The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
IS THE NEGRO HERE TO STAY,

of the suggestion that the naeroas
should be distributed all over Tho
United States.
n 1t might puzzle her to exn,ain bon
her plan could be put into practice
John Temple Graves and many 9th.
Yer southern men, who have devoted
much thought to the race problem IN
the south, firmly believe that tho NO
groes should be taken awav from
this country and dumped somewhere
else
When the Indians were forciblv 70.
moved to the west by the United
States army. in Jackson's era. their
numbers were small, and the west
was unoccupied by the whites. When
the Moors were expelled from Spain.
there was, near at hand, a Morocco
TO receive them. But who could I'm.
dertake the stupendous task of corral.
ing and Transporting the millions If
American negroes? And where would
1--WE put them?
Mrs. Hale's idea of distribution has
been in limited operation ever since
the civil war. Many black campbell
lowers went north with the returning
Union soldiers
(By the bye, these northern troons
begat many thousands of the mulatto
children that We hear so much
about.
. Since the war ended there has been
a steady drift of young negroes out
OF the south. They go north, east
and west in search of employment
AS porters, elevator boys, hotel and
/ restaurant walters, BARRIERS, shoe
4 blacks, chambermaids,1 cooks, nurses.
etc. they are to be found in great
numbers in nearly every state in the
Union This migratory habit seems
TO be on the increase. If other Sec
tions of our country have not already
got as many negroes as they desire,
the probabilities are that their needs
and wishes will soon be met.
But, however that may be, it is
practically certain that Cuff is in the
south to stay. He suits the climate
and the soil. Furthermore, he suits
us, fairly well. He's hard to beat, as
laborer, when under proper control,
is Cuff. In the main, he's good-natur-
ed and minds his own business. He's
a natural liar and thief; but his lies
are generally Matched up to get him.
self out of scrape, and not to ruin
someone else; while his pilfering is
usually on a small scale. He has no
gratitude, and not much principle;
but, as rule, he doesn't bear malice
passion. His lusts are Unborn and his
superstition a part of his nature. But
where one black man assaults a white
woman, there are million who new
er think of such thing. Where there
is one black man who wants social
equality, there are a million who do
x not. And if mean white men would
let negro women alone!
Really, the same negro may appear
to be quite a different man, when
going from one white mans employ
ment to apother's-so much does it
depend on the whites how the blacks
behave
Cuff being here to stay, what is his
future, and ours? If we could prevail
on northern politicians and philan-
thropists to quit meddling, the ques-
ton could the more easily be answer
ed. The man who says that educa-
ton will "solve the problem is an
idiot, on that subject. The Carnegies,
Rockefellers, Wanamakers, Roose-
velts and Tafts hold to that doctrine;
therefore, they are driveling idiots,
on that point.
All the schooling on earth cannot
Change the racial traits of the negro.
You can no more change his nature
than you can get the odor out OF
his sweat. Negroes pay big money
to get an ointment that will straight
en- their wool; but the kink comes
back, in spite of ALL,
Idleness, sensuality, rotgut, CO.
caine, syphilis, tuberculosis, pneumo-
mia and ignorance of how to live IN
this country are undoubtedly work
ing the destruction of the black rape.
AS other peoples have degenerateo
and disappeared this one has.
But such a destiny would require
many generations for it's completion.
In the meanwhile, the blacks should
be treated right, should be accorded
all the absolute rights of citizens
should be denied all political privl-
+. leges. and should be compelled 10
work at reasonable wages.
Every county ought to nave an
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