The sun., 1892-02-14

think cf Ourselves. lloruly our standar,t /. !,
rs mare pfesssd a,
the race shall to y or asiS a an b mn ~
Tho ago who doe. not Know that We have no
defined .r,rposp in view no weil.hefined rrtn-
ttrnSturc. re- No. We IRE M contsntins ourselves 70
buiidon other mems foundations They take
pie.sd. What We nq need i Is ieaner. @ and In that
leader Mosas.-ons who would rather snner
afi!ctsons for his people than enjoy the pleas
urs OF politics for season"
.. Race Prcjudice. ..
sIr. Everett j. warlng. leading colored
lawyer In. baltimore. replied TO The srN'S
questions in this way: Tho. white people Of
tho country degrade religion. patriotism.
science. common sense. fair play. and decency
in theic insane effort to oppress tho negro.
The white rcopln OF tho country have nc re-
liGion or Christianity as n great mass A
man who hates negroes. who lynches negroes.
who votes against negroes. who passes laws
against negroes. who decides against negroes
in the jury box and on the. bench because Of
their color is no Christian. He is worse
than any infldel. skeptic. agnostic and hypo-
critic combined. This demon. this poison. this
disease. commonly termed race prejudice
has made the American white people mad.
The white churches OF Amcricn are fully re-
sponsible for colorel prejudice. They drive
negroes out from the holy communion table.
Lynchings occur. and white pastors. like
towards. stand mute and silent The Christian
Church bows down to idols. Until it settles
the negro question In accordance with the
pure principles OF religion. the problem will
remain. Unit! whites and blacks can meet IN
perfect equality around the altar and COM
munion table. there will never be any equality
in politics. business. on common carriers. AMI
In public places.
THE white people OF America degrade
patriotism to oppress the negro. The black
soldier fought for the flag in every war Of tho
republic. Yet rebels and traitors day ENJOY
rights and privileges denied him. Foreigners
como here to Join hands with tho opprossors
OF tho negroes A President can talk in his
message Of the wrongs OF the Jews in Russia.
but he is silent as to thewrongs OF the negroes
In America Again the white people fear the
nsEso They are u afraid to give him "a fa!r
Ssa wsa IN IN nu
perity to an extent that startles tho white peo-
PIE hsy n n.eT aew their s9EsrdSs ssa by at ea the
tine rasng evory Hsrrsr
Come ts pwhs TO onnF
p2sket and you touch his soul; We sxIect,
uitlulHteiy. !uli anu cOhplete 1uStlce IN ths law.
destiny. is to be all that mind money. and
morals can n, bring to any ns;oplsS Noiwith-
this is a mighty possibility in the sputh"Niti.
mate amalgamation:, Tho only. other, posi-
bility is that in time the negro will control tho
land Ian and and LABOR a, orc Of the great south-wiil rule
As to the question OF our civil rights
the law and the decisions Of the Courts.
shan and We
Absolute annihilation can alone stay the
progress and ultimate triumph of tho rice.
We have heard much OF the immortality, Of tho
tho white people of the world is stencil in
the nostriis OF decent men and angels. As 10
tho question OF time. does any. intelligent man
OF the nesa to
ilve years OF freedom are not magnificent. es-
pecially in the face Of such, friGhtful odds !?
Give the negro one hundred years, Of such
may despise him. but will not dare deny him
or degrade him."
A NEGRO POLITICIANS VIEWS
Harry 8. Cummings. a successful politician
and tho only Repnhlicau In the Baltimore
5 9Sshs the e
ests Of tho country. and are: therefore labor
ing to as1uire money. which alone j. the
foundation OF such success Our ambition Is
and: in spite OF the unrea sonable bar raised
against sur race in the trade unions and labor
organizations. zeal and patience will bring
s Dc 1e not oas get s
grand results aeeomplishine in The present
are strugsling.a!onE the lines OF progress
devious methods OF an unreasonable prejl-
dice. the forces at work now among our peo-
ple will bring forth results undreamed."