Evening star., 1898-11-15
ADVICE FOR NEGROES
Dr.. johnson Would Have His Race Stop
Warning.
They Should Affiliate Political,
With the Southern Whites to
Gain Advancement.

TO the discussion of race questions IN the
press during the last twenty years, ano
who is now connected with various national
and local rnovements for the material aid
of the colored race in an interview with a
representative of The Star recently ex-
pressed himself as follows on the negro
situation in North and South Carolina, and
the lesson to egrCes to be drawn from 1t:
Il was long ago convinced that negroes
IN the south, having been badly deceived
mast make their own case. The recent hap
peninCs in North and South Carolina are
not surprising, in view of what southern
white people have always contended for
and what the national government both re-
publican and democratic. has conceded to
them, namely. the right to rule according
to the viii Of the majority of the white
people, regardless of the wishes of the ma
jority when that ma jority is largely ne
grCes. a little history on the subject is
in order. The period from the close of the
rebellion up to 1876 was marked by blood
shed in the effort 10 establish this rule,
the republicans by the courts Congress and
the army resisting it. In the Congress
leading into the campaign of 1876 the south
ern democracy made a formal offer to have
the republicans and the north turn over
southern affairs. including the negro and
his new rights, to them, promising to pro-
tect the negro in all his rights, and that
they would in every way treat him fairly.
Senator Hoar knows this proposition was
discussed in Congress at length between
himself, Mr.. Bruce, Messrs. Blaine, Car
field, Townsend opposing and Messrs. B.
Fl. Hill. Gordon, Money, Lamar, Morgan,
Reagan and others favoring it. In South
Carolina, even after the Hamburg maSSa-
ere. the democrats declared their offer to
mean that if let alone they would take the
negro into their party and make friends
with him and give him a portion of the
offices on their ticket. That the negroes
would have accepted this if allowed to do
so by his friends goes without saving for
it was shown legal investigation after
ward that some of the negroes seeing
through the future, did accept it and were
opposed and fntimidated by their own race
and party. However, before the presiden-
ual contest was settled the new PROPOSE
uon was agreed to, which to negroes was
not haIf so advantageous as the previous
democratic proposition, for by it the ne
groes We're left subject to the southern
democratic Will, but with no notice or ad-
vice to fall in with them and be saved
This is To this day Il fraud on my race,
who are allowed to be taught that their
salvation lies in opposing these southern
democrats, whereas it is just to the con-
trdry.
Not Party Question.
Il am not a democrat, and no one has
ever taken me to be, but 1 think far more
of the lives and best interests of my race.
which includes myself, my wife, my sons
and daughters, than 1 do any particular
wish for this or that party to prevail in an
election. 1t is to be regretted that the ar
dor of the negro politician disp aged to
have his party prevail has been shown to
be based on the desire to lift himself to
ONCE and not to have his party stand up
Tor mis- race.
Il do not blame the present administra-
ton, nor the present majority in Congress-
as do some of the ableSt of the race he
of hoo
t&bilshed years ago: and as there is no i'm
mediate ground for republicanism to cham
plon any cause strictly beneficial to negroes
there is no corresponding reason why ne
sroes should be especially interested in the
success of that party. not even when Of
nee is consideration; for democrats an
point negroes, too, even in the south, and
would do so more largely if negroes ceased
opposing them and went with them a
course clearly the negros best interests.
The cabinet has been considering the
duty of the President under Section 500
Ihat section is c ear enough, but the thing
IS all over; the negroes are dead and 9TH
ers banished. the city government has been
Illegally supplanted. voters have been so
far intimidated that many who voted did
so 10 please the organization and changed
the result of the election from what 1t 9TH
erWlSe would have heen. l do not sneak
for the Attorney General, but in view of
the various decisions of our Supreme Court
constituting what is meant by the express
equal protection of the laws l trust the
negroes will not be further deceived into
thinking the south will permit Congress
to construe the Constitution which is done
IN this section, when the Supreme Court
has done so at variance with said section
The Only Way Out.
The negroes have but one way left. They
must vote with the southern white people
or vote not at all. 1t will do them no good
in heir fantc UTa hn,r
to do along substantial lines in which these
same southern white peopIe will help US.
Under the leadership of B. T. Washington.
Miller Shadd and others who point out our
many needs, let the negroes proceed order
ly to lift themselves. and let office alone
The hatred our contentious for office have
eEgendered has done US more damage than
ten thousand times as many offices would
compensate. Hundreds of good appoint
ments were given negroes by Mr.. Mex iey,
but the race is far in the rear of where
they were at the beginning of the admins
tration.
The southern white man is peculiar
When the negro agrees and goes with him
he will far outstrip his northern brethren
in his helpful assistance. Many will risk
their lives in the negros protection. espe-
clally when the negro shows he confides in
the white man. He is quickly aroused
when the negro occupies positions of au-
thority over white people without their
consent. or when there is effort to mix in a
seemingly social way without their consent
These traits the negroes must appreciate
by encouraging the one and avoiding the
otner. Let negroes the next few years
earnestly apply themselves to making
themselves in the south the happy prosper
Gus people they may be, and encourage
their brethren from the crowded. miserable
cities of the north to join them where they
VIII have ample opportunity. Let negro
politicians rest while and let negroes use
their brains awhile and all will yet be well
Thousands of able negroes stand ready to
go forward to hep maxi as favorable terms
as possible for us. Money. property educa-
uOn, skill in the arts and industries i'm
prOvemcnt in the moral and criminal record
VII make us all We would be. We can af-
ford TO vote with the democrats whether
they vote the country uh or down No one
else seemed to be frightened at their power
Why. should we when it is to us so costly?
Baker was told. as he was a United
States officer, he would be protected
Where lies he now? The negroes in North
Carolina were told to arm and defend-that
help was nigh. Iney We're deceived as
usual. Let them be warned"
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