The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-16
COLORED IMMIGRATION.
twenty-five CoIored Homesee gers Have ia {
Their Lot In thr ArkInsa~ Waller ard Ar.
Boycotted by the Allan e.

| OuUTdBeS nave gwen q stronger impetus IN
immigration to Kansas and other western
states than much of the advertising that
has been done has effected. There are
| now about twenty-five colored people in
| this city who have arrived within the past
I two weeks and it is pleasing TO note that
they have come with some money in their
| pockets and an honest determination to
| become producers. 1t is estimated that
the twenty-five represent an aggregate
capital of nearly if not quite $4,000 in
| cash, most Of which is safely deposited in
the Kansas National bank One colored
man named NJ Mayo alone has
on deposit in the institution
named s. 000. This, of course, does not
represent his wealth, neither does $4,000
represent the wealth of the twenty We
persons who have arrived. They have all
left some property after them which they
refused to sell at sacrifice They are all
very good representatives of the more
successful element of the colored race aud
now that they are free from the dreaded
tyrany Of the southern negro haters they
are ambitious to become good citizens and
10 live in the enjoyment OF peace and that
consideration that is due every human
being whether he be black or white so long
as he behaves himself and shows an iu-
clination to be a good citizen They are
pleased with what they have seen of Kan
Sas and a few of them have already made
permanent investments, one in the
city and one in the country.
Out of the twenty-five about
nine or ten are men and the
balance are women, principally young
girls who are fitted for domestic work
Four or five of them are at the Centropolis
hotel, while the balance of them have Sc
cured positions. Most of them are from
the city of Memphis, are well clad, and in
every respect seem to be- very Industrious
and desirable colored people
During the month of April great out
rage was perpetrated on the colored citi-
zens or that section of Memphis known as
Big Bend or Great Bend, all on account of
adrunkeD white man. 1t is unnecessary
TO go into details, as every reader of the
EAGLE will remember the incident which
resulted in mob hanging two colored
men. The colored people who had accu-
muiated property there became tired of the
continual outrages practlced on them and
determined to leave the country for those
portions of the north where the white peo-
pie had a high regard for fair play to Say
nothing about justice for that seems to be !
a word that is not in the vocabulary of |
the south when the colored people are in |
volved. Rev. r. n Countee very highly |
cultured and somewhat talented Baptist |
minister of Memphis who has had the re-
spect OF the respectable white people as well |
as all the colored people called the people !
together and talked over the distressing |
and the indignities heaped upon |
them. The sentiment of the meeting was I
TO leave the country and go west like the |
pilgrim fathers where they could live in |
peace and receive justice from their fell
low man. The meeting, therefore, APP
pointed a committee to visit the western
states and to report back to the meeting
he advantages they offered for |
The committee left and
visited Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah,
Montana and Nebraska. In the month of
April the committee was here as can be
een by reference TO the files of the EAGLE
or that month. From here they went to
Colorado. After making the trip they re-
urned home and reported that all the
tates and territories referred to offered de-
irable inducements to colonization and
Pueblo, Helena, Wichita and
omaha as headquarters to distribute from.
The first batch was made up for Helena,
Montana, the next for Omaha, and the
leXt for Wichita 1t was estimated that
800 persons or from go to 800 families
would leave for these places but later de-
elopments showed that only about $50
antilles were prepared to leave and even
hen 1t was hardship for the reason that
o many leaving at the same time would
necessarily cause their kind of property in
Memphis 10 become a drug on the market
nd necessarily sell at less than Its value
In all the other places the unfortunate
'eople who made an honest endeavor to
rec themselves from the hatred and con-
equenG abuse of their white brethren
rere well received, but in Wichita a
rejudlce seems to have been worked up
gainst them which is unreasonable and ,
OF in accord with the characteristic hos
itality and love of fair play so often /
Ianifested by the people of the Peerless
'rincess. If these poor people came from
ne scum Of the Memphis populace or if I
hey manifested any of the usual signs of !
Hers there might be some excuse for this =
rejudice, but the fact is they are excellent ;
olored people aud are not only seIf-sup- r
orting but are actually we'll fixed 8
There are, of course, negro A
aters in the north as we'll as in +,
lie south. but thank goodness they I,
re largely in the minority. They are il
fcky. however, and not only cover up the r
Icts, but actuslly INDUCES in gress mis-
presentations so as TO prejudice people
ho would otherwise be their friends and
he would, If left alone, applaud their de- -,
rmination to become free aud indepen- =
mt citizens OF this republic in fact as !.
ell as in name. These evil disposed peo- :
e have raised the cry against these col :
ed pilgrims, saying they were imported
IRE for partisan purposes, etc Il is hard =
necessary TO say anything in refutation
this as look at the kind OF colored :
.ople who have come here viii satisfy :,
ybody that they are not the kind of peo- =
e who could be hired to come here for :.
'ting purposes II looks don't satisfy the =
Terage Person they can inquire at Mr.. l,
evy's bank and find out there that they :,
not have to come here by the aid of | .
y political party. Besides, the ma jority | n
those who have arrived are working e
lored girls and it is hardly =
ssioe that any calm minded
an can couscienciously believe that a po-
ical party would import girls. at an
ormous cost, for voting purposes The b
unicipal elections, at which only women b,
e allowed TO vote, are not of enough po- Ell
zeal consequence to warrant any such n
ton by political party. The whole K
ing is really too absurd 10 be dwelt upon | IL