The progress., 1890-11-29

no individual to whom my remarks
do not apply. and | mean every indi-
vidual to whom they do apply. My
object is to do good and not to crafty
any personal hate or revenge. Ii any
reader is ever in doubt as to whom
the criticism is directed, let him step
into the dressing room of reason and
try it on himself. Do not read me
with your prejudices but with your
reason, and when | have told the
truth be honest enough to admit it,
and ii it fits YOU have the courage to
wear it.
We can have no real worth or
wealth until we become more thor
oughly identified with the producers.
At present we are a class of consumers
dependent not only for rournecessaries
upon others, but for our pleasures.
We control absolutely, nothing that
can not be secured from other races or
nationalities.
Our churches and secret societies
that should be such q lever in the
real elevation OF the race, had num-
bers OF excursions and picnics last
summer and handled neat sum- OF
money for the railroads and saved a
few dollars, every cent of which can
be traced back to the pockets OF white
men. Nearly all this money repre-
sented so much OF our hard labor and
we got for it, what? few hours
of pleasure. False education. Having
so much to sayI can not spend any
more time upon this particular idea
now
Powderly, the recognized head of Or
ganized labor in this country, .lectured
at the Young Mems Christian associa.
tion hall Tuesday evening this week
and there was in that vast audience
only three Afro Americans.
We don't want instruction. Pleas
ure is what we are going to have at
any cost.
It's reported that Boyd's new opera
house. when finished, will be the most
remarkable piece OF architectural skill
ON the American continent. 1t will
be so constituted as to draw the line
of discrimination in such a nice way
as to evade the law in the matter. 1t.
is said that the firm of Clarksor,,
Prejudice & Co. are making speciality
Of this sort of work. The only ques-
ton is will this structure be able to
stand the autumnal cyclones of
ballots.
There is a class Of moralists, SO
called in the community who are al
ways,deploring the depravity vice and
immortality OF the young men. What,
have they done, and what are they
doing to counteract this tendency?
Where are you going to ask the
young men to go who come into this
community?
White men, recognizing the danger,
have erected a magnificent building
with reading, bathing and physical
culture rooms. They have a large con-
cert hall, literary societies, etc. Every
thing is made attractive while we are
doing nothing but drawing our cloaks
closer about US, wearing longer faces,
hardening the shell of fself-righteouness
with whichever are enveloped, and 60
ing up to the sanctuary shifting our
breasts and proudly saying, 30 God
we thank thee we are not as other
men are" What are you doing to
save young men? mean personally.
What individual work have you done?
All, / tell you III the light of the nine
teenth century your mask can be
penetrated, and men set you down as
whited sepulchers full of dead mems
bones. Sincere work does not consist
in talk. for we are taught that, by
their fruit shall you know Them"
Well am not a preacher SO will say
no more in this strain but conclude
this by quotation which says: "The
day will come when men cannot stand
sound doctrine" Yours truly.
Wasp.
Good Hope, w. Va.
Dnoanre.. w. 4l-.