Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-29
RACE QUESTION
IN the SOUTH
Governor Gambler, of Georgia,
Gives His Opinion.
FANATICS AND roofs"
Tho Prcscnt-Dny Cnuse OF Conflicts
Between the 1snces in the south ~
tho Intcrmcddling ofFnnntics aud
Fools who Know Nothing About
tho Situation Tho Carpet Bu.
Regime.
Cry Telegraph 10 virginian-pilo,o

Cry Telegraph 80 NirginianP ilot)
Atlanta. Ga. July 2S-Govcrnor
Gambler has. since The Bainbr!dgc series
OF lynchinEs occurred, been asked by
newspapers in various PARTS of the
country to give his opinions on the race
question in the South. and in reply To
one of them the Governor has fully and
freely expressed his views as to the
cause of tho conflicts and the remedy
therefor. The Governor believes the
rrcssnt-day cause of the uprisinss il.
the intermeddinS with relations of the
whites and blacks in the South by
fools and fanatics" who know no
thing about the situation. but think
the Whole trouble dates from The day
OF emancipation. Governor Gambler
believes a restricted suffrage will REM
edy the evil: tina; the ballot be given
only tho intelligent negro. AS to the
disposition to be made Of ;hc large per
ccntage of illitcratc negroes the GOV
ernor makes no suggestion.
NOT READY FOR SUFFRAGE
The Governor begins his paper by re-
fcrrnG Ia the emancipation. contrast
ing the treatment of negroes by tho
white people of the South before the
mcdiatoy after He says:
Before the ballot WAS thrust into
the hands of Tho negro unprcparcd for
IL. and utterly ignorant of iis eanctity
and of the responsibilities Of citizen
ship. Notwithstanding he was slave,
he WAS happy and well contentcd to
occupy that subordinate place in So
ccty TO which his nature and his con-
ditIon assigned him.
CARPt.T-BAG REGIME
Put after his cmancipat ton came his
enfranchSemcnt. and with his cnfran-
chisemcnt came Il hoard Of carpet bag
gers. ponnilesi advcnturers. without
principles OF patriotism. who took
charge of him when hlci former master
and protector. with whom he had lived
for generations on the most friendly
and often even on aifcctionatc terms
was dc-cIti2enizrd by the partisan re-
construction laws.
These carpet haggers calling them
selves Republicans. bat really only u
band Of n"rauders. held together by
the cohesive power of public plunder
swarmed all over the South like The TO-
Gusts in Egypt of cid. and falsely
taught the negroes that the Southern
white men Wer- solely responsible for
their onslaVcmcnt ana were their worst
ana only enemies. ana iha; therefore,
!; WAS their duty ana their interest tn
'N'' 'fpt4H1t '4liil ana iUFl1 party. ana
oppose everything they we're in favor Of
and favor everything they we're on
posed-in word to hate them.
TAUGHT THEM IDLENESS.
They taught Them that freedom
meant immunity from toll. that !ber-
ty meant license ana That they were
the wards Of thu nation" and would
be projected by the general govern
meni. whose hayonetS glistenod i'm
.Hf Ia -. la. 1.
or wrong
These evil teachings had but little
permanent effect upon the grown IN
negroes. hu; upon the children. the gen-
Grafton which has grown Ia manhood
since that time. the effect has been
most halcful. These were the prime
causes Of the alienation of the negro.
FANATICS AND FOOLS"
"a more immediate cause is the per-
petual intermoddling with the relations
OF the races in the South by fanatics
ana TOOLS VINO know nothing about the
situation.
They eau town meetings ana dis
cuss Imaginary wrongs of the SNuth-
ern negro which do not exist. and de-
honncc the Southern white people for
crimes they have net committed: thov
publish in the newspapers grossly eN-
aEEcratcd accounts Of such crimes nc
are committed against the negro i'm Tho
south and omit any retaliation: thov
write nccndiarY letters tn urhulan.
negroes all over the South. ADVISING
them to arm themselves with Winchns
ter rifles. and for every guilty ronist
VINO pays the penalty for his crime. 10
shoot down the first two white men he
meets
sENsELE:s AND UNJUST.
thousands Of such letters have been
Ht.s.