The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-21
she Black Man.
Communicated

1t is plain iha. under the new dispense
ton the condition If he colcred man is TO
be improved There is TO be something
more than federation. Public opinion is to
be nodded TO remove prejudics against him.
He is TO be treated more kindly personally.
Invidio1s 6istin otions against him are to be
abolished. he is TO loss his race character
and stand on his merits as a man. He hiss
been the abjsct tool Of q political party. He
mus commence hs battle for a new position
by becoming free agent. lie Owes party
nothing. As gsll might the Democratic
party claim ID own in fee simple every for
eien and Catholic vote because We defeated,
routed and destroyed ownothingism, long
ago, as for the Republican party to claim
the negro vote. Ils measures undoubtedly
enfralchissd the negro. But II this enfran-
chisemsnt makes him a political slave, lit
wss not perfect or complete. Ii enfraQchise-
ment were gift the after mention of il an
nuls the obligation. If grated "a right,
under human and divine law, then 40 con-
ditiOn can attach TO IT. IL it does not
make the negro free man to vote
ss he pieases, il is merely changing per.
sonal bondage into political bondage. The
free man scorns both species and every spe-
cies OF servitude. There is much Mandy
pamby nonsense about the treatment of the
negro. Personally he is treated most kindly
by bis former loassers and their descend
ants. They feel no degradation from per.
sonal contact, from seeing him ia a railroad
street car, or at a place of amusement. 1t
is horrible 10 think that the young Guilt
waited negro woman Is to be sub ected 20
contact with rude, coarse, vulgar men, aim
ply because she is col0Ied. Tbs true man
will respect the sex, whatever color an
Eastern or an African sun may have burnt
koah 1.ar nrA -f,~ = -
innocence from Insult or discomfort .
freely for the blsck mans sister as for b I
own. Ii may be truly said that in Indian
these questions are settled by common con
sent. A decent, respectable colored MAJ
may 90 where bis white brother may go
Let Is be understood, once for AL, that the
common law of the land is sufi
cient TO protect all mems rights
Special .leGitlati is not needed.
Il is party legislation, for base party pur-
poses. The United States Government has
no power to control the duties, obligations
and rights OF the citizen OF the state excep'
when they relate to their duty to the United
State Government, or to the citizens of 9th
er Slater.
The sovereign State controls all the ordi.
nary relations Of man to man within its
borders. iSuch laws passed by Congress
have, mostly, been held void by the SD
preme Court. The States and the people
rise to the supreme duty OF justice 10 \
rsce.
The common carrier must treat all alike
not because the writtsa law says 50. bat be-
canse the grea. common Law of England,
which we inherit, and which is the law OF
Indiana, says 20. He may provide separate
accommodations for his passengers, if he
please. But 10 race shall demand by rea
son Of ccl0r or want Of color better accom-
mediation than other races have. He shall
not force the youDg c0lored woman, or the
old colored woman, 10 ride in smoking
car She shall ride with or without her
white sisters in IS good car as they ride in
She shall be protected, as they are protect
ed, from contumely, insult, rude or dis
agreeable surrounding. Sc says the Law, aud
all true men will say 1t Is right.
Not one time in q thousand instances does
the colored man offend the sense OF public
decency By misconduct IL public vehicles.
He is ordinarily well. behaved. Let him De
punished, no more snd no less than the
white man, when he does deserve punish
ment
There ia hut one question that stands be.
tween perfect equality of the races that will
bear discussion. It is the school question.
Shall the white boys and girls and the COL
ored boys and girls be educated together in
the common scnool5f
This great. wise State OF Indiana, con-
trollsd by the Democratic party, has settled
this question. Section 1896 OF the Re-
yised Statutes, prepared by two dis
tinguished Democrats, Turpie and Sio.-