| Show TUB Imy Is It the Irony Iron of ot fate tate that brings to light these days the tho startling slavery elavery conditions discovered In some parts harts of ot the tho South nt at the same name time tima a ct certain class cIas of ot newspapers exultantly tell the tho world In general and Utah In III liar lar that that relic of at barbarism was wiped out of at existence over thirty years ago It looks that way n Recent Investigations In Anderson county South Carolina proved pro d that t negroes under contract ns os laborers labo ere wore vere being herded her ed with convicts Guards were placed over them ball halt and chain attached to their tent feet mid Out l d thoy they were locked up tip over ver night and Sundays Some Somo had beets been beaten unmercifully Negroes were vero caught and made to work worl worlIn In fetters One negro was transferred for tor or a u cash consideration to n a planter by lIy bya b ba a n man who vIm hull had arrested the tho poor wretch on a I charge of ot stealing corn coin Apparently there was no warrant In Inthis this hum case Still another Instance even worse a negro wrongly supposed to be nn an escaped convict was watt hold held In a n camp until he hue signed a It con contract travel tract when he was put to work under the th shotgun of at a 1 guard The Tho grand gr I Jury found that free laborers hud hind been tired on and repeatedly whipped I Such facts have baflo been lilen brought to during the last few re weeks week In one local localIty l cal calit 1 Ity it and the presumption is that tho the condition Is IR more general than i commonly suspected And yet lt there la It lano I no effort at branding tho the people of oC the hue entire South or any nn single State In that hint section as nil lawbreakers Legisla Legislation tion for r r the lie virtual disfranchisement of ot one olle race hat has been severely criticized and anti Individual acts have boost boon con condemned by it h the tho interpreters of or public opinion but on the whole the country latin has shown hown a n disposition to 10 RIve give the tho Southern States considerable latitude In the arrangement of ot their Internal nf nt fairs airs anti and a the tho final disposition of at a It 1 problem the of ore are admitted and which time alone can can I solve I That Is lf tho the correct way vay wa of at handling I such questions Agitators Who either cither I for or political al or selfish h reasons continue continuo their nefarious work of ot stirring up strife are arc those who prevent the tout SOhl lion of ot all nit problems In which the public are Interested The water that is is II left will gradually become clear but continued h agitation keeps s It muddy As Aa t for tor the tho South Carolina slavery case the thue Stale State authorities are arc commended for time the fearlessness ancel with which they the have declared their competency to deal with whIt the matter and the sentiment seems general that Federal Interference In unnecessary saT |
