The new South-news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-17

Fixes the Responsibility oi
the Race Question In
the South Where II
Properly Be-
longs.

We l'"' ''N t'''FN'L 'hffiHA
frem the New Orleans picayunc ci
Noy eth, because il il The frs, ut
terance from the North hich truth.
fully. fixes the sponsibility of the
conditions of the race question in
the South where IL Justly belongs.
The Minneapolis (rlinn.) Bcilman,
conducted by Wan, c Edgaf, in q
recent Issue has The following cii.
iotial expression;
II the protection of woman t@ not
the supreme duty Of The American
citizen, whether he lives nof or
south Of Mason and Dhxoa's iine,
then onr country no longer deserves
to rank among civilized nat~rs II
i. is, then it ia time that the citizen
of the North ceased to consider the
problem Of the South as an acndem.
ic question TO bc discussed calmly
and regretfully at safe distance
from the scene of horror and shame.
II IL hfs duty TO come forward man
fully and acknowledge his share of
the blame and assume his part Of
the burden.
The North is even more rcsponsl-
bic for this over sha1owing horror
than the South. Let IL face The facts
'as they al e and cease this sloppy
sentimental talk about the elevation
of the Maro race aud tie need of
self colstrol on the Hart of the
SoutherS Caucasian. Ethical con.
siderasi3ns. fine tpun theories, a., ;.
anInroi Ca deviN , fo'i\ anFt'aF
,levasiG(4 of the negro arA not esii.
s'~d to moments CO.. Ssideration
when itts true that no white wv
man lissng in the South il safe fpr
q moment unless guarded by III
gun.
The North freed these negroes Il
elevated them to citizenship anc
proclaimed them the posscsaors o
equal rights with the whites Pre-.
vious to the war, slavery, accu rsed
though it was, held liem ia aubjec.
ton and restrained the brutes
among them, and they were many,
from violence. Careless Of conse-
quence, the north lei then, loose
and encouraged them 10 believe
themse'vfa equal ia rffrything 10
their ierDcr maa;crr After q brief
interre@rrm OF cafpetbag goNern.
ment, retired to their safe. pure,
protected homes, secure ia the
luowIeIgc fhat the law was ampl,
strong % pfotect them from; assault
and their women. from d,shonor.
They washed their hands Of respcn..
sibility; they left tothr Lnpovcri-h-
ed, defeated, dishearlened South
the task of making the newly freed
worthy of citizenship.
Since then, the North has contrib
uted largely OF money 10 educate
the negro 1t has sent Northefn
teacher, devoted, ecif-sacr.icine.
weII-mearing persons. full Of zeal
to lift Tire once oppressed race 10 a
higher plane. 1t has sympatbized
with and supported every scheme
devised to benefit the negro aud
has landed TO the highest skies
every effort TO create in bim social.
political and financial aspirations.
To the protests Of the white men il.
the Souih who knew the negro and
had 10 live with him, that the meth
ods chosen were wrong and mis-,
chievous and would surely result
in di-aster. the people Of the North
turned deaf ear.
TheSouthe III white ,,psn's exatl
knowledge Of conditions was did.
creditea, his advice -corned,. I,,s
advice Acsrsafd bis waning unhe~d,
cd Although he had dcmorsfras<d
repeatedly his fidelity to tic7sers6 r.
ed Union and had shown his wf,l.
ipgness to serve his country In 0,s
field when the emergency arose, ,shs
was deemed unworthy Of confidef,ce
in questions affecting sthe negro
He was told 10 observe tbs law
when the lay was unable 10 a n
him or what was asthousand .tjnf,
more important, to save the Jeay
eat thing on earth 10 bIm-his 70.
men. He was told TO contain fd6,
self, to be patient aud await th8e.
sults lopg-dissance Northern tiueor
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