The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1890-06-27
SUFFPAGE QUESTION.
A PerpIexlng Question for Mississippi to
Solve.


Solve.
The Great South, handsome
newspaper published in New York
City, enunCiates he true doctrine
as follows:
"One Of The Southern States
will make an effort to solve the
suffrage question tins year. We
allude to Mississippi, whose Constr
tutional Convention will meet in
August. Its way, or manner, of
dealing with the question will be
watched with interest in every part
OF the Union; aud should the re-
suit prove satisfactory we may eX-
pect the rest Of The States OF that
section, or al least those OF them
having negro maJ0riIies, TO
promptly adopt the courre thus
opened 10 them in practical way.
The problem is EerpleXing
one, we know, but AT the same
time We believe ii can be solved
or disposed OF in Nay TO bring
about better stale of affairs than
exist at present All that is need
ed among the whites oi Mississippi
is a determination to 60 about the
work III Il straightforward manner;
regardless of the effect whaleyer
they may do, will have upon their
representation III Congress and
Electoral College. They have the
privilege of adopting an educa-
lional test, a poll lax test, any sort
Of test except a color test I; and
this privilege they should exercise
learlessly and with the paramount
end in view, the placing Of their
State in a condition in which it
will be entirely safe from all dan
ger OF a negro majority i'll the fu-
ture.
As the world knows, negro suG-
frage has proved great hindrance
to Southern progress. The evil il
has done that section is incaIcu-
liable. 1t has kept foreign capital
and migration away from il, and
has prevented It's home capital
from seeking invest ments IN its
home enterprises, and has driven
many of its people to other parts
of the country. II has beside rem
drred property insecure and kept
the entire South in a condition Of
unrest, anxiety and apprehension.
Instead of being help TO the ne
gro whom it was designed especi-
ally 10 benefit, ii has proven an in
jury to him, as il has placed him in
antagonisn to the white man and
quickened ana intensified race
prejudiceS. Had the right to vote
never been given the negro he
would be infinitely better off, far
happier, and more contenled than
he Is to-day. II taken. from him
aow by suffrage tests like these we
mention, Ike old feeling of friend
ship between him and ,the white
man would return as he would be
the chief beneficiary of the new
order OF things thus established,
No one acquainted with the South
and the condition Of affairs which
exist there willdispute any Of these
facts. All of them, indeed, are
acknowledged and appreciated by
right ihinkingpeople in the North,
as well as by the people of The
South. There will therefore be no
risk in resorling TO disfrancliSe-
ment. Consummated, the wonder
will be why it was not resorted TO
ten years before il was.
Should Mississippi adopt this
course in August, which it is conf
denlly expected she viii, Alabama
and Louisiana and Arkansas will
speedily follow suit, and soon
all the States of The !
South that have black majoriiies
will be in line. There will be i'm
at once in every direc-
tion. Real estate and property Of
all kinds will increase IN value,
new enterprises will start up, a
sense of secnrity will be expert |
enced, for the first Time in thirty !
years, by all classes, and the South !
will enter upon new era of genu
inc peace and permanent prosper
ity.