The broad ax., 1898-11-12
SOUND SENSE.

suit brought against him for s., 600
for hngging and kissing his colored
cook.
The Morning Herald, in hum
orous criticism of the same, among
other things says:
@The habit of kissing anybody's
cook is bad enough any way it is
looked at The kissing of q
colored cook is especially to be
questioned as violation of good
taste, at least in this section of the
country"
We heartily agree with the
Morning Herald in all it says, so
far as relates to kissing cooks, etc,
but, after ell, people are generally
given to bestoWing fayors upon
those who are mostly given to
looking after their especial comfort,
and we know in many instances
that good cook, especially one
that makes good bread, pies, ETC.,
appeals to ones sympathies and
kindly feelings, more especially
when ones wife is given to making
pies and other pastries that are apt
to interfere with ones digestive
organs and make trouble not only
for our internal revenue depart
ment but in many instances to
bring trouble in a divorce court.
Reprehensible as the kissing of
cooks may be, yet it is not entirely
gone ont of fashion, and if one
must needs kiss his cook, we can
see no just reason why he should
, hesitate on account of her color,
more especially should she be good
looking. And while it may be true,
as the Herald says, that kissing
colored cook is questionable, es-
pecially in this section of the
cruntry, it is much more frequent
" done than appears upon the sur
face. In fact, there are many
colored cooks hereabout that have
considerable trouble to keep out of
the way of this kissing business
not only by the lords Of the house,
but BY the males that may live
therein. In fact, in view of the
hullabaloo that is usually kicked
up in this part of the country when
q colored man and a white woman,
are caught indulging in osculator y
performances, we should much
rather that the kissing of colored
cooks, and not only colored cooks,
but colored women as well, were
left alone. The Herald further
says:
1--WE have no hesitation In saying
however, that if Mr.. Graham really
did kiss and hug his colored cook
as averred, alleged, affirmed. par
ticularly asservated, described and
duly set forth at the time and
place and under the circumstances
and in the manner presented in
plaintiffs petition, he ought to bt
made to pay the S. 900 whether
the same is worth it or not. Posi-
bly, kissing and hugging ought not
to come high in Indiana, but in the
case of the head of the family who
selects his colored cook as the OBJ
ject of his osculatory attentions
the damages collectable should not
only be actual but vindicatory
punitive and exemplary"
Now, the Herald again strikes
the nail upon the head. kissing
colored women whether they b.
cooks or NOT, should be visited with
the seyerest' condemnation. In
fact, no punishment is too great tC
bestoW upon the unfortunate cul'
prit. A positive check should b
placed upon this indiscriminats
kissing of colored women by white
men. We would go further thar
the Herald and make 1t a capital OF
at least a penal offense for a white
man to be caught kissing colore6
woman. Years ago when slavery
was introduced into this country
everyone sent over here from the
old country was black, and in some
instances so black that it was al
one could do to prevent running
over the slave on a dark night.
Now there are numbers of him SO
bright that it is impossible to tell
whether you are talking to white
man or . colored man. We know
anumber of colored men in this
city who eat regularly in white
restaurants, drink In white saloons,
and shave in white barber shops,