New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
TO SOLVE THE RACE PROBLEM
HE THINKS THE SOUTH SHOULD BE HELD RE.
SPoNsIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE NEGRo-HIS DREAMS FOR
THE NEW SOUTH.

A. 3. Walker, cOored barrister at law Of St
john New Brunswick, has arrived in this city after
an eight months stay in the south. where he went
to study the problem. In conversation with q
Tribune reporter Mr.. Walker said:
This is practically my first trip TO the South.
When was young man made hurried trip through
that section, but had not opportunity of observing
anything In regard to the condition Of the negro.
south eight months for the express purpose
finding out, II l could, the true condition of the
race problem. | believe that the people Of the South
should be left alone and held responsible for tho
| development of the negro race. believe that the
people Of the South better adapted TO deal WIN
it than the people of the North
IL speak now Of the material and Intellectual do
vcopment VI the negro. As long a. the Republican
party in existence the of the south need not
fear but that he will have all his political rights IN
other respects the white man OF the South is
the negro than his Northern brother. lie has an alb
soute love for the negro, and 1t Is love that Is
] founded on feudastic ideas and such as feudA
baron may have felt for his serf. In the North the
color of is primafacie evidence of his condition
| in intellectually. in is pre-supposed that If a man
| be black he is the inferior Of the white man. The
burden OF evidence is placed the black man. But
| let that evidence be produced-let the black man
| provo that he is the intellectual equal of the white
man with whom he is brought into c0ntact-and that
prejudice disappears. 1t is not 20 In the souti.
However brilliant man may be- the fact of his color.
If that color be black debaIs him from becoming
social equal OF the white man. And yet the por-
ton Of the American race best fitted to work out the
salvation Of the African is in the South. Tho
civilization of the North is to the black man the pace
that kills. 1t TO the white people Of the south ana
the civilization OF the South that We must look for
the redemption of the negro race.
THE Caucasian race has no reason 10 fear for
its supremacy 1t is far supreme that when
hear Caucasian boast Of his race and
It's accomplishments IL makes me tired.
who could ever question its Supremacy But
next 70 the Caucasian l place the African race
The only man who even had clear idea OF the proper
way TO clvilize tile Dark Continent is Leopold, King
If the H,lcan, lie does not start another Liberia
for the purpose OF ciyillins the Dark Continent but
wants Europeans 10 20 10 tho Congo 20 mat Io Iia'
race which achieves the greatest degree Oh cNuIa.
tion that civilization may DC spread 70 t,e liz LIZ ne
portion Of Africa The negro IN The south need nave
no fear that he will be abused The sentiment OF inc
civilized world could not admit OF it. Northern philan
thopiss, their desire 10 educate ana ralSe uP .o
negro race in the south have lost SIGHT Of what Oscar
Wilde would call his aesthetic side: lhey have worAed
To develop every other phase OF his character Mhas
wealth a certain amount OF refinement. have seen
a negro worth at least 10000 HVtE III a t"D-Vol ,
INIT utterly powegcss use the wealth. when lie haa
The American Of the North is the most philan.
tronic creature in the world lie goes about SEEKING
d 6%S oPP at S can benefit and better their
s S can W 1tak ne read t and write he thinks 10
has civilized the 1t Is not So Let the he e
t humanity look out that he IS not shot or ensIV.n
or aus,zi but lc the people Of the sonth attend 10
his advancement in civilization and material prosperity
The old feuda feeling Of the whites OF tne south -
f,s wearing away. Time will az length SCI all thnss
oven The nited states i today q, ludSmeht-seae
- c,ery nation in the world. II the negro race falI
Lcrc 1 .holl cv, up all hope. The eyes OF the world
"r. unon the things that done here. III the negro
mo nil here II iails forever ! have found IN my
r,vcs i'm the south that the conditions and relations
m The black man were better than had been led To
believe. 49, , - ,,,;,,.o ord ,r,s. thu.
in fls
salvation am going To Georgia to live. shall
cnst nv lot with the people of my race. VIII
sacrifice forever the mmurlties from caste discrmlna
lion which have heretofore enjoyed in the hrm con-
Idcncc that far in summers that ! shall not see
ho negro race in the south Will have worked out lts
salvation and | believe that the greatest help that
they will receive in this direction VIII be from tho
white people % the sou'h. The advancing of letters
science mechanics aid cc-ne arts; the clevating OF
the tone Of labor the inspiring Of industry temperance
aud fugaly: and all else which may have tendency
10 make the masses irrespective Of race, or color, or
creed feel safe and well as proud OF their
herage-ycs, let rs continue In good part advocating
all these thlngs-and may rest assured that when
Iellamy's modern Epmenides wakes mp from his long
sleep at the end Of the twentieth century he VIII ma
the two great In the New south living side by
side in the centre Of wealth and happiness. ana en-.
jOyng civilization that poets dream has ever S@
been able TO transcend