Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-15

did NOT refer to social equality, fol-
that canlOt be regulated by law
V The sanctty Of the freside circle
f cannot be INVADED by those who
o are not welcome. Every man has
t the right to say who shall enter be-
a meath his roof, who shall occupy the
e same bed, private conveyance or
= such other place as he is master of.
= | reserve for myself the right to
3 say whom | will or will not assO-
. ciate with, and that right belongs
) to every other man. | have no
. wish to interfere with that right
r My critics have forgotten that per.
. sonal liberty and social equality
: stand side by side. They would
deny me the right to make my own
: selection as to which of the assem-
bled representatives should perfo m
} certain duty. Had selected the
cOlOred man to introduce Governor
Lee 1t would have been quite an.
other thing. IL is, perhaps, unfor.
tunate that our coming was at a
time when political excitement ran
high and all things served as ex-
cuses for those who wished to use
them. When | heard that there
was likelihood of trouble because
Mr.. Farrell attended a place of
amusement | asked OF him not to
subject himself to insult by going
where he WAS not welcome. He
told me that he had no intention of
again going to that or any other
place where his presence would
give rise TO comment. Until that
time | did not know that colored
men were denied Abundance to
theatres in this city.
awhile l have no wish to inter
fere with the social relations which
exist between the races In the
South, | have strong desire to
see the black man educated. South
ern labor, regardless of its color,
must learn to read and write
Southern cheap labor is more a
menace to the American tOiler than
the Chinese, and this labor must
be educated. Will my critic show |
me how the laws Of social equality |
will be harmed by educating the |
black man 80 that he may know |
how to conduct himself as a gentle
mani Will they explain how a
knowledge of the laws OF his coun.
try will cause man to violate the
laws OF social equality? will they,
in cool, dlspassionate manner, ex.
plain to me whether an education
will not elevate the general stand
ard of the cOlored man, and will
they tell me that such a thing is
not necessary VIII it be explained
TO me whether the black man should
continue towork for starvation wages
with so many able bodied colored
men in the South who do not know
enough to ask for living wages 1t
IS not hard to guess that while
this race continues to increase in
numbers and ignorance, prosperity
will not even knock at the door,
much less enter the home, OF the ,
Southern laborer, and that country
that has an abundance of ill.fed,
ill.bred labOrers is not nor cannot
be a prosperous one. Will my crit I
les stop long enough to tell me why
the United States Senate allowed
a colored man to introduce before Z
the Vice.President of the United .
States measures for the benefit of =
his State 7 Were the laws of so. )
cial equality outraged when the a
House of Representatives permitted j
cOlOred men 20 take seats in it 7 =
Why did not other Southern Rep. q
leave and return to :
their homes when that was done : =
"There need be no further cause h
Tor alarm. The colOred representa-. q
ives to this convention will not in. Fl
rude where they are not wanted, I
md the time.honored laws of social r
equality will be allowed to slumber il
Along undisturbed. We have not II
lone thing since coming to this n
,ity that is not countenanced by h
he laws and constitution of our
country, and in Difference to the
wishes of those who regard the laws
# social equality as superior to the
avs Of God and man we will not,
While here, avail ourselves OF all a.
f these rights and privileges which ri
'elOng to us. The equality of Amer Fl
can citizenship is all that we in W
list on, and that equality must not "'
e trampled upon. Now word as Nj
D hospitality. We are here under
o invitation from any one. We
ONE of own free will and accord,
nd are paying our own way, there
ire such gratuitous insults as those
flered by few mischlevous med
lers are not in order, and do not
dmIt of defense, even though Civ
q in behalf of the laws of social W. W.
quality. do not hold the people rea
{ Richmond responsible for the pa.
l.action of a few who saw a menace VIII
our every action. The treatment ~
ceived at the hands of the citi-
ms generally has been most cor Oct
al. If, during our stay, any rep -
sentative shall conduct himself
an unbecoming manner, he alone
i'll be held responsible for his ac-
On, n
"To the convention | say let no |
ember surrender an iota of intel
ctual freedom because Of any
amor. In the field of labor and S
citizenship we recognize bef'
line OF race, creed, politics or l0 10
lor. The demagogue may dis for
TT, for a purpose, the words of Zen
hers, but that which is right and Leb
le will become known. Then it StrO
Ii be known that the intelligent, MI NJ,
ucated man is better qualified to SInr r
,cern the difference between right Edit
d privilege, snd the. qpwritten Edil
' OF social equality will be more 3GtI
IDLY observed than it Is today. Cab
7. V. POwDERLY. Orkr