The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-08-10
A WISE COLORED MANS ADVICE.
How the Negro May Advance Him
self Intellectually, Materially and
peliyiOuSty.

No one but a miserable liar can
charge the Messenger with hostility to
the negroes. 1t is very strong
friend and hacker Of the white men,
and stands boldly all the time Tor
White Mans Government. But it
would help the negroes in all ways
that are beneficial and proper and
for their true interests. Long ago 1t
said that there were two classes or
divisions among the negroes-the
worthy. Industrious, sober. lava bid
ing class: and the low, lousy lazy,
drunken. debased, lawless, dangerous
class All intelligent negroes know
this is true as we'll as the whites
know it, The Messenger has been
much pleased to copy from the wise
and educated leaders of the negroes
President Washington, Professor
Edwards. President Dudley and many
others. They are men Of character,
Of sense, Of good motives, and with a
tender regard for the true interests
and welfare Of their race. There IS
class perhaps not OF either OF the two
great divisions mentioned. 1t is a
set of pompous, '0pinionated, vain,
windy, half educated negroes. of both
sexes, who think they are Solomons
or LincOlns, and have an everlasting
cinch upon the great facts connected
with their race. and how to make it
great, prosperous and happy. 1t is
to antagOniZe every white man OF
character and force, i'll the entire
South, and TO carry out their scheme
OF uplifting by bitterness, lying and
false-swearing. They are public
enemies and industrious sewers Of
the seeds of discord and dssatiSfa
ton.
A negro man Of intelligence and
observation lives in the new county
| Of Scotland. His name is w. p.
Evans. He writes to the LaGrnburg
| Erchnngc in the following very timely
and sensible way:
If the negro will practice morality, in
| dustry, enterprise. economy, seIf-help,
self-rrSpect, race pride and business CO.
| operation with the same persistency and
| earnestness for the next ten years as he
| has the practice Of politics for the past
| question would be a back number. The
| Amendment Will regulate itself and this
| great South OF ours will be an earthly
sanctuary; yea, more, it will be truly the
| home OF the free, the land Of the brave,
| and the paradise of the negro. The cOlOrpd
men in Scotland county propose to try
| this new way.
The fools and evil disposed may
| fail to find wisdom in those simple,
direct words, but it Will pay the
negro race to study well the meaning
of what is said and to actively in
corporate the advice into their daily
living If three-fourths Of the race
would act upon his suggestion. in
the next decade the advancement
would be prodigious. The Raleigh
Nous and Obserrer gives this about
him:
He is we'll educated. has been indus
1rlou1, has accumulated Il good estate.
is educating his children is IL man OF
| sObrlety and the most prominent and
influential man OF his race in that sec
ton of North Carolina. His position is
SO prominent that he was endorsed by
Senator Pritchard, Governor Russell and
Colonel O. H. DOckery for the postOffice
in Laurnburg. Thus it will be seen that
the negroes of responsibility among the
negroes will not fight the amendment
Wilmington Messenger.
The man who considers his own
faults has but little to say concern
| ing the faults Of others.