The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-09


part of the other, il the negro is worthy
and If now there are founo white ladies
sufficiently true to their own hearts to
BRAVE THE SOCIAL OSTRACISM
OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE AND
SOME NEGRO GENTLEMEN WITH
SUFFICIENT MANHOOD TO DO AS
THEY PLEASE AND GET MAR
RIED, WHAT MAY WE NATURAL
LY EXPECT. WHEN THE CONDI-
TION OF THE ONE AND ATTI-
tube OF THE OTHER WILL
HAVE so CHANGED AS TO BRING
THEM UPON THE SAME FINAN-
CIAL. EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL
LEVEL? Is not our friends conclusion
too sweeping when he says no elevation
or freedom will produce an admixture of
race?"
LET the negro become rich and Gull
tured AND THE CHARMS OF THE
BROWN DAUGHTERS OF THE sun
WILL BE AS GREAT FOR THE
CAUCASIAN AS THOSE OF HIS
OWN RACE.
In many parts of the West Indies the
inter-marriages of the race is an ord1-
nary thing.
''True men and true women of sense
under proper conditions find each others
real worth in the affections, the heart
the soul. and not in the color of the
skin.
"Desdemona will love Othello. though
iect, and Romeo will cling to Juliet, not
withstanding the hatred between the
families. Shakespeare knew human M
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their realities in practical life every day
If all the things that have occurred in
the personal histories of individuals could
be printed, the sentiments That have lived
in the breasts of hundreds Of men and
women of the two races, which have
been stified down by prejudice. coul1 be
known. and the emotions that have been
awakened in their hearts, that have
been crushed out because or popular feel
ing. could have taken their natural
course we would find that the races
are even much, nearer each other than
many suppose"
THE Jews, Notwithstanding all their
laws and the express commands of God,
were against inter-marr1age with the
heather nations. even their greatest law
giver and their wisest king.
''History gives no account of any ma
tiyes living together in the same country,
having the same laws, language, religion,
in fact absolutely the same civilizations
and remaining distinct.
sThe two races in the United States,
and everywhere they have come into con-
tact. have mixed their blood under the
NEST unfavorable circumstances and it
will be very strange if they do not under
favorable conditions"
These are the expressions of cor.
tributor in Dancy's Quarterly" pub
lished in the place of honor. These SEN
timents are shared in by that portion
of the negro race that applauded the mar
riage Of Fred Douglas TO an unworthy
white woman, and secured an adjourn
ment of the North Carolina Legislature
in honor of that enemy to his own race
and to the civilization of the South. If,
ten years ago. it had been predicted that
Il negro would have been on the school
board in every school district in one
third of the counties in North Carolina,
no one would have believed it. And yet,
with the Republican party only partially
in control. noelady4teaeher in1the public
schools Of the State can draw her salary
without the approval Of negro school
and these negro commit
teemen right here in, Wake county have
gone into the white schools to inspect
and overlook white teachers, and a negro
politician has inspected the apartments Of
the white institution of the blind chill
dren Of the State
What next? 1t is not long step from
negro school committeeman having the
right to select or dismiss white teachers
to negro school examiners III whom ladies
must go for examination before they can
get certificates to teach in the public
schools. That win come as certain as
the night follows day when the Re
publicans are given full control. From
that, it is but step to mixed schools and
the repeal Of the law forbidding inter
marriage.
Unless the wlite people call halt aud
restore the control of the State to white
men, the progress of negro domination
which has astounded us in the past
four years will 90 on until the conditions
predicted in Rev. Hoods article will have
no legal obstacle in the way of their
practice. 1t is true that before the white
PEOPLE viii submit to such conditions they
would leave the State or find il means
to prevent the destruction of its ciyiliza-
ton, but there.will be no need of this last
resort if the white people Of the State
realize what the negro politician and
his white tools have in store il he Re-
publican party is given full sway
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