The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
A Mistaken Alarmist.

A Mistaken A1armist-
The recent Montgomery conference
in regard to the negro problem was
mistake.
Ii was a foregone conclusion that
the deliberations and discussions or
such a body would be waste or time
and breath, but the worst part or the
whole business Is yet to come. AT
time when il was unnecessary and
mischievous TO force the question TO
the front tho conference was held. and
hundreds of newspapers, north and
south are treating the occasion and its
incidents with conspicuous lack or
Judgment and foresight and among
these offenders are some of our south
ern contemporaries.
Speaking OF the Montgomery meet
ing. The New Orleans Picayune edito-
rally makes the following prediction:
The laws Of commercial and Industrial
economies are just as certain and as
forceful in their operations are the
laws OF physical nature. and they are
often more swift in bringing about re-
suits The labor ferment is already at
work. a labor and race conflict Will
come to pass long before the negroes IN
the United States can die of, or the
fifteenth amendment TO the constitution
VIII ne repeated.
1t is TO be regretted that The Plea
yune has made such bad break. In
the southwest Il has a large circula-
ton. IL reaches every locality in the
black belt, and il is regarded by out
siders as newspaper representing
both the old and the new south.
To accept the gloomy views of our
New Orleans contemporary would be a
confession of the failure OF white gov
eminent on this continent. Here in
the south the whites outnumber the
blacks about four to one. There are
districts. il Is true, where the two
races are about equal, or where the
whites are in the minority, but this is
n difference more apparent than real.
The intelligence. the governing power
will always belong TO the superior race.
and this has been demonstrated time
and again.
Immediately after our civil war. dur
ing tho reconstruction period, millions
OF ignorant and savage blacks had
their passions and preJudices aroused
by reckless agitators. and, backed by
federal bayonets. they made a desper-
alta effort to overturn the white mans
civilization ard government in every
state south OF the Potomac. Despite
the tremendous agencies and influences
arrayed on their side. they were easily
defeated by the whites. who in a short
time regained the control OF their local
and state affairs.
After 4 generation OF peace such alb
normal conditions cannot possibly DO
repeated. From the snow line to the
tropics the white mans government is
supreme. Under our flag the inferior
races must take the place assigned
them by the dominant majority. and
they must keep IL.
Within the past ten years there has
been a great revolution in the public
sentiment OF the outside world. Even
in New England there is now a pro-
nounced unwillineness TO continue the
old policy which made the negroes the
wards OF the nation. After wasting
thousands OF millions OF dollars upon
the education and uplifting of the
blacks, their best friends all over the
world have come to the conclusion
that they should be left alone TO work
out their own destiny.
From time to time there will be in
significant outbreaks of Iawlessness on
the part OF the blacks In some locali-
ties. but the Industrious wage-wcrkers
and home owners among them will
stand by the governing class-their
best friends and protectors, the south
srn whites.
The dreaded race conflict Is an i'm
possibility. The whites who con-
Quered this almost boundiess new
world. and successfully oyercame their
savage enemies, the wild beasts of the
forest. and the most destructive forces
Of nature. have not labored in vain.
They have not built up the most pow
erful republic in the worlds history
TO be destroyed by handful of law
less people; without leadership; with
out the power to organize without the
means OF supporting themselves. and
with all civilized mankind solidly ar
rayed against them.
Tho white race in America will re-
peat its history in every other quarter
OF tho globe.