The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-02-14
BILL ARP'S PHILOSOPHY.

To read or not to read, that is
the question.
Newspapers, | mean.
The newspapers that make us
mad or sal. S lmelimes ] think a
man had bet er swear off and read
no polltics-no murders or other
horrible thngs-no domestic scan
daI-no hanglngS or lynchings-
nothing about the race problem,
or the tariff, or wOman's rights
nothing that will excite his indig-
nation or keep him from feeling
calm and serene. Sometimes |
meet a clever, bard-working conn
try man, who hasent heard the
news, aud | envy him. One asked
me the other day il Congress had
begun to ship The niggrrs to Atri-
Ky. But then we must keep up
with the times, or we will get be
hind. 1t seems like we are living
in AN euemy's country, and must
keep posted and fortified. The
newspapers are our scouts, our
senIinels. They hoist the danger
signals, and somebody must read
them, or the enemy will slip up on
us. | lhought that we were get
ling along pretty we'll with The
Yankees since Henry Grady made
his Boston speech, and | still be-
leve we have gained some ground,
if we can hold it. But it begins
tn look like The most OF our North
ern brethren were more in love
with The boy than with what he
said. Most allof them praise Gra-
dy, but very few endorse his sentI-
menlS. 1t is just like an earnest,
eloquent lawyer pleading for his
client until the tears are falling
from the eyes Of the jurymen, but
they retire aud convict his client
all The same, | thought that as the
South was on trial she was about
TO be acquitted when Grady spoke,
but alas, Tor us, he dIdent have the
conclusion. Admiration is short
lived, and prejudice is long. Even
Ingalls, praises Grady, while he
abuses The South and winds up
with the dagger and the torch.
Bul there is "A bigger sign Than In
gals. The Northern press has al
ready settled down to its usual
business-not only the Republican
press, but the religious press.
Editors of great papers either
mold the opinions of their readers,
or they reflect them, some Of them
do both. The preacher editors
generally mold them. lhey are a
bold, aggressive class, and herce
the danger if they go wrong DIR.
Phelps Is the president of AndOv-
er college. He is a learned and
notable man, and whatever he
writes for his paper, The CORgregG-
tiOndlist, is taken 10y New England
as The law and the testimony. His
readers will swear by his convic-
licns. La late number OF his pa
per he arraigns The South and
makes demands upon Us. He ridi-
eules Grady's speech as the "elo-
quence of The banquet, as II ''re-
markable succession of lrreleyan-
ces," as The ''tickling with feathers
of only feathers weight" with
the GOODNESS and the arrogance of
a king, he tells us that we should
"reIuse The negro no place by rea-
son of his color" And then he
adds: 'Is Georgia doing thiS-we
have a right TO ask 2 Is 1t her CIV
il aud her social policy to educate
the colored citizen up 10 The level
of The Republican ballot ~
Was there ever such ignorance
and impudence combined in a
great man. Educate The negro to
vote the Republican ticket ! Good
Lord and master, why don't you
educate Grover Cleveland and
Governor Hill and all the Demo-
Gratis up North 10 do that! Why
dident you educate The negro be-
fore vou gave him The right 10
vote. Yes. you have the right to
inquire, and YOU can keep on IN
ouiring. and Georgia will keep on
attending 10 her own business. The
Rev. DR.. continues his lmpertinent
remarks and says Having edu-
caied the negro 10 the level Of the
RepUblicsn ballot. will you count
the vote il will electf" Now, he