The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-14

The negro as a citizen assumes the duties
rs well as the obligations Of citizenship. ne
is no longer q slave with master 10 pIoNl07
for him In sickness and old age. lie is not a
ward Of the nation entitled 10 It's speciai
care and support. lie Is citizen who must
practice the virtues of THRIFT and industry
and who must himself provide Tor his chill
dren and his old age.
In politics the negro must not vote IN
blocks. lie must free himself from bosses
and must not let il be understood That his
vote is for sale, as in local elections u IS
largely for sale.
IN crime the negro citizen should stand Tor
the punishment Of criminals. There IS one
crime Tor which the negro will be swiftly and
condignly punished. lie will usually be pun
ished for II without the benefit OF Judge or
iurv. Death will follow swiftly on the crime,
and the sooner this is recognized tie better.
Mob law Is terrible recourse. II oYerrldes
the barriers Of justice and brings the whole
court system into contempt. But this one crime
Will be punished by the mob lis character
arouses the deepest feeling OF outraged ma
ture. Ii touches depth OF passion that -
stronger than reason. A trial hearing. "A
conviction after testimony IN open court
these are what the victims would avoid. 4 or
GOOD or i'll IN nine cases out of ten, wnen
there is a 70 ,sonable certainty Of guilt. twenty
four hours VIII see vengeance done.
The upright negro citizen has no more 10
fear from tie prevalence of this spirit than
the white citizen Ii is not the negro, It -
tie brute. who is executed. ANY attempt u
arouse the negroes as race IN such caso'
works % the injury OF the race. ..,
The negro is progressing but he is stu III
the dark The influence OF centuries OF ue-
pendence cannot be eradcated IN one genera
ton Sell-rehance comes only from eApet j.
euce and will begin L grow only "Aeh TIC
negro learns that II 10 all that - leit.
The Republican journals and leaders OF the
North are LARGELY responsible for the iaise al.
fitude of the negro towards pubic affairs and
poijtical parties. They have heid out ueIusl &
homes and made promises llnposslole ol luin''
ment At last there s evidence Oh i9 3 u, ulnE
r.sson For instance. the Chicago Tribune,
in a recent issue, SAYS
"Fither the negroes must accept the situa-
tion and not vote. or not have their votes
counted If they do. or large traction OF them
mnst ioin the Democratic party. Then u
vii sult and the whites OF each party Will
~rotert the blacks in their right 10 vote. as
,tes. ala in the recent election in Louisiana
,,bere thousands of negro Republicans went
o,,er ia the Foster Democrats. and. tor once
not only voted without interference. but had
tho novel experience OF seeing their votes
counted. The tie that holds the whites 10.
eether IN one party IN the South Is the fear
If negro rule. which TO them Is lntolerablt
aud never will be submitted 10. No Force
I,ll can be framed or enfOTcedthat will do III,
blacks any good. and the sooner they recOg
nize this fact the better for them. Their only
hone lies in political division
There is reason IN this and common sense
and when II Is accepted a better day Wi
dawn for the black aud the white in thu
South. From the Louisville COurier-JOurnal