Richmond planet., 1895-06-15
VOL. XI. NO 26
now TO SECURE JUSTICE.
White GoDt'. mans PleO.

The weak, the ignorant, and he
lpoOr have ever been the victims OF in
ljustiee and ever viii be until man
learns from beneficent experience that
justice like honesty is the best policy
The world despises them everyv here
and Of whatever color, because they
are OF little or no value Co il. but il re-
aects the thrifty and well-to-dO be-
they are of value to it and il can
aQfd To nor, is it able 90 treat
Njustly.
rOes therefore suffer injustice,
so much because they are black,
because as race, they are weak,
EOrant and poor and therefore of lit
value TO the world. Now, are Ne
oes ever TO remain valuelPsS and
erefore the victims OF injustice2
Not necessarily, but their redemp-
on rests mainly with themselves and
ust come from improving their own
aterial condition.
30 long Is - hey remain as they
r., cept as menials and
4 value To the world
thinks il has no
ing them justly. On
espises them and what
is pretty sure to kick
p the Negroes improve
conditiOn2 Primarily
by economy, by saving
Pr small the wages, and
savings banks, managed
nowledged capacity where
it will be beyond ready
re it will not be burning
where it cannot he easily
NEEDY friends; and where it
urawing interest.
elevating effect of having a bank
however small is amazing and
feel like a man as soon as
Is one. Certainly one does not
Ike man with empty pockets and
)wing not where money is TO come
fn. Deposit every week or two IL
y dollar. Parents should set their
dren the example, SO that SO soon
hey begin TO earn money, they too
become depositors or IL it is only
~ cents a week put in n mite box and
eposit when they have o dollar. The
Dor man seldom makes "a step upward
ltil he has money laid up somewhere.
ere are many ways, five cents here,
ten cents there, in which money is
stop them and one will be sur
ist,-laald how easy he can become
nix depositor This will require
lenial, because the poor who
did be the most frugal and econom-
are comparatively the most vast
and extravagant and it is difficult
break up old habits.
While economy usually means mere
he saving of money, there are 9TH
kinds of economy more important
In economy IN money, because they
ecede the saving of money and rem
3 it possible. / mean economy OF
lie and of labor. Study how to econ
Use time and labor, because this
III of enconOmy enables one 20 do
re and thus make more money in
same time, or If no more money is
be made, it gives one more time tc
St and rest is essential to elevation
one who labOrs, even though he
y not drudge, from morning tC
ght, is little likely to elevate hi.
nd or soul or improve his body. Om
5fored friends are too prone to slave
n the old ruts and reject improve
nents and labor-saving devices. Ii
DING this they are standing in then
wn light and working out their con
inued degradation.
1t is no longer muscle, but brain tha
nables one to get on and only by ecOT
my OF time and labor can one secur,
he means and the time to cultivat,
md develop the brain.
AHOlAAcA CcSCAlAlAl III lllDIONO(
lterial condition is increased earnin,
pacity and this can only be increas
by incre ased pride in work and in
Aased faithfulnoss in service. Pridl
.d taithfullness in work leads to ex
sllences and excellence leads to big
er wages. Negroes receive smal
wages, principally because they fan t
APPRECIATE this fact Let them ad
ne fourth to their earning capacit
Ind they would be surprised at thei
decreased welfare and at the decrease
Injustice they suffer. I do not II
DrOach our colOred brethren for the
shortcomings, because God knows the
have excuses in abundance, but never
the-less they must in order to improV
their material condition and decreaS
the injustice they suffer, increas
through increased skill and faithful
ness their earning capacity.
] say nothing of education becaus
in the earlier stages of develOpemel
education is too apt to be employt
~ the educated to prey mo-
uccessfully upon the ignOran
bat improve the material cOnd
lion and education, morality, rein
ment and all other good things will ma
lrally follow, and you viii then
II too Omuch value for the world to Wis
on with injustice.
There are other things to be dor
but do the foregoing and these 9th
things will follow as naturally as d
follows the night. The road hOwevt
is long and difficult and beset with d
couragements and time will be requi
ed, but persevere and the harvest "
come at last. 1t is either improv
material condition or continued &
gradation, either this or to rems
drudges and menials forever. Do Il
and the whites will the more likely
convinced that their own prosper
IS dependent upon your elevation a
will lend helping hand.
/. H. B