Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-02-06

1t ironically says:
However, the ball went on. AL the
same, and was very enjoyable. We hsyel
no doubt. Bat some OF tho Republic
cans are making . great howl over the
slight" 70 Payne We suppose that
they have q constitutionsl right TO
howl, and we hope that no one will at
tempt TO stop them. The only other
thing that they can DO 10 10 have an
other ball, TO which Payne shall be in-
vited, and the society folk shall be
cut" This ought 90 even up thingss
And again:
Governor MacCorkle 10 20 give = |
reception TO his successor In Office, |
Governor Atkinson, tomorrow night, |
and it is contectured that an0thsr
slight will then be put upon Chris
Payne.
The trouble in Massachusetts, 10 that
the Hon. Isaac B. Allen wishes TO ae-
company the Governor and stat and
councillors 20 Nashville during the
Tennessee Exposition. Very natural
ly, his company IL not desired The
way it il proposed to get rid Of him II
that the Legislature shall make prOvi-
sion only for the expenses OF four
members of the council, TO be selected
by the Governor; and il seems quite
certain that Allen will not be one Of
these four. But Allen claims the right
to go. He claims 1t, of course. be-
cause he is Negro. II he were .
white man he could not claim the
, right.
IT should not be forgotten hat dem
ocratic white men elected Mr.. ALT.EE.
It then adds:
cit has never occurred to Payne. in
West Virginia. nor to Allen in Massa-
chusetts. that they are seeking to en-
E ter into social realms where they are
not wanted. DelicAcy Of feeling is I'M
= known to them, and thus, instend Of
doing their race good BY their silly as
sertiveness, they are doing it HARM"
;, Oh, yes whenever the citisen of Az
rican descent advances beyond the
realms OF servant, he does his raee
harm. Whenever be is elevated to Of
fetal position and fails to disappear at
the dictation of some prejudiced white
i man who does not know what good so
+ ciety is, then he is doing his race
p harm.
o door, when q white man GOES in the
d front one. then he is doing his race
harm.
"a In other words, We are asked to dis
: play a badge of inferiority upon all oc-
= casions, where social conditions exist
" even il we be present in IN official ca
e pacity. We are told to ignore the fac
" of position and come Bringing befor'
l. white men on account Of our color.
Regardless of our official station
T. we must wear forever. the habiliment
7e of lacky, the badge Of . servant
v Mr.. DIsPAToH. we will never do il
Of sir. @. HI PAYNE should not have bee'
it invited as q Negro, but a. legislnto
from Fayette %. His own persons
ty self should have been lost sight of 4
of the position he occupied. This !
mr. equally as true Of ISAAC b. ALLEN O
ve Massachusetts. Personal feeling. IA
he cial antaRonisms and the like shoul
c. give away before the demands Of OH
Id cial station and the observance 9
those rules which obtain among peopl
of good breeding.
Not to do this, is to behttie your
selves, not the colored men upon whor
the Walls of your displeasure are turn
a ed.
he To be slaves to caste is 20 be the vic
:, Tins of our baser passions.
Had the white men of Charlesto
IA gone into the ballroom. or the place {
~ reception, and raid no attention TO tn
presence OF the distinguished divin
=. further than speak to him. nothin
"a would have been thought Of it and LEI
-. said The DIsrAroH says:
Neither at the North nor at Ii
-. South is the Negro welcome in the =
ciety Of white people. And this
ire ought to know. Whenever an sttelnI
Ter Ia made bv him to take advantage OF 9
zee official position to thrust himself whel
az his individual standing would not el
title him to go. he does himself and
race harm"
eJ The society of the white people
IVY not sought by any of US as individual
Ar' but upon any occasion where our of
30 cial position requires our presence, '
TO would be wanting in manhood and d
m ficient in the self-respect for the poop
we represented not to respond to Il
ev demands made upon US
OF If failing to bow to prevailing pref
led dices, and announcing our inferiori
ne- to those with whom We come in so
III tact does the race harm, then the "a
Nv will have to stand it.
Suffice it to say, that sooner on lat
IL the harm referred to, will result in q
md dawn OF brighter day, the brexki
ses down Of the walls of uretudice. viii
long since should have been blo'
ors away.
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