The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-30
White Rule Agitation in South
VIII Not Succeed.
Nfono.s RIGHTS ARE SAFE.
Recent Troubles In New OrIeans Haa
Nothin0 to DO with the Race
osestion, says L. o. Greenwsy, 81
That Cfty-The south Has Long
sinee settled ON . Plan Of Deal-
sng Justly with the Negroes.

Colored PEOPLE Of the South need fear
lltt1s from tho present Democratic agtta-
l1on In North Carolina regarding dis
franchisement. says l.. o. Greenway,
leading druggist Of New Orleans. who Is
on the Coast spending vacation. Neither
DO the recent conflicts between the whites
and blacks In the Queen City Of the South
mean anything politically. he says.
Mr.. Creenway was born in Louisiana
and now for the Arst time r. north OF the
Mason and Dixon line. Born among the
colored people" he said In an Interview
ct the Butter. II have been . great stu
dent OF that race. Ny father was slave
owner and today on the old plantation
near New Orleans. which Is in charge OF
my brother, are several old servants who
received their liberty from him.
There are certain localities IN the
South where at local elections tho negro
voters outnumber the whites. In many
cities some OF the councilmen are black,
but nowhere has II been charged that
these cities have fallen behind In revenue
or In progress. The present agitation on
the part Of North Carolina Democrats 10
disfranchfse the coiored people OF that
state. or Of the South. win not amount
20 anything. II - Q movement In the d.
rection Of darkness and would not be
thinking people Of the Southern states.
IN hs Noh the sss Souss x anc ,ss
color question. There II no old and un-
dying hatred Of the blacks In any part
q the South. speak Of tbs. people as
heads who believe death should be .
negro's punlshment for almost every
trivial sffense. But even this Il fast dy-
blacks - 10 the whites and they are e. fr sss
men everywhere they 90.
IT q true there II no social intercourse
and probably never viii pe between white
permanently organised. YET the negro
has his places of worship. his schools, his
residence section in our cities and 40 long
e. he nshsves himself he Is respected BY
aTks recent trouble In New Orleans,
which resulted In 70 many deaths. was
not race question and the publicly cx-
Sss Is. poos Soara Which ns 4 E Ssss
ID was not sufliciently active IN suppress
sing the outbreak, bears out my senti-
msnt. This negro charlse was undoubt-
~ r. well rid Of him. but tho negroes
themselves were probably TO blame for
the general assault made on them by an
no nrder few sr. sns vicinity q The
amonf an excited people the report spread
quickly that tho colored population was
under arms. In. the excitement. with
on every square. il Il easy TO conceive
how these attacks might be made.
Tnc NEGROES Of the South are just 40
nnfe from violence by the whites. 10 long
a. they behave Themselves, as 4 they
were living in the North. The south, tho
home Of the colored man. has long since
learned how to treat the nawrn His fran
chiae VIII BE- protected and his rights and
property kept intact 70 long "a he is n
JHw-abiding citizen.
I'm. the North you have many crimes
equally a. great ~ any ever perpetrnted
BY the whites AGAINST the negro In the
south. but because they are between par
ties of one color or because there II no
agitation Of the race question there, they
are not fiounted to the world az they are
with us.
THE southern negro Of today IL far in
advance. OF his parents of thirty years
ago They are ~ = rule q happy and
contented lot. elevated by liberal educa-
ton and many have acquired comfort
able competency.
among their number with US, M Ia
true among our whites and yours also,
there. are those who are not law-ablding,
but the same measure Of justice Is me'ed
out to them