The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-15
ANOTHER YANKEE SCHEME.

The proposition of one Rev. J. H. Duck ry of Cambridge, Mass, to take half million of our Southern negroes and col- onize them between New York City and Providence. R. fs is attracting some att tention, and encs8ing more or less conn ment. Before alluding to the other fea- lures of the scheme. however. it Is well to note that this philanthropical experi- menter doesn't propose to lodge any of his emigrants in the godly dominion of Massachusetts. He will stop the inva- sion just over the line in Rhode island. so that the Bay State Yankees may get a, somewhat near view-and possibly . smel,-of the brother In black and learn how he sizes up before taking nim to their own bosomS.
 In this the reverend gentleman dis plays the proverbial acuteness of the typ ical New Englander. They are Rreat ad- mlrers of the negro at distance. but are not sure that they will relish closer ac- quaintance. Evidently they are not alto. gether sure of the effect an influx of ne- groes would have on tho air of Massa- chusetts. to gay nothing of melon patches and hen roosts Then. too. by stopping
 
 will acquire enough of New England pol ish and etiquette to make it safe Q bring them across the line. Great heads those New Englanders carry about with them.
 Speaking of this movement The Chat tanooga Times says:
 This experiment to be successful and 10 accomplish any results, gond or bad. must make use of the shiftIess, Idle and lgnor- rNfl FkaVC nl,f ffa rsNf aenA a. tory tramps that go from plantation to plantation for days work here ana there. If these elements shall be taken up to New England and made good citi- zens of. then we will all raise our voices in praise of this disinterested benevolence and lofty humanity Of the Duckrey or
 We are not sure that this would be al. together fair, although. as the people up there have quite a good deal to say about the negro. his capacity, his powers and his hard treatment down here, 1t might be well for them to try their uplifting ex- periments on some of the hardest specl- mems of the race. If success and satis- faction followed their efforts on this class, it would be a triumph for the phllan- thropists and a lesson for us. By the way, we could pick out a few good sub tects for them to operate on.
 But we should be willing for Mir. Duck ry and his coadjutors to take the negroes by and large, good, bad and indifferent, if they care to go. and thus have fair show at the problem We do not know that any of the better class of negroes will be willing to go. and of course they will not be sent North unless they are willing. even to further an experiment. We suspect that those most easily per suaded to join in this colonization scheme will be such as the South would gladly be rid of and the North would find little satisfaction in. If this class of negroes are taken North and transformed into good citizens. then we shall join The Times in praising the originator and pro- noter of the scheme. And, if he will take half a million of our least idesirable col ored citizens and make useful. law-abid- ing men and women of them, perhaps the South can make a contract with bim, or some one of his kind, to rid us of all our worthless negroes and thus two desirable ends will be accomplished. By all means | let Rev. Duckry sail in.