The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-02-27
THE RACE PROBLEM.
THE UNBIASED OPINION OF AM
TELLIGENT COLORED MAN.
Chas. H. J. Taylor. Ex-Mmister to
Liberia, Under Cleveland's Admin
istrati0n Talks on the Subject.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
s:The colored convention was a
miserable failure, and shows conclu-
sively that the negro is incapable of
self-government," said ex-minister to
Liberia c. H. ]. Taylor to a Post
reporter yesterday morning. The as
sertion came from colored man who
has held high official positions, who is
one of the three negroes who enjoys
the distinction Of being a member of
the bar of the United States Supreme
Court.
"Does the negro need more lawa"
"No, sir. No special laws should
be asked which represent class favor
itism. The true way to solve the
negro problem is for each head Of
family to purchase piece of land and
build house upon it, to educate our
selves and our children, remembering
that there is distinction between
book learning and intelligence"
"I must confess that expect to see
banded intelligence and banded wealth
always control banded poverty and
banded ignorance. This is right.
The man who has nothing and knows
nothing should not be called upon to
decide what is to be done with the
interest of the man who has something
and who is intelligent. Republics
anticipate enlightened citizens who
are able to exercise their suffrage
without dictation and outside inter
ference"
"What would you have the negro
dor"
"The negroes by proper department
and conduct must educate sentiment
in the country which will grant to
them without the asking all to which
! they are entitled. In fact the negroes
of the South get nearly all they merit.
| My race are new citizens, and as such
must be patient, and remember that it
takes time to remove marks ofslavery.
Force will do no good. The negroes
must be conservative, and they must
divide in politics. They must dis
continue to believe the Republican
party the ship and all else the sea. l,
for one love Democracy, and while
am not so foolish at to talk politics to
them, still l 60 down on the record
as saying that no permanent peace
will come to the great races until in
the South political parties are known
by something else than color.
"At present the Republican party
South is composed of negroes, while
the Democrat party is just the op-
posite."
"Did you hear the speeches deliv-
cred at the convention"
eyes; and regret the tones of many
of them. l think nothing incen
diary, revolutionary ,and bordering or
anarchy should be said by us. We
are in the minority in every depart
ment in this land, and as such we must
persuade the majority instead of at
tempting to brow beat them into con
cessions by wholesale abuse. Tht
: people of this country must understand
that the best white men of the South
denounce and deplore the outrage!
occurring among them. If the intelli
gent colored men Of the South would
strengthen the arms Of their Southern
, friends who want to stop these out
RACES, instead of abusing them, ;
peaceable condition would obtain
There are as many outrages North a
South. There are fifty outbreaks be
tween men of each race in this countr,
to one between races. The men wht
take part in the outrages South are tn
lowest elements of both races as rule
who fall out and fight while filled will
mean whiskey. Colored men mus
accept friendship from the men among
whom they live. Sensational ant
blood curdling speeches delivered t.
members of our convention will injur
rather than help. If one white mai
can run eight negroes, it is conclusiv
proof that the eight negroes are in
ferior in some way to the race Il
which that man belongs who run
them. The United States Senate
from Kansas who is pleased to cal
men OF my political faith, with blacl
faces, monstrous, in his speech few
days ago injured my race rather thai
helped them. l love my race as
love my life. also love my country
"The negroes will not leave thi
country en- masse. A few may 60
but very few. Liberia is a failure
and Hayti is filled with prejudice
Let the negro and the white man g
to work, keep sober, travel each il
his own distinct path, bidding Coz
, speed to each. There must be n
amalgamation, there must be peace
and there will be justice. | do no
endorse any doctrine which encour
ages physical conflict.
"The great heart Of the South
! when properly approached, will gran
all which equity and good conscienc
demands. Brains, Drawn, and ban
+ accounts must settle the race ques