The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-08

ucaie ihem,' say the preachers,
"and lei them vote" Well, We
have been doing that. We have
already spent millions upon them
and are still spending il. Schools
are open to them everywhere, and
yet there are scores in every town
who neither work nor go to school.
They play base ball most Of The
time, or 90 on excursions, or 90
fishing or hunting or wander
around III idleness. They have
good churches that the white folks
bull, and some Of tie churches
have very clever, we'll behaved
preachers, and always have large
congregations. | see the negro
girls going there, some of them
with eiI'.edged by mn-books. and
some with eyeglasses on just like
the while folks, and they are hap.
py. All the negroes know are
happy. They are happier on corn
bread than the white folks are ON
bnscuil. Rev. Mr.. Clarke says a
man passed by hali-opened door
one night a, ireedman's cottage
and heard negro girl saying her
evening prayers. Father" she
pleaded, stake away my black
skin; loalhe it, | cannot endure
it longer; ar take me TO lhyself
where our vile bodies are made
like our glorious white Savior"
Well, she was either fool or the
man never heard her say any such
thing. There is no human nature
or negro nature in 1t, and that lit
lie yara made me loose confidence
in Mr.. Clarke's common sense.
Some hypocritical fanatic loked
off that lie upon him.
! do not believe The people of The
north ever will believe us or un-
derstand us until they come down
here and stay awhile. | wish they
would come and bring their knit.
ling and they shall have just as
much chance TO educate and train
the negro as they want 10. Judge
Tourgee tried it once and got sick
Of The job and went back and
abused US about it. If he would
come down and try 1t again maybe
he would be more successful. We
are all here to stay, | reckon,
white and black, and we are not
alarmed. The northern people
who move here soon learn the sit
ualinn. The Northern Society of
Atlanta know how it is and have
spoken their sentiments. The
Grand Army of the Republic of
Louisiana has done the same
thing, Our solid Southern politics
is all based upon the race question,
upon our owa preservation and the
protection of our wives and daugh.
ters. There is not enough differ.
ence between Democracy and Re
publicanism to keep us solid were
it not for this. Indeed, there are
thousands Of protection Democrats $
down here who would rather vote
Tor Mr.. Blaine than for any north.
ern Democrat if they believed he
could control his party upon the
Soul hern question. They say hat
he is broad. minded statesman
and was the friend of Ben Hill and
lhe first man to send contribu.
iion for his monument. 1t is moi
The offices that we want, but it is
friendship We do not expect 1t
from northern politicians or north
ern preachers, but we do from
statesmen. III was travelling III
the North and found myself out oil
money and was obliged to ask tor
charity and TO tell where came
from | would ask it of a gambler
or saloon keeper, or even a negro
before | would from a preacher
AS a class they are our enemies
and of all enemies the flnalical
preachers are the most unreasona.
BILE and unreIenling. From all
such may the good Lord deliver
us. Bill ARP.