The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-29
IntermeddIing of "FOOIs and Fanat-
les" Ignorant of the Situation
PREMATURE ENFRANCHISEMENT
And Its Immediate Following by an
Invasion OF Carpet-Baggcrs Re
sponsibIc to a Great Degree FOR
the Attitude Of the Southern
Negro Towards the
Whites.

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Gambler has since the Bainbridge series
OF lynchings occurred been asked by
newspapers i'm various parts OF the coun-
try IN give his opinions on the race
question in the South. and I'm reply to
one of them the Governor has fully and
freey expressed hls views as TO the
cause Of the conflicts and the remedy
therefor
The Governor believes the principal
cause of the uprsngs is the intermed-
ding with the relations of the whites
and blacks in the Solth by fools ana
fanatics who know nothing about the
situation but think the whole trouble
dates from tho day pf emancipation.
Governor Gambler believes restricted
suffrage viii remedy the evil; that the
ballot Doe given only the intelligent me-
gro. As 90 the disposition 90 Doe made or
the large percentage of illterate negroes
the Governor makes no suggestion.
The Governor begins his paper by re-
ferriug 90 the emancipation. contrasting
the treatment of negroes by the white
people oi the South before the war 10
that of the carpet baegers' Immediately
after.
into the hands of the negro unprcptred
for &c and utterly ignorant of its sanctity,
and of the responsibilities of citizenship.
Notwithstanding hc was slave. Doe was
happy and wei contented to occupy that
subordinate place in society 20 which
hls nature and his condition assigned
him.
THEN CARPET-BAGGERS.
"But after his emancipation came his
enfranchis-ment and with his enfran-
chisemcnt came "a horde of carpet-bag-
gers penuiios- adyonlurers. without prin-
clple5 0r patriotism. who took charge
of him when his former master and pro-
tector with whom he had lived for gene
ratiOns ON the most friendly and often
even on adect0nate terms. was decid-
zenized by the partisan reconstruction
laws.
These carpet b7geers calling them
selves Republicans. bat really only
band of marauders. held together hy the
cohesive power of public piunder. swarm
cd a. over the South Ike the lOcusts in
Egypt of DID, and falsely taught the ne
erOes that the Southern white men were
solely responsible for their cuslavemont
aud were their worst and only enemies.
and that therefore 10 was their duty and
their interest t1 vote against them and
their party and oppose everything they
were in favor of and favor everything
thcy We're opposed t0-iu ID word. to hate
them
InLih l'l.A 'I I I''I.l''''l'
Ihet taught lN.in lilii l.e e'd'.h Hlsiu.
immunity from lnl, lHdl "leI} meant
license ana lhal iheJ were llr "li4s 'L
ine nations and would Doe pfoic','d ny
toe general government whose .dFonet5
Eusienod in every hamlet whether lhey
were rieht or wrong
lnr-r eFi iea'-lN-- h'' 'ul Hl'''
p'rn'ent clirDl on inc grown up negroes
hlt on ODD" children iAe senef'll'n "nl'h
has grown to manhood since ln'l lline''
ih" eIeci nls ocrn most o..'''",, ln3
We're tnr prime causes oi lHa ".'en''io"
oi lhr negro.
\ more lmmeliiI' cause Dis the n'I-
poin1i iniermeddI'n- WIN il- rel'llpn'
oI ihe rlcr. DID me 9'ulh "y i'l".lca
and fools who know nolhins ABOUT t"e
situation. ............
lN'--N DiAitl ii+l D il.''
Th'Y cali town meetings ana DISCUSS
imaginary wrongs oi me southern negro
which do nor eAl't ana denounce tne
southern Wn'Ie people Tor crimes Nf
nave nii coAlinii.ed. lN'5 pl'ila" li iH'
ne"snip'fs ffo--.' rt't- 'itltI accounts
~ such crimes as are committed aeiihs-
ttt
notice M me crime ltiil-l llf WHO
woman Wlicn pi. N'l lir f.''I''''""'
they write incend.ary le.l''- p tIIp'-
lfIt negroes al oyer me SCUM ADVISING
mem lo arm lh'.''-e.l'- WIN !" "'N,i
tor rifles. and for every guilty negro
who paws the penalty for h'i crime. %
1oot down the ur5t TWO White men ne
meets.
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