Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-08
PETERS AND HIS PET MEASURE,

WE hardly believe that any one will
deny that the feeling between the bet.
ter class of white people of this city and
the better class of colored people has
been Of the most friendly description.
How unfortunate then that in the
midst OF the disgust caused Ly the
EPPs' Jim Grow" Oar law upon our
railways, it should be further increas-
ed by the miserable antics OF MIR. r
L. PETERS, who is now serving his term
as Councilman.
The only r. L. PETERS we can find
anything about is q painter, and is &C.
cordingly in the business OF making
things appear other than what they
really are. In this eff ,rt, he has sp-
piled his brush in the vain attempt to
show to Richmond that it has q miser-
able street-sar service, due to the fact
that the colored people will not get OF
the face Of the earth.
1t is particularly unfortunate that
in both Of these outrageous PROPOSE
tions, Iaooring white men should have
been the patrons of the measures.
Both, Mr.. JoHS e. EPPs and Mr.. r
l. PETERs, Negro-like, are SO dead
poor" that they are under the necessity
of being on the scout, either for office
or job of painting.
Now, any labor leader OF intelligence
will admit that labor cannot afford to
fight labor, that antagonisms should
not be promoted between any classes
of workmen, be they black or white.
Whenever this is done, trusts smile
and enjoy the situation hugely. So
ong az the coiored laborers are care.
less OF the welfare OF the white labor
ers and vice.versa, the breach thus
made and kept open makes the enc
mics of labor certain OF success in any
attack made upon the divided rsnks OF
labor.
But r. L. PETERS is not thinking of
this. In order to win 8 little cheap
notoristy and to obtain pat or two"
upon the shoulder by the ward heelt rs
and bar-room bummers, together with
an approving smile from some of the
ladies of modest circumstances with
whom he associates, he would sacri-
fee the interests OF the workingmen
and cruelty labor.
This separation business is drifting
to the point where it will cause end.
less trouble.
Will Mr.. R. L. PETERS (his name is
in keeping with the prejudices)
than proceed to cffer a resolution
separating all white men from our
women in private houses and leave
alone the outside show on our street.
cars?
He should remedy and existing evil
for we note that the conductors on
our railroads are unable to separ ate
the passengers according to race.
There are 30 many white Negroes
that many of our people are insulted
by being ordered out of the "Jim
Grow" simply because they are not a.
black as their more fortunate neigh
bors and ell classes are debating the
question as to whers to put them.
We are reliably informed that q
white Negro female was buried in
Hollywood last week, although her pa
rents were colored. When il is known
by the authorities, they will be under
the necessity of disturbing her rest
and laying her away on the hillside.
We trust that Brother PETERS will
| convert his maynard brethren to the
error Of tn sir ways in mixing with Ne
| gro wemen as was the case of that
white man from Petersburg, who lost
all of his belongings in staying too
long in the company Of one OF them.
It ia . pity that the white lsborinR
men have no champion now, but must
rely upon the efforts of the Negro hat.
ing screechers, who see no road to
fame, save that which lays in the
abuse snd persecution of one Of the
kindliest races Of people on the facs Of
the globe.
When r. L. PETERS would represen,
the colored people Of Richmond 40 ,
disorderly, lacking self-respect and
unfit TO ride upon the street-cAra Of
she city, he libels and SANDERS them
and merits the condemnation Of every