The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-15

y -Az- E.S-ZS-. - c1---51 oi--ac-z- .
A--zzts VI Ss- 111s=t 10 r-1zo.s WIN
re tszs-z. zz-oo-l-lss Z e l. 10. n-rs
ezrst1l III ssEpsc- . -ls s1T5cs n glTss
tos psoplz Z rs rzos- e czls1 : co1vs--
t-ol q Is foLoWsE s1os --1s Ezo . 5sss
= AasrSz u Sor. z. z1d s15ss1 Os-tlg
znoozDozd Ia lie ooavz-f-oa vas Dost-
poos5- L god may = - 5=lsgz5ss ID
III bszr q Ia posrpoosn=--, Low
ever, sod were prsssot q II Gay
originally f1sd tor re nssl.z- P-scg=r
r>Eos = sp7scz 70 r1sss 1z-sZzrss, I'D
s1oo1g ot5sr rzlogz hs advised rhs- . Do
g. tosy cozld . insze.cs re blacks 70
81 - he cs1szs takers osrt Juos. = -oz-
Cso1g gas pop1lstio1 Toul5 appear q b
u11c- smaller tozn il Il EE pz-poss wzs,
he Eslas % cz1ss Georgia % l,ss several q
bsr co3grsssnsn, Is representatives Il CO..
grsss Is o2ssd upoa Dopals-ioa
P-soZsr seems u have forgotten that rs
csos1s = taken under federal lzw. Goc Z
lie co-orsd people were u sct upon lis al
--ce they would, Il eject, be guilty o.
co1sPlrlng u defeat nat lsw. Thers nay
os 10 punishment for conspirscy Of KAT
Eioo, bur II there isn't taers ouZhT % be-
Co.ored men ike Plsdgsr are Obstacles IL
the way q the progress q their race. Tbsy
have IL desire 70 Sc their race sdvsccz.
They are guided wholly ~ sslfsa motives,
AID would willingly sacrifice tie best inter
ests q thslr race u gain = point for them
selves. It's doubtful Il P.sdge- can point
% single thing II rs whole career that
has been helpful = the co.ored people.
In striking contrast 70 Ple1gsr IS John 7.
shuften, Of Orlsn5o. Fla, who recently
wrote Letter q the race question. which
was published ia TIE World On Nov. a
He is a colorsd man Of considerable promi-
nsnce, and his letter shows al he possesses
ability AID culture. and that he is guided
~ good motives. In his letter be says:
There are always TWO sides 70 q question,
and until the colored race learns By hard
and sad experience where Their true inter
ests lie there viii ever u UNNECESSARY local
troubles and disturbances il every sou, heru
state between the two races, and no Do wer
under the sun caa BY force pFeyeatit.
L is & foregone conclusion that the colored
element can never become a ruling class N
any Of these southern states, no matter how
much they may predominsDe in numbers in
white Communities.
1t is unreasonable for the people Of the
north 70 expect that of the people Of the
south which they themselves do not accord
the negro. say IL Is unreasonable for any
people 70 expect the wealth, intelligence,
and refinement Of q community 70 yie!d
passive obedience and become submissive
70 tie domination Of its ignorant and more
hhterate class, and 50 long as there is a per-
slstency in this direction, encou- aged by
uuprincipled politicia for sinister motives,
50 long will there be serious conflicts be-
tween the tho elements.
There is no prejudice here against the
negro in pursuing his own substantial hap
piness ia any legitimate calling There is
no avenue Of industry shut against him In
the south. There is no desire On the part
the people 81 keep him down, but they
have rather, In every instance, SHOWN
sympathy and feeling that ought 10 be
commended. Those fanatical leaders, pre-
tended preachers and politicians up north
who are trying 70 incite a conf CT between
the races by advising retaliatory measures
against outrages in the south are Of all
men the greatest enemies Of the colored
race.
John 7. Shuften states the truth about
the condition Of the blacks in the south,
and it is pity that there are not more
colored men like him to give the same sort
Of advice TO the people Of his race There
are 10 this city colored men who will readily
admit that the following extract from his
letter is true. "Show me an honest,
upright, industrious colored man iu any
southern community aud l will show you
a man who has no complaints to make"
The truth is there is no desire to keep the
colored people down. On the contrary,
there is everywhere the utmost kindness
shown them, and if they engage in any
kind Of business they receive every pos
sible encouragement. Pledger would drag
his people down TO satisfy his feelings of
hatred and revenge. Shuften would lift
them up, because he has no hatreds and
wants 10 see them prosper.