The sun., 1901-08-15

manufacturers. according to conservative
estimates is in round numbers $1,500,OO0,
900. Twenty years ago the grain pr
ducts of the South were valued at $511.
600. 900. today the valuation is $1,2O0,OO0,-
900. These figures represent the indus
trial progress and achievement of negro
labor. lii each Of them negro labor was
the prime factor Added to these evil
denccs of the progress and capacity of
J the negro, il must be set down to Ills
credit. that brginAing with nothing
J generation ago, mis- financial ability is
4 today represented b, $25,OoO,OOO worth
of property.
The emancipation of the Russiah
Scrf may reasonably be regarded AS the
historic parallel with the emancipation
of the American negro slave. The all
vantages, so far as the conditions nn'ier
I which these two emancipations occurred
was doubtless with the serf. The negro
was east ndrift without name or
home. He was ignorant and poor III u
dcSpiscd because of ignorance and pow
erty that had been cruelty enforced upon
him. In ignorance and suffering from
cruel unpoSitiuns. il is possible that these
eases parahel each other. In the case Of
tho Scrf. if we remember the facts COR
rrctly. he was given certain rights OF
! ownership. or lease in the land. ana that
thr terms af his emancipation carried
with il a supply Of necessary seed hnd
imnlrments. Without these latter. how
ever. right in the land gave the S"rf
~ unreasonable advantage over me
negro. Ii ought not I" m forgotten tist
in the opinion of the opponents of IL
ue,ro tIr SVrf as the rcprcScntatir" ~ II
supprior race. Had III that fact. II 1t Is i
fact a very decided advantage. Hni ~"
Scrf has failed. As long ago rs S'2
tho car Of Russia was contemplating
thu restoration Of Srrtdom. In that y'al
Russia was famine stricken IwehtS-
five wears uf reckless destruction of th'
forests. ana Of system OF exhaustive
cultivation hAd r!ned the soil of the
famine conditions thai have Mortified tn,
World. Iii 1892 the t:.min" covered ihir
) teen provinces. III area as iArse As tha'
included in thI Atlantic States, u thi'
.n1ntry. from Maiuc to Georgia and III
Of Kentucky: while the partially affected
district imclll,cd an area AS large ~
, twelve of the western States hr.innlll!
with Ohio, cNtrndhlg north to Mlnn"Sot;
) :,pa south 10 Kansas. ami tie number q
people anrctrl was estimated to b'
& n ,OOOOOO or one fourth Of the total popri
! ltion of Russia.
: These conditions have not improved 4
npy ucnt extent. Famine still exists il
+" l.,lsSh The story coming from Rnssl
9 to-day is that the country has never 7,
il rnvrred from the famine Of 1892. II
Y reported that IN one district 100000 p"'
! disease incident upon famine. This
u lie horrible fruit uf the Srrt'S failul
J. ~ il freedman.
e or COURSE there are mitigating circun
n failure Of thc Srrf. a governmental pn
icy. that restricted the whole body
N agriculture is in the main arconntah
tc Iol the horror Of he famine. l'ut roin
y ing the conditions 10 he al all alike
~ ~ c,rll the ncgl1 in America has hra
IS IN til, slave in Russia 10 Il degree hcyol
II estimate. But charging thu negro wi
~ Ill possible advantages of government
~ policy, and IT climate IN whicll to " y
NJ nal sol to cultivate, The Negro has prove
" his title to freedom by 4 marvellous su
II cces- The slave has forfeited, il that coti
~ ~ his freedom ly pitiabr failure, y
singular to relate, the world sNlnlnhtz
x with The Slny while Il @"nllS portion
Vt tlr world hcrraboul dispiScs the neg
~ because cf his success.