The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1894-09-01
TIE APPEAL: A NArIONAll AkRuEAMERIOANN ENvSpApth

fate is sad one It will be remembered
that Mr. E Mitchell, within the last two
years has buried seven Of his nearest
and dearest relatives The lapse of time
between each did not exceed four
months respectively two brothers, moth
or, three children and wife Mrs Mitch
ell was conscious to the last moment
She selected her pail bearers and
favorite hymn to be sung, and chapter
from the bible to be read Her last
words were: ~ am glad that the Lord
has come for me"
Death relieved her of her suffering
Her soul away did angles bear;
To JOIN the host of saints in glory,
Prepared for her, by Christ to share.
The following is an answer to an
article that appeared in The Times last
week The entire article was the most
absured and ridiculous, that ever dis.
graced Northern newspaper Particular
stress was placed upon two assertions
which I will attempt to answer, were
evidently intended to impress tho read
ers that our capabilities and quallfca.
tons are that of an illiterates First.
The Times said that no Afro. American
North or South was capable of serving
in any position saving that of mental
capacity, because says be the black man
has proved it by making himself con.
spicuous in such positions Ut is true that
the maximum portion of oar race oc.
cupy positions in menial capacity be-
cause all other positions are closed
against them The whites have every
thing that is obtaiDable i'm any capacity
of life to encourage elevation, and the
blacks are relegated to every thing that
warrants degradation and domination
he ls utterly ignored and virtually ex-
cluded from most positions that tend to
cultivate dignity and independence No
matter what his qualifications may be
When the white man energies from col.
lege he has every inducement that the
world can afford to crafty his desire tc
excel His future greatness depends up.
on the tact and energy that is manifest.
ed, there is nothing to impede the graft.
tcation of his ambition On the country
the Afro.American in order to enjoy the
same privileges, which God intended
that every human should share when
applying for position of any sort save
in mental capacity, is invariably refus
ed outright because he is an Afro Am.
e1ican But the standard old story Of
deception is resorted too time after time
in order to maintain inexaustible friend
ship with the black man mainly 81 al
Ways did like Colored people and ]
would hire you, but all my employees
would leave me-" and that is the extent
of his encouragement Then what must
he do, consent to lead the life of vaga
bond, because his value is depreciatedi
No, never! He has the qualities of patti
ence and endurance and will willingly
and gladly resort to any labor that eff.
for6s sustenance Then when an intel.
ligent person,can say to the world as the
author at The Times article, that Afro.
Americans are only fit to occupy posi-.
tons in menial capacity, insanity Ger
tainly must,be big destiny 1e second
statement was ''that the Colored man
having had a fairtrial to show his fitness
and capabilities il 4 predominant. position
and proved to be inadequate" The
above is the.most absurd of absurdities.
it is wasting valuable time for one to
think of such thing But provocation
urges me to try t. show up the side that
is invariably bid from public view
Every person in the United States from
the pratling babes to the silver-haired
grave blosomer, knows that if an Afro.
American by chance happens to be elect
ed to prominent Office of any kind be-
fore the resumption of his duties is in
order, guard ofsoldiers would have to
keep watch over him day and night un-
til the kluklux fever abated. is that fair
trial? What pro- t is it to an Afro.Ameri
can to fill prom inent ,position in the
South when his life is in momentary
| danger of course there are few who fill
worthy positions in the South but land
less in the North they are daily warned
of the danger there is in advancing over
that death line 1T is alse called "a
Negroes place" 80 long as the Office hold
or needs the sam Q The is all right Then
| is it q fair trial when .it,is compulsory