The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
Too Advanced Ideas.


Too Advanced ideas.
Tie politics Of car country hes
been shocked. The people have be-
come aroused about the re1entitsn and
and reaprointment Ct republicans to
Office under democratic administers
tio.,. Those WHO have made such ap-
pointments have very advanced ideas
4 time may come wien the pal5ry.9l
differences i'll politics should have lie
weight in selecting men. The tine
may come when the republican party
and the democratic party shall wer-
shin at the same shrine, and profess
the same principles. TIE tine may
come when the democrats shall care
not whe tier reputsioaa %: demo-
crat is appointed to Office. But VIC
hope that the time for these is yet III
the distant future. Advanced ideas
guide the Rulers. 1t is nice to think
abs.ut such a future ! It iaust lot he
foro often that row is the time 10 act.
ard that nov is the time for which to
act. Work for the present. Nasa are
elected to serve the country for the
present with an eye TO the future.
Let them not serve the future,yes very
future generations with half au eye
! to the present.
But there is another idea that shall
'~ors thoroughly arouse the people.
We mean social equality. There is an
idea that hesyes the bosom Of many a
Yankee thcorist, wI.o knows nothing
about our section Of the country
both white people and black people
that it will be great success for the
white man and negro to eat at the
same table. to be put in the same So
cial scsle. This idea too is very adj
vanced, yes beyond measure. Oh.
director of the Weldon Hotel you are
dreaming of a time, centuries away !!
We are glad to know that oar piece
ia last issue upon this subject has
aroused the people. This question
naat be met, and the sooner. tie cas-
Ter. Our people are not ready fol-
such equality. We repeat that IotL
races eating in t.4: same room is All
insult, deep and singing to the white
people Of the South. We also repeat
th II for the same n,onev the coiored
man shall and shoul.l receive the
same attention and accommodations,
Bat We say that these aocomEaoda>
tons should be served in a different
room. For the sake Of eli that is ele-
waiting have two separate rooms with
TWO separate entrances. This VII.
satisfy our colored people. 1t Will be
right. Nothing else will satisfy tbs
white people. This is the utmost that
any civil rights advocate has ever
asked except s few fools who have
advocated amaIgamation. We call
upon the white people to use all their
influence to nip the evil in the bud.
1t is in our sister town Weldon. Can
it not be be stopped? No sensible
coiored man in the world will ask
more than for the same money tic
same accommodations. he does no.
desire to eat at the same table as the
white, man he only wants the same
fare in as good a place.
A time may come when the Cau>
casian race shall be lowered to SOS
cial equality with the Ethiopian. Tie
time may come when the Ethiopian
shall be elevated to tae same degree
that the Caucasian now occupies.
Kut that time Is not yet. The end is
not yet.
1t has been one week since wei
called the attention of the public toI
this state Of affairs. Now as one
means of effectually stopping 1t and
potently demonstrating to one man
that he cannot form public opinions, !
that his will and effort will be COM
sidered but as penny insult 10 our
people. we call upon the public to
think, we call upon them 10 remem-
Der the Southern white men and the
Caucasian race, we appeal to the pub
lie to cease patrcnizing tbishotcl.
We must nip the evil in the bud, if
possible.
Notice.
Last week our editorial about civil