Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-23

1t is this relentless persistence on
the part of the one race to he, and
the relentless persistence on the part
of the other to prevent il from being
and prevent it they will at all cost
that causes all the trouble. 1t is
no nse to deny these facts it would
rather be wise if we would recognize
them in time to avert the evils that
must follow every futile effort
attempted in that direction.
1t is unreasonable for the people
of the North to expect that of the
people If the South which they
themselves do not accord the negro.
| say 1t is unreasonable for any peo-
pie to expect the wealth, intelligence
and refinement of a community to
yield passive obedience and become
submissive to the domination of its
ignorant and more illiterate class,
and so long as there is persistency
in this direction, encouraged by I'M
principled politicians for sinis or
motives, so long will there be serious
conflicts between the two elements.
l repeat again as my honest conyic-
tons that the negro must abandon
politics for a time and strip himself
of all delusive and visionary ideas of
political honor and prcfcrment in
these states and turn his attention
to those industrial pursuits that
mark the prosperity and progress
siveuess of every other race around
him.
There is no prejudice here against
the negro in pursuing his own sub
stantial happiness iu any legitimate
calling. There Is no avenue of
industry shut out against him in the
south. There is 10 desire on the
part of the people TO keep him
down, hut hey have rather, in every
instance, shown sympathy and
feeling that ought to be commended.
Those fanatic al leaders, pretended
preachers aud politicians up North
who are trying to incite a conflict
between the races by advising retail
iatory measures against outlages in
the South are Of all men the greatest
enemies of the colored race For
the few crumbs that fall from the
administration table they seem to be
willing to damn the whole negro
race. 1t is one thing to sit up North
and howl for blood and attempt to
incite crime and murder, but it is
quite ano her thing to come down
here and inaugurate the proceedings
they advise.
Whatever may be the disadyan-
tages under which the negroes labor
in these Southern states they are
brought about by natural causes,
and can never, no, never, he rene
died by force These disadvan-
tages, so often spoken Of are in fact
more imaginary than real. IWould
venture to say that there are fifty
advantages in favor of the race
becoming prosperous and happy
where there is one to their detrincnU.
Outside of politics what disadyan-
tage does the colored man labor
under in these states? l defy any
man to show me single uureason-
able disadvantage he is subjected to
throughout the broad extent of this
Southern land that any other people
would not be subject to who keep
themselves poor and dependent upon
more progressive aud thrifty race
Show me an honest, upright, indus
trious colored man in any Sou hern
community and l will show you a
man who has no complaints to'make
as to his treatment in that commu-
nifty. No colored man can say truth
fully that he is prevented and de-
barred from entering into any legti-
mate business that white man may
engage in on account of his race or
color. On the contrary, thousands
are assisted and encouraged in every
honest calling they have ever put
their hands 0. The field is before
them and in common they have the
same chances and opportunities,
through frugallty, patient industry
and economy, to become prosperous
and happy that their white neighbors
have.
In all the Southern states there
has been every effort made for the
colored mans improvement and
advancement to higher plane Of