The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-22
A NORTHERN VIEW.
The Race Promblem as 1t Presents
Itself Ia AN Ohio Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ii-Special.
Mr.. Austin T.. Heiss, Washington cores
pendent Of the Cleveland (Ohio) Plain
Dealer, recently presented this view of
the race problem from the standpoint of
Northern man, born and bred, who has
lived in Washington for several years.
Mr.. Heiss said in the columns Of the
paper he represents:
Interest in the discussion OF the race
problem is undated, particularly in cities
in the old border States. As a rule. peo-
pie living in cities ike Baltimore, Wash
ingtOn, Louisville and ST. Louis have a
better appreciation Of the gravity of the
matter and understand both sides Of the
question better than the inhabitants Of
cities Of either the extreme North or the
extreme South.
"That Is because I'm those cities there
are two classes of cOlOred people, where
as I'm cities in the extreme North they
have only one class and in those Of the
far South the preponderance Of another
class is so great that exceptions are
scarcely noted. A citizen of Cleveland,
who has never been in the far South, IS
no more fitted 10 discuss the question in
diligently than the citizen OF New Or
leans. who has never been up North
The Clevelander has only one kind Of
him-the well-educated, wel-clothed, ad-
mirably behaved. Woodworking, self-re-
speeding and respected citizen, whom he
meets, shakes hands with, walks along
the street with and knows as d good citi-
zen.
The man Of New Orleans meets a diff
fcrent negro-one who is almost the re-
verse In everything OF the Northern Ohio
man, who is SO little of the genuine AT
rican that he is able TO thrive in such
a. rigorous climate. The New Orleans
white regard his colored fellOw-citizen
as far beneath him in everything that
goes to make up what IS called an en-
nghtened being-and his estimate is not
far out Of the way in a majority Of in
stances
THE colored child Of Cleveland gets
his education from the same books, from
the same teachers and under the same
circumstances that the white child en-
joys. He is not segregated, so when he
becomes e man he divides on political
and social questions the same as the
white men VINO were educated with him.
The negro child OF the South, IL he gets
any education at all, derives It from ne
gro teachers and with him all questions
between white and black men are decided
in his mind in the black mans favor.
The black man Is always right-n MS
eyes-and the white man always wrong.
"yVhite politicians avail themselves Of
this fact and use IL for their own benefit.
They raise the mass of the uneducated,
unframed black people to heights they
are. even by the testimony of their most
Conspicuous and well-Dalanced leaders.
wholly untitled 10 occupy. Criticism OF
their acts as ofiicers-acts which would
not be tolerated If committed by white
otftce-holders-is construed by the white
political leaders to be an attack upon
the whole colored race
"Thev are the ones who raise the race
question. for by raising it they keep the
negroes In a solid mass. In communities
where the colored voters are in the ma
jority such solidihcation enables these
demagogic whites to control the Offices
except where the whites take such steps
to assert their supriority as were taken
at Wilmington. Under such circum-
stances the white rascals who have
started the trouble leave their misguided
followers to bear the brunt Of the resort
to force.
such men as Professor Booker Wash
ington and Kelley Miller have been de-
nounced at negro mass meetings for tell
ing their people that they have followed
false leaders. as traitors 10 the cause OF
the black race The President. too. was
denounced I'm a meeting at Washington
for not sending troops 10 North Carolina
TO protect the colored people. Such de-
mand for protection is the result OF bad
leadership No one knows better than
the President that such an outbreak as
occurred i'm Carolina, unless directed
against Federal officers engaged IN the
discharge OF their official duties, does
not warrant the President in interfering
IN any way.
'sThe vicious element OF the colorei
race led by these INSCRIPTIONS white
politicians, Is deluded into the belief that
a Republican President will protect them
in any kind OF deviltry, provided they
cry loud enough. We are Republicans,
prosecuted because we are Republicans
The educated and we'll disposed colored
people suffer. as well as the whites. az
the result OF the misgovernment or the
white politicians. aided by the mislei
uneducated blacks.
The President. II has been well re-
marked. never forgets that he IS poll
tician. He has not forgotten II during
the tempest raised by the race riots. No
one knows better than he that the way
to keep the South solidly Democratic Is
IN LET the white pepole OF that section
hellave the responsible leaders OF the
Republican party encourage such con-
dition OF affairs as existed at Whining
ton. He knows that the way 70 make
MARYLAND West Virginia and Kentucky
Democratic In the next national election
is TO encourage leaders Of the black and
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