The banner-enterprise., 1883-11-24
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groes annoying the respectable travelling
public, who should be treated better than
forced to ride in the same car with these
negioes. In coming down from Goldsboro
one day last week we saw colored damsel
in the first class car whose demeanor was
not such as to add any enjoyment to the
pleasure of decent and refined women. 1t
is never the best and most self respecting
negroes who ride in the first class ear, but
those who have no self respect or any 9TH
er quality that would elevate them in the
opinion Of true man or woman. We call
upon President Whitford to stop this ten
dency Of "socisl equality" on his road at
any rate. We know Col. whitford TO be a
true Southern gentleman 1--WE can pay him
no higher complimeEt) and We believe he
will stop this nuisance if possible. Almost
anything can be stood by Southernor bet
ter than that which seems to point in the
direction Of "social equality. Kinston
Free Press.
In view of the recent decision of
the Supreme Court of the United
States declaring the Civil Rights
Act unconstitutional, the Kinston
Free (?) Press, finds it necessary
to call on all the railroads of the
"Sunny South " to prevent Ne
groes from riding in first class
cars.
When Guiteau, the chief of
cranks, was hung, it was supposed
that that would put quietus upon
the whole class and the country
would, at least for a while, be safe.
But alas, we are doomed to disap-
pointment
We have repeatedly said that
the colored people of this country
do not ask for social equality
That "the social spheres arrange
themselves to suit themselves, and
no laws, promulgated by State or
Church, will change the social af-
fnities and natural selections of
men, In spite of these facts, now
and then some isolated demagogue
unableto distinguish "civilrights'
from social equality and with
view of bringing himself before
the public at the expense of the
Negro by preying upon the credu-
lity of the more ignorant whites,
attempts to disturb the peace of
the people. The Press may not
know that the State owns q two
thirds interest in that load, and
that the Constitution of North
Carolina has no provisions for dis
eliminating between its citizens.
If at any time Negro purchases
o first class ticket and then be-
haves himself uncomely, public
sentiment, and even law, would
support a conductor for ejecting
him. But it is hardly fair, nor is
it christian to want to "chuck"
the better class of our people in
horse cars on account of the beha-
vior of few roughs.
President Whitford is paid the
high compliment of being South
ern gentleman. And we venture
to pay him another compliment.
He is man of sense, and knows it
would be just as consistent to at
tempt to prevent the Negro from
going into court houses and other
public buildings.
The Press fires off in the. wrong
direction. 1t will never do to call
on President Bridgers, because he
was the first to admit colored peo-
pie into first class cars after the
war.
The two races are getting on re-
markable we'll in North Carolina,
much better than in most Southern
States. The Negro demands moth
ing more than for what he pays in
public affairs, and demands to be
let alone socially.
Such heretics as the Press "must
,o!'