The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

8. The separate car laws have grown to
such provoking proportions, and they are so
unjust, degrading, and oppressive in their
operations, that we deem it urgent to direct
attention. to them here. We urge and advise,
IN the interest of justice and decency, that
the graduated passenger rate prevailing in
famous system now in force in most of the
other states of the South. It is principle
ct common law that man shall pay for
What he wants and get what he pays for.
Under the prevailing system contract made
in New York with a railroad or other COM
mon carrier is. not worth the paper it. is
written on south of North Caroline. Is this
fair or just, or in accordance with common
or statute law practice in the United States.
A contract valid in one state of the republic
should be valid in every state-with all other
citizens than Afro Americans It is. tr.
4. In the interest OF humanity, we request
that the penal institutions of the South be
reformed The horrors of them depicted by
George w. Cable years ago instead of growing
better, have grown worse. The iniiscriminate
herding OF males and females and juveniles
IN the convict camps of the South constitutes
one of the most glaring scandals in the ad-
ministration OF Justice in the republic Sepa-
rate the males from the females; give the
juveniles asylu1ns OF their own and the OPP
Union do it,, why can't the South? It has
wealth enough, it needs only inclination. We
appeal to its inclination. As a matter of
fact there must be no less than 500 900 Afro
voluntary service, contrary to the thirteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States and the peonage statutes thereof. s.
O.. Intelligent citizenship is the strongest
safeguard Of the state. The taxation for
school purposes in the Southern states is
wholly inadequate to obliterate the abnormal
illiteracy of those states, due in large part
to the maintenance OF separate schools for
the two races, necessitating a double expen-
diture OF monies, We suggest that a part Of
the public domain of such states as have
public lands be devoted to school purposes.
g. We feel that a more general distri-
button Of the Afro-American race throughout
the states OF the Union and the new terri
tories Of the republic. in order to reduce tho
congested population OF the Southern states.
would "! do: much to simplify the race problem
In those states, and we urge that such dis
tribution be encouraged In ali reasonable
way. We have no sympathy whatever with
the schemes Of those who wish to have the
race leave the United States for foreign coun-
tries. We shall remain here; and fight out
our destiny in the land OF our fathers. :. :; +.
z. We favor both higher and industrial edu-
cation and we are grateful at the splendid
growth OF the love Of education manifested
by the eagerness with which our people fill
all avenues Of education open to them.
: 8. We are grattfed ct the development Of
business enterprises Of all sorts anong us
and we wish to encourage all such, as being
among the strongest levers tnthe uplift OF Ahe
race. We submit our cause to the fair-mind-
ed men Of OUT own land end Of the world at
large, and invoke divine interposition in our
behalf. .' ->:>:-. 90