Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-20

perisy 81 tne state.
Gov. MoKISNHY tried it and failed
To-day he 10 sleeping beneath the
elods Of the valley" where soun and
very soop all that 10 msrtsl of th;s
Richmond white man will be laid
away forever.
The TINES sontiRues:
But may not the Negro make q soci.
ETY. for himself? That is q question
which we must answer. We know
that he cau do So We cannot say that
he will, bus we tell him to take heart
and make the effort"
The question displays your lack Of
knnwledge. The Negro 10 in your
midst with q society as marked as that
to which you referred aud yet You
know il not.
Richmond has 1t sociesy, and this in
true of all OF the other cities of the
commonwealth. Disreputsble charsc.
ters can neither enter its portals nor
knock long ct its doors.
What yen hoped for, sirshss already
bsen realized.
The TAXES says:
I'VE have said that God Alnighty
drew the soior-line, but the line which
has thua divinely been drawn between
the two races. 10 net by any means the
only line in society. There are white
men and white men. There are sew
ersl classes in society. We have no
aristoeracy in this country, but We
have our social grades. The Negro
must follow the white mans example
In this respect.n
he hiss already followed it, We eaI
give names and cite instances.
II GoD ALMIGHTY drew the color-line.
he has been very active in wiping out
the line that He drew, for we must
confess that there are several "white
colored" ladies who ohsrgs US with
sighting them, by not touching our
hat to them on the streets.
In the way that they are hanging
citizens of color for alleged attempted
assault and insult, we took no chances
about even locking ct them long
enough to recognise them,-and like
the Levite, passed by on the other
side"
The TINES continues:
1t is high time that the Renteel.
cultivated Negroes were drawing the
line, and drawing is sharply. These
Negroes, II they would improve them
selves and lift their fellows up, must
begin by hocking to themselves, and
by establishing their rules of cnitnre
ana morals. Ii the few will organize
themselves into their OWE little cote
ries, and serve notice that the low -liv.
so and uncieau shall not enter, the
good work will have made q good
start, and the system will eventually
establish ITSELF"
This lie Just. what we are doing, sir,
snd shall be pleased to have you aid
as in this matter. We have well nigh
gotten rid of the low-lived and un.
'lesn colored folks now, will you assist
rs in getting rid OF the low-lived, un-
,lean white ones7
We want true separation. We in
END to keep the white men of the
EPPs stripe on their side of the line.
Do you not know, sir. that white
men are living in clsndestine relation
hip with Negro women, degrading
white society and assisting Con AL
dIaRTY IN oblitersting the color-line
which you are SO DESTROYS OF seeing
1t is necessary that bill be passed |
making it g felony for white men to
'ssociate with colored women and vice
Tersa.
Let US begin the good work at once
nd send these anti sepsrationists to
ne penitentiary where they can spend
rom one to five years in theughtfuI
The TINns' editor concludes:
but we insist that the Negro must
o this Tor himself. de has been in the
apis or relying upon the government
pun him through, but the govern
nent with all its powers cannot create
Or him q society of re hnement and
God merals. Ths Negro must work
ut his own salvation, and the work
AUST be done along the lines which we
ave indicated"
We are relying upon but one govern.
ient now and that is the state gov.
You have struck the kew
ote and we shall begin at once anew
ne work Of creating society of re-
nement and good morals.
To help US in this work, keep your
cherous white men on their side of
le line among there own women, or
i've us permission to shoot them.
We'd rather not do this; but we are
etermined to do what you advise in
lis matter-to work out our own sal.
Ition along the lines indicated.
You have our thanks, sir and best
ishes. Now, ones for all it is pull.
o pull altogether by the educated the ,
hFIati0n tho IL