The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-14
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SseAiaS agr4s4ses The aSszzrens d4f-
sezzssF - the PsEasagsae situation EaSrs
tran nzss1sseezF5oa If TIE American
nAgre p-0saeaa- u toe ssztA especially.
= l. n@l6 ~ opsonsrts os sxpanssoa
that TIE supposed failure Of this coun-
Try 70 satisfactorily s1rr1o1n. the OBJ
staesss 20 assimilation % the eosor@1
rae Into sse national institutions argues
BY Analogy the frnproEa 5aaaty q \ peace
axle or c-oata5ie curse 81 Affairs with
fhe MaZays- TIE rorSh has set forth
The sane vfew wfta more or less tenae-
ity. IL las t&en much used 10 congress
aud rz<ay be potent 70 sofEe extent ii the
ths vision C tie Few American psa5c7
TIE invSIiGity os the argument be-
elrzes asEarezS vixen the POSITION CT
the American negro la more closely ex-
az1ins1- Notwithstanding the rer~
con1ictg which, oeca ssolally disturb the
order 90 the Southern states, ana svsn
reAca Into Northern communities. as
was the case ia the Pana and vsrsisn
riots II last year. the negro in not 4 con-
siderable disturbing factor IN the ma
ten He does nos require extra force az
law or ssf arms 10 restrain or direct his
conduct. Tor r. be an antagonist, either
theoretically or otherwise, CT the rec
ognized prircigies CT the republic He
accepts the environment Ia which
chance has placed him and endeavors
20 live up 70 It's regulations None de-
FLORES mere shan the negro himself the
occasional outbursts Of brutal dispogG-
ton which bring upon him the equally
brutal 0ut5urs- of iynchIng.
TIE thirty odd years which have ex-
pired since the emancipation have eIe-
waited the negro from a suhservient ax.d
slave 10 iancrsr for Esges. 10 a prop
erty owner. 20 esadens ana professor. 10
congressman, and. in not few in
stances. 70 the esthesic occupation Of
art He has become better situated, he
owns more property. be lives In cleaner
homes. be conforms more closely to the
indispensable conventions Ct the day
than do many Il the foreigners who
have beer admitted TO the country and
who yet are Of Caucasian blood.
Within very recent months the negro
has given evidence os attaining that i'm
portant and critical point in individual
development where he has become will
ing 10 acknowledge his own faults. %
explain his own needs and 70 request
that the mistakes tina. have been made
in regard 10 hin be rectIaed
The t!rst flush 81 Independence always
brings excuses. especially those prompt
ed hy the characteristics 81 nature. In
AgusnaldC's case IL was love CT ostsnfa-
ton. With The balance OF the Flligancs
II may be the same But these harbar-
Ian manifestations pass away under the
firm restraint and guidance II clvi,sxa-
ton. II has been 50 wsth the negro He
Sill loves his high colors: he loves often
20 dress above his means. bu. he rec
ognizes that he IS citizen of a ceun-
try which governs By the use CT the bal
lot and ret by the whip The rslinino
may learn that be Is under the direction
II 81 country which governs, rot by the
use % rgiIsge AMI plun3e~ and revenge.
but by the use % kindly saasior. 81 the
VIII ~ tise reasonable majority, an.
that in such government there is
greater room b. far. innuraerxhly more
opportunities fer the average mans
ambition and sor the ambition a the
strongest. sham in the dsetatorial gov
eminent. which is all the Filipino mind
has yet learned e. establish.