The Twin-City American., 1899-05-04
Mr.. BOOKER 7. WASAINGToN'S
Latest Advice.
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| tain to his own welfare. But Mr.. Wash
ington says. "All those considerations
aside. il the majority oil the white people
say so. Either his latest piece OF adj
vice means this or it means nothing
He says vote with the majority OF the
white people in Alabama. That ma
jority affirms without blushing that the
negro votes only as he is induced to by
venal and corrupt politicians, and that
on whichever side the whisky flask cir
culates most freely. there the negro will
be found to throw his political strength.
! No, Mr.. Washington knows, and we all
know, that such charge is false from
beginning TO end The negro. as
whole, everywhere. casts his ballot with
the Republican party, and is just as en-
| thusiastic in Minnesota, where the party
has no need for him. as he is in Indiana,
where he is said to be the balance OF
power. And whya Simply because he
has exercised the good judgment to ex-
anime the history OF political parties in
this country, and finds that every law,
whether organic or merely statutory,
which has recognized his manhood has
been born and bred by the Republican
party; and. on the contrary. every en-
actment or resolution which denies or
ignores his manhood has been the work
of the Democratic party, History. es-
pecialy the history oil political parties,
is twofold; it narrates actions already
done; it tells in large measure OF ac-
tions to be DONE The negro feels that
because the Republican party has been
the instrument through which he has
secured all that he now possesses in the
shape OF manhood's rights land during
the whole struggle incidental to the Sc
curing OF these rights the Democratic
party was the uncompromising Zoe to
every one OF theml. that his hope, his
only hope. for perpetuation OF these
rights, lies in his keeping the Republi-
can party in power, and where he is not
enabled to keep that party in power, he
may at least, by the casting OF his bal
lot against the Democratic party, enter
a manly protest against the curtailing
| OF these rights This has been the course
supposed to be honorable, until Mr..
Washington arose to tell us that we
must know what the majority ot the
white people want, and then cast our
ballot the way they cast theirs. no mat
ter what end these white people may
| have in view That sort OF advice, to my
| mind, is the sheerest nonsense; il is ad-
vice that revolutionizes the entire theory
OF government by the consent OF the
governed, and declares in terms not hard
to understand that an aristocratic OLE |
garchy is far better than simple, plain |
democracy-"g government OF the peo-
pie, by the people, and for the people
| all the people without regard to race or
color, or previous condition OF servi- |
tude | think much of Mr.. Washing
suasive power, which almost amounts to
hypnotism, over the pockets OF the phil |
anthropic white people OF the North;
but as a political schoolmaster to his |
own people, do not think him to be
worth very much. Now, ii he had said, |
here is a condition, not theory; under |
this unwelcome condition OF things, our
ballots count for nothing beyond the
satisfaction OF having cast them in the |
way we deem best for all; hence it would |
be but exercising that prudence which |
is the better part OF valor to refrain from |
voting, except in cases where we see
the best interests of ourselves and our |
families, together with the families of |
our neiRhbors, can be enhanced That |
would simply be STOPPING to conquer,
but to vote, and by voting say to the
man or the set OF men voted for, we are |
doing our best to help you deprive us OF
the privilege of doing anything in this
direction. submit is the act of fools or
madmen; and the one who advises such |
course simply displays how low an
estimate he puts upon the intelligence
and sell-respect Of his brethren in racial
bonds Gov. Johnson, OF Alabama.
might pity man who would teach as
Mr.. Washington does, and forsooth rec
ommend Legislative appropriation to
his school. a good part OF which would
be paid by the negroes themselves, but
he could not respect such teaching as
that OF courageous, manly man The
Southern people are not complaining OF
the negro's vote because il goes to the
Republican party They are just as
angry when il goes TO an independent
Democrat He may have been to the
manor born; he may have fought with
Lee Or Bragg; he may never have voted
anything save the Democratic ticket;
nevertheless. il he comes into office by
reason OF negro votes, then he is con-
sidered disgrace TO the South and q
menace 10 her institutions Because"
say Southern men, this is white mans
country" and even so subservient a ne
gro as B. r. Washington can stay In
peace no longer than he ceases 10 ac-
knowledge his inieriority; for he does
make just such an acknowledgment
when he says, wait till you see which