The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-03-10
THE: FRANkNESS AND FAIRNESS
OF TWO NORTHERN PAPERS.


There i not Il Southern newspaper
81 any professions to dccencN ami
prupricty that has referred to the
South Carolina butchcry II negroes
that ha- not done 80 in severe con
domination. Newspapers that would
not condemn such an horrible crime
would at once be dicrcditcd and be
suspected OF brutality. There can be
among we'll regulated minds but one
opinion Of the blackncSS. the UNI
miti@ated horror and dcyli,hnc-s Of
such a crime against humanity and
civilization. But in the North some
newspaper, make the most of IT and
point a moral to the detriment Of
the South. Not all do this, perhaps
not very manr. The New York
Evening Post considered the crime
with cantor and >Obrirty. This i "a
it should be. and The Hartford COur
mt, the organ Of Senator Halstrad,
i moderate and u>t. It takes no
part in Wholesale abuse Of the
Southern whites because OF such an
awful outbreak Of ,avagery, for it is
nothing else. 1t says, with dis
erection and frankne-,:
Ear be any such FOLLY and vain boast
ing from ue Within the tw"!ve-rnOnth
crimes have been committed in the
rural communities here in New England
quite a- black in their way this Lake
city one. Our murder record here in
Connecticut is appalling. We are in no
case to preach to South tarOIna-We
yankees who have such need to pray for
d"IIVrrlncr from our own biOOd-guIltl-
ness. In tins matter OF tn" negro, all
parts OF the country, the Who'll" great
American family hay" Slnn"d together
and hav" a common r"-p possibility. That
was true in the slavery times, and it i
| true III these times. | p here We do not
lynch him nowadays; lynching is not The
| custom OF III" region We have NOT
heard Of any attempt to burn negro
babies h"rrabOuts since tn" New York
draft riots But-the North"rner who in
cold blood INJURIES his negro nrghbOr,
puts obstacles III his way, shuts him ont
| Oi honest employment, cOrrupts him
with money and whisk"y i'll the political
campaig,I, buys his vote on election day.
pOlutrs his citizenship aud Kills his self
r"Spcct-thiS Mort hernrr, we say, should
think twice before eXclaIning III horror
at his hOt-bIooded kinsman, IL few
parallels nearer the equator, who "X
presses his disapprOval OF the negro )
| color with the shotgun or the rOpe.'
Suppose all newspapers III all sec
| tlOno would manifest such a spirit Is
| that and seek to be fair and truthful?
What a tide of good feeling and real
fellowship would set in. II the free
and frank statements, Of the Courant
characterize the uttcranccs Of the
North a to the South there would
| be Il better understanding. and the
truth in its ma csty would assert
itself. The CoUraA has eyes to see
| clearly the defects of it, own section
and to do vigorous sweeping at its
| own door rather than to apply the
| lash TO unolicndiny Southcrncrs who
drpIore dcpravitv and caStigatc
| wrongs and crucIties with all severity
| and sincerity.
The New York Ercning Post, one of
| the nratc~t, best edited of American
| dailics. views the South Carolina
affair from Il higher standpoint than
we could have hoped for. 1t shows
It's right apprehension of the situa-
! tion in the South is saving of the
| whites that they will not submit to
| the rule Of the blacks. no matter
what may be the numerical sup
| prcmacy of the bIacks.' That is true.
and the North would be wise to un-
drrstand it. 1t is true as to ignorant
| blacks. and it will be precisely true
| II >, 4
time" should ever come. The Arvan
| race dominates or dies. That is the
| plain English of it. 1t never plays
second i'll any land, whether it is
whites or blacks, yellow or red race
that are numerically stronger. The
Ercnit3g Post SAYS:
| I'VE do not think that the feeling in
| this respect is greatly different iii the
| North. Lvnching is less prevalent here
than there, and we should hope that
| South Carolina is the only Southern
| state where respect for human life is SO
low that such an outrage as that at
Lake City is possible. But our people
would resent bitterly the appointment
| ol negro officials, and no republican
| administration ever named Il black man
as postmaster in the North. Anybody
who knows anything about New Eng
land Is we'll aware that, ii II lazy negro,
whom no one in the place ever saw be
lore, should be given charge of the office
IN II yankee village, and let the service
| run down, he would have il ''mighty I'M
| comfortable" time" That the rule OF IA
black majority would be intolerable in
the North is shown by the prejudice
against giving the negro equal rights in
business opportunities and i'll residence
| quartcrs-il prejudice which, Northern
negroes complain. is increasing, and
which Is fast restricting them to mental
| occupations for Il living and distinct ne
gro quarters OF the town for a home
That l. fair. penetrating and plain
| ~ put. The Southern whites are not
i'll any sense hostile to the negroes,
but wish them all blessing and
Astounding prosperity and happiness.
But they will not be hoastcd bv them
| long. and it i better for both races
that this should be fully understood.
Negro rule would mean negro ruin
for themselves and prostration and
racial wars for the South. Let there
be peace and good will between the
two races IN the South.-Wilminrto
| Messenger.
alt is the Best on Earth.'
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