Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-21

Rev. John j. Smallwood, the colored
preacher who was in Maine two years ago
left all who heard him speak, under the i'm
preston that he was . very energetic man,
endowed with the gift of eloquence. Since
then he has become the president of the
Temperance. Industrial and Collegiate In
stitute Of Cisremont, Va. He is bora
agitasor and no man asserts the rights of his
race with more pertihacity than he. lie is
now editing The Monthly Advocate, the first
number Of which the JOURNAL has received
1t contains President Smallw Gods bacca-
laureate sermon to his students, and a ring
ing editorial on The False Cry of Negro
Social Equality" We quote the follow.
ing from this editorial; The false cry Of
negro social equality, in this country is a
shame to the civilization of the American
people. There never was. there never will
be. and there never can be any social
equality. without the common consent of
the parties concerned. The idea of gen
tleman Of culture, = man Of wealth.
citizen Of position and infiuences--she idea
Of man who reads the Bible. who sings
hymns in praise TO his God, who Processes
the religion Of Jesus Christ, asking for a
separate railroad car to ride in, simply be-
cause there 10 \ gentleman in the same car
whose color aiaers from his Can one
think that the human family could become
20 low in the scales of human
heap upon any human heart such unpleas-
ant feelinss on the account Of our color?
But what human, what moral or religious.
what civil and. In every sense Of human
justice, what right has any man to tell an
other gentleman, be he black or white where
he shall ride. where he shall eat. or in what
manner he shall pass through this work., 90
long ~ he 10 honest respectable and attends
to HE own businessp None; absolutely
none. The gentleman of position, the
citizen Of good moral and religious influence.
never cares about who rides in his railroad
carriage, % long - he or she conducts him.
self with orderly and pleasant manners. The
people here at the South who clamor for
separate railroad carriages, separate street
cars. separate railroad stations and separate
hotels. ninety nine times ont Of hundred
own no land, and have no special business
except 70 seek political Office, They are I'M
educated, many of them never read news-
paper printed outside Of their county or
state. and have never travelled out Of their
state. Many of these people here in the
South, who clamor for separate railroad
carriages. are men who were simply
''nisger hunters." during the Civil War;
they know nausht of the heat Of battle.
They never can associate with our best
white people, here at the South. II il .
fact that We never have the slightest trouble
with such men - the Hon. n. W. Ramscu,
senior U. s. senator. from North Caro-
lima. We never quarrel with the learned,
scAsawiy president Of the University Of
Virginia. about associations. or about social
eaualig. It i the unsducatsd classes that
make The trouble. The negro never has
asked for social equality; be never desired
b. Al that he has asked for is equal right,
eqsal cAaaess. ara IN equal amesnt Of polit-
icai aad perscnal respect, due any man Who
hives h he Uhitsd Stasss, q q Amesi-
60 clE'sen. We - ma vsR y 70 into
~ 49, naa's pasiss, ve % ~ want .