Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-15
A FEW LESSONS.

The New York Evening Post COM
mends the battle of Virden" Qn)-the
fight between the white striking miners
and the negroes brought into the State
20 take their places-to those who con-
slider the relations Of the races in the
United States mere parochial question:
A hit, a palpable hit that. Whatever
It's other phases, the battle Of Virden
was a notable demonstration Of the IN
tensty, the ineradicability, and the wide.
spread existence of race prejudice.
But it was only one of a number of
such demonstrations we have had Ie~
Gently. Indeed, the recent past has been
quite fruitful Of such demonstrations.
when the government first began to
mobilize troops in the South there were
several clashes, more or less serious, De
tween white and negro troops and the
white troops engaged in these affairs were
not always from the South. Then, as
we know, more than one regiment OBJ
jected TO being paid off by a negro pay
master, and a number Of cases are on re-
cord where white soldiers refused to
salute negro officers.
A few days ago there was bloody
ARRAY at Huntsville, Ala, between the
Tenth Cavalry (colored) and a provost
guard, composed OF two companies Of the
trouble go 10 show that during it race
feeling ran high, and that the fight was
due 10 the offensive assertiveness Of the
negro troopers. Now, we learn that race
prejudice is manifestng itself among our
soldiers in Cuba. A Santiago special says
that some colored officers, apparently de-
string TO bring the question to an issue,
formally reported TO General Wood that
they could not get served at the princi-
pal restaurant in the city, and the pro-
prietor of the restaurant complained that
If he served them he would lose almost
his entire white patronage.
And yet. with these facts before it, the
administration continues to pursue
course calculated 20 render race prejudice
all the more bitter and bring about con-
dtions tending TO provoke collisions be-
tween the races. In conjunction with
leaders of the Republican party in line
Southern States IL continues TO pursue the
policy Of thrusting negro ofiice-holders
upon the people OF this section. North
Carolina has been made the victim OF
this negro office-holding policy to
greater extent. perhaps, than any of her
southern sisters, and our Democratic
brethren over the line are engaged in a
noble and desperate effort TO redeem her,
SO far as the state offices are concerned,
at least What temper the policy Of i'm
posing negro ofiice-holders upon true
white men puts the latter in. and wha.
that policy is likely to lead TO may be
Scotland Neck Commonwealth, one OF the
most conservative papers in North Caro-
Ina:
''As we have said, time after time, In
these columns we have no quarrel with
the negro race. We do not blame them
for accepting appointments given TO them;
but In view OF the stern and UNI
bending fact that the negro is incapable
OF ruling himself. much less the white
race. il is the duty OF every man 10 exers
every possible energy TO maintain white
supremacy" FIJI
And this derives additional significance
from the fact that It comes in by way OF
comment upon the declaration OF the
Charlotte News that. as It 10 be the rule
OF the Anglo-saxon or the rule OF the
Africanr' .... ...,
IN snort tho race issue. with all OF It's
possibilities. is clearly defined and dam
serousiy to the fore In North Carolina
agar; and as like causes produce Ike
snse's "bo shall say that II Mr.. Me-
h'nley and his southern advisers FAIL to
pfon' by the lessons we have presented