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t ... .. 1 State Ubrty 0 Advertising Brings Success t TUi t ir ;!! " julvertis" in the Gold V rfi,1'V:;.ii'(-n::i' f- -, J'fi''iI p .i V'f! 'i -!: ;.; is J f i f l 33.isib!? Business Imn & As an Advertising Medium The Gold Le.vf stands at the bend nf A newspaper in this section, the" l Bright Tobacco District. i u The most iiltmvnL n an A ft iit-i i-.ivy v. :er- :f:r. - -. ; . iT? r.l -i r . f. r. T k V ceaeful men use its columns aith. " tli hiirhost. 3 That is ?rooi That it Pays. f x l Satisfaction to Themselves. TH.W R. mxm, Publish " c5S!oiaaoi t 1 SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Ctslt. VOL. XXIII. HEyPERSOIsr, 1ST. C., THURSDAlAPRIE 14, 1904. NO. 17, - I j : ; : : , : . , - H If a i P me Trim Time la a yo-ui'-sr fri-'s 11 reached when Jiature U ; -.-r -.; : . .: .a r,o ivcioss the li 'it wli'cL. i:.---:-1 ...t..l (z ,1.1 woman hood. Ignorance nid ncgiect at this crit ical period are largely responsible for r:ucu or tne alter t::sery of woman hood. N .t only Cocs K.-ture often . ved l:ip in the r guljr establish ment of Use wom Cily fr.-.-.ct'on, but t';orc i, ?!::;;.st al ways need of some :ii'-, to overcome :iiftior, liffv- t'r.t ...rd vrcak- i ..nttnoaly ex- R I i riij::c---S at t!us ! til!!'". If !!;. " is an in va'iil v,.(,'i:;i!i, suf f . i nsf l:.:u femnle u or frJun'; of womb, or ffun k-u-corrhca .-'.:! I;::-, vr-;i i;r. fit rct's Ivoritc Piccription without complete si.oc.-.-ss. Dr. Pierce wonM like to hear from f,;.'. .rrs r :-.id it v. ui be to her advant l t v.-1- ns lie ( I'lers in perfect good ;i :'' v r! of J - o for :i:'.y case of the l,ove s which he cannot cure. '- I v li ( t .'1 you the i cnefil we have rf.'eivc ! fi'.ni :si'; your reme-iles," writes Mrs. Jx-iii H;iU, of J:r vlheail. Green Co.. Y.'ig. "Two n";i my 'iH-ihtt. r's health began to fail, tivervthin;; that cuuIJ he thought of was doue t' he'p l.cr hut it vas of no use. When she began to complain she wr.s quite stoi;t ; weighed lo. l!: pv-ture of Rood h-alth, until about the Br nt finteen, then in sis months she was so run I'.jwn her weight was but 120. She kept f.ii'.iiijT nml I pave up. thinking there was no u;e, sh? must die. Friends all said, 'You will lose y-.':r il iiThter.' I said I fear I shall. I mnwt srtv, (lixrior. that only for your ' Favorite Prescript ioii ' my daughter would have been in l.er jtrrive to-d;iy. When she had taken one bulf holt!- the natural function was established and we bought another one. making only two b.-'t''-- i;i all. and slie rotiiT!otely recovered, f.incc then she is as well as can be." I ).. 1 1. -r Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, i:i paper covers, is sent free on receipt of ii ."c-cvnl fctamps to pay ex of T.::iiliu only. Address Dr. R. V. I'i.;r. : uffji.j, N. Y. DeWitt is the name to look for when you go to buy Witch Hazel Salvo. DeWirfs Witch Hazel Salvo Is tho oripinal and only genuine. In fsct DeWitt'sis th? only Witch Hazel Salvo that Is mada from the unadulterated Witch-Hazel A!! others aro counterfeits base Imi tations, cheap and worthless even dansercus. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo is a specific for Piles: Elind, Bleedine, Itching and Protruding Piles. Also Cuts, 3arrs, Bruises. Sprains, Lacerations, Contusions, Boils, Carbuncles. Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, and all other Skin Diseases, P PHSPAUKD DT E.C. DeWitt 4 Co., Chicago For sale at Tai k-i 's Tvc iug Stores. CHtCHESTE.VS Lr.SLISH EnNtBOYAL f-'iLt ftV. riBin'j ana (inlj ..-i, nine. nl, J..t.,.lNA. nAl c. .. tronuMa l.nU., ut Drurilil for in Kfc.ll nd tloM ctj.;i- bor temitS nith l.lurrichon. Take nit ath.f. Icrue Usncrerou. Hnltttstnt'ciit ant Ilt. Uoniu Ruy nt juur Druictfifit. or .t-ti.l 4. tt. tamn for lartlc-ul;,r, Tc(IdiiIi It .ad "l?ellof for l.pdle," in If.!.-: , t r -- mrn Hall. 1 11.(1. 10 T ttiaoiii.U. S.!.J f !! rrusl,i,. l1loh,r1- I'-,,,.!, ,: (',.' 811 J Uaaison Mtj.j. e, VIII.A.. FA, PARKER'S HAH? BALSAM Clpanxa a.iJ Lccut'tica the hair, l'roinotf.-s . luxuriant growth. Hcver S"ail to licstore Oray Hair to its Youthful Color. Cunt rca diseases & hair tallicg. mid Sl Wal Dn;ifg!ta , A HAPPY HOME Is one where health abounds. With impure blood there cannot be good health. With a disordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. ft revivify the torpid LIVER and restore its natural action. A healthy blood. LIVER means pure Pure blood means health. Health means happiness. Take no Substitute. AH Druggists. T 9 "I find Thedford'e Black-Draught a rood medicina for liver disease. It cured my ? on after he Bad spent $100 with doctors. It is all the med icine I take." MRS. CAROLINE MARTIN, Parkersburg, W. Va. If your liver does not act reg ularly go to your druggist and secure a pacfeage of Thedford's Black-Draught and take a dose tonight. This great family medicine frees the constipated bowels, stirs up the torpid liver and causes a nalthy secretion of bile. Thedford's Black - Draught will cleanse the bowels of im purities r.nd strengthen the kid nevs. A torpid liver invites colds, biliousness, chills and fever and all manner of sick ness and contagion . Weak kid neys result in jBright's disease which claims as many victims as consumption. A 25-cent package of Thedford's Black Draught should always be kept in the house. "I nsed Thedford'a Black Draught for liver and kidney com plaints and fonnd nothing to excel '' "WILLIAM COFFMAN, Max blehead, Hi. THEDFORD'S BtLACK- ?Y ILL 1 it A t It. Lr -U IP otif mm HON. EDW'D W. POU. A Strong Man and a Coming Leader. The People of the Fourth District For tunate in Having Such a Man to Represent Them In Congress Bril liant, Brainy and Abie, He is Recog nized as One of the Strongest Men on the Democratic Side. Washington, D.C., April 11, '04. Editor Gold Leaf: That the peo ple of the Fourth CongresHional Dis trict of North Carolina were wise in their selection of a man to represent them in the Fifty-seventh and Fifty eighth Congresses they probably do not need to lie reminded. Indeed, it may truly be said of every member of the lower house of the National Legislature from the Old North State that her people have chosen well, while tnecountiea of Chatham, Frank lin, Johntson, Nash, Vance and Wake have in Hon. E. W. Pou, their pres ent representative, a man with whose record at Washington they have more than ordinary reasons to be not merely satisfied but proud. To say that he is an excellent type of the progressive men of the South is but telling one-half of the story, for he is also fully recognized among the Dem ocratic members of the House as one of the brainiest of the young men on their side, and a coming leader. No member of the House of the present session has made so master ful nor so striking an arraignment of the fallacies, the corruptions and in stability of Republican teachingsand the present Republican administra tion as was contained in Mr. Pou's speech on the floor of the House on March 20th. So well do his colleagues in the House appreciate the striking and convincing manner in which Mr. Pou has handled the issues which should be laid before the people by the Dem ocratic party that arrangements have already been made by Congress men from several of the Southern and Western States to have many parts of his speech printed as a cam paign document. Thousands of the entire speech have been ordered printed for use in Texas. Your correspondent having lived in Washington for the past several years, has but little knowledge of the political situation m the b ourtn Dis trict, but in view of the work which Mr. Pou has done In placing North Carolina in the front rank on the Democratic side of the House of Representatives and loving the State as only a born North Carolinian can, I sincerely trust that Mr. Pou may lie returned to Congress until by length of service, and most excellent service he may be recognized as a leader of the House, for the State must understand the fact that not by sending her brainiest m6n to either the Senate or the House for one or two terms will she ever attain a position of strength in the National Legislature. The men who are now the acknowl edged leaders in Senate and House are not by any means the men of greatest attainments or most bril liant intellects, but they are men who, like Sereno Payne, of New York, the recoguized leader of the Republi cans of the House, who have served twenty-years and more as members of Congress, or who like Senators Hale and Frye, of Maine, neither of whom are especially gifted with bril liancy of intellect or natural sagacity have by long years of continuous service in the House first, and later in the Senate and by close attention to the work in hand made Maine a power in our national councils. Send Edward W. Pou back to his seat in the House for the next six or eijrht veers, and I have no hesitancy in predicting that with the victory of the Democratic party he may easily become the Speaker of the House. A. W. HUGHES. A Thoughtful nan. M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., knew what to do in the hour of need. His wife had such an unusual case of stomach and liver trouble, physicians could not help her. He thought of and tried . Dr. King's New Life Pills and she got relief ntonee a nd wa Anally cured. Only 25c at Melville Dorsey's drug store. The People Want To Know. Wilmington Messenger. There are a great many questions about the management of this At lantic & North Carolina road the people would like to have investiga ted. 'The publication in parallel col umns of the president's report for 11)02 and 1903 with explanations as to the differences regarding the con dition of the road would be very in teresting reading matter. We hope the Governor will turn the light on fully. .In the proposed investigation we hope he will inquire into the number of free passes, that are now outstand ing, to whom issued and on what grounds they were issued; what are the rates of" board at the Atlantic Hotel; wha't persons have been given reduced rates of board and why they were so favored; what persons have been given rebates on freight and why; why it is that the authori ties of the road purchase fuel for the locomotives at points along the Wilmington and Weldon road, from whom it purchased this wood, what it paid per cord at the place of pur chase and what it cost to have the wood delivered to its own line and what pull the wood dealer had; also why it should be necessary to have such a large membership of the com mittee on proxies, who compose that committee, the reasons for their ap pointment and whether or not these committeemen and their entire fami lies have free passes on the road. i Ann nirni4nnnr?-SnM i 1 Foe Rniuha. finlda and fiMta. Better Let it Alone. Charlotte News. Oar Raleigh special says that Judge Peebles threatens to institute con tempt proceedings against the Lum berton lawyers who refused to make up thoflflocket for him. We had heard that he was going to take the matter under advisement, and believethat that is a good place to keep it under. But if he sends everybody to jail who have expressed their contempt for the Honorable Judge, both the North Carolina Press Association and the North Carolina Bar Association will have to make other arrangemnta about their'projected meetings in St. Louis and Charlotte. If the Jndge but kuew it, the sympathy of the State is with tlieLumberton lawyers. Robbed the Grave. A startling incident is narrated by John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as follows: "I was in an awful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain con tinually in back and sides, no appetite, grow ing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my great joy to first bot tle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them'. Only 50c. Guaranteed at M.Dorsey's drug store. patricThenry wInston. Well Known North Carolinian Dies at His Home in Spokane, Washington, on April 3rd. News and Observer. Patrick Henry Winston, who died at his home in Spokane, Washington last Sunday, was one of the most brilliant and interesting public men ever produced by the Old North State. He was born in Windsor, Bertie county, the oldest son of Pat rick Henry Winston aud Martha Elizabeth Byrd, On his father's side he was kin to the great orator of the Revolution, and on his mother's to Col! Wm. Byrd, author of the West- over Manuscripts, whom John Lsten Cook pronounced the finest scholar, wit and humorist of Colonial times in America. As an orator, a wit and a humorist Pat Winston would have ranked among the foremost in any country. There are hundreds, yes, thousands, who can easily recall with pleasure his flashing" witticisms, his overpowering humor or his thrilling eloquence. Throughout North Car olina for a quarter of a century he supplied lovers of repartee with a feast of wit and humor. And in re cent years on the Pacific Coast his fame for intellectual fencing grew and spread until it reached across the continent back again in North Carolina. He was graduated from the Uni- rersity in 18G7, the valedictorian of his class. It was a memorable oc casion. Andrew Johnson, President: Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State and other National celebrities were present. Winston's father had sent him a gold watch by Secretary Se ward. The great statesman was so pleased with the eloquent speech of the young gratuate, that he added, as a present from himself, a beauti ful gold chain which he had worn for many years. As trustee of the University, as. public speaker, as editor and as at-torney-at-law, Mr. Winston was in the public eye for a quarter of a cen tury. As a public speaker he was bold, captivating, resistless. He lit erally swept the crowd off its feet. His humor was immense it swallowed up his adversaries and knockedthem over like a huge ocean billow. But there was no bitterness in him. He was loving, sympathetic and tender hearted. Few men have labored so incessantly for others, and so little for self. He understood the great fundamental principles of govern ment and of human liberty, and he fought for them with tongue and pen. He despised the carpet-bagger and reconstruction. It was his great speech in Metropolitan Hall in 1875 that caused the Legislature to call a convention and repeal the Canby Constitution. All the leaders of the State were opposed to it, or were slow and hesitating. After Pat Win ston's eloquent and unanswerable speech, setting forth the eternal fun damental principles of free govern ment and liberty, nobody doubted nor hesitated. He moved to the Pacific Coast about 1G years ago and was elected Attorney General of the State of Washington. A few years ago his health failed. But recently he seemed entirely well and was editing and pusblishing Win ston's Weekly, a journal filled with the brighest flashes of his wit and radiant with the rarest humor. The future seemed bright and promising, when suddenly the end came, with failure of tlie heart and the; great brain ceased to work, the big heart to thrill with svmpathv.' He is gone ! and his place in the world will not j soon be filled. He leaves a widow ' and nine children of whom the eldest j is a prominent lawyer of Spokane I and three others are married. In North Carolina' he leaves three brothers and one sister President Geo. T. Winston, Judge Fracis D. Winston, Judge Robert W. Winston and Mrs. Frank . Spruill. . AN OLD FIELD. WEED. Many seeing that old field weed, the mul lein stalk, never consider the good it is ac complishing in curing lung troubles. It pre sent in Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein the finest known remedy for coughs, croup, colds and consumption. At druggists 25c, 50c, and SI .00 a bottle. For : sale at Parker's Two Drug Store. Payment of Doll tax must be made on or before tne Erst aay oi aiay or you cannot vote. This is important and should be attended to by all means. Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer."-! OF UP - asiLCBirwmm JUST ARRIVEDAnd is now being Opened LinHlIRl(& QTTODIJSE. PHONE 165. Best Results Obtained Only BY UStttG TOBACCO BRANDS: Gilt Edge. Tip Top. COTTON BRANDS: Premium Brand Fertilizer. Bone mixture, Bone and Potash, and Phosphate, all Grades FOR SALE BY PARHAM BROS. SUPPLY CO., Henderson. PARHAM BROTHERS CO.. Oxford. HORNER SUPPLY CO.. Manson. Judge Peebles and the Robeson County Lawyers. statesviiie Landmark. The fact that the Robeson county uui "uiu ma u, the terra of court for that county, scheduled to begin yesterday, assign ing as a reason that they did not want to try cases before Judge Peeb les, who is holding the courts of the district, has attracted much atten tion. Some of the papers seem to think the P-obeson county bar is en tirely in error, contending that the "honor and dignity of the judiciary ought to be preserved by every good citizen," and "especially by the legal fraternity." Of cpurse the honor and dignity of the judiciary should be preserved, but the judiciary should deserve to be honored and dignified. We know nothing personally of the troubles between the Robeson county bar and Judge Peebles, but the latter has certainly not made an enviable reputation since he has been on. the bench. His conduct in the Haywood case in Raleigh provoked a storm of criticism. But we started out to say that if the Robeson county lawyers have no confidence in Judge Peebles, if they do not want to risk their clients' interests before him and think he is unfit to sit on the bench and that seems to be about their conten tion 'then they deserve all honor for having the courage to stand up and say so. As a rule lawyers are not very brave about such matters, be- cause tne juuge i as sue uip imuu, out we are aeiigutea to nna at ; least one case where a possum dog will eat possum, ana we give tne ivoDeson county bar credit accordingly. Unfit men on the bench should not be tol erated. They may be endured else where for a season, but of all things let the judiciary be above reproach; and if there is any wrong in this case let the facts come out. The Demo cratic party nominated and elected Judge Peebles. If a mistake has been made let it be corrected. We have a contempt for the idea that no public official should be criticised unless he belongs to a political party other than your own; or because a man is prominent officially or socially he is above criticism. Away with such rubbish! A Great Sensation. . There was a big sensation inLeesville.Ind., when W. H. Brown, of that place, who was expected to die, had his life saved oy Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. He writes: "I endured insufferable agonies from Asthma, bnt your New Discovery gave me immediate relief and soon thereafter effected a complete cure. Similar cures of Consnmp- tion, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It'a the 'peerless remedy for all throat and Inng trouble. Price, 50c and fl. Guaranteed by M. Doreey, druggist. Trial bottles free. . Wear the Aronson Shoe and make your feet glad. TO - DATE af HENDERSON, N. C. Cleveland Nails two-More Old Lies. Charlotte Observer, j Among the disgrceful charges re- Among the disgrceful ' l1 rapidly-returning popularity of ex PRidinr, ctevA . th tr President Cleveland, were those to the effect that Fred. Doughlas had been irvited to his wedding reception and that he signed a bill providing for mixed schools while Governor of New York. A warm admirer of Mr. Cleveland, Wm. E. Aberoathy, of Chase City, Va., recently wrote the ex-President concerning these stories and the following reply has been received; "Princeton, N. J., March 27. W. E. Abernathy, Esq. "Dear Sir: My attention has been several times called to the statements of Mr. Watson, to the effect that Fred. Douglas was invited to my wedding reception, and further that while Governor I signed a bill pro; viding for mixed schools. I have already written two or three letters denying these alleged statements, and do not propose to spend any more time denying statements so absurd and emanating from so im-pos-ib'w u source. Each and every one of Mr. Watson's charges, if they can be so called, as they have been presented to me, is false. They are about as far from the truth, as. they can be and they were made-, I have i no doubt, without the least reason to believe them to be true, and en tirely in a sprit 6f which even Mr. : Watson ought to be ashamed. "Yours very truly, j "GRO VER CLEVELAND." This Fred Douglas story first came out during the' Populist movement, some years ago, and was then most industriously cinulaieil and, to gether with the mixed whool false hood, has been vigorously rehashed by the enemies of the late President, who appeared to fly into hysterics whenever Cleveland's name was men tioned. Without these allegations it is hard to imagine what the anti Cleveland press would have done for ground on which to base its enmity to himwhen he denied the Taylor story in a letter to Congressman Webb. Mr. Cleveland declares he will never be a candidate and it seems that his enemies should there fore stop circulating lies about bim. RHEUMATISn IS DUE To a good many causes. It may have come as a result of your work. It may have come from exposure on the battle-field, bnt no matter what the cause, it can be instantly relieved by the free use of Paracamph. This wonderful remedy opens the pores of the skin. induce sweating, stimaiates tne circulation, thereby removing the congestion and draw ing ont all fever, soreness and inflammation. Try a bottle to-day-and be convinced. For naTe by The Eagle Pharmacy. Special bargains in shoes and hats at Pay Poll Tax or You Can't Vote. Shelby Star. Every person who owes a Doll tax had better take care to pay it before May 1 st, or he will be deprived of vot- year." Don't postpone the matter until it is Too late. The best time to pay is while you have the monev, Failure to vote does not release you irom paying your taxes. WHY DO WE DIE? ; Vital statistics classified show the respira tory organs to be the feeble point in man- Diseases of the lungs are out of all proportion In fatality. Take Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum aed Jfullein for coughs, colds and consumption. At druggists 25c, 50c and $ 1.00 a bottle. For sale at Parker'i Two Drug Stores. . mi 1 1 uere is noming so mercurial as public sentiment. It can change quicKer man tne sky on an Ann day.- A few days ago Messrs. McBee and J? men were referred to as fugi tives from justice, men readv to nut on then stripes and begin upon their sentence m tne state's prison. Look now ditterentit is today. The tern perature has fallen and the whole thing threatens to collapse. There ought to be a committee upon resus citation appointed at once. Kaleigh l imes. TURN ON THE LIGHT. The People Want to Know All About the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail road Affair. When Governor Avcock said that he had gotten all he wanted in the return of the railroad back into the hands of his friends it sounded pretty much like a hint that he would favor a "let-up" on the prosecutions because of the withdrawal of the fight by the receiver and the men who were back ing him. It looks like the Governor had a mighty close shave in getting out of a tight place. The evidence taken as a whole will certainly create tne impression on the general public max; mere was something of an nn uersianuiug wnn tne uovernor on -1 J 1 ' 'il A 1 the subject. Anyhow, before the par ties seeking tne receivership agreed to auauuon ine case, tne tiovernor and the Attornery General were hot in the hunt after the scalps of the "con spirators" and as soon as the latter dropped the case these State officials declared they had secured what they were after and suddenly found that the criminal case rested only with the solicitor oi tnat district. The Mes senger said at the first that these prosecutions were only for the pur pose of producing evidence to be used n the receivership. Why. the News and Observer now comes out in ad vocacy of the Executive dropping the prosecution so far as the State government is concerned. It seems rom the evidence in the case that the editor of that paper, whose business manager was said to be connected with the management of the hotel run by the railway company, had to be consulted before the Governor and Attorney General could decide what to do. . . There is another peculiarity about this road matter which we think should be explained. A number of persons put in bids for lease of this property a short while after the last annual report of the president, which showed such deplorable condition of the property. The names of some of those who wished to lease and who had made propositions to the Gover nor were given to the public by bim. We see from an exchange that James Bryan, the president of the road. was interested in the matter of lease with one of the persons who made a bid to the Governor. The Governor, should let the public know all about this. Why has this fact baen with held from general publication? Why should not his ifame have lieen men tioned along with that of the others who proposed to lease the road? We simply ask for information. We hope when the Governormakeshis investi-j gatiou he will give out all this kind of matter. The people want to know all the facts. The list of names of persons who have free passes on this road would l- interesting reading were the Governor to give it to the public. Wilmington Messenger. And so would a list of those who spend their summers at the railroad hotel at Morehead without paying the reguJar.rate. When the business manager of the Aeirs and Observer was appointed a. director in the road it was charged that it was purely a personal favor to enable him as busi ness manager of the paper to secure ree transportation over this and other lines. If this charge was ever denied we never heard of it. The Statesviiie Landmark.' ' The Best Family Salve. DeWitt's Witch Hazel gives instant relief from Burns, enres Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Eczema, Tetter and all abrasions of the skin. In baying Witch Hazel Salve it is only neces sary to see that you get the genuine DeWitt's and a cure is certain. .There are many cheap counterfeits on the market, all of which are worthless, and quite a few are dangerous, while DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is perfectly harmless and cures. Sold at Parker's Two Drug Stores. spirit that they would destroy a mad dog or a rattlesnake. That ends the matter then - and jhere. They are never disposed to" wreak their ven geance on innocent persons who merely happen to be of the same race as the criminal, as is sometimes done in the Northern States. The Southern people know the ne gro and wish him well. Indeed, we have done and are still doing all we can to enhance his welfare in his proper sphere. But his properphere is not poimcai nor social equality, and we try to make that fact plain to his understanding. The sooner he comes to adapt himself to enevitable conditions the better and happier he will be. T.C.H. Baltimore, March 23. RACE PREJUDICE. An Observer of Current Events Philosophizes On the Subject as a Result of Various Discussions an the So-called ;Negro . Problem, Lately Brought Into Even t Oreater Prominence Through Recent Legislation Political Treatment of Negro Unwise and Unreasonable. Editor of Baltimore News: As n constant reader of current events and a close observer of conditions about us, I have been greatly interested in tne various discussions or the so- lcalled negro problem, lately brought into a greater prominence through recent legislation on the subject. It seems to me that the most radi cal and chimerical views of corres pondents on the subject come from persons who are either densely igno rant of the real conditions or are afflicted with a sort of namby-pamby sentimentalism in regard to the whole question, ir a matter of fifty years spent in the South between the States of Georgia and Maryland- would entitle one to nave a practical opinion on the subject, then the writer, whose forefathers were al slave owners, imagines that he has sense enough to form a good idea as to the true inwardness of the ques tion. It is also more reasonable to suppose that such an experience would give one a clearer insight into the situation, which so vexes the trulv rrood neirrophists of New Eng land and others who love the negro at long range than those persons who have never lived down South As stated by a recent writer in the Philadelphia Ledger, it is inexplicable that so many of us have ignored the fact that the negro is a man of another race. His instincts, his capa bilities, his physical, mental and moral nature are his own, and not ours. The negro is theproduct of a soil and conditions from which the white man was transplanted before history began. Three or four generations removed from parents who were sav ages of the Congo or Senegal have not changed the character of the ne gro as fixed by centuries of savage existence. His physical organiza tion is not that of the Caucasian. His moral habit is a mystery to the white man, and be is not by - nature formed in submission to law. Primi tive instincts, tropical passions, mo tions from out of the darkness of un reason are strong in him. With only a rudimentary concep tion of social obligations, he has been orced to undertake the part of a free man in a tree civilization. He has even been compelled, by one or the ; most gigantic of all historical errors to pretend to assist in the political administration of a nation, whose ideals it has required the whole history of the civilized world to evolve. In other words, the negro is a domesticated savage, and he has been boosted into an unnatural and impossible position by the fortunes of war. A large per cent, of the race are mongrels, they seem to inherit the vices and not the virtues of their parents. The political treatment of the ne gro m the united states since his emancipation has been both unwise and unreasonable. It has been based on a mistake so complete as to con stitute a national aberration. The ruits of it are seen every day in the nparalleled outbreak of negro crime and it seems that the black popula tion is breeding terrifying numbers of rowdies, vagabonds and brutes. There is nothing surprising in this. s it reasonable to remove a savage race from its environments oi un counted centuries and then presume that its first generations in civilized auds will conduct themselves like a people trained in the arts of civilized lie for ages in a zone which alone, as all history proves, progress is possible. And yet, some or us expect that the stroke of a pen or an act of Congress will at once transform this domesti cated savage into a proper citizen, with civil aud social rights equal to the most enlightened. And when the majority of our thnjking people rebel at the premium put upon ignorance and venality, and try to put a curb upon it, at the polls, ana to avoid the enforced contact with disagree able persons in publh: wSikleo: then our sentimentalists aud goody-goody folks try to make it appear that the lowly brother in black is. being im posed upon. Had we not better look upon the negro problem as a question, not of sentiment, but of anthropology? Would it not be best to recognize that universal race prejudice, which is world-wide and as old as the his tory of. the human race, and bow to the inevitable law of the survival of the fittest? We of the South believe that weare more kind to the rac than are those of New England. . In the Southern States no negro is debarred from earning an honest living in any hon orable occupation he is fitted for. He may be seen working everywhere, be side white men, and no one wishes to 6top him. 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