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Show tiii: Muiti) pituiiu". It Is universally almltted by all eilucated Americana that I'rof.Ilryce, lliHaiilbor of a book entitled "Die American Commonwealth," Is aunn thoroughly familiar with American Imlltiltlolis, though a native of the IlrtlMi Islsnds. In the AVrt JmtrYcon Hti-Uxo for Dnember, he has an article mi the negro question which Is attracting wldo attention. Ills thoughts and opinions on this very vexej subjtct are worthy of serious consideration, Inasmuch as he Is, outside out-side of any personal rripcsieiilons or political Interests In tho matter, and his Insight, Judgment and Impaitlallty can not Ira Imjsigned. The Profeewir aiya that the problems which foreign observers consider thu gravest nf Amirlcan Issues are the labor queitlon, universal suffrage, and the position of tho negro In therlouth. The one which lie regarda as most urgint, most serious, aud most dsn-gerous dsn-gerous Is that of the colored people. Comparidwlth It tho tariff, the currency cur-rency and the railway questions sink Into Inslgnlfics nee. In social life the negro Is now moro distinctly serrated from the whites than during slavery tlnue. The law prohibits Intermarrlaso lu neatly all the Houthern Btates, eveu the Illicit relations between the sexea which pre-alled pre-alled In former daye have almost wholly Ulssppeared. In civil life the negro bis had quality on paper for thu past twonty years, but ho Is rigidly excluded fr-m all result frequeuto.1 by whltii. He It raiely ihosen for any iolltlcal olllce, eveu ln Btates where he forms a msjorliy of tho population. "The Northern people setm Just aaunwllllng as theBwthern peoplu to have a negro set la a post of authority over them." Mr. llryco asks three pertlueut questions: Uow It tbe negro to bo elevated? How It the social antagonism lietwein tho races to be lessened? How are the nnoiutlles and contradictions of the iiolltkal position to be overcome? Tolheflr.t he remarks: "If liu (the ne.-rol n mains Ignorant, uncultured, twayed by passion rather than by rea eon, he can not but be a source of danger, as well as a rei roach to Christian civilization." To tho aecoud, Mr. Ilrlce saya race anUgoulsui It not a law of nature, but theahirpand harsh social separation which now exists Is fraught with trouble, aud may become dangerous when tbe weaker race has grown In Intelligence aud courage. Of the political anomalies end con-traJIcllor.s con-traJIcllor.s heotrera tbe following! '-The negroes bae got Ihe suilrege, which In America is tho sourco of all power. It hat been aolemnly guaranteed guaran-teed to them by the Coiistllutloui and tbey aro not soffered to erdoy It. Huoh a situation has moro than one element of evlt lu It. It Is a standing breach of tho Constitution, a standlug violation of that respect for law which Is Ibo very life blood of democratic Institutions. It Is calculated to t revoke rekeutiuent and dlulTcctlou on Ihe part of more tbtn seven millions of peopts. It suspends the natural groe, Ih an 1 play of political parlies par-lies at tho Soutb, forcing the negroes to stick to one national psrly, Irrespoctho of tho (often tuoro Important) local lo-cal lituct which Nuto ininlcs pro-senti pro-senti forcing tho Htiutbern whites also to holj logelher as one party on uno Issue, luttoa t of dividing and regrouping thelilseWe aooordlng to tho questions which the ehsnglng conditions of their country bring from lime to time to tho front. Thus It perpetuates seitlouulliul, a gra o mischief In national io!!t!ce, oi on though ttio dsnger of another secesalou miy Imvewholly passed away. And last of all, jierlups worst of all, It accustoms the Houthern politicians, among whom elections were atone tlmo purer than the Northern cities, to a course of Fraudulent evasions or rrerslous of tho law aud or good fulth which cannot hut distort tbelr own imlllleal conscience and undermliio that citadel of free gnernimut, faith In thnete. live system and obedience to the dcilslon of the majority. If voting It-eases to be honestly uisnaged, people will ceaso to respect tho results of a vote, and tho community Is thrown back lothe old regime of brute fori o," 1'rof. llryco has traveled In tho Mouth during the last two tears, and writes from personal knowledge obtained ob-tained the;.'. However, he thinks that Mississippi has struck the right key by Introducing an tducatlonal ttst for the franchise, Henjds the (ollow. Ing significant seutencet Mlf a stranger may express his v lew on a ilm of dmnatllo toUtlcs, I would say that Ihe solidity or tho South, ,n die-pleislngtnuiauy die-pleislngtnuiauy at the North, Is more likely to be broken up by letting Ihe negi alono than by agitating for his protection." |