The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-09-09
IMMIGRATION AND
NEGRO KILLING.
An Influx of Sober White
People WiIIRemOve the
Black Rent from COun-
try Homes.

In one of the counties we OBJ
serve that the immigration bu-
reau lately established by the
State has become an Issue" "
We are not profoundly interested
in this matter and we even fear
that the danger in it is not so
great as we would like to see.
Some of the statesmen who are
running frantically for the legis-
lature in Anderson and Florence
and Abbeville are in terror lest
the "riff-raff" of Europe be turn
ed loose upon old South Carolina.
"Riff-raff f"-what is that? If
we were to remark that any
) South Carolina gentleman belong
led to the "riff-raff" we should
probably have our eyes blacken-
i. ed and head broken. We are
reasonably careful in alluding to
persons in such, terms. Mean
while we sometimes suspect that
all the "riff-raff" of the world is
not confined to Europe or even to
Russia and Italy. We have
known a few Italians and Aus
triaR and Erepchmen and have
4lfn8 hem as ifitelli-
gent and respect table (almost) as
South Carolinians. Only a few
years ago we heard a great cry
raised in this State against the
!, "aristocracy." - The alarm was
sounded that the "Aristocracy"
had it's heel on the neck of the
common people," Now if there
be anything in this cry about the
'ritf-raff" it must have for it's
: bottom that we are all "Aristo-
/, ,crats," as compared with most
Europeans, in other words that
they are not as good as we are.
And yet we dare utter the heresy
that perhaps the white people of
Italy and Spain are approximate
ly equal in virtue to ourselves.
At any rate we are not sufficient
ly convinced of our own excel
lencies to- insist that we are it"
as compared with all other peo-
Piles.
No one denies that the popula-
tion of one locality may be su-
perior to that of another. For
example, we are sure that the
average intelligence, industry,
thrift and even courage of the
population of Laurens County is
!. as far above the average in the
same qualities of the people of
certain other counties, or parts of
counties in South Carolina (Which
z we have no purpose to name) as
they are superior to the popula-
ton of certain areas in Russia.
There are limited dices of terri
tory and population in this State
which the State of South Carolina
could safely offer to swap with
any nation of white folks on the
face of the earth without injury
Just as school boys throw"
pocket knives. These sections
are small but they can be found
here and there in South Carolina
andindeed some whole counties
are not as good as others. A
: manor a newspaper would be a
!, fool to:name them but they exist,
as anybody who has travelled over
the State knows.
Meanwhile, most of these
statesmen who rear upon their
hind legs when immigration" is
mentioned are given to buster
about their "Anglo-Saxon blood. :"
The truth is that in their dismal
: ignorance they reflect upon most
.of the people of Upper South
Carolina when they suggest that
Anglo-Saxons are superior to
other people. Most of the Pied
mont people are not .Anglo-Sax-
ons. John G. Calhoun; for ex-
! ample, had not a drop of Anglo
Saxon blood in his veins, that we
have heard Of. He was a Pres
ri p /.