The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04

negroes in the South constitute
less. He continues:
GA few abandoned, reckless.
criminal negroes are responsible
for all the rapes and lynchingS
that have occurred. Their intiu.
ence on those around them is de.
plorahly bad and far reaching.
"Still, it is true that rape the
crime which nine times out of ten
is the cause. immediate or remote,
of lynching, is as much deplored
by the better class of negroes as
by the better class of white men.
But az because some negroes
commit rape the whole race suf.
ferS. so because some white men
lynch raviShers all the white PEG.
pie of the South are abused.
at is a singular fact, too, that
the PhariSaicsl fanatics, who
have most to say about 'ApacheS.
Southern barbarism. etc, always
lay stress ON the atrocity of the
lynching and | have never yet
heard of one Of them saying or
doing anything to discourage the
crime which provoked it. Indeed
in some eases instead of denounc-
ing his crime they have aSsailed
the character Of the victim of the
brute's lust. which not only en-
courages bad negroes. but eNas
perates the friends of Southern
womanho0d.
POLITICS, TOO. A CAUSE.
"Another and continually
present cause which contributes
to race friction is corrupt politics.
As is admitted by all candid men,
the ballot was put in the hand OF
the Southern negro when he was
utterly unprepared for it. lie re-
gardcd it as only an article OF
merchandise to be bartered away
to the man who would pay him
the most for it, whether drink
of whisky or n dollar or two.
sin many places his vote, while
not a majority, is balance OF
power. Hence INSCRIPTIONS men
of all parties contend for this
vote, hug he negro around the
polls and drink whisky with him.
He is forgotten after election and,
like a spoiled child, becomes re-
seutful and Vindictiye. This
brings clashes with the whites"
MORAL EDUCATION NEEDED.
In speaking Of the remedy foI
the troubles, Governor Gambler
said:
ain Georgia for a generation
there has been scarcely a negro
between 6 and lSAears of age who
has not had access to q free
school. As Il consequence Hitter.
acy has decreased among them
from 50 per cent, in 1870, to 10
per cent. in 1899, and yet it is a
startling fact that crime among
them has increased III about the
same proportion that illiteracy
has decreased
"There is, however, another
sort of education which can in
time greatly relieve the situation.
This is moral education, which
must be acquired at the family
hearthStone; in the churches and
Sunday schools and by the daily
contact OF the inferior race with
the Superior.'or years and even
for generations.
"The greatest crime ever per
petrated. not only against Amer
lean ideals and institutions and
human liberty, but against tn,
Southern negro, was when, with
out preparation, he was clothed
with all the rights and privilege,
and responsibilities of citizenship
1--WE need a remedy immediate
in its effects and this remedy car
only be found in qualified SUI
! frage. The ballot must only be
intruSted to the virtuous and in.
telligent. Now many men vote
who are intelligent, but are not
yirtuouS onJ MANY mara Votn " lar
are virtuouS but not intelligent.
Restrict the suffrage to those hav
ing both these qualifications and
one Of the greatest causes of irri
tation will be removed, race pref
udice, at least in politics, will be
eliminated, and the happiness
and the material and moral con
ditiou of the Southern negro will
be greatly enhanced"
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