Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-22

/, - citizen, having the interest OF
my race and the education Of our chill
dren at stake, do pronounce the resoIu-
tions that were presented and adopted
81 the indignation meeting held at Exon
N. u. Church, ~ dangerous and dam.
aging measure. Thpse resolutions "A
adopted BY the meeting strike at the
very vitals Of the educational and politi-
cal life OF the col0red citixeus Of this
city. I do not stAnd alone IN my denuu-
Citations OF the doipgs OF that meeting.
Their actions are condemned by large
number OF intelligent upright aud hon.
est colored men OF the city. While we
endorse some Of the proceedings Of that
meeting, we cannot accept them ~ q
whole - setting forth the sentiments OF
the uisn who have the welfare CT their
rAcs at heart. Let condemnation rcAt on
every body Of men who In the face OF all
that has been done, would deliberately
vfier resolution declaring continual
hostility and persecution against lady
educator aud helper OF the colored
youth Of the city, namely, E,lwina 3.
Kruse.
Tho persecution that 10 being wsged
against Miss Kruss is as ungrateiul IS 1t
IL coward!y. Can / forget, can you for
&c, my fellow pupils, the noble sacrifice
and heroic endeAvors Of that noble
woman to raise the standard OF educa-
ton higher and higher In our midst, and
the many young men and young women
who have gone out from her school, aud
who are to-day going forth fighting NJ, y
the battle OF life. Attssting the Tact that
her work Is not 10 vain, and yet tbIs
woman 10 to-day clothing some Of our
poor children 10 order that they may not
be deprived Of the privilege Of an educa-
ton, 10 mercilessiy prosecuted for some
imaginary wrong. That Miss Levin is
the one that is wrong In this trouble 10
evident from the fact that she was
dropped from the list last June, and upon
the request OF her promise she was re-
placed. Go on, Misc Krase, 10 your noble
work; you stand not alone. Young and
Intelligent ~ we'll % old men will defend
you In this matter. We cannot support
the political aspect of those resolutions.
Such men as CHARLES Baird and Joseph
Pyle, who have proved themselves to be
| true friends to the educational interest
Of our people, ought to DO commended.
Let the people stop and consider where
| they are going. and who are their lead
1 ers. Let the men who have . permanent
residence here tewAre OF extreme
measures. We know our position and
/ We dare sustsin It. We know that mani
privileges that We now enjoy came to u
through the Republican party. Men like
Mr.. Baird, Joseph Pyle and DR.. Morgan
have proved their worth to the 6est
interest Of the colored people; aud, al.
| though condemned BY q COMMITTEES oil
i've, and possibly 100 voters, at the
indignation meeting, there are co'orsd
mon In this city who recognize their
worth aud ability, and who will support
politically. Let the men who conceived
these resolutions stop and consider the
Important questlop.
l believe that two Of those men, at
leust, did not have timo to comprehend
The magnitude nor perceive the danger
GUS character OF some of those reaolu.
tione. hut let that be 90 II may, there
, are some who understand them, and
they are men who have q far greater in
terest IN tile growth and welfare Of their
race in this city than the man who read
those resolutions. Let our people be
careful how they arc led by strangers.
Thcy eau raise big smoke and skip TO
the next town, and we who ara buying
homes and striving to educate our chill
dren will have to stay and be burned
with the nre. Let all good men rally to
the standard, contend manfully for our
right to vote at school elections and let
the Board Of Education settle all guar
rels between the teachers, as they have
done In this case. Let all good cltize 10
uphold the lady principal of No. 16
school In her noble endeavors to educate
the cOlored youth; cease to fling your
shells OF persecution against her impreg-
nAble position. and peace and harmony
will throw hor lovely mantle over the
field Of strife. G G. LAWS.