The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-06
SCOTLAND NECK. c. TUESDAY, FEBRT AIRY e. IS00.


ity," but there is the deepest cause
of hostility that can e1.s,-in thai,
one race has been in seryituie to the
other for Century.
). Not only is the experiment not
"a voluntary one on both sides" bat
it vas forced on the two races after
long and fierce war, in which one
race was stunned and crippled and
the other thrown into dazzling free
dem.
6. Not only is there not mo inter
ference from outside soarces." but
the most irritating end partisan in
reference is exercised all the time
The North persistentlY misjodges,
and misuuders,ands the race pro-
blam in the South, and I@terferes IN
wisely and upjlstIy.
la spite of these dilfoalues-
which must appear lnsuperabIe to
impartial minis-the South hopes
and believes she can solve thrs pro
blem. Her best and wisest men
give it their best aad wisest thought.
Certain lines Of action haYe been
laid down and are Interchangeable.
Among these are two principles that
are essential.
SOUTHERN BELIEFS REGARDING RACE
TROUBLES.
First-That the whites shall have
clear and unmistakaDle control Of
puOlic affairs, They own the pro
perty. They have the intelligence.
Theirs is the responsibility, For
these reasons they are entitled to
control. Beyond these reaso38 is a
racial one, They are the superior
race, and will and cannot submit to
the domination OF an inferior race.
Never has a white race been long
subordinated to a Colored race. Less
than any white race, will the El-
glisl speaking people submit to the
domination Of q co'Ored race. Less
than any colored race, can the
African race, forever in servitude,
win or MAINTAIN such supremacy.
1t may be asked. then: "Why do
the Southern whites fear the political
domination Of the blacks?' They
do not fear that directly. But the
blacks are ignorant. and therefore
easily deladed impulslye, and there
fare easily led strong Of race in
stinct. and therefore clannjsh; with
out Information, aud therefore with
out strong POLITICAL convictions, pas
sionate, and therefore easily excited;
poor, irresponsible, and with no idea
Of the integrity Of the suffrage, and
therefore easily bOught. The fear
is that this vast swarm Of ignorant
purchasable, and credulous voters
will be compacted and controlled by
desperate and unscrnpulous white
men, aud made t. hold the balance
Of power wherever tae whites arr
divided. Tuis fear has kept, anC
Will keep, the whites "S0lid.' |
would keep the intelligence and re
sponsioi.itY of any community, NortI
or South, solid.
The Southern whites remembe
the shameless vlllainies Of negro su
prcmacy, under carpet-0ag leader
ships. The world viii never hear, o
hearing, believe, the exce8se5
those days. Deep as was the de
gradatlon to which these sovereig
States were carried, and heavy as
the burden they left on this impOy
erished people, it was only when tn
white rage, rallyIng from the grave
of its dead and the ashes OF 1t
homes, closed its decimated ranks
and fronting federal bayonets, an
defying federal power, stood ike
stone wall before the uttermos
temples Of its liberty anu credit, an
the hideous drama cIosed-that tn
miserable assault was checked.
Tue whites understand that th
slightest division on their part WI
revive those desperate days. In vi
gin5a there was disagreement on th
debt question, and Mahoue, takIn
the dcmagogue side Of that issue
rallied the negroes and captured tn
State In North Carolina { divisio
on prohibition promised to lead t
the same result. SO that the white
have agreed everywhere to sink the
differences on moral and economi
: issues. and present solid and unbr'
l ken ranks to this alien anI danger
e Gus element. This once done, tt
rest is easy. Banded Intelligent
{ and responsibility will win ever