The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
THE RACE PROBLEM CONTINUES

Recent occurrences in Illinois and
North Carolina gave evidence that the
negro problem is not yet settled. And
rs usual Republicans and religious or
ganizations are passing resolutions pro-
testing against the race troubles in
North Carolina and call on the Federal
authorities to intervene. We do not
zee that these troubled spirits refer TO
Illinois and the course OF Governor Tan.
ner, Re epublican, in preventing the i'm
ported negroes to leave the cars In that
state.
The ofiense Of the Republican COVE
nor of Illinois was Of more grave char
acter than hat of the Wilmington mob,
because in the one case 1t was that of
lawless citizens and in the other Of the
highest official Of the third state of the
Union. The New York Evening Post
explains:
The outrsges commit ed in Illinois
last month had demanded such (Fede.
rail Interference far more loudly than
those in the Csroinas last week. The
latter at worst were only aggravated
cases of slch rows and riots over elec
tions as have always occurred in all
parts of the country, and 1t Is question
aOle whether the President can take
any action about such rows and riots.
On the other hand, Tanners action
openly denied rights guaranteed by the
constitution of the nation to the citi.
zsns of every state--the right to move
ut will from one state into another, and
the right to work in any state; and not
on the power but the duty Of the
federal executive to intervene for the
restoration Of these rights wao too p'a ain
for argument.
In Illinois the negros brought from
Alabama to take the places of white
men who were strikers, we're citizens of
the United States, negroes though they
were, Governor Tanner even threatened
to use gattling guns. An officer Of the
state troops, acting under the COVE.
nor's orders, said, III lose every man
under my command, no negroes shall
land In Pana" This was in Lincoln's
state, remember, and against the race
which he emancipated; and our Repub-
lican President by his inaction sustain
ed Governor TanDer.
1t mry be that in order to keep the
negro voters loyal to the Republican
party demonstration must be made
against North Carolina, although not as
Aagrant a case as in North Carolina. In
the latter the trouble was at and over
an election; in the other it was legal
rights and guarantees that we're violat-
ed.
In both cases however, 1t must be said
that public sentiment both north and
south probably approved Governor Tan.
ner's action, and also the Wilmington
mob All this seems to indicate that
the north is reaching thu point Of ac-
qui9scence, if not Of approval, that the
southern view of the negro question is
the correct end inevitable one. Senator
Tillmap, of South Carolina, explains in
an interview on Monday:
There has been a great revolution in
sentiment at the North on this subject,
as is shown by the annexation OF Ha-
wan without any pretense of consulting
the wishes or protecting the interests of
the colored races there, as well as by the
attitude of Governor Tanner, of Illinois,
in refusing to protect the imported ne.
gro miners at Virden and Pana. Blood
is thicker than water in Illinois, and,
believe, in nearly every other northern
state at this time.