The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-16
YOUNG MAN, GO SOUTH
Representative Runsdell of Louisiana
Improves on Horace Greelsy's
Famous Saying


South. Young Men and immigrants
as the keynote, Representative Rams
dell, Of Louisiana, yesterday addressed
the House. as a sort of advance agent
for the Southland in general. and
Louisiana in particular.
He based his remarks on the exodus
of many of "our best citizens into the
British possessions north of the United
States. and the rapid congestion OF our
cities caused by the growing unpopu-
large influx of foreign immigrants.
many Of whom settle in cities AS
a remedy for all these problems, he
suggested to the House that the per
sons concerned should be induced 10
come South
In my Judgment" said the Louisi-
ana statesman, in discussing the drift
of people from the farms to the cities
this is one of the fruitful causes OF
the high price Of living. All 1000
products-and the food we eat Is our
heaviest item of eXpense-cOmeS from
the ground or the sea. and when the
number of consumers who dwell in the
cities dfsproportionately exceeds the
nroducts in the country. it naturally
results in high prices.
Food Prices to Go Up
IF the relative growth of popula-
ton in city and country remains the
same for the next decade, and prOduc-
ton Of food be not materially in
creased in some very unlocked for
way, I see no reason why the price of
edibles should decrease, but rather
expect an increase" he predicted.
In
Ransdell said that what is happening
to us is also happening to the nations
of Europe
He also showed that during the last
five years 312,614 citizens, carrying
with them material wealth in money
and property valued at over S312.OOO.-
900, ito say nothing of the immense
potential value of each of these SPLEEN
did people" emigrated from the United
States into Canada. He commented at
length upon the concentration of aliens
in the cities of the United States
The Southern States would gladly
furnish homes to every one of our own
citiZenS,' said he, who have gone to
Canada or contemplate such a move
and would welcome all the boys and
girls who have left or expect to leave
the hardships of northern farms to
seek unfamiliar work in congeSte
cities. Moreover, We can supply farms
to a great many of the foreigners who
seek our shores. and we are really
anxious to receive all good immigrants
| of the TeutOnic, Scandinavian. British
| and French races"
Then he entered into description
of what the South offered.
Corn IL King
y few years ago, he remarked, the
| Southerners We're nearly all farmers
| and the one crop was cotton. Its scep-
! ter was seized some time ago by King
Corn and is now firmly held by that
| monarch" he added.
But corn and cotton are not the only
| gave the House to understand. He told
| of a great change that had come over
| it, and the present practice of diversi-
| tication of crops.
| With this diversity of crops, the
| Congressman painted the South as a
| fine place for domestic animals. He
| grew real enthusiastic over the advan-
| tages of my own Louisiana for tn.
/ lowly porker."
| The farms We're not the only things
the South had to offer, Mr.. Ransdel
| Informed the House He suggest eG
that an inspection of mining, mercan-
| tile and manufacturing statistics
| would show that.
He challenged the statements thai
| the South was not a healthy section
| The whites, he said, We're just a.
healthy as whites in any other portion
of the country. The negro race i:
not healthy" he admitted. for rea
sons which the scope of this speech
prevents me from discussing"
Speaking of the negroes. the Con
gresham had something interesting t,
say about the race question.
Some one asks about the race ques
ton in the South" said Mr.. Ransdell
| whether the Caucasian and the negr.
can dwell together in harmony. l un
hesitatingly answer that they can an,
| do live in the most perfect amity, eaCl
race pursuing its own methods an,
working out its own destiny in friend
ly cooperation and competition. blu
without social commin CLING. The ne
gro question is settling itself, and un
der the guidance of wise PrOvidenc
the negroes not only of the South, Blu
| thrOughou the entire Union. are des
tined to fill their places and do thei
part in kindly friendship with thei
| white brethren In many localities o
| the South there are very few negroes
and prospective immigrants can regu
late this question entirely by Settlin!
| in colonies. plan which has yer
| much to recommend It
But even without colonies there
nothing in the negro question to caus
trouble. AS a matter of fact. Their
are innumerable white farmers scat
tered throughout the South. and
goes without saying that the majorit
of the people in cities and in bushes
! purSuiTS whites