Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-09
pownERLY on EauALITY.

Ml s0lt oOlrSt W r0teNhuh
man 10 introduce me 10 the X. of l..
reception meeting a. Richmond. Vs.)
va. 20 encourage and uplift his race
from q bondage worse than that which
held them Ia chains twenty-five year,
ago. viz. mental slavery. desired TO
impre.. on the minds OF white and black
that the same re.ul, followed action In
the field Of labor whether the action vas
on the part Of Caucasian or negro l.bor
Az to social equality the ane,i,y OF the
fre.ide e.nno, be Invaded by those Who
are no, welcome. Every man b. the
rish, to say who shall enter beneath his
roof. Who shall occupy the same bed.
private conveyance or such other place
ss he IL master Of.
Ny critic. have forgotten that person.
al liberty and social equality stand side
by side. They would deny me the rish,
10 make my Own selection . TO which OF
the assembled representatives, should per.
form . certain duty. Had ! selected the
eolor,d man TO introduce Governor Lee.
|, would have been quite another thing
IL i.. perhaps. unfortunate that ocr CON-
ing vas ct time when political excite
men, ran high and oil things served "
excuses for those Who wished to use them.
when I heard ,hs, there Was . liksli-
hood OF trouble because Mr.. Farrell At
tended a place Of amusement, | ssksd
him no, TO subject himself 10 insul, by
going where be WI. no, welcome. lie
told me tha, be had no intention OF go
in, to ,hs, or any other place where bis
presence would give rise to comment.
Until iha, time did not know that col.
ored men were denied admi,isnee to
theatre. in this city.
While | have no wish 10 iniefere with
the social relations which exist between
the race. 10 the South. ! have q strong
desire 10 see the black man educated
Southern labor. regardless Of is color.
mus, learn TO rad aud write. Southern
cheap labor il more . menace to the
American iOilsr than the Chinese. and
,hi. labor must be educated. VIII my
critic. show me how the laws OF social
equality will be harmed by educating
the black man 90 that he may know how
10 eondue, himself a. q gentleman :
Will they explain how q kno~ledse Of
the laws Of bis country will cause . man
TO violate the laws OF social equality
VIII they In cool. diplssiona,e man
ner explain to me whether an education
will no, elevate the moral standard Of the
eolored man and will they tell me that
such . thing is not necessary! VIII u
be explained TO me whether the black
men should continue 70 work for s,Arva.
ton wsse, with 80 many able.bodied
eolored men in the South who do no,
know enough to ask for living wages
|, |, no, hard 10 guess thl, while this
race continues TO increase in numbers
and ignorance. prosperity will not even
knock at the boor. much less enter the
home, Of the Southern lsborer. aud that
county ,hA, has al abundance OF ill.fed
l.borr.. /. no, or canno, be = prosper.
Gus one.
There need be no further cause for
alarm. The eolored representatives, to
,hi. convention will no, innude where
they are no, wanted. and the ,ime.hon.
ored Law. Of social equality will te allow
ed TO .lumber undis,urbed. The equal
i,y OF American citizens !, all that We
in.i., on. and ,hA, equality mus, no. be
,rampled upon. We are here under no
invitation from any one. We came OF
our own free will and accord and are
paying our own way; therefore such era.
,ui,ou. insults a. those offered by . few
mi.ehievoas members are not in order
and do o, sdmi, Of defence. even though
in behalf OF the laws Of social equality.
To the convention say le, no member
surrender an io,A Of Intellectual freedom
because Of any claims In the hsld OF
labor aud American citizenship We rec.
osnire no line Of race, creed. politics OF
color,