The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-25
HE RACE PROBLEM
PANDEM0NIUM IN THE SOU THERN STATES
FOLLOWED NEGRO SUFFRAGE
As We have Entered Upon the Doubtful Sea Of
Expansion. we Must Abandon the
Declaration of independence.

TO the Editor; 1t is just POI years
since the first permanent white settle
ment was made in what is now the Uni
ted States Of America. Red men and
wild beasts at that time held undisputed
possession As the whites increased and
expanded collisions occurred between
them and the Red men. Which side was
most to blame for these collisions, God
Almighty alone can judge. The COLI
sion came and as a result thereof the
Red have disappeared and the white
man is master Of the whole country.
This result demonstrates that the Red
man cannot survive conflict with the
white.
THE BLACK MAN.
The negro came to us slave. Climatic
laws forced him into the Southern States.
Here for over 200 years he increased
and multiplied and ON the whole had
much happiness in II statenof slavery.
When totally unprepared for it he was
set free. Almost Immediately there
after he was given the ballot. Pande-
monium mt once followed in all the
Southern States. When things be-
came absolutely intolerable the whites
took control. How this was accom-
plished no one man can tell. 1t was
done and under white control, pros
perity and progress dawned i'll the
Southern States. In 1894, North Caro-
lima lost her grip; again in 1896 full con-
troll of the State government in all its
branches passed into the hands of the
black men and their political allies. Pan
H. i'm. hn chi
down as being fully as bad as '6S. Thirty
years experience as citizen and voter
has not yet fitted the black man for
filling public positions with credit to him
self and his party. 1t seems TO be also
proven that the Republican party of
North Carolina on the natural selection
theory of party conventions cannot put
forward enough white men of character
and intelligence to fill the State offices
with credit to themselves and their par
ty. Is there remedy? 1t is best for
any country governed by political parties
to have them as nearly balanced as
possible and eagerly watching each other.
A blunder by one may be at once fol-
lowed by dsapproval of the people. So
long as the black man remains n domi-
nant factor in the Republican party
South, there can be no decent white
mans following to that party in the
South. 1t is impossible for any white
man to associate on terms of equality
with a black man and preserve his own
self respect. This sentence deserves
careful consideration. 1t is true, God
Almighty made it true
The only salvation for the Republican
party South, is to let the black man di-
vide. Sound money and protection have
been gaining converts in North Carolina
and among our best people. With the
black man divided or in a back seat
these men will furnish material for a
decent Republican party in the South.
ENGLAND'S COLONIES.
England controls over 200 million of
dark skinned people and does so with mu-
tual benefit to herself and to them. She
makes fairly good soldier of them, but
she toerates no such rot as allowing them
TO disobey orders unless from officers of
their own election. She has never be-
slowed Unlimited suffrage on unlimited ig-
norance. She has never attempted to
I force civil and political equality with
white men at the point of the bayonet
or by ex parte constitutional amend
ments. So far as one can judge by read
ing her first lesson seems to be to teach
respect and obedience to the white man.
Her second lesson is to show that safety
and protection follow obedience to the
white man. Her third lesson is to teach
that sudden and violent death follows
disobedience. In severe cases shooting
from the mouth of cannon in sight of
his comrades seems Il favorite remedy.
1t is a very good one. 1t effectiually
cures the fellow of disobedience in this
world and makes it very improbable
that he will try it in the next.
On lines like these England calmly,
quietly and on the whole, righteously
governs her many millions Of dark skin
ned people. As we seem to have EN-
barked on the perilous sea of territorial
/ colonial expansion it may be well to
! study England's methods. Both at home
1 and abroad. we will do well to remember
that God Almighty has planted in the
! heart of every white man a race preju
! dice more powerful when aroused than
reason, philanthropy or respect for law
| Because of this prejudice the Republican
! party has never dared to protect the
/ Heather Chinese" Because of this
| DFpJuulct IdHupE uIu nut uslLC W pLO
| tect negro laborers in Illinois. He knew
it would bring overwhelming defeat ia
/ his party in the next election. Why
| should such Pharisaic twaddle be in
| dulged in as regards Southern States any
longer?
/ Let the negro, like the white man.
work out his own destiny. or one thing
however, he may feel we'll assured, his
only hope of existence is in subordina-
ton to the white man. In opposition
| his fate will be that Of the Red man.
j. NJ. GALLOWAY.
When you ask for De Wits Witch
| Hazel Salve don't accept a counterfeit
or imitation There are more cases Of
Piles being cured by this than all Others
combined. J. Hal Bobbitt and Henry
/ L. Hicks.
| MIR. CARPENTER COMMENDED.