Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-16

AAN . ASNC AoE VIC QnlOus
The bravery and heroism OF the col
ored troops during that bloody period
were unsurpassed in the history Of war
fare.
This has been duplicated at Santiago
de Cuba, where the brave Ninth and
Tenth Cavalry went into that memora-
BILE fight and fought with q heroism
which could only be equalled and not
surp assed.
BRO. PSSsrocK, this 10 the foundation
upon which we base our demand for q
more extensive citizenship.
The federal constitution guarantees
US equal rights before the law. We
get unequal rights both before and
bshind the law.
A colored man is sent to the peni-
tsntisry for killing dog, a white man
is set free for killing q colored man.
A colored man is not allowed to vote
IN the south. The constitution says
he shall be allowed to vote. The right
Of franchise is abridged so far as the
colored man is concerned by constitu-
tionsl enactment. The federal con-
stitution says il shall not be SO
abridged.
We. are rewarded with Jim Crow
Cars because we were unfortunate
enough to be born black.
This too is in direct violation of the
Constitution Of the United States. And
yet you affirm that the colored people
enjoy all the rights granted by this
great code of American law.
He remarks:
Politically they stand upon equal
be regretted. Yet their demands are
only increasing"
He then quotes from the PLANET an
extract relative to colored officers for
colored troops.
In commenting on the same this
moss-back, un-reconstructed Negro
hating specimen of humanity says:
Gracious such violent insulting
resenttul epithets emitted from q iettv
/ specimen OF the African tribe thrown
in the face of American citizens and 40
presumptiously designed 50 elevate
the most stupid and most barbarous
race that ever darkened the face of
Gods green earth"
Well, our design Is all right, but
your comment is all wrong. He says:
"How can American people living
within her bound aries, breathing the
pure air OF liberty and patriotism, 10y .
al TO her grand old stars and stripes
and enjoying the protection OF her
governmental institutions ever sub
nit to being trampled down in such a
manner by these inferior demons TAX
en- from the 1ungles OF wild beasts and
now claiming unjust rights in our
rightly civilized homer IL should not
must not and will not be tolerated in
this great day OF progress in civiliza-
tion."
The abeve sounds like the rawlings of
msd--han. He is forgetful of the
fact that we, too are breathing the
same air to which he refers.
But why waste time upon a thing in
Gods image which would say:
This Richmond ape insinuates that
our officers are placed in command of
the Negroes that they may win fame
and IN promulgating such statements
he only exhibits dense Ignorance. so
common to the tribe.
THE white officers are placed ia
charge Of the Negro fighters (they are
not soldiers) because they have to be
held in check like . branch Of cattle.
lest they break out and devour white
soldiers and commit ether crimes; be-
cause there is rot Negro in America
possessed of enough military tactics to
shoot wild hog. much less command
q company OF soldiers; because this
war is waged by the United States and
not by Africa
Argument with this creature is like
reasoning with~a mule. The more
you reason,-well. the more you rea-
son.
He would not suit even as an adjunct
to circus as his ignorant kind are sc
plentiful in that section of the country
from which he halls.
Let him take care lest ere he dies he
may have to beg Job at the hands
OF the very Negroes whom be maligns
and persecutes.
His kind are dying out, slowly OF
course. There is q liberal-minded
white element, who neither encourage
such leprous inebriates, or endorse
what they may say.
That he questioned the wisdom O.
his utterances, and the facility Will
which they would be accepted Is evident
by his use of the nom-de-plume.
A good bath, hard scubbing, and /
double dose of the old-time remedy
will work q change in his constitution
Why not some of his friends undertake
the jobf
NJ HOWL mo ApnTIm mrTr MANA