The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-07-05

of all the virtues and qualification:
necessary TO make good citizen and
official. Can they expect to become
president of the United States, cabi.
net officers, or fill any high positions
of state? No. Some may be ap-
pointed to subordinate offices. A few
may be elected sheriff, justice of the
peace ETC., but they stand a good
chance of being asked to resign in
such way that they can't refuse.
In the South, no matter how refined
they are, they can't go to a white
hotel or restaurant, ride in a first
class car, or even sit in a white church
where low class white may be al
lowed. A we'll educated, refined
colored person may be going down
street in strange town. He may
meet no one of his own race but a
few ignorant ones. He does not care
to associate with them. He passes
on. He comes to first class hotel
or restaurant kept by white man,
or perhaps colored man. He is
hungry. He steps ill and calls for
something to eat. The reply is, eve
don't feed colored folks here" He
is angry. He goes farther on and
sees several of the lower class of
whites sitting around a restaurant.
He sees one or two 60 in and sit
down at the table in their shirt
sleeves, and perhaps under the infu-
ence of liquor. He don't like to as
sociate with that class, but he is hun
cry, and he goes in and calls for
something to cat. "We don't feed
niggers here" is the reply which
greets him, "but if you will go in
the kitchen you can eat" And so
at last he has to eat in some kitchen
or buy some cheese and crackers.
Can person be expected to keep his
manhood under such circumstances?
As we'll expect water to run up hill.
Now what is the remedy? Social
prejudice can never be adjusted by
force of arms. 1t cannot be changed
by education or wealth. 1t cannot
be changed by inter-marriage with
the whites. 1t only brings their off
spring under the curse; for it makes
no difference how white or refined
one is, if he is known to have any
African blood, he is classed with the
rest. The remedy and only hope is
in emigration. But this country is
pretty near all settled. Where can
they 60? Hundreds of millions of
acres are in Africa, their old home,
free to take. 1t is warm climate,
rich in gold, silver, fruits, soil, and
all that goes to make a prosperous
country. Already Germany, England
and France are establishing colonies
there. If the whites can leave their
old homes and go to strange country
to make their future homes, why can
not the colored people do the same?
Leave the land of prejudicial bond
age, and 60 where mans man;
where education and refinement will
mean something; where the children
growing up may strive for the high
est positions in state and society,
where virtue and integrity will mean
something. Where they can eat in
frst class hotels, ride in first class
cars and be somebody. Some may
say, it is too many hardships to 60
through and so many die. Do you
think more of your ease than your
children welfare? | am half Tor
more Indian and | see them disap-
pearing slowly but surely, and yet |
would rather see the last one 20 than
that they should be forever down
trodden and oppressed. Talk about
the whites being the superior race
Superior fddlesticks. There is no
superiority in races. They are only
farther advanced in the sciences and
education of the present day tLan