The Afro-American., 1895-08-31
IA NEW YORK VISITOR.
What he thinks OF Afro-American
Business Enterprise UE
Baltimore.

While passing through yourcity,
as it is my custom il strange lands
to seek out the progress the Negro
race is making in that land, | was
very favorably impressed with the
sentiment Of your journal as being
fearless able advocate of the
rights Of our race, and one that
should be sought by every member
Of the race, because its columns are
filled with news that is really origs
inal and shows forth the true char
acteristics Of the race and without
which we cannot accurately Judge
his position as related to the other
races, and in this | am proud to
say that your Journal shows such a
striking contrast to most of the
newspapers edited BY members Of
the race, for, indeed, | have often
lost that pride | had hoped to main
tain while reading papers claiming
to show progressive position of
the negro, when their columns are
filled with extracts from Caucas-
sian Literature. [ find your paper
aside from all Others, foremost in
its views. advice and sentiment
upon that most important Of all
other objects tending to lead the
race to a manly and independent
development, by adjusting them
selves to business union and a
business loyalty, which is 50 forci-
bly, seen in the organization Of the
Northwestern Family Supply Go.
This Company, if conducted upon
careful, honest and studious basis,
is the long sought for avenue that
leads to the much talked of Negro
independence, Negro liberty and
recognition among the nations, not
only Of America, but Of the civil
lied world, for not until man is
brought to see his dependence, will
he seek independence; and not IN
til heis brought to osee his bondage,
will he seek liberty; and not until
he is brought to see his isolation,
will he seek recognition; therefore,
| can, with bol,ness, say there has
never been plan put forth by
that looked 50 bright and
more hopeful to the solution Of the
Negro Problem, than the company
in question, This company, ] find
augmented upon a basis Of loyalty
and union, that, if honestly carried
out, must inevitably result in
triumphant victory. 1t is the sill
yer line upon the cloud in the hor-
izon Of our boys and girlsatschool. |
It is the life-boat Of our parents
who have been SO long driven Oh
the sea Of dependency and dis
couragement by the rough winds
Of race prejudice. 1t is the key
with which our young men shall
unlock the gates Of the mercantile
world 50 long closed upon their
race for no other cause than they
are colored. The colored men Of |
should take this view Of
the situation, tfat there is no place /
on the globe where the color line
is drawn 50 tightly by the whites
than in that city, and in view Of
this fact they could not do thing
more manly and self-sustaining
than to draw the line III business
by making every sacrifice to en-
this company by giving
them their support in every way
possible and with the united race
at the back and fearless and able
as THE AFRO AMERICAN, /
their leader and advisor, | can see
only success awaiting this company, /
and in the near future | shall ex-
pect to see white and colored men
lock arms going to business in Bal
timore. -J. w. JOHNSON, is w. /
31st Street.