The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-05
A BISHOPS EARNEST WORDS
REG.iRDING THE RECENT .4TROCI-
TIES IN THE SOUTH.

TIES IN THE SOUTH
Disppssionate but Vigorous--The Out
rnces Due to Deep Seated Race Hate
Peaceful Counsel-Appeal to Moral
Wcapons--Tho Negro and the BALLOT
Tn, Cure for the Black Mans Wrongs
The second days meeting of the fifty
fifth session Of the New England Con-
ference of A. M. E. Zion churches open
ed at 10 o'clock yesterday morning IN
The Foote street church. Bishop HOOD
of North Carolina presided with Bishop
Small as associate. The principal bus
iness was the election of officers, which
resulted as follows Secretary, Rev. j.
Sulla: assistant secretary, A. T. Clarke;
statesman. j. I. Atwaters; compiler, F.
H. Hill.
The session adjourned at noon, but
reopened again in the afternoon at
O'Clock, when the principal event was
Inc Episcopal address by Bishop HOOD
In opening he spoke of church matters
in general and the work accomplished
during the year. From thence he spoke
most spiritedly in regard to Livingston
college, South Carolina. This, he stat
ed to be in perilous condition imam
cially, due in the main to the number
of salaried officers in the churches. He
stated that six bishops were fully com"
potent to cover the field and advised
that some of the other officers be abol-
ished and the money saved thereby CIV
en- to Livingston college.
Pausing for a moment after his long
address he read a letter from Hon. John
G, Daucey of New York, urging that
the conference be guarded in it's utter
ances respecting the recent southern
outrages. The letter caused quite dis
cussion among those present for the
moment, and then the speaker went on
TO say that the letter was unnecessary,
as he at least thought it his duty to
weigh his words carefully.
Continuing he spoke in part as fol-
lows. You would hardly expect me,
though, to close my remarks without
saying something of the low, barbarous
treatment which our people are receir-
ing in some parts of this country. The
OILY ODJGCl-UU W llltse PtoBit Net1 liiete
they are leading good, honest, indus
trious lives. The cause of the outrages
is the deep seated race hate in the COM
munities in which they occur. I am
entirely satisfied that many innocent
men have been legally put to death.
In many cases there has been doubt
but the white man has always received
the benefit. l am satisfied that many
of the charges were manufactured en-
tirely for the sake of satisfying this
race hate, and this I denounce as the
most depiorable con7 on Of affairs pos
sible in any country.
An ex-governor of Georgia a few
days ago said that politics were at the
bottom of all these outrages No truer
words were ever spoken-politics which
had for their object the subservience of
the black What remedy have we
against these outrages? Many might
be suggested but how many would be
practical? For myself I have determin-
ed to lead the life of a manly Christian
man. and this plan recommend to my
people. ] think, however that it is
about time that the newspapers got rid
of the words Race war;" That is not
war when all the weapons are on one
eide. 1t is hot-blooded massacre. How
many weapons, may I ask, can be OBJ
tanned at the present time by the ne
groes down in Georgia. and if they
should obtain them how long could they
hold them? They would be visited in
no time by overwhelming numbers, and
disarmed. The fact is that the negro
wants no weapon; he believes in obed-
fence to constitutional authority. His
tory has proved that the negro is no
coward. There are no better soldiers
on earth. when properly organized and
authorized to fight. Tn the late war the |
negroes conduct has been above re-
preach. On the field of battle he is in
his element, and his conduct has al
ways been commended as most gallant
But he fights not without authority. In
the last fifteen years I have visited
negro homes all over the country and
not once have l seen gun.
The Whole trouble is that the negro
votes the republican ticket I ask. has
the negro ever been invited to a demo-
cratic primary? Have they ever been
asked to vote the democratic ticket?
Not In North Carolina, am sure, and
as to elsewhere you know yourselves.
Ii the democratic party, when the re-
Measures were adopted.
had been willing to accept negro suf-
frage. half the negroes of this country
would be voting the democratic ticket
to-day The negro has always shown
himself submissive to good treatment
l do not think that under any other
place under the sun do the emploves
get along $ well with their masters AZ
in the south. There is no social inter-
course between them, 1t is true. but
there is none desired by either party. /
Our schools are separate bv mutua1
and agreement, and we have
'ur separate churches where we wor-
snip as we desire. In all there has nor
oeen the slightest friction.
Inc trouble is, as I have said. that
mere IS certain class of politicians. q
arge part Of them in the den,ocr.tic
party that would never accept negro
' ~. ana nave always waited for
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