Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-17


The plan of campaign adopted by the
Catholic Church was brought out in
bold relief by Archbishop Ireland OF
Paul, MINI, last Sunday when he
cached In Washington, ID. c.. on so
N Equality" To his cOlored hearers
ry sentence he uttered had the right
: snu as an arraignment of the south
Bourbon prejudices his words will
j deep into their hearts. Reading
weeD the lines 1t is seen that the
.ssc OF the heads OF the Catholic
arrch has not forgotten its cunning.
Iacy have always placed themselves be-
fore the people they desired 10 impress
as the cham pions OF their bltterest woes.
Consistency has always characterized
their actions and for that they can be
congratulated. BY placing themselves
on the side OF the oppressed of cur race
they know their reward will be sure
and the fruit abundant--Philadelp
Seafinel
No fair man will attempt TO deny that
the Catholic Church Is IN king rapid
Roadway In Its work among colored REQ
lie. Whatever may be said in favor of
Protestant Church, it must be ad-
ed that the vilest aggregation of
ys could not be more contcmptably
ag as to the demands of the color
- than many so called Christ
ans. On the other hand the Catholic
Chnrcs 9rsclices what it preaches.-
Chicago t0ns1vator.
It Is not only wrong but Il is wicked
and unmanlY 20 give circulation to dem
aging rurnors calculated e injure the
character OF nottas.--AugusLa, Ga.
.Asih0dsg' io5s
It is but uur ...lons
under m N : al sFsa. .fro-Alnerlcap =
labor. togefllp with the fervld race in
lerestss OF the leaders, that extremes
would Q3f;imes be reached that will he
hur<fol. The Richmond Convention of
afso-AmerIcans has taken a step back
" Ads IN resolving not to vote. It is a
tight VIC have been contending for since
acknowledgements; it should NOT he
thrown away now because disappointed
IN political preferment.
Whenever the Afro-Americans of any
State, ecQuIesce In becoming a political
uonentity, they will have lost a point of
vantage almost gained throughout the
Unlted States A number of liberal
men have grown up In the South and
these men can vote for them IL tho
Republicans of their localities have
proved true.-Detroit Piaindealer.
It Is burlesque on civilization to see
freeQ )America petition despotic Russia
to ameliorate the condition of her sub-
iects and 10 put an end TO the outrages
perpetFated on her citizens. Ii this "a
not consummate gall. pure and sitnnie
supplemented by the devil attemptin1
20 correct sin. then may the gods deI;veT
as The citizens Of this country shonId
be ashamed to advise any other nation
to do what they do not do themselves
x Pittsburgh, Pal Smiths Broaddre.
Leading Republicans have so lono
lodged the only issue which confronts
the country that 1t Is refreshing to find
the Hon, Thomas Bracket Raed 80
Maine, Speaker OF the Federal House of
Representatives, taking brave and In
telligent stand against election ahnses
la the South, as he did in a recant
speech before the Americas Cluh at
| Piftsburg.
We leave 1t to the precious Mugwumn
fpd the incorr gible Democratic press to
/ protest that there are no el. ct;on
abuses in the South. Their protesta-
tons and reviilngs impose upon no one
Ia tainted with the facts and we think
4 s'are.
I TherE Is not one southern state in
/ Iich fair election can be held. there
I Il not one In which an honest expression
4 o she majority of the people can be Sc
&m Nnder tho present system. The
y mccfatic party arrogstes to itself t hs
la solute right TO do just as it pleases
III le kepubllcan party is not allowed
IaJ privilege whatever. and any at
mpt on its part to secure party adval
fAge Is met with the shotgun argument
Ne are glad that after eight years O
blindness Speaker Reed has cot hi
eyes open New York Age.
The manly atterances of Speaker
Reed st Pittsburg on the subject of tn
suppression OF the southern vote ar
ouly an echo OF conservative northern
sentiment. Mr.. Reeds explanation
That he had not talked about the sout'
tor years. but that his silence has no
arisen from approval of the murder.
terrorism and frauds on the ballot DO.
pfacticed in the south TO-. political mi
poses. is reflection of the position @
the mas -es Of northern people.
The mistake OF the southern leader
has been that they have regarde
silence acQniescence. approval and eve
eomplicity IN their suppression of tn
B plaek vote. They have forgotte
lldently the omlnous silence on tn
slagery question preceding the can
= lyn OF 1869. in which they were sui
q nv and unexpectedly confronte
~ \ vote that overwhelmed the
q aination Ia national affairs. If II
m Ga has been practically silent on IL
~ preston OF the southern black vot,
? IL . been thoughtful. III it has refral
es ON interference it Is not becaL'
.&4.&I 49, 49,. IL
b 'orth, Kan. AdvO,ate.