The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
HOME FROM THE SOUTH.

General Baughman Gives His
Impressions of His Visit to
New Orleans and Other
Places
General L. Victor Baughman
returned on Sunday last, the 18th
inst, with his daughter from a
visit to New Orleans, where he
went to participate In the Mardi
Gras festivities. In speaking of
New Orleans and its great posi-
bilities, the General states, in an
interview in the Sun, that he
was impressed with the rapid
strides being made by the people.
not only of New Orleans. but of
the eutire South. He observed
wonderful improvements since his
visit there several years ago.
Business enterprises are spring
ing up in every direction, III
creased railroad facilities are
being obtained, real estate is
increasing in value and large
investments are being made by
Northern capitalists. The author
titles of New Orleans are expend
ing thousands of dollars in i'm
proving the sanitary conditions
of the city, and the increase of
travel on the street railways in
the last year was remarkable.
The Mardi Gras parades, both
day and night, were magnificent,
the balls OF Comus and Rex, were
gorgeous III every particular-in-
deed they were simply bewilder-
ingly beautiful. The crowds were
enormous aud the best behaved
and good natured he ever saw.
These world renowned festivities
brought people to this quaint old
city from all over the country.
He met prominent men from the
North and West, aud this ming
ling of the people Of the entire
country is doing much toward
cementing union and good fellow.
ship.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
The press of New Orleans"
General Baughman said, lis most
conservative, and all the papers
possess fine properties. The
greatest admiration was express
ed for the press of Baltimore and
of the mauner in which it met
the terrible losses inflicted by the
great fire, and the enterprise of
real journalism as displayed by
the Baltimore papers was spoken
OF in the highest terms. All
along the railroad in the different
States thrOug. which we passed,
| saw unmistakable evidences of
thrift and Improvement. The
little homes along the way were
not an exceptions, for they are
putting on new roofs, adding new
pOrcheS, new OuthOuSeS and are
in step with the general march
of progress.
THE RACE QUESTION.
s'The advent of North hem cap
ital into the South is going to
build up a progressive section of
the country. The Northern man
who visits the South soon takes
IN the proper view of the much
talked OF race question. There
is no people who can so we'll
settle this question as the people
of the South. There can, of
course, be no social equality of
the races in the South, any more
than it can prevail in the North
or West. Individual cases may
exist in the North. but in All
Anglo Saxon race it cannot and
will not be tolerated i'll any sec
ton of the Republic. Let the
negro alone; let the veil of silence
be cast over this question, and
let the example be set by the
President of the American peo-
pie. Let those in authority in
national affairs, leave this ques-
ton to the Southern people, and
their own personal interest will
secure for the negro the kindest
treatment and make him realize
that he is to become a law -abid-
ing citizen and, like the white
man, must respect the law.
TWO KINDS OF NEGROES.
sit is from the idle negro, who
frequents the low grog shops,
who loafs about the streets and
who plays policy and crap, that
the trouble is to be feared. They
flourish during the time of Re-
publican primaries, as they are
bought and often dragged by
cOntending factions to promote
one or the other of these Repub-
lican cliques; the cross roads pol
iticians and the ward bummers