The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-20
NE W YORK GOSSIP.
The Social Status OF the Blacks ct the
North.
Copyright. 1894. BY the United Press1


Copyright. Isea BY the United Press)
New YoEK, March 19.-The arrival Of
800 hungry and penniless negroes in this
city recently developed the fact that there
is no charity for coiored people In New
York. a city that gives 0,00O. 900 annually
TO the poor OF other races.
These negroes came from Arkansas and
Indian Territory, aud had been deceived
into believing that a Colonization ciety
would give them passage TO Liberia when
they arrived here. Their condition was de-
plorable and they found temporary relief In
a mission OF colored men conducted by a
negro preacher. But the colored citizens of
the metropolis had no means of giving them
permanent aid. They had no charity home,
hospital, in fact no place to shelter them,
and no organized charity to feed them.
The mayor was appealed TO and then the
public. These appeals developed the fact,
not generally known before, that the ne
groes of New York are the ouly race to be
found here in number, without some sort of
organized charity. The appeal to the pub
lilo i'll tehalf Of these ignorant blacks met
with little response.
1t may be that New Workers have no
race prejudice and simply do not care to
help those who do not help themselves but
it is doubtful IL 500 homeless and hungry
| men and women Of any other race would
have received so little aid
J The negroes OF New York number very
near per cent OF the total population, but
it seems they have never taken any steps to
establish charity to care for members of
| their race. They manifest the same in
! difference 70 the future here that they do Ia
| the south.
The fact that no charities exclusively for
their benefits are maintained by white
philanthroplsts ia city where thousands OF
| d-lars are spent annually to support Sun
day schools for Chinese. seems to Indicate a
lurking race prejudice that on the surface
does not appear to exist
While negroes in ew York are allowed
certain civil rights and q limited social
equality practically denied them in the
south. there is a race prejudice against them
| that is shown in other ways. Here they are
| practically AIRED out of the trades they
| monopolze without question or opposition
In the south. A negro bootblack Is rarely
found and a negro barber cannot obtain
employment in any first-class shop in the
city. The few shops owned and operated
by negroes are patronized only by their
| own race.
Few families employ them as domestic
servants, and negro waiter in hosel or
restaurant would be curiosity. They are
rarely found working as porters III saloons
or stores. and they are too rough and care
less with horses to obtain employment as
truck drivers Only the lowest order of
mental labor 10 open 10 them unless they
have means to go into business for them
selves.
or course there are are many negroes OF
education aud intelligence here VINO have
obtained foothold in the professions after
hard struggle and are doing we'll, but
the masses Of them are worse of socially
and financially than the negroes Of the
south.
All idea of social equality and all ambi-
ton to better their condition is quickly
crushed when they come here from the
south, thinking they will receive favor on
account of their color. How thew can eat
at the same table with whites in a few
public restaurants, ride in the same cars
and secure seats in any part OF a theater or
other public place Of amusement, but
bevond that race prejudice draws line
they cannot cross.
A POLITICAL CLEARING HOUSE.
New York has become the political al
well as the financial clearing house of the
United States" said a western senator the
other day.
! The senator had some over from Wash
ington to meet party Of politicians fr m
his own state VINO wished to confer with
him. For tnen trip to the east is an i'm
portant event. costing time and money
and thew prefer 10 come to a city where they
eau combine pleasure and sigh seeing with
business. 80 they wire their senator to meet
them in New York.
Scarcely a day passes that one or more
United States senators do rot come ov I
from the capital on political business, and
} several of the western Sc atars spend mos
OF the time between sessions OF congress in
Z this city.
:: Important conferences on national poll
tics a.. he'd oftener in New YORK now taar
IN Was ington. and p liticA deals are mad,
here just as railroad deals are made. There
are oEers and promoters who deal IL poll
. tics very mucn as the Wall street bulls anc
: bears deal in stocks.
d he republicans OF this state recently
4 ope eel a sort Of political exchange ia Thu
. city, known as q . headquarters Of tbs Re.
s publican party OF ths state OF New YorR
This will 50 N 10 followed, il Is said, by the