New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
pJcHTs or INFERIOR RACES.

Yes we are teaching the heather great deal
abon, American liberty. civilization and religion
columbia Is. CD state.
Yes. indeed, And we are teaching SONIC
Christians right in the United states some
eoualy impressive lessons about liberty, CIVIL
zation and religion. For instance, there HIS
inst been mistrial in the State OF South caro-
lima and n refusal OF jury there TO cohvict
mon who surrounded and set on IRE the capih
nj moor negro mt night, and shot MN ana
lis bobv 10 death when he and his family tired
to escapc from the burning building. His OF
fence was that the President OF the ohi'eu
States had made him postmaster. lhat incr
dent must have impressed all the negroes III
South Carolina with a valuable lesson ABOUT
American civilization.
Not that they hadn't had chance to learn II
long ago The Declaration OF lndcpendehce
which Is made so much OF as an argument III
favor of turning the Philippines over to generai
anarchy. has not been of very much use 10 the
negro when it came to a question or his peihs
created equal to the white men OF SCUM caro-
lima. or of his being subjected to a government
deriving it's Just powers from the consent OF
the governed, or Of his having any inahehaDie
rights of any kind. We don't remember 10
have heard of the Declaration OF independence
being read TO any mob assembled To burn some
negro wretch to death. When white supremacy
has been at issue. either in South Carolina or
elsewhere there has been precious little heard
from the present critics of our Philippine policy
I'm that region about the inallenable rights OF
inferior races. In several States the negroes
nre governed without their consent In Violation
not merely of some natural rights such as are
assumed for the Filipinos, but in evasion of the
Constitution Of The United States, which guar
antees them votes on the same terms with
white men There may be persons in this
country entitled TO rebuke the Administration
for maintaining its sovereignty in the Philip
pines and performing its obligations to the
other nations Of the world in keeping what has
been gained to civilization and commerce
through three hundred years in that region
from destruction by an incnrsiOn OF savages.
but we do not think that doctrine Is happily
defended by the Democrats OF South Carolina.
The situation in the South is not a pleasant
one. Race antagonlsms seem Inevitable, ana
we by no means wish TO indulge in harsh judg-
mens or in sectional prejudice. But 1t does
seem as IL the negro here at home ought not
to be excluded from sympathy bestowed on
FilipnOs. The negro only asks to be pro-
tected I'm his right as an American citizen. The
Filipino wantony attacked us at Manila be-
cause we refused to turn over to him INFESTED
governmental authority for the exercise OF
which we responsible to the civilized
world. If white supremacy must be preserved
from civilized negroes mt home, why is 1t such
an unspeakable crime to preserve It from bar
barlans who themselves acknowledge that they
want our protection against foreign nations,
but refuse to accept even temporarily the au-
thority without which that protection cannot
be given?