The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-23
GOV. NORTAEN'S PLAIN TALK
SAYS THE SOUTH IS NOT TO BE
ISTING CONDITIONS
MUST PROVIDE A REMEDY
Southern States Are hound to Find
Some Solution for the Vexed
Problem III Not Interfered with
by Those Wholly Unfamiliar
With the QuestiOn-BishOp Arnett
Speaks for Negro Race.


BOSTON, May 22.-The Congregational
club held May festival in fremont
temple tonight and listened to two elo-
quent speeches on the Southern negro
question by former Gov. Northen, of
Georgia. and Bishop Arnett, of Ohio
Gov. Northen spoke in part as follows:
IF the slave trade, the promotion Of
slavery in America. was a sin, whose sin
was it? Not the sin of the South, but
the sin Of England, the Dutch and New
England.
IF the comforting of citizenship and the
ballot upon four millions of people, abso-
lutely untaught in the simplest elements
mistake was it? Not the mistake of the
South, but the mistake of the North
II the avenues to hate and blood and
carnage outrages and lynchings, az
violence and mobs. have been opened up
at the South, through the ballot given
to the negro, and the politics taught him
to pursue In the destruction Of the white
man, were a sin, whose sin was it? Not
the sin of the South, but the sin of the
North.
'.If the people In the South sheltered
the negro in his absolute poverty, fed
him when he was hungry. furnished him
means to accumulate property and mon
ey, educated his children to prepare them
for usefulness in life. whose honor is it
but the honor of the men who have borne
for a generation his burdens, while he
gave marked ingratitude in return
What are we going to do about it?
THE negro problem at the South WILL
not be settled in, day. Step by step, as
it must be met by the conditions best
suited to the detail of its solution. It
will never be settled by abuse of the
South, and the North had as well under
stand that fact now as later. What Is
needed now is, at least, toleration and
non-interference If the South is to become
responsible for results.
The relations between the races at the
South are In no sense alarming. Under
God we will work out the problem in
righteous settlement for both races If we
are left alone.
Sam Hose is by no means a represent
ative Of his race. 1t is only very small
per cent of negroes that are malicious
criminal and mean. The race should not
suffer in reputation. because of the mad
character of few.
THE better part of the negroes, and
this this. is by far the larger part, are begin
ming to cooperate with the white people
for better conditions. s&e 81
Recognizing the tremendous demands
that await us In the future, we shall trust
in God, do our best and wait The pos-
pei of the living God is sufficient for all
human Ills and human woes The gos-
pel's. best analysis Is faith, hope and
charity The greatest of these Is char
ity."
THE OTHER SIDE
Bishop Arnett reminded his audience
that. while there is one negro brute
whose crime has been SO thrillingly told,
there are millions who are not brutes.
Many true Christian men are striving to
elevate their race. The disagreement
between the ex-governor and himself he
said, is in their view Of the principles of
civil government, the opposite ideas Of
civil liberty at Plymouth Rock and at
Jamestown He contrasted the achieve
ments of prominent white and black
men and asked which has travelled the
farthest and achieved the most. He
was glad that Slater and Peabody had
faith in the colored race, each to the ex-
tent of 81, ,000, ,000 and their faith begins
to bear fruit in the number of trained
colored teachers and ministers already
elevating their race. The colored people
in feeding and clothing their children
while in school do far more than the
whites who pay the teachers. The
blacks are doing pretty well for $50 years
of servitude OF crime he said:
1.-The mass Of the negroes repudiate it !.
they are ambitious to be men; they see
their duty and are disposed to be cordial
and harmonious with all who wish them
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