Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-28
things are concerned. but they do not give
them fair show in any political way.
The ku klax In the south.
How about the ku klux1p

How about the ku klux?"
There are no ku klux in the south, and
there is very little terror arising at the
polls. The whites are able to accomplish
their ends without the use IF shot gums.
They don't need them"
How about the feeling between the ne
groes and the whites; will there ever be q
war between the two races?'
Il think not. The negroes appreciate the
1act that such a war would result In their
destruction. and the fight that they intend
TO make Is along business and educational
lines. We propose to educate ourselves and
to save our money, and when we become
the equals Of the whites in property and in
recognition"
DO you think that the negro is the equal
OF the white in natural ability"
I do, replied the African Congressman
History has shown that the sons Of Ham
are as strong as the sons Of Shem and
Japhet In every way. 1t was once thought
that the negro could not advance in learn
ing beyond a certain point. but the colleges
know that the negro Is the equal of the
White, and, In many cases, superior I think
mat We Will gradually equal and eventually
distance the whites. The reason for this is
mat we have got to start from the bottom.
We have nothing, and we must fight FOR
every inch. We are very ambitious. ana
we will not stop until We get to the TOP"
Mixed Race.
nat Will be the future Of the two races ?
WIN the negro ever unite with the whites ?''
believe. said Mr.. Murray. that there
WIN eventually De mixed race this coun-
ery' made up Of negro and white blood
When the negro becomes rich and edrcs w,
the objection to him will wear awav ond
mere VIII be intermarriages between tho
races AT present the negroes have no
9eetiohs 10 such marriages. They tbink
sh at me only ground Of marriage should n.
whi.s y, iose. The objection comes from the
EQUALS thu, TINS aux WIZ disappear as the negro
etIais tnem In property and other things ;,
10 not large number Of your people
ooJect 70 colored men marrying white w.
men lou remember the howl Of indigna-
white woman"
Yes" replied Mr. Murray, IT do. md
s .ne anolgnauon against Douglass was so
resented the colored people Of the limited
states, and the fact that he married a wo-
man OF white blood was considered by our
people slap at the women of his own
race. They thought 1t meant that he could
not hnd colored woman good enough for
MIN ana hence had to take a white one"
The Colonization Of the Negro.
How about negro colonization, Mr..
Murray VIII such schemes ever succeed p,
NO. was the reply. The negroes have
never been In favor Of such colonization.
nor have such schemes ever been ensin-
eered by people who have not wanted to
make money out Of It. There YVES a move
ment about fifteen years ago to take the
coiored people to Kansas, and there have
been propositions to send them to Brazil
and other places. The negroes are In the
Onlter states to stay, and II they could
nave Tree transportation to Liberia or to
AFRICA they would not take It, 1 do not
think the people Of the south want to get
no OF the negro. and think II we are let
alone that We will work out our destiny to
the satisfaction Of every one"
A Look mt Fred. Douglass.
speaking Of the future Of the colored race,
Fred Douglass Is one Of those who believe
that the two races will eventually come to-
gether. He says that the color line will
eventually be obliterated and that the only
salvation for the negro Is In union with the
white. Douglass is about three-fourths col
ored himself, and his second wife is as
white as any woman in the United States.
She was his private secretary when he
married her and Is am told, very fond of
her husband. She is twenty years younger
than he and lives with her husband near
Washington. Fred Douglass is rich He
Is said to be worth In the neighborhood of
100000. He got 5000 annually as marshal
OF the District, and he has for a long time
received 800 a night for his lectures. His
books have paid him well and he has so in
vested his money as to be well fixed. He is
now seventy-six years old and he has failed
within the last three or four years He has
lost weight and strength. but Intellectually