Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-14
Recovering Their Senses.


CONGRESSMAN Iattlefeld. of Maine, who
has won his honors as a statesman of in
dependent thought and standfast conVic-
ton, delivered a lecture the other night
in Washington. before the congregational
club on "a Feature of the Development
OF Civilization" The point Of his lecture
was that the Anglo-Saxon race dominates
this continent. After referring TO the race
question as 70 the Indians In our early
history he took up the negro question.
He said the end Of the civil war found
100000 freed blacks IN the position OF a
peril to the country. The colonization OF
white race was accomplished after years
Of struggle and association with the great
est races OF mankind. Drawing a vivid
picture Of the consequences Of the anom-
alous condition, Mr.. Littlefieia asked: BY
what right does an act Of congress seek
TO place an inferior race on an equal foot
ing with men who have lived through 2OOO
years of Christianity" The people of the
south. who possessed the highest form OF
civilization, were asked TO recognize the
black as an equal, and the natural out
come was resentment and the adoption OF
measures to keep the negro in that sphere
for which he was created. The funda-
mental mistake Mr.. Littlefeld declares,
was in enfranchising the negro, placing
in his hands powers he was unqualified 20
exercise. More than a generation or two
Is necessary TO civilize any people, and,
said Mr.. Littlefeld. fortunate will be the
generation that will see a true solution
Of the problem.--The Pittsburg Post.
/ shall not apologize 10 the readers OF
The Journal for noticing the address made
by Hon. Mr.. Littleaeld. OF Maine, on the
subject OF inferior races.
II is the question which Is vital to the
southern people. II means more TO US In
a social and economic as well as intellect
ual sense than any subject before this
NoF nj has
the south been water-logged to the gun
wales by the negro question ever. since
the warm the driving off all immigra-
ton from European countries, the ac-
ceptable sort OF Immigrants, like Germans
Swedes and Norwegians, because of the
negro's presence-but the taxation to ed
ucate and the expense OF the judicial sys-
TEN TO control and punish lawlessness
have absorbed millions upon millions Of
dollars. much of II in vain.
But 1t is a genuine surprise that Moses
should arise in the state Of Maine the
state which kept Mr.. Blaine in the house
and senate for so long, and the common
we 9 h which fostered abolition views in
suC6 ultra and persistent antagonism to
the south for a third Of a century. How
do YOU account for II? The negro has
been drifting northward for a good
many years. They were in demand as
hotel walters, buffers, carriage drivers.
I
there has been a time when there were
frequent meetings I'm that latitude to
encourage the black race to enmity and
| antagonfsm towards the southern people
and melting their revenge.
But the negro has been driven out of
northern hotels very largely as the negro
miners were driven out OF Illinois by ex-
Governor Tanner and whenever the negro
1 is a rival for a white laborer's wages in
the north, he must give back and either
return southwark or exc out an existence
4 in an humble capacity. because the white
man resents the rivalry. Maine has not
made a single postmaster Of the negro
politician.
Massachusetts, declines to give reve-
nue. collectors place to a member of the
I negro race and as soon as these rabid
abolition fanatics rub up against the ne
] gro. they are ready TO get rid Of him.
| They burn black rapists out in Kansas
as they do in Georgia and Texas. and they
even tore down a million dollars worth
/ OF public buildings in Akron. o., TO get in
reach OF another such fiend in human
shape.
The Anglo-saxon has been the ruler in
| all countries that have progressed in civ
| ilization, and wherever conflict has
arisen between the white and inferior
races, the white man has remained the
ruler up 10 date.
/ Mr.. Littleheld, Of Maine, has clearer Wis
II ion than some OF his predecessors from
Maine. II he lived in the south he would
| still better understand the necessity for
/ avoiding all occasions for conflicts be-
/ tween the two races.
/ And unfortunately, the black race Is
| burdened with an increasing number of
persons who learn nothing by experience
| or observation when every days news
is burdened with reports OF fendish law
| lessness and summary punishment. There
| fore Mr.. Littlefield will easily find addi-
tional reason for the views he so lately
! expressed.
This retrospect of Mr.. Littleheld is also
| a hopeful sign. Congress in both houses
| IS exhausting its superiative adjectives to
| prove that the inferior yellow race must
| be kept out Of America
| While some OF these legislators have
| limited that another inferior race has been
made a citizen. with all the privileges OF
the white race. I have been astonished
that no southern man has taken the floor
to show the Inconsistency of these violent
anti-Chinese debators, who were also rab-
I'd negrophilists.
1t Is a rare. ripe time to point moral
and adorn a tale.
When these people grow rampant over
the injustice inflicted on the people Of the
United States II exclusion OF the Orien-
tails is not enacted into law, there Is a
splendid opportunity presented where a
similar parallel can be drawn with telling
effect.
II this opportunity Is sighted the south
! Fe roaIfx IN he nfffed for fnactfOn