The Forrest City times., 1889-11-30

 avert the evils that will fellow every futile utteiapt in that direction.
 It is unreasonable for the people Of the North to expect that of the people of tho South which they themselves do not accord the negro. l say 1t Is unreasonable for any people to expect the wealth, intelligence and refinement ot a community to yicid passive obedience and become submisssve.to the doui- inat.on of its ignorant ana more iiiitefate class. and SO long as ,uere Is n persstcncy in thIs direction. encouraged by unprincpicd pol iticians for sinister motives. so Ioii1 will there be scrIous conflicts between tue two elements. repeat agtin us my honest convtctions that the negro must abandon poiitscs for tfae and strip himself of uIi dciusive and vision afy ideae ot political honor and prcferincnt in Nsesc ~tdtse aud turn has attention to those in- dgstrai pursuits that mark the prosperity and prcgrcss.vencss or ever otnory race around hiaI.
 There Is no prejudice here against the negro in pursuing his own substantial happiness in any iesttmate calling. There IS no avenue Of inuustry shut a.sa4ust hun in tue south. There k no desire on the part of the people to keep hlm down. but they have rather. in every instance, shown a symlathg and teclng that ought to bc commended, Those fauGtical leaders, pfctenacd preachers and politicians up North who afc trying to incitc contict between the races by advising retaiutory measures against outiagos m the south are or al men the greatest enemies of ihe coiorcd race. For the few crumbs that fail from tac administration table they seem to be willing to damn the whole negro race It Is one thtng io sit up North and howl for blood and attempt to incite crane and faurdcr. but 1t is q itc aa- other taing to como dow here and iuauguTatc the ltoocedings they advise.
 Whatever Iuay be the disadvantages under when the negroes labor iu these southern states tuey are brought about by natural causes, and can never, no. never be rcmeiied by torNc. These disadvantages, 80 often spoken of, arc in met more imaginary than real. I would ycutuie to say tbas there are fifty Gd- vantaGcF Ill favor ol thc race becoming pros pesOas and happy where there IS one to thcir uctiment. UuteIde oi politics what disad- Nantascs does the SoioIed man labor Inucr in these states! dety any man to show me a singc uurcasouabie disadvantage he is sab 1cCtcd to throughout the broad extent of this southern ianu that any other people would not be subjected to who keep themselves poor and dcponueut upon more progressive aud thrifty race. show me an honest, upright in- dustrluus coiCicd man in any Southern com munIts gnd will show you a man ho has no complaints to make as tu hIs treatment in that contnunty. No coiored mau can say truth fuis that nc Is prevcnted and debarrcd trom entering into any legitimate business that a white man may engage in Oil account ot his race or co,or. on the contrary. thousands are ass.stod aud encouraged Ia every honest cail- Ing they naNO pat t.i9tr hands to. The ueid IS nciofc the.il. aud m coninIon they have the saiue caaUee~ aud oppui tuutrics, through tri- sa.ty, pdt.eAt indsautty anu economy 90 be eushu plVsp,soa- aud laPpy that their wnite utat atsaSuts nave.
 tn Elt the .-patdcrn states there has been every eaust iI64e fOr the ooiuted ifluti ln- prove lae ut aila aaaNancc,nent tu Il higher pianc 0t SttAeusb3p. ruhtiC sCnoOls are open In cNvr3 soauu uistrict ,n every coanty Tor hls anu nls cnadren npncnf, the cs pcnsc of wbtch is uoruc e5 another race without Il murmur- The wagtes Freely gNe to ali rCitgtous and charitaHio undVrtahlngs; public charity IS never Geuied tu anyone deserving lt. No col. cred person is absolutely excluded rom auy place oi amusement II he or they desIre to at- tend and occupy the riaccs assigned them on avery stteet railway m every southern eiiy the ellpfed man Is freely admitted without any objection. kaiiroad companies, from tho po- tuuuc to tho Hto Iarande, have tired III every possible way to satisfy the two conflicting eie- neut- hy placing tirst tclaes coaches upon their lines for Tue spoeiai accommodation ot these two distinct classes, giving each tue same ati- Naniages oi umc. etc. but because there IS a s9clsiI tast,netiuu made m tnis arrangement. anu because the culultc man, If seems. ig not allowed tu sit wherc hN gs annoyed and stelk.d epun w,th coutegapt. he ls restless. pccvssh, and sometimes inO9gus and Is very unhappy.
 It K tass rucllcss3css and dtscou ieBt;ncut and a lousiag deEre tu force that winch hc never can iCrec from which springs al the sUcaal trudbC between these two elements tn the south. Let the C9lOfpd man turn from aii h,s imaginary social happiness of minglng with anuiher race oi people who show ta every ounceiNabie way they du ilo; wish his company. and get tu work in earnest in acquiring the more permanent and substantial things At life, and ibe great problem Is at once soycd The cpiorc4t ltN0ptr want new teachers dow u here s. teachers afld leaders who will pplnt out aad instruct thctn m the way ot peace. prosperity and happtacss; teachers who Will disahUSe
 
 huIubug, that k last leading them blind ,6ldod into au indQlrnt shiftles-ness, the result Of which ls now being manifested by every crtm. inal court record And now. iu thc nalae ot humanity. l ask those who are standing at a couSCnscrt distance to dossst frum tilo.r diahul- icai attempt to tuctts a doicnselcss t-c1pio go undertake thctr oNn dosEruottun.
 JuaS r sauranS.
 orlando. Fla.. November t. iSsa
 On this tle World says et,itorially.
 A very remarkable paper on the race quc@- ton nl the south is pahlished in the world to- dnY. iis author. d John r, shaft.n. k < man ut color, who has achieved education and pro. fc<>lpnal stioccss by his own efforts lie is a college graduate. a lawyer. aud very cVlaently q man accustomed ,o think fer hImself lie is the author ot n Southern rauauco and he nat ht said la sc the itrSt af his race la tax. n fauk iu polialar Htcrature. Certainly no more interesting contribution has been made to tho literature ut the subject than th is lctter trusn MT. sbuften. and perhaps none could he made that would moro directly tend to iusiGro a reasonable consideration oi facts ss the basis of opinion.
 TuE TIMES regrets that tho above will not reach a very great number of the colored citizens of this section. Coming from the pen of an educated negro, lt might he read hy that race and given cool consideration. IL atters the most potent truths. and If the advice were needed and acted upon, il would result in much good to the negroes of the South. Reader. cut this artlce out and circulate IL among the ealoged boys.