Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-04-07
AN ADMlRER OF THE PLANET
SPEAKS.
Its Course COmmended-Ringing
Words to the Public.

60 it's progress, considering the
frightful ordeals of barbarism
through which unfortunate negroes
are constantly going, to the savage
delight of white mobs, (even In noon
day time) why should there exist
among members of such an oppress-
ed race, (as well as others OF the OPP
poetic race the opinion that race
journals such as the plucky little
PLANET, should not SO severely con-
denim the action taken by some MEM
Der of the white race to Cypress their
colored br other. This has a tenden-
CIV they say, to excite ''striie" and
'spreiudice" between the two races,
we being the weaker race.
The condition of the Negro Is la
mentable: yet be must keep quiet
forbid it Almighty God let him pro-
tect himself. law gives him little or
no protection, poor Negro
His life is played with as though 1t
were a game of amusement If he
meets white lady," nowadays,
and politely speaks to her lifting his |
hat, Of she chooses to say sol a |
charge of attempted assault is |
brought him. If he speaks to her
without lifting his hat be of course Is
-'saucy TO white folk" and Is liable
TO get a midnight foggiDg for his
conduct.
Poor Negro he must not own
Imore property than his adjoining
white neighbours; as his house, and
his family are all liable at any time
to be blown into ten thousands of
atoms by the application of dyna-
mite bombs, or else be served with
a notice OF how many days they are
given to leave the district. This is
true especially in the South; the land
of horrors.
The Negro is hunted down like a
} fox. shot down like a dog, stabbed
as If he were a bear, bOisted as If he
: were a flag, and burnt as If b, we're
, kindling wood. to savage delight OF
+ white mobs Yet there are members
of such an unfortunate race, (whose
: lives are just as insecure as that OF
j their suffering brothers) who say
l. these acts of Injustice should not be
l. lcondemned before the public, as
e thew excite 'sstrife' and prejudice
u Now who are the exciters of strife
e and prejudice, If they are not che
Y ones who are constantly iDtiictine
lie such terrible outrages upon helpless
, Negroes, without even the slightest
interference of the law, whose officer
seem to forget that all men are cres
ted equal, being children of tn
y same father, and should be alik
g. protected. Those who wish to b
y, loyal to themselves and to their rae
~ abandon such ideas that race jour
as nails can excite any more strife rhal
~ has already been excited. III we ar
C the weaker race, remember Go
II smiles upon us; his strong arm sus
ed tagns US. he will deliver US, and no
ne forsake us +? Oh never The bal
Is tie is not always given to the strong
as Race Journals do not, and canno
he add more heat to to the flames {
"strife" and prejudice" they sin
Ut ply hold up before the public, the d.
uy of the oppressor, TO the oppresse
Is and furthermore asking, that tf
ais Negro and white man should all
IN be treated In crime and not at Il
TN mercy of infuriated mobs but a
all cording to the jurisdiction of La
On. There has not been a crime yet cor
as mItted by either white men or bla'
or men. but what could not be Just
dealt with by officers of the civil Ia
and not of lynch-law; as it only
creases crime. No Journal has ev
arc yet pleaded more In defence of t
py race than the plucky little PLANE
70 Does it excite "strife" and "pre.
OF, dice?" All no Does it uphold I
mo Negro In his wrongs no no
lhu Does the PLANET condemn
I'VE white folks, for what part OF thu
naU do to the Negro 1t does not.
lcn Does the PLANET infer that
n'S white folks are trying to keep
mo Negro back, or that there are 1
rop some, who are making every sa'
a fee for the Negroes advancem,
Ecu and are better friends to Negr,
'lor than some of them are to each o.
.uSe err? Certainly not; it takes away
uoi mans crown. but condemns bt
70 white and black alike when they
81 serve condemnation.
,usS The PLANET asks that all q
ioI should be treated alike according
"S Justice, and that things should
done decently and in order. No T
journal dealing with such a shov
MN nm non partiality as the PLANET,
va excite ''strife'' and prejudice"
au 1t was not until the idolatry
anu the world was held up before tk
~ III ~ did they accept Christ as their S
90 Jour; and not until serious evils t
, = are now paliDg into insignifica
10 the fair name of America, be she
III. 4So lust as they are, will a better CO
'"0 ton of affairs prevail.
Ch, that one thousand such j
/ nails as the PLANET, with one un
tiCns nous accord would voice to the
nows lie the evils that are disturb
leav peace. and causing nations of
ambs world to wonder at the barbal
pas condition of Christian America.
and Mr.. Mitchell, be of good cheer,
and are achieving a noble success,
Ill or stand W. =
q the friend to your race. i1s banner
and are welding will never trail the {
ke as Oh that all Afro-American ed
As did would be so true to their tr
"the Your courage stands unshaken.
, Red Let every member of the col
DIT on race send their prayers to God,
ments lrativelY exclaiming "Hidei US
ms in Their under the shadow of thy '
toner's from the wicked that oppresI
sold from the deadly enemies that
stake. pass US about" Our lives are
le Red dear to be sacrificed at the mel
, Is no infuriated mObs.