The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-15
K.cr PROBLEMS AND POLITICS.
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numbers of the colored voters from the
Hong standing bad habit Of obeyng
master while they pretend to practice
freedom, then a service may be done 10
the State. even though the workers OF II
be only on selfish motives intent. Aver
twenty wears of freedom it really has
homeless look for the negro thai
he does not learn more OF civilization
than 10 be herded az the call OF man
ike Malone and run into the political
fold of q master with sheep dogs such as
be employs.
Perhaps there may be some fault with
the Democrats, but i: is certain that the
show OF faith 20 them was always lar,
and it is a patent fact to everybody not
hooded with prejudice that the Demo.
Gratis have taxed the people to educate
the negroes. and that the tax comes from
Democrats. The colored vote OF Virginia
has been pocketed by a man who has done
nothing for the people whom the vote
represents
Il is true that his influence was backed
by the order of The Government in the
form Of President Arthur's command, and
the negroes supposed that this was the
official mandate Of the nation that gave
them liberty.
But .his explanation Of the blindness
of the race is no longer a standing eX-
cuse, and if these people ever intend to-
try to see they ought to do for some Of
the Republicans what they refuse to- DO
for their Democratic friends whom they
will no: recognize "a such. The oppor-
tunity is offered them to discard the
collar TIA: they seem to have welied on
their necks, though the world could see
4 personal masters name blazoned on 10
in fiery characters.
We are no, now arguing for party or
for power but advancing simple plea for
the advancement and enlightenment in
which we are all rs jewellers in the same
community interested Let the negroes be
Republicans or Independents or anything
else that signifies any opposition or en-
mitv they may feel TO Democracy, but
let them q. least try after twenty years
Of education to show that the habit
Of slavery is not still upon them liwere
better that they were wrong for %
time, If in the wrong they exercised q
freedom .ha. nigh, hayein it a chance III
learning The right
There are theories about the race pro
blem in the Southern states that strike
very deep into the core AMI heart of our
civilization, and that must force them
selves on The serious attention Of those
who are mos; deeply concerned. IN the
first place the Caucasian is the dominant
race over al Others and strong and intel
lec.ual enough 90 settle a question of SO
cial AMI political preference, and if it +
comes 70 an issue OF constant opposition
between the races, the result is certain TO .
be disastrous to the negro 1t would
merely relegate him to a condition where
he would have no social or political in
nuence, and as a labo.er he would
have to take the conditions that his ~
periors chose TO allow him.
The other side Of the situation is 10
ask him to show some character and In
telligence, ani stop following like q dog
at the heels of party that can say moth
Ing better for them than that they are I'M I
able tousc thcirmajoriiy in places where
they have three TO one. Again we
say without tolerance for the Repub,-
cans that We would rather see the
negroes 90 intelligently with other
Republicans than Malone, if they would
show some freedom in doing it, though
it might risk still more the success Of the
Democrats.
\ single step might put them nearer to
the day light, and show them that De- /
mocracy means freedom.