The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-03-01
STAND FROM UNDER.
IN. Y. Hersld1

IN. Y. Herald.1
A great deal of Northern capital has
gone into the Southern States in the
last half dozen years and there is not
week now that one does not read re-
ports of new enterprises in the South
under Northern control and manage
ment aud set up with the help of
Northern capital.
We have a word of warning to give
to the owners of these many millions
of Northern capital invested in South
ern enterprises, and of other millions
ready 10 be invested in the same
region.
The prsfitableness of such enter
prises depends upon the continuance
of peace and order in the Southern
States. Under the rule Of Mr.. Arthur,
and still more under that of Mr.. Cleve-
land, peace and order did obtain in
these States. Confidence in the stabil-
ity of things down there drew many
millions of Northern capital into those
States. They are rich in a great
variety of undeveloped natural re-
sources they have an abundant and
sufficiently capable laboring force.
Given good order and the Northern
ventures In those States viii continue
to be, for years, uncommonly profit
able; and there will be for long time
to come great inducements for more
Northern capital and enterprise in that
half of the Union.
So far all has gone well down there.
No complaints are heard from the
Northern men who have gone into the
South with capital to engage in useful
and developing enterprises. They arc
welcomed; they find their capital
safely and very profltably invested ;
they have no fault to find with the
local laws; the taxes are low; their
property, be IL in mines or mills or
factories, is secure.
But we warn the owners of these
many millions of Northern capital en-
ployed in the South that this happy
and satisfactory condition may not last
much longer. The Republican man.
ayers in Washington have determined,
as a desperate partison expedient, to
fling Southern affairs and interests
into confusion and disorder. They
have agreed on policies intended to set
the two races in violent opposition TO
each other all over the South. They
are getting ready laws which, as sure
as they are enacted, will plunge the
whole South into a condition which
every one will see is fatal to all legltI-
mate business enterprises.
Already all over the South is felt the
ground swell which foretells the com
ing storm. The proposed Republican
legislation for Federal control of cleo
tons in the Southern States means, al
the negroes as well as the whites
understand, an attempt to make tht
most ignorant and corrupt part Of tht
negro population rulers over the whitel
In States, counties and townships. Ii
all parts Of the South negro dema
gogues, excited by the promises Of Re
publican legislation, are iaising thei
heads with new hopes of mastery
They have the votes, and the Republi
Gins in Congress, they believe, vii
ehact laws under which the solid negr
Vote in all the black country shall one
:. dhare- as in the reSen,S!rge,jpn e,i g3,, imel
-aroro,as-.nsn< I, -. :; EpwsmSs !. Y ,s..ss
control the offices, lay and spend N,
local and State taxes, and begin a new
career Of robbery, lawlessness and dc
moralization. w
watching these things carefully We
are pound to warn Northern capital.
lists to "stand from under, Unless
Northern public opinion makes itself
heard, as It did In the later carpet bao
days, against this Republican pro.
gramme, the party now in power in
potn Houses will make laws and the
party managers will require policies
from the Executive which will so ok.
cite the negro demagogues in tho south
9. as to produce in oil these States col
lisions between the races which are
sure to result in incendiarism, pillage
murder and general and total dis,
organization Of the negro population.
Inc Republican managers do not
care for the negro, but they see no hone
OF carrying another Presidential elec-
ton unless they can once more, in the
oid mississippi steamboat way, "put
nigger on the safety valve.' They care
nothing for the general interests of the
country; they care nothing for lis
prosperity-they care only for power.
aud as has been shown inthe House of
representatives already they will do
ana dare everything to keep them
selves In power.