The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-18
For TuE CaCCAsTAS.l
A Plea fer the CslereA Race.

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ular thought. We are working and
striving 10 get Normal or Endow-
Ell School In the town OF Clinton.
We have appealed ~ the General
Assembly Of North Carolina, with
no avail. and yet we struggle. Men
shall be mnn~tsrs Of ingratltlde
when the Names Of Ball, Rosenberg.
Sealy, Dpdd, Ballad, Peabody and
others, cease to be honored in the
land. But he who would tou,h the
tendere=t cords Of the human heart
must remember those whom Others
have forgotten /; must stoop 10 raise
up whom the crowds have cast down.
So largely have the white children
Of the town and over the county oeen
provided for, with high schools, that
it would be almost greed TO plead for
more. All honor TO the men who
did the providing. But what Of the
colored chill. rem? They have no
high school and no facilities for more
advance pupils TO become teachers
of their race, excepting the one we
are striving TO erect. The mar who
will come 10 their relief may receive
in small measure the homage of the
lips and the plaudits of the multi
tude; but he would be all the more
truly greet, and his name should live
forever.
The co.ored people are of the very
bone anu sinew of the land. They
are in this county, its laborers and
M N al
freest patrons Of hose who have
amassed great wealth here. Would
it not then be glorious and timely
charity that would prompt some
favored steward of this wealth to
apply part of it to the amelioration
of the condition of those people.
No one can say that they are not
worthy, who have lived ancng them.
No one can gay il is not needed; their
helpless ignorance is at once an APP
peal and a menace. Who of our
citizens will think Of this seriously?
Many negroes are Indifferent or OPP
posed to culture. (Sorry to say there
are some in Sampson.) Notwith
standing all this, the truth stands as
plainly written as the DEGREES of high
heaven, the negro must be educated,
or his condition as a citizen can never
improve. Millions of human beings
cannot be left to grow up in igno-
rance and our republic be safe. 1t is
true they are not slaves, but they are
Servants of worse masters than ever
So r. n shareholders were-3er-
wants to vice, misery and ignorance.
The negro is here to stay. if protee-
ted and cared for. He is poor. H.
herited tendencies are against him,
but he is capable Of The highest scho-
lastic attainments. Create in him a
dependent spirit and he will stay;
keep the race pure, stop all amalga-
mating, for it will be better for both
| races.
Space forbids me to say more of
the race. Who of our wealthy white
friends will follow this suggestion ?
| What better or more deserving char
ity could be left as monument to
his good name than the erection RICH.
here in the town of Clinton of well
endowed high school fer the colored
race, by one of Clinic ms wealthy
men? Would it not help the town
financially as well There is nc
better place. there never can be 9
better opportunity to do good. Have
we the man, who shall say: "My
name shall head the list - When We
shall all have passed the "great be
yond," pe are certain we shall have
at the same time passe all discrimi
nation as to color. WI o is the veal
thy christian man OF Clinton wh6
will do this thing? We respectfully
1 ask the public to visit and inspect
what we are doing AMI then decide
whether or not we would use wisely
and for the betterment of both race.
such charitable aid.
Yours, for the advancement of my
race, G. w. HERRING.
March 3Oth, 1889.
4 We publish the above as it is pro
badly a fair i1.dex of the 5entimen
of the best element Of the cOlore(
race in this section. While the de
sire and effort of the colored people
of the county for Normal and Higl
School is commendable, yet tn,
above writer falls into error in sup
posing that any Partially has beer
shown by the Legislature i'm provid
ing schools for the two races. w,
venture the assertion that there i
not another State in the union tina
has done and is still doing as mucl
for the colored race as North Caro-
lima. While the white people pa!
nine-tenths of the taxes, yet we hav,
. provided better for the negro child
rem than for those of our own race
The report of Superintendent Roya
shows that the average amount o
money apportio aed to each publ
school for whites in the county
: $500, while the average amount t
, schools for negroes is $3.50.
The report Of superintendent Fir
ger shows that the average length @
. sci oil .erms in the State is liz week
for whites, and 2 weeks fer regr oes
1t is true that there are numbe
: of high schools for whites in thi
, county, but they are not endowe
or supported by any special fund
but have been built up and kept VI
!, in spite of disadvantages and &c
!. verse circumstances, solely by tn
!. indomitable energy and perseverance
: of those who conduct them. ED
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