The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-11
Supplanting tn. Negro.

The Introduction Of the white do
mcstic in the service of ono Of the
prominent hotels Of Memphis is an
other straw in the wind pointing to
the banishment of the negro from the
cities of the South.
Southern steamboat men commenced
this battle Of color in the South
when they attempted to substitute the
white rouster for tho negro. That
they have thus far failed is only IN
incident. The attempt is significant t
feature.
Following this first skirmish be.
tween the races came the formation
Of the Housekeepers club. for the ex-
press purpose of bringing the battle
into the homes of the Southern peo-
pie. Now the line of war is extend
ed to the places of public entertain
ment.
That the white domestics are being
cheerfully, nay, enthusiastically, vel.
coined is shown in certain rivalry
between two hotels in this vicinity
as to which was first to discard the
negro and bring on the white girl.
A hotel Of West Point, Miss, tele-
graphs: I" The guests were agreeable
surprised by the appearance os full
corps Of German dining room girls,
who arrived here twelve hours in ad-
vance of the change made by the Mem
phis hotel West point congratulates
Memphis on being close second in
.h;s movement.
/. is understood that the House
keepers club is endeavoring to make
arrangements with the Memphis hotel
manager to establish bureau of i'm.
migration SO equipped that it can pro
vide white person to take the place
of every negro domestic in the city.
1t is declared that this bureau meets
with the eager approval of housekeep-
ers, who have been and are now kept
in mental anxiety and physical dis
tress because Of the incapaoity and in
stability or the negro domestic.
Not satisfied with the formidable at.
tack upon the industrial and domestic
intrenchments of the negro, the white
race have, like Hannibal, carried the
war to Rome. They have thrown
sharpshooters into the plantations and
ore thus disputing the negro's useful
ness in those strongholds heretofore
deemed impregnable to white attack.
Thus, all along the line the battle
is on. The negro must nva t,sht for
his very existence. Those imperfec-
tions which opened the way for the
white invasion will doubtless eeuae him
soon to. Zee the cities for the planta-
tions, where his virtues are stronger
and his failing Of less personal incon-
venience.
1ncapacity, responsibility, insta.
bility-and the chiefest Of these is
instability-are the imperfectious that
have preoipitated the fight. Looking
upon the negro as Of greatly inferior
race, the Southern whitos are inclined
TO excuse incapacity in him. A mis-
taken spirit Of generosity encourages
irresponsibility, but the instability
pinches the employer both 10 pocket
and 10 personal comfort. Il also
strikes blow at his pride and tears
off pinnacle in the temple of happi-
nesa devoted 10 his women. he can.
not forgive this characseristic in the
negro, and it will,prove the negro's
downfall. ii.S ss.s ,g93,' q Is
The South ohided the negro over
duties half.performed; it has shown !
disposition to laughingly toss . dollar
to ths lasy. and the triAing; ;Buswhen.
ever il faces the instability 81 The
race, it grows serious. There is no
diapos ition among them 70 via . per-
msnency ID any oscnpatien ,sno o}ambi.
Eision % settle themselves firmly amid
their surroundings. No personal com.
forts oan win them; mo personal; kind
;ness retain them. On che contrary,
they look upon conside ration 4 10 q
aknsss, md iDsssad of returning