
would go further and make emigration
compulsory. nall the negroes could be
sent out Of the South it would demoral-
ize the farming interests for time, but
in the end it would be best for the State.
But do not believe the negroes will go
unless they are compelled; and it will
do no good to indgce part of them to 60.
Unless all go, it is just as well to let all
stay. As labo.er in the cotton fields
the negro is q great success, but as q
citizen and q voter he is dismal failure,
and it is no use to mince words about
it, we don't intend to recognize him as
the equal of the white man. don't
believe this emigration plan will be q
success, but I am glad to see our Sena.
tors graphing SO serious matter, and
perhaps in the discussion some more
effective remedy will be discovered. I
regard this as the leading question Of
the day and one in which the farmers
are vitality interested. There must be
some method of settling this race ques.
tion in the South. It cannot 90 on
forever as it is. Every year it gets worse.
five ofthe present age do not boldly
meet the question and apply some RENEE
dy it will become more serious issue
for the next generation. can only
hope that some statesman will rise up
able to cope with the problem when 1t is
forced upon u.s."
IT don't think there is any necessity
for the BILL" said J. a., Mccullough, a
planter. "The negroes are doing very
we'll as laborers, and the farmers of
South Carolina cannot do without them.
The feeling between the races has been
grossly misrepresented. The utmost
good feeling prevails between whites
and blacks on the farm, and when ne.
groes are paid fair wages they are con.
tented and happy. L am opposed to
appropriating money to induce the ne.
groes to 60, but if the negroes want to
go let them go, but I do not believe they
want to leave the South"
The Rev.J. A. Mundy, Baptist min.
lister, says: IT have not read the bill,
but I do not believe there is any necessity
for such measure. The two races are
living very harmoniously together. In
my church there is no friction between
the races. Ard whatever differences
may exist in the field of labor or politics
will be adjusted and settled as time rolls
on and the negroes become better educa-
ted and accumulate property. I do not
believe that any good can be accomplish.
ed by the agitation of this question, but
on the contrary much harm may result
from it. If the Northern people will let
the Southern whites and blacks alone
we will all get along very we'll, and
there will soon be no race troubles. All
the troubles we have had were caused
by the interference Of the people Of
other States who do not understand the
situation here. Buff we are not to be
let alone, perhaps it would be best
to send the negroes to some other laud."
"The emigration Of the negroes from
South Carolina" !" said Mr.. Avery Patton,
merchant, would be good thing for
the State, and especially for this section
of it. am in favor of any measure that
will induce them to go. 1t will have
the effect to dignity labor and make
farming more popular"
B. NJ. MCGEE, q merchant and farmer,
says: "I am opposed to any such meas
ure. Ifthe negroes were to leave South
Coro1;no land uon1d denreciata incvejue