Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-13
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1889.
Juius Caesar Burrows.

Ito IS IN one sense the rlEhb lnhu III INC
right place, this Kalamazoo statesman,
whom WILLIAM MALONE invited to come to
Virginia to instruct her people as TO what
q regard for duty will require at their
hands when on the 9Th Of next month they
cast their ballots in the gubernatorial
election. The issue in this state being
simple Que between MALONE and negro SUI
prcmacy on the one hand and MCKINNEY
and the rule Of the white man on the other,
IL was emincntly proper that an advocate
Of social equality who had in the national
House of Representatives spoke and voted
against allowing white Virginians to have
white public schools for their children
should be called upon to address the ne
grocs OF the Old Dominion and tell them
how he and others Of MAEoN's allies had
endeavorcd to force negro children into
our white pubic schools.
In our article of yesterday on this sub
sect we did not bring ont as clearly as we
ought to have done all the facts we desired
g. impress upon the public mind. But
that Is not very important. The facts
which show MIR. Burrows 10 be such man
as ought to make speeches 20 nobody but
NEGROES i'm this Commonwealth are that he
voted for the bin to open all hotels, thea
tres. railroal-cars, &C., &c, TO negroes;
Tat he voted and spoke for the force bill,
and that hc declared in the House Of Rep
xesentatives that he would never vote for
the provisO In the oivil-rights bill allowing
separate railroad. for whites and blacks.
l. white Yirgiraus can hear with patience
q man who has such record as that then
let them turn oar and encourage Mr.. Bur-
ROWS. But if they abhor whatever has the
least faint Of social equality between the
two races, then Jet them stay away from
MIR. BuERows's appointments aud allow
him to address his sable fellow artisans to
his hearts content.
In February, 1873, the House Of Repre-
sentatives passed an unconstitutional act
intended to open al theatres. all other
places Of amusement, stages, railroad-cars.
d.. t. negroes. 1t reads as follows:
BE Nolaci,d. tc.. That all persons with
in the jurisdiction Of the United States
shall be entitled to the full and equal en-
lOvmont of the accommodations, advan-
taces. facilities. and privileges OF mus,
Yubhc convevances on land or water, thea
tres and other places of public amuse-
ments: subject only TO the conditions and
limitations established by law, and applica-
bic alike To citizens of every race and
color. regardless Of any previous cOndl-
tion Of scrvltude."
That act was intended to open the dress
circle OF every theatre and concert hall to
negroes; the ladies' car on every railroad
70 negroes; the best rooms in every hotel
e. negroes. In word Mr.. Burrows and
his Republican associates did all they could
to bring about perfect social equality be-
tween the negroes and the white people.
Mr. Burrows was not content with his
efforts to open all our public halls, hotels,
theatres, &c, TO the negroes; but en-
deavored to compel the whites to send
their children TO the same schools with
negro children. The bill, from which we
have quoted the first section rs it was when
Il became a law, contained a proviso al
lowing the establishment Of separate
schools for the whites and the negroes.
This proyiso Mr.. Burrows opposed. He
said
"Mr Speaker, now desire to call the
attention of the House to that proyiso OF
the bill which allows the separate estab-
Lshment of schools where the local autho-
rites shall so determine. In no event can
give this proviso my support"
I'm no eregltn would Mr.. Burrows consent
TO the establishment OF separate schools
for the two races. IN no euent" would lie
permit the delicate, refined, Caucasian girl
20 be separated from the coarse, uncouth
girls of tho inferior race. I'm no eUent"
would he allow the rosy-cheeked white boy
60 be separated from the offensive negro
boy
But Mr.. Burrows not only showed in the
House of Representatives his hostility to
che whites of the South. but made against
them one of the most vituperative speeches
ever heard in that body. Read his ISLANDERS
upon your people, We true Virginians, and
empty the walls OF your wrath upon the
malignant Michigander. He said:
WROSGs THE MOST CRUEL, osTRACIsM THE
MOST MALIGNANT, CRIMES THE MOST REVOLT
ING, REyoLUIIoNs THE MOST UNPRoyoKED,
CONsPIRACIEs THE MOST INDUSTRIOUS, pERSECU-
FIoNs THE MOST RELENILEss. RIOTS THE MOST
ELOODY AND MURDER IHC MOST FOUL HAVE
CHARACTERIZED THIS IRA OF SOUTHERN RE-
PxSTASCE and RETURNING LOYALTY"
That is the picture of the southern peo-
pie which was drawn by Mr.. julius CEsAR
BURROWS, of Kalamazoo, Mich. whom
General WILLIAM MALONE has induced to
come to his assistance in Virginia. What
would BURROWS say if confronted with the
facts which thus blacken his record? Has
he repented of this wrong-doing? Not he.
He is to-day as much in favor of social
equality between the two races as he was
in 1876. He is to-day malignant enough to
repeat anywhere in the North the ISLANDERS
which he first uttered in the national
House Of Representatives.. People of Vir-
ginia, BURRows is beyond your reach, but
MAHoSE, his ally. is here. Tell him on the
5th OF next month what you think Of him
and BUKEows.