The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-13

wantonly injure or degrade the south.
In the north they are beginning to I'M
derstand that there is great question
which concerns both sections, the south
more nearly because the south is the
| seat of the trouble. The south, on it's
| side, has gotten its bearings, laid out
| its ground and is more thoroughly I'M
Outstanding the situation and how to
deal with it,
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
The speaker then discussed proposed
remedies ~, colonization, domestic
and foreign; az, diffusion, and (3) alb
Sorption or Rmalgamation.
The best men in the north" he
said, land in the south who have con-
sidered this subject believe that it is
not right that the American nation
should turn the negro race over to it.
self at this period of its evolution. In
my judgment the negro is not ready to
be left to himself. 1t is the duty of the
people who brought him here to stand
by him, and to help him in the evolu-
ton of this great problem.
HERE'S EXPANSION FOR YOU.
Every indication points to the fact
that the Gulf of Mexico will be an AM
erican sea; that we will, practically
have control of the islands of the Gulf
of Mexico. This seems to be our ultimate
destiny. Every condition of business
foresight, commercial and military
strategy, seems to point in that direc-
ton. Since the events of the last year,
am more impressed by the suggestion
that in addition to Cuba and Porto Ri
| co, we should have under our control
Hayti and San Domingo. The educated
black of this country will then natural
| ly turn to these islands, where his la
Dor in every sphere is at a. premium,
and where he can live better and easier
and be more efficient than in any other
part of the world excepting Africa.
Great numbers of them in time will nat
urally go to the southern islands, where
/ by reason of their natural conditions,
he will be of vast use in the work of re-
generating the rich islands of the
southern seas.
II further believe that the nations
under the providence of God are work.
ing out in Africa the destiny of the At
rican race Here will be one of the
great fields and one of the greatest
homes of the civilized African race.
Not being forced or deported, thousands
of them will go back and assist the ma
lions of the earth in the development of
their people.
NO MISCEGENATION.
LAS to the absorption of the negro
race by the whites-throwing down all
of the laws against intermar-
riage, destroying all of the So
cial laws, affecting the equality
| or inequality of the race, opening the
doors of the churches and of the fam
lily and of the home to the white and
black promiscuously-he did not con-
slider it feasible, and it should not be
considered.
IGNORANCE AND POLITICS..
THE only plan upon which the negro
can work out his destiny is along the
line of separate race entity. 1t seems
to me that the best plan is to inaugu-
rate the most efficient plan of indus
trial and general education for the ne
gro in all of the affairs of life, and in
the meantime to restrict the suffrage
to an intelligent basis. The acute
race troubles in the south have arisen
mainly from two causeS-ignorance and
politics. The ignorant use of his po-
| litical powers has done more to keep
the negro and white man estranged
\ than all other causes combined. There
| can be no practical solution of the
| question of the races in the south with
/ out settling the political question.
When the negro has arrived at an in
! telligent basis, absolutely the same to
| both the white and the black voter in
| the state in which he lives then. and
not until then, should he be intrusted
/ with a vote.
AN EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT.
we are brought to the proposition
that there is but one plan to enable us
| TO be honest to the negro, preserve the
| statute laws and at the same time
save unframed the great Fundamental
| law OF the preservation of the state.
1 That is to do away with the enforced
| debaucheries of the ballot, settle the
| question by inaugurating the highest
and most efficient plan of education for
the negro and by confirming the ballot
to the intelligent citizen, white or
black. II this is adopted it should be
carried out impartially and absolutely.
and under this plan, the interference
| with any intelligent voter, white or
| black, should be visited with the most
rigorous penalties known to the law.
| The ignorant white voting popula-
ton of the south iS practically as dam
gerous to her institutions as the ignor-
ant voter in the negro ranks Natural
ly, however, by reason of the greater
number of negroes in some sections. II
would mean and frankly say it is in
tended to mean, the elimination of a
| great many ignorant negroes from the
franchise. l boldly say that this is the
intention so to do, and the plan of my
discussion here today is to eliminate the