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qui New '.Yo A'A*UiKaTOKi D. C., -Sept. 13,1899. { Mr. Philip Lee Wilson. 48 Wall ?trect? New Torie City:--M* DBAOI gju: Yours of the .26th ultimo for warded to me here and received a few jays ago. I will answor your questions with ;>erfeot frankness, but before doing so, et me oall your attention t to what ap eara to me to be amisstatomont-un intentional, of course-of my position .ouching the ?race ?fuestion to which rou refer. You say: "I-read in the New York -un your open letter ou .thc deporua ?too of the colored man." I have icver at any time, or anywhere writ :<D a letter "-open" or otherwise "on :he deportation of the colored man." .Importation" implies force or co cci?n which ought never ito be .bought of in-dealing with the "col led" man or any other race of nen who are *?ti?ens of 'the United ?tates. What I have urged is that it would je better for both racea if a gradual ..nd permanent separation ?could take place, such separation, of course, tobe voluntary. I have not the slightest doubt that f the national government would lend & helping hand, the negroes would prefer a separate establishment, -where -hey could h s ve a fair chance and an open field for their ?octal, political md industrial advancement. The iieeriniinataou against them on these ;inee in all parte of thc ?United States j ?8 an impassable bar to their complete ] emancipation, and neither education, i Christianity, or any other civilizing. ?D>1 enlightening influence oauremove 1 it. I know if t was a negro, and had aiy present sensibilities, I would pre fer to set up for myself in a country free from thc shadow of the slavery of my race, and from environments that constantly remind me of inferiority ?ad subordination to another .and .tronger race. But to your quota tions You. ask: First. "In what way does free negro '.abor compete more oppressively with che poor white labor than ?lave .negro labor did? My answer is that free negro labor does not compete more oppressively with the poor white labor than slave negro labor did. My authority ia and j bas always been that the "irrepressi ble-conflict" betwee the free and slave labor was one of the prime causes of our Civil War. My judgment is. that bot for the. institution of slavery we would have had no Civil War. There is ibis difference, however, between slave negro labor" and "free negro labor:" The formar was controlled by his master and had his seale of wages regulated by him. It was the interest of. the master to keep the. scale as high as possible, and as negro slave labor: was usually profitably em ployed, he could not out under fair and remunerativo wages without the consent of his master. Of course, there were a few exceptions to this in the case .cf free negroes or slaves'who hired their time. In the main, how ever, negro'slave labor was an oppres sive competitor whith white labor, iud hence the irrepressible conflict. "Free., negro labor" competes op pressively v with white labor just as Chinese labor competes oppressively with white labor. The negro and Chinaman, have fewer wants than the white man.' They can live cheaper: in fact, they can live in a style and manner, and on food that would re duce a, white man to the depths of degradation. Tho white man could not survive. He and bis family must to to the wall in labor competition with the negro or Chinaman. Expe rience has shown this and requires no argument to prove it. The white man knows, and feels this and hence he makes.war on both the negro and Chi oaman as he would upon any other race when he gets in his way. Your second question is: Second. -"Are you quite sure that the ucgro being removed your poor whites? will labor any more than they do now. I? it not possible that the vice lies in the dislike of the poor whites to labor and be restrain ed?" ' . ' Answering the first point in this enquiry^ I will say that-in roy opinion 'lothinS so paralyses and emasculates tho energies of the white man so thor oughly as the presence and availabili ty of cb<vv>p negro labor. If he eah hire a grown ..negro, able-bodied man, for S ve dollars a month,, three pounds of bacon, a .peck of corn-meal a week, house him7n ,a log cabin, eosting'fif teen dollars tobuild, the negro clothing himself and family on these earnings, the white..man wUl mont likely avail himself ?of such labor and be idle him self. . Kcraove.thc negro, and using a homely phrase, ' it becomes a ease of ''root hog .or die." Therefore, losy remoto thc negro and the white man ?ill tabor mor?.than he does now, end ?Ul labor to ?:??reat?of advantage \ to ) PROBLEM. swers Northern Iri i himself, his family and country, be oause he will be free from the ruinous and destructive competition of cheap negro labor. Cheap labor isa ourse to .any eountry. Answering thc second point of en quiry, I will nay I do not think the vico lies in the dislike of the poor whites to "labor and to be restrained." We have loafers and idlers in the South, as in other sections of the oountrg, unfortunately too many, but it is a great mistake to suppose wh;:,e men in thc South are unwilling to work and do not work. I can carry you into sections of the *So?th*where there are few negro labor ers, and sa ow as intelligent, progress ive, enlightened farmers no you will find anywhere. . I have in my mind a lot ef white mechanies who have been' .unable to make liviug wages heoause of the, ruinous competition with negro mechanies. 'There is no disguising the? fact that this is true wherever thc negro .predominates and white mon who want to work cannot support their 'families decently on the wages regu lated- by- the cheap, competing negro labor. \Yoa ask: Third. '<If you get rid of the negro and that trouble being removed, if your poor whites l?nd that they have to work to live, may they not still be discontented, and the buffer being removed, may Uiey not turn directly upon the botter ciaos of whites?" As'I have remarked above,(I think 'the presence of.-cb.eap> negro labor is a "buffer".againet a great .many white men going to work and developing (their own resouraes and ?nergies rath er than.depending on the negro, but 'this.evil in not confined-to the class you ? choose to designate as "poor whites." It influences all .grades of white men and is harmful to .well-to-do whites, as "poor whites." There is an implied slur in your question upon the "poor whites" that is not justified, and not .deserved by them. As a -rule they are native American citizens, patriotic and de voted to their country, much more so than many who make greater preten sions. Whenever their services ?have been demanded io war or peace the;, have responded with .promptness and ?eal, and served to the end with a de votion and fidelity .that ought to put to shame those who. would cast reflec tions upon their characters as citizens and throw a shadow of suspicion over lives and conduct. It was my fortune to be associated as comrade in the Civil War arith thousands of what ara called "poor whites," and, therefore, I can testify from personal knowledge of the heroic splendor of their courage and their GSouacciouB fortitude and faithfulness. They mean well by their country, and the couo try need 'have no fear at their hands. In the struggle for sup port and the maintenance -of their families, they only ask a white man's chance, a chance that all white man are entitled to, and you may make up your mind that they will be satisfied with nothing less. I mean bj this, they cannot and will not put up with the degrading competition of cheap negro labor any more than did the white men of the Pacific coast pat up with cheap Chinese labor. The same issue is involved and tho revolt will be the same. To my mind, therefore, it behooves the government of the United States to carry out the proposition of Presi dent Lincoln, and provide a homo in Central or South America, or else where whore the negro may be indu ced to emigrate and set up for hin* self. It would be infinitely better for the negro, who can never reach thc full measure of American manhood and citizenship with his environments of race prejudice and ostracism in. this country. Something more than the right to carn a living is demanded of one who en joys American citizenship. Thc highest premiums and rewards of life should be within the zone of the aspirations and achievements. These aro shut out from the negro, in the main, by reason of his "color and pre vious condition of servitude," the con stitution of thc United States to the contrary notwithstanding. lUcc prej udice is not confined to tho white man and negro. It is as strong and in tensa between the white man and In dian or Chinaman, or any colored raoc. It affects relations between families of the white race, .and ias recently shaken the foundations of tho French republic almost to the point of totter ing and collapse. Why the Almighty has implanted thia feeling yin our hearts, of course, 1 shall not endeavor to explain. Tho most advanced stages of civilisation do. not appear to eradi cate it--Christianity does not or can ndt, and the only refuge for the weaker race ia an erodus, or perpetual subor dination tb the stronger, or extermina tion. I have written you much more in extenso than intended, and my ovcuse I ia that you appear .to take an intelli gent interest in a very grave subject. I have given you my candid judgmeat, free from any taint of unkind feeling towards anybody. We ought to deal with it in a spirit different from that which appeared to control indisposing of slavery and eliminate from the dis cussion all elements of rancor and bad temper. I will take the liberty of forwarding to you a pamphlet, containing two speeches, one delivered by me in the United States Senate in 1890, and the other at Gaffney, S. C., on tho 4th of last July, which I ask you to do me the favor to read if you have nothing better to do. Trusting I may havo thc pleasure of a personal acquaintance later on, I am very truly yours, M. C. BUTLER. - m - The Use of Sugar. A wretched paragrapher-who. perpe trates onormitios in a western news paper, declares that this is thc sweet land of liberty because it consumes more sugar than any other. The amount of sugar used by a peo ple is considered a fair test of their prosperity. Those who have studied the subject dcclorc that the consump tion of sugar varies in proportion with the economic prosperity of a country. Great Britain shows thc highest per capita consumption of sugar, partly because preserves, jellies, etc., aro used so largely there. The average Englishman cats more of such articles and less meat than his American cou sin. Another reason is thc manufac ture in England for tho export and on a very large scale of preserves, jams, and other articles which require much sugar. Sugar is untaxed in Eugland and is therefore muon cheaper than it is here. England has no such afflic tion as our sugar trust. The price of -sugar there is fixed by the laws of trade and not by thc decree of monop olists. Still our people usc almost as much sugar per capita as those of England, and the total amount consumed in tire United States is vastly greater. Thc variations in the consumption of sugar in this country are in aocord with the theory that the quantity of sugar used indicates the degree of a country's prosperity. Thc per capita consump tion went up to 66.1 pounds in 1891, but gradually decreased uuderbusi nesM depression until in .1890 it was only , til.6 pounds. Last year .it.rose to 64,5 pounds and is increasing now so that a per capita oonsumption of more than 66 pounds this year is ex pected. This will probably be our greatest sugar consuming year in spite of the fact that the price of sugar is consid erably higher than it has ranged most of the time dnring the past five years. Here we have a reliable evidence of increasing prosperity. The New York Financial and Com mercial Chronicle does sot see any prospect of a lower price of sugar soon. It says : "The largest estimates of the years sugar crop place thc world's output at 68,601 tons increase. over that of last year, while there will be fully 300,060 tons increase in consumption. This will make it necessary to draw on the reserve stock to the extent of about 200,000 tons. This reserve stock is estimated at 400,000 tons. That is Jower than it has been ?ince 1893. ' ' Eczema Cored by ff. B. B. Sample ' Battle Free. H&ve you itching, burning, scaly, crusted, or pimply skin, blisters con taining pus or watery fluid, skin red, and on itching heat, with or without sores, on legs, arms, hands, neck or faeo? Then take B. B. B. which will eure leaving the flesh free from blem ishes, sores, eczema or itching of any kind. Any form of eczema is due to dis eased blood. Get the diseased blood out with B. B. B.. and you are cured. B. B. B. is perfectly safe to take by old or young, and acts as a fine tonic, and eures when salves^ washes and other remedies fail. Children are very frequently afflicted with eczema. Sores discharge' and a yellow crust forms upon the skin. Give thc child mild doses of B. B. B., and thc sores will soon heal. B. B. B. for sale by druggests at $1 per large bottle, address Blood Balm Co., 380 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga., and samplo bottle of B. B. B. will bc sent by return mail. - Men exposed to the rigors of thc Alaskan winter never wear mustaches. They wear full beards to proiect thc throat and face; but keep the upper lip clean shaven. The moisture from the breath congeals so quickly that a mustache becomes imbedod in a solid cake of iee and the face is frozen in a short time. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific compound having the endorsement of eminent physicians and thc medical/ press. It "digests what you eat," and positively eures dyspepsia. M. A. Ketron. B?oomingda?c, Tenn., says it eared him of indigestion of ten years' standing. Evans Pharmacy. -- The trying yellow spots so often left by sewing machine oil on white goods may be removed by rubbing the stain with a cloth. wet with ammonia before washing with soap. Chester H. Brown, Kalamazoo, Mich., says: "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure eared me pf a severe ease of indigestion: can strongly recommend it to all dys peptics. ' ' Digests what you eat with out aid from tho stomach, and cures dyspepsia. Evans Pharmacy. ACTIVE WORK OF MORMONS. Latter Hay "Saints Laboring For Con verts In Chicago. (?hiotiyo New*. Through bickerings, challenges to debate and other evidences of ill feel ing and bad blood between the "Brig hamitos" and "Josephites," the two great divisions of the Mormon Church religious people io Chicago have begun to awake to the fact that the Church of Latter Day Saints is at present en gaged in what is perhaps the best or ganised and most concerted attempt to secure proselytes on a wholesale basis than has ever been made in this city by the Mormons. The unusual activity cf the Mor mons has begun to attract widespread attontion, both from the student and those who have ever entertained a bitter prejudice against the followers of Joseph Smith. Tb ? enemies of the Mormon Church arc clamoring against thc visits of the missionary ciders -to their homes, claiming that an effort is being made to carry off their wives and families to the remoto Salt Lake stronghold of Mormonism. Several letters written in that tenor have been received ot the office of the Daily News. When shown to the Morion elders these lettors have brought hearty laughter from them. "We are not here to briDg trouble to tho people of thc city,'' the mission aries say, 1 but rather to shed light where theic is darkness." When a mob seized upon Joseph Smith at Nauvoo, 111., over hslf a cen tury ago and took his lifo, the mem bers of the gathering thought they had annihilated Mormonism for all time. Were these men alive to-day and en abled to visit Chicago they would stand aghast to find the churoh devoted to the form of worship chosen by thc Latter Day Saints, a number of regu larly organized missions, and open-air meetings being conducted on sev eral prominet street corners almost nightly. .SNor would the surprise of theso pi oneer residents of Illinois be percept ibly diminished upon - learning that Chioago now has two divisions of the Church, each holding thc other to be guilty of unutterable acts of error and caoh doing its uttermost to destroy its rival. The Salt Lake contingent, having headquarters at Wicker Park Hall, 501 West North avenue, has established a mission at 193 Oakley avenue and open-air meetings are held throughout tho northwest side. In Englewood and the South Side, 63d and Halstod Streets and 3i)th Street and Cottage Grove avenue are two of their most fa vored corners. The "Josephites" have their headquarters at 1,267 North Halsted Street, and are conducting missions at 3,411 Cottage <J rove ave nue, 12,024 Union avenue and 1,802 Armour avenue. Their open air meetings are held in all parts of the city. Thc trouble between the two branch es ?sises out of the fact that the "Jo sephites" have ?torn down the veil of inspiration that is popularly supposed to enshroud thc head of the Church, and revolted against the successor to Brigham Yonng, taking for them selves the name of the founder cf the sect. The 1 . J oaephites' ' declare themselves to be violently opposed to plural mar riages and question the similar claim of the Brighamties. As a matter of fact, both bodies now claim to abhor the practice. The Salt Lake contingent justifies the action of Congressman-elect Rob erts and other members of their faith who have failed to abandon their sev eral wires whom they married prior to tho passage of thc new anti-polygamy law, taking the stand that it would be cowardly and inhuman for them to se lect any one of their wives and aban don the rent to shift for themselves. In their missionary meetings both factions show a disposition to relegate the question to the background and evade it unless called upon for an ex planation. \ These missionary meetings partake largely of the character of lectures, the elders seeking to give thc unitia ted an idea of tho philosophy and con ditions governing the origin and de velopment of thc Church. A literal interpretation of the Bible is insisted upon. The story of Joseph Smith's dis covery of the mysterious tablets, al leged to have been revealed to him by God, from which by thc use of won derful stones answering thc purpose of spectacles he was enabled to translate tho mooted book, is related with great earnestness by thc elders. It is at once weird and fascinating to hear them relato the historical legends of the book whioh they accept as abso lute truth, including tho introduction of the Semitic tribes into America long before the birth of Columbus, the appearance of Christ upon the Western Continent, the introduction and provalenoe of Christianity before the Indian had been, evolved and the final destruction of these people, their cities and prophets, so that nothing remained but their record as revealed in the tablets, buried away by the hst of their prophets. Night after night wondering crowds gape with open-mouth astonishment while the elders quote Scripture in an effort to prove that the claim of Smith of unearthing the plates in a remote spot in Ontario County, New York, was nothing more than a Biblical propheoy. The story of the sur render of the tablets to the an gel custodian after translation is al ways demandod to explain their pres ent whereabmts, and theu there is a dissertation on thc wanderings of thc Hormons, their trials, defeats, suffer ings and final success in thc arid des erts of the far West, which they have caused to bloom like garden spots. The Mormous have suffcrod, the missionaries say; they have felt the heel of persecution and prejudice, but they ask if it waa not always so. When there was a special dis pensation from (uni His people have always suffered, they say-not only the Jews, but the earlier Christians, as well as tho Mormons. This argu ment usually closes the meeting. It is said there arc now H,000 Mor mon missionaries in America seeking proselytes. A very large repr?senta tion iain Chicago, dust now thc Brighamitcs arc preparing to entertain some of the leading dignitaries of Salt j Lake, for the institution that conforms to tho quarterly conference is ilosc at j hand. Those who are opposing thc spread of Mormonism and arc crying out against its teachings arc aghast over thc prospect. - rn? 4> am - ? - A man's bluff always gives in when his money gives out. - Every time a mau gets punished for wrongdoing he complains that other men do worse and are punished Assignee's Sale. WK will receive Sealed Bids on the Stock of Jewelry, ?cc, and Fix tares of the assigned estate of W. lt. Hubbard, Jeweler, up to 12 o'clock m., Thursday, 28th day of September, 1809. We reserve the right to reject any and all bid?*. TermB-Cash. ERNEST F. COCHRAN. Assignee. M. L. BONHAM, Anent Creditors. Sept 20, 1899 i:t 2 KAMNOL HEADACHE, NEURALGIA,* LA GRIPPE. Believes all pain. 25c. all Druggists. YOUR HOME PLEASURES "nvfv> influence lends so much to home JL^? Ufe as muslo. No Stock offers greater attractions than ours, and we wish to help yon to happiness. If,*? not alone tarnt we aay lt, but yon know lfiust. we mean it, as we sell the beat ?lass of PIANOS and ORGANS, AB well as ?mall Musical Merchandise, and will sive yon f nil vain? for ev ery dollar. You are cordially invited to call in person and inspect our Stock, or write for catalogues and prices. We also represent the leading SEWING MACHINES Of the day, and are constantly receiving new additions to our Stock. We appeal to your judgment and will sell you the best in this line. We still handle thoroughly reliable Carriages, Buggies and Harness, And can save you money by an investi gation. Look to quality first-thon price. Most respectfully, THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. If you want Bargains CHEAP JOHN'S, The Five Cent Store. IF you waut SHOES cheap go to Cheap John's, the Five Cant Store. For your TOBACCO and CIGARS lt's tho place to get them cheap. Schnapps Tobacco. 37Jo. Early Bird Tobacco. :*7ic. Gay Bird Tobacco. :i5c. . Our Leader Tobacco. 271o. Nabob's Cigars. lc. each. Stogies.4 for fie. Premio or Habana.3 for 5c. Old Glory. 8c. a pack. Arbucklo'a Coffee Ho. pound No. u Co flee 9c. pound. Soda 10 lbs. for 25c. Candles Go. per pound. ' ? CHEAP JOHN ia ahead in Laundry and Toilet Soaps, Box and Stick Blue in feet, everything of that kind. Good 8-day Clock, guaranteed for five years, f L95. Ti ri ware to beat the band. JOHN A. HATES. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS il CLEANSES THE LAVER AND BOWELS \ \ ' j AMD FORTIFIES THE SYSTEM TO RESIST FREVAHJHG DISEASES. ???????????????? HMM tm?? > MM ?MI EVANS PHARMACY, Special Agents. 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You will lind us nicely quartered. Free Cltv Delivery. Phone 75. ProtnptnoHs in everything. Yours gratefully, VAND1VER BROS. E G. EVANS, Jr. R. B. DAV, M. L?. EVANS & DAY, - DEALERS IN - ZDK/TJC3-S and QBOCEBIES, PENDLETON, 8* C. NTABT ?tIUHT ?-The regulation of the primeo vino is the basal principle of all therapeutics. Keep olean, eat properly by using FRESH DRUGS, FRESH GROCERIES, FRESH SODA WATER, * FRESH ICE, FRESH FRUITS, FRESH TURNIP SEED. EVERYTHING FRESH EXCEPT EVANS ?u DAY. Notice to Debtors. PARTIES owing UH open and secured Accounts due in the Fall are notified that Bald Accounts are now duo and munt be settled st once. GUANO NoTKS are due and payable on or before October 1st, and must be paid promptly out of the first sales of Cotton. We appreciate the general desire to hold Cotton for higher prices and do .St; *** not object, but must inalat that it be not held at our ex Z~- IMM pense and risk. Yon can atore it and borrow enough ou it to pay your Account ; therefore, do not expect to ride us when we are needing our money. This ls strictly ^ business, and we mean every word we say, for we will have our money if wo have to put out 8peclal Collectors to get it. Save yourself trouble and expense by giving UH prompt settlements. Yours truly, DEAN & RATLIPFE, saMiTEWr*'*--'' .-- - WHEAT AND.OATS FERTILIZERS. ?S?S55 HALF oro pa of .Cotton don't pay aa well as half crops ^Uim Rpw "" 5?S?of Wheat. Your land needs a change, anyway, and with I. , . r*?^r''? proper manuring will pay you better in Wheat and Oats . - ZU than In Cotton. Wo hove tho- 0P f??p ??M Fertilizers. Bpeoially.'made; and adapted' foti Wheat Culture, Recommended by eminent Chemists and practical Wheat . mr ? growers all over the country, and it ia suitable to the character of Anderton County soiL It is well pulverized -.sd in nice shape for distributing. Let us sell you if you want THE BEST GOODS. 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