San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-07
NEGRO DENOMINATION SCARE
Opinion of an Ex-Union Soldidr and
Republican.

Opinion of an Ex-Union Soldidr and
Republican.
Special Correspondence Demo-
crat
John W. Csrhart, OF Clarendon, one
of the most prominent republicans in
the Panhandle, from the North and
an ex soldier, said: "When we get
down here and see how things are we
have to admit that the negro is not
yet fitted for self-goverument, When
you put the negro in control political
ly there you have robbery and wreck
| ing. If the people of the south could
understand that the success of the
epublican party means the success
Lof principle, and not the denomina-
] ton of the negro, the solid south
would break. We republicans get so
tired OF having to fight this negro de-
nomination scare. Up here in the
Panhandle we've got Dig open coun-
try and scarcely any negroes. One
half OF the time we don't know the
politics of our local officers, Such a
thing as q man running as q demo-
GRAFT or repu biican on our local ticket
! is almost unknown. The first poli-
tical organization up here was the
Lincoln Club of Clarendon. 1t is not
necessary for the republican party up
north to maintain q show OF guard
ianship over the rights of the negro.
Northern people should understand
that the negro will get all he Is en-
titled to as q citizen. The strong I'M
derlyiDg principle of fair play which
all Americans nave will insure the
negro his rights. How much more
protection could the negro have than
was exercised in their behalf recently
in Sherman and Dallas, when they
stood charged with terrible crimes?
This separate coach law was not
prompted by any feeling of intOler-
apoe. 1t seemed to be necessity in
eastern anu southern Texas to have
something of the kind to prevent
trouble, 1t wasn't made to shut out
decent genteel colOred people from
the white coach 1t was made as y
precaution against trouble. There has
grown up since the war an element in
the negro race altogether different
from the old stock. This element has
got little education, and is addicted
to drinking and gambling. Between
is inevitable. / have been in cars
where one of these conflicts came on
so suddenly 1 was in the midst of 1t
before knew it. / think it was with
q view TO GUST such classes that the
law was passed; i'll was q precaution
and In the interest of color, decent
white and black people. An old darky
said to me once, referring to negro
who belonged to this drinking, gamb-
ling class, always ready tor trouble.
THAT niger ought to belong to some
one" 1t hit the situation exactly.
AS for politics, think that President
Hai rison onght to say to us in the
south:'You'rs all American citizens
now. We have confidence in your
honesty and ability to do the right
thing The recognition OF the negro
as a negro and his appointment to
the highest federal offices over white
repu blicans does not work well. 1t
will be much better all around TO
have removed the protectorate which
the rspu Dlican party OF the north has
assumed to maint tain for the benefit OF
the southern negro.
IA coon makes one of the most in
teresting pets in the world" said J.
V. Hart, addressing q party that was
discussing zoology in the corridors of
the Lindell. 1.-THE raccoon does not
smell as sweet as dude on dress par