The evening times., 1898-11-25
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1895.
The Negro ia Peace.

II cannot be said that the negro is
making a record at this moment that Is
calculated TO overcome the prejudice
which the Rev Mr.. Grimke, a colored
preacher of this city. asserts is general
throughout The country. As lighting
soldier. the negro regulars proved their
courage and devotion. winning lauTels
that any soldiers On earth might envy.
Brilliant as were the heroic achieve
ments in the Civil War of the few negro
troops engaged they We're sur
passed by the dash and fear
Iessness Of the Ninth and Tenth
regulars before Santiago. If there was
a suspicion OF timdiIy pn the part of
any of our men in that headless but
successful campaign il does not res; ON
the regulars and on the negroes. But
the Southern negroes in the volunteer
army and those in at least TWO Northern
regiments do not show the discipline
that is essential 10 military excellence
and especially necessary To wear away
the animosity which Mr.. Grimke de-
scribes. While We are 10 take the re-
ports Of the San Luis trouble with eau
ZION, it is apparent that the negro troops
involved lacked the discretion and for
bearance of the whites. The reports in
Ihis mornings news from Admission,
Alabama, are far from encouraging to
the friends of the colored people. II is
The same in the accounts VI the events
at Pana, Illinois.
The trouble seems To be that the ne
groos consent to the idea that when one
OF their color gets into a difficulty all
OF his race are bound to take his side,
regardless OF the merits of the contro-
vcIsy. There are times when it is be
y0Hd doubt that the negro is assaiied
because he is a negro, but that is not
necessarily the case. To assume that
would be TO assert that all negroes are
above fault. one of the complaints
made against the whites in event OF
fight between negro and a white man.
js thar very Inference that the differ
cnce in cclur had everything TO do with
it, Instead Of cf3a sing this idea. most
Of the negroes accept it and spring to
the defense e ,i.zir brother negro with
out inQuiI.n; iul3 the cause. That is
what led 10 ,-s q sEr&ceful tragedy at
AnnistCn. = SKI. tween TWO men,
one white as 'i.a o,her black was in
stantly n,a.- thr ground OF race con-
1iict by L., p ,.as themselves. They
got their s.I~. concealed themselves
and fired ga. =. - ;L-:z man who pass
ed thoGlE ..- --,sa na:hing to do with
the trouble. q DDS violating the first
rules Of military discipline, and engag-
ing in mutiny and murder. they de-
clared the principle that any attack on
a negro. no matter for what cause. is
an assault on the entire race
Surely they cannot hope to Danish
race prejudice by such policy. AS long
a. they refUsa Ia recug n ;ze one of their
own color as a man. responsible as an
individual lur his own conduct. they
cannot eApsvi otheI peupie 10 do it. Yet
that is riIaily necessary ii tEe animos-
ity, enmitY, pTejGd &c. ar whatever you
VIII. against the lace, is - be overcome.
II is absurd TO say that there are no ne
gro criminals and that in any trouble
the black man is biameless and entitled
10 the support Of all men of his OWE
color. II is bad enough for the negroes
that they act together ~ a compact
mass in politics, which inevitably solidi-
1ies the whites in opp : l. n: but when
tbs is extended So a. 20 make all me-
groes the defenders of an offender
against TIE laws. Il defeats the best
purposes OF ihe intelligent colored men
who are devoted to Tie I-r, ~ ess Of the
race. Instead # pointing uGt the mis-
chief that follows this. tie n-Rroes who
held mass convent, n New York
approved and encou aged it,