The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04

The letter of Senator Bacon to Rep
resentative Hardwick, which we pub
lish elswhere in to-days Morning
News, should be carefully read and
pondered by the people of Georgia; in
fact, by the people of the entire South.
! The arguments it contains in favor of
the white people of the South stand
| ing together as long as the Fifteenth
Amendment is in force are convinc-
ing.
The white people. standing together
under the banner of Democracy,
wrested the control of the govern
ments of the Southern States from
the negroes and their white allies, and,
by standing together in the name of
that party, have retained control of
the South and made it prosperous. If
they should abandon this wise policy
and divide. the result would be a con-
slant struggle between the whites and
the negroes, the latter having a few
white allies. or a struggle between two
white parties each seeking the assist
ance of the negroes. In either case
there would be brought about a condi-
ton of affairs that would result dis
astrously to the Souths welfare.
1t is utterly impossible for two races,
one inferior to the other, to live in
harmony if they are in possession of
equal political rights. If they could,
they would amalgamate, and the peo-
pie of the South would become a mon
grel race, because with political equal
ity would gradually come social
equality
The only salvation of the South is
for the white race to remain domi-
nant, and it is the intention of the
white people to continue so. They
will do this even if they have to give
up part of their representation in
Congress and the Electoral College. \
They will never consent to any condi-
tion of affairs that leads towards the
Authorization of their section.
Senator Bacon says there are indi-
cations that the Republicans are con-
sidering plans for bringing about
division of the white people of the
South. He is in a position to know
about such matters, and the
people of this state and of the South
have confidence in him as one of their
leaders. 1t is to be hoped he is mis-
taken. In some of the recent utter
ances of leading Republican papers the
impression is conveyed that it would
be the part of wisdom on the part of
the Republican party to let the South
deal with her race problem as she
thinks best. The Republican leaders
may take this view. But, if they do
not, and their party insists that the
South shall put the negro on the same
political plane with the white man or
lose a part of her representation, the
probability is she will give up a part
of her representation, because the
domination of the white race is of far
more Importance to her than few
more men in Congress and few more
electors in the Electoral College.
Senator Bacon aims his arguments
at the Republican leaders, but just at
present Mr.. Watson, the Populist
leader, is a far greater force in divid-
ing the white people of this state than
the Republican leaders appear to be.
In his speech at Charlottesville the 9TH
err day he ridiouled the Democrats for
remaining huddled together because Of
the fear of negro domination. 1t
looks very much as If it were his pur-
pose to use his influence to the utmost
to divide the white voters of this
state. Did not Senator Bacon have
him and his work in mind when he
was writing his letter?
The white people of this state, and
Of the entire South, understand the
necessity of standing together. The
prosperity of their section demands
they shall do so until the negro ques-
ton is adjusted. And the North is be-
ginning to understand why the South
is politically solid, and. as already
pointed out, there are Republican lead
ers who are disposed not to embar-
rass her in her efforts to solve the
problem that makes her solid. But,
whatever the purpose of the Republic
can party may be, 1t is quite certain
that the South is going to pursue the
course that will enable her to main
tain the domination of the white race
within her borders.