The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-08

Those who visit this city for business pleasure
always safe in midst and they can always re-
tain the respect of our people long as they show
themselves worthy of it. But when any of them at
Shey need not be surprised if they quickly arouse
righteous popular Indignation. The customs OF gen.
srations cannot be rudely trampled under foot
to exercise authority wholly offensive in both its
spirit and its object TO the popular There IS
never clash between the white aud coored people in
this State save only when some ifitruding outsider
malcontent at home attempts to arouse race
feeling and to provoke antagonism between the two
races Selfrespecting of both races recognize
the fact that social equality is impossible and that to
attempt to force it any community only re-
suit IN most serious injury.
A number of communications are published IN
this evenings State from the pens of old citizens,
and the temper OF them all can be seen By the
following extract from one of them:
Powderly naugurated this movement practically at
his first appearance before this General Assembly by
having himself introduced by negro, and his speech
that occasion largely an appeal to the preju-
dices of the negro IF the ideas of the visiting Knights
obtain they will in time, force this social question to
a successful issue. and have the negro and the
white child educated under the same roof and
in the same room and break down all social dstinc-
TONS The intermarrage of the is the practical
result. This seems to be one of their aims and it
remains to be how far it will be accepted by the
white men composing the order in the South. The
negro-poor fool--is elated beyond expression at
what has been DONE and yearns for the obliteraton
of all social barriers and distinctions forgetting that
God, not man. placed the m ark upon him in his
alton. The practical outcome of all this will be the
disorgaaization of society riot ard boodshed, and
as usual, the negro is to be the sufferer
Mr.. Powderly said tonight that there would
would be no more trouble over the color-line is
sues, Delegate Farrell, of 40, on his own mo-
ton, had assured him (Mr. Powderly) that he
would not attend any place of public amuse-
ment, under any circumstances and that he
would gracefully yield to all the customs here
relating to the colored race. Mr.. Powderly, as
well as all members of the board, are very
much gratifed at the outcome of this affair.
A short time after the evening session was
9alled to order the committee on credentials
communicated the intelligence that it would not
be able to report tonight, and the convention
adjourned to tomorrow morning without trans
acting any business.
Extraordinary efforts will be put forth hence.
forth to prevent recurrence of last nights ex-
element and the possibility of bloodshed. In
this the officers of the Knights Of Labor have
promised to cooperate. There is little danger
now of any trouble growing out Of the reception,
banquet and ball to be rendered to the visitors
on next Monday night by the citizens.
Mr.. Daniel E. Bandmann, who is playing
Shakespeare's characters at the Academy of
Music. where the colored delegate Farrell went
with the Forty Miners" on Tuesday evening,
tonight addressed communication to the edit
or of the Wing. in which he says:
Allow me to make statement in reference to the
colored delegate of the Knights of Labor who
pied orchestra chair in the Academy of Music dur
ing the performance of Hamlet" Tuesday night
do not think 1t right that others should be blamed
for any action of mine The coored delegate there
upon my invitation alone and solely responsible
for it. When Mr.. McCfuire asked me whether would
admit him, answered in the affirmative. In explain
alton of my action, far it concerns the Rich
mond public, l beg to assure them that nothing
was further from my mind than to cast
q slur upon their customs. have come here a
stranger and artist. to solicite their patronage
and such intentions would not only be unmanly. but
foolish Nor it done out of any political motive
My sole object in inviting the colored delegate
educational. have devoted my life toward educat-
ing and instructing the masses, and if. possible to
stem the torrent of the low and degraded tastes into
pie of this country has degenerated lead it back to
more wholesome, moral and elevated character. \
II have erred. it was the of the enthusiast
not with the intent to cast sur upon your institu
tons. Although frankly admit that L would will
ingy without the slightest remunerat ion, place the
works of Shakespeare before your entire coored pop
uation if by doing could raise them out of this
state of lehargy and ignorance and inspire them to
vgor and animation it is but right to state that the
manager of the Academy knew nothing of this occur
renee