The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
rmn NEGROES ~ rHE Nonrm.

Z ore going North. They seem 70 think that
IN the Northern states they will mud con.
ditlons more IN harmony with their aims
desires and aspirations. From some a
the statements concerning them which
ore appearing IN the Northern papers,
the North IS not taking 20 them very
kindly. In last Sundays New York Times.
Tor instance. there was an editorial ar
ticle from which the following Is an cx-
tract.
But IN New Jersey and New York q
II being discovered that while these ne
groes from the South soon learn 20 de-
mana slz monsn 20 Dcgin with. nIi,i
speedily threaten 20 leave n their wages
be not advanced 10 81 or So they are
expensive az any price. They are not
domestic servants az all. They cannot
build fires. but they understand the adj
vautagos and disregard tho dangers Of
kerosene OIL as fuel They permit
kitchens TO become as dirty as pig stiles
Their unaccustomed hands cannot De
trusted with crockery or glassware They
cannot cook. They are not ashamed TO
beg. They work when they choose. they
quit without consulting the convenience
OF the employer. II there was n great
deaf more Of this SORT OF labor available
IN this section we should no, be mater
tally better on.
The Times r. good Republican paper.
and. therefore. q IL fair Co presume tina;
there Is nothing In its article that IL
based upon race prejudice Il VIII be no.
ticed that the Times says that
the negroes DO noe know how 20 DO
anything well. and that they will not
work steadily They will work for a few
days and then they want to take rest.
After a while tho Northern people will
begin 20 realize that the negro race Is
not entitled 90 an the sympathy they seem
disposed TO give IT, II the negroes OF the
South were thrifty. Industrious aud am
bilious there would dc less trouble be-
tween them and the white people than
there -. because the negroes would be-
come successful farmers and better citi-
zens. They will not work ste1dily-tha,
Is the vast majority OF them-and will
nos learn 90 do anything we'll That Is
why they are not employed in factories.
They cannot be depended upon. The effort
to run cotton factory in Charleston with
negro labor has proven a failure. practi-
ealiy. because the negro operatives are IN
attentive when OF duty and the mill SUI
peTiuiepdent Is never certain when they
depart az night that they viii return
next day.
IL Is question whether they can b.
educated to become reliable mill opera
lives. Il would take geDeration TO solve
that question. II must be admitted. how
ever. that the negro makes a very salts
factory laborer where he Is permitted to
work when he pleases. IL he earns fair
wages he will render good service about
four days in week. tie viii work I'VE
DAYS II his necessities require him 40 do
80. but he cannot be depended upon 70
work SIX days every week the year
around
The negro Congressman. White. Of
North Carolina sold few DAYS ago that
ne was going to settle in New York and
that ao.oo people OF his race in thas state
would migrate to the North. No doubt
North Carolina would suffer some lncon-
vonience for awhile from the loss OF 40
large portion OF her negro laborers.
but their places would be quickly taken
by white immigrants. North Carolina
would become white mans state. An
that keeps great white immigration
away from the South Is the presence OF
the negro here. The lowest Kind OF Ia
Dor IN tho South Is now done almost
wholly by the negro. He plants and har-
vests the cotton and loads the cars ana
he ships. With his departure. however.
woud come white men who would per
form this labor The land would be Gu,
up into little farms. and the former ana
his family would do the planting and the
harvesting. ard the South would be more
prosperous than che T.. But is the negro
likely TO ind a hearty welcome I'm tho
NORTH The inference from what che
Times Gays Is that he Is not.