Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-24

Wnst else IS meant by the onward
progress OF Populism, Socialism aud
Anarchy, fighting its way against In
perislism and Trusts
DR.. SoUrHALL continues:
"But these people are here among
US, aud IL b5hooves US, as long as they
remain, to consider the best means OF
making them useful and upright citi-
zens."
What does the distinguished Super.
rnteadent mean by "these people %,
What does he mean by "as long as they
remain?
Does he look With hope to the time
OF the repatriation of the race,--its
transportation to another cline ? He
will look in vain. he is right in his
conclusions, to the end, that the gov
erHment must devote itself 20 making
as useful and upright citizens, but how
can he use the word ''us" without in.
GLIDING the very Negroes TO whom q
reference is made.
Viewing DIR. SoUTHALL's language in
its truly English sense, one would
naturally conclude that he was an ofi
cisl of the whites and not of all the
people of Virginia.
| He speaks OF as as he would the In
dams, when. as matter of fact he has
but one moment before admitted that
we are full a ,dged citizens, entitled to
all OF the rights and privileges of any
other citizens.
Ii this be true, why mako US the sub.
ject OF special dissertation Why
not the state do its full duty aud give
to us the educational advantages of
every other citizen2
Do you ask German who belongs to
the Teutonic race how much taxes he
pAYsf Do you ask an Italian who be-
longs to the Latin race how much taxes
he Psyse Then why should you ask =
citizen OF color who belongs TO the
American race, having bsen bern upon
American soil, how much taxes he
psysf
II We are ignorant, you made US so.
You denied US the use of the spelling
book and dashed US IL yeu caught us
with q reader.
| five are immoral, you made as so
for you used US to promote your trade
ia slaves and set premium upon the
fecunditY OF our species.
| five are dishonest, you made US so,
for you denied to US the necessities of
life and caused us to take that for
which we had labored and yet you call.
ed it thieving.
Ii we are poverty stricken, you made
US so, for you denied to Us our wages
aud for $50 years OF CALLING slavery
took for your own use and purposes the
/ profits resulting from our toll.
II we are deficient in judgment, you
caused it, for the same length of time
you undertook the Job OF thinking for
US.
| IL we own but little real. state. on
are responsible for it, for you passed
laws making it impossible for US to
own land in our own names. Aad yet
DR.. SoUTRALL, you have the hardness
of heart to brutality remark:
"In, the light of present information
it must be confessed that the Negroes
OF the South are not making such pro i.
gressin moral and material develop
mept es the advocates OF public educa-
ton had hoped"
Youfail to state or even hint at the
draw backs and the embarras sme OTIS
which have confronted US on every
hand.
What progress could the advocates of
public educatIon expect We are
marrying ard giving In marriage, and
unretarded by the white mans bestial.
", We are raising mp legitimate child
rem and endeavoring to give them ls.
Ultimate education.
The institutions of learning OF this
country contaia our children On ev-
cry hillside in the sou Inland are the
herds and foeks. the product Of our la,
Dor.
| Our churches are numbered by the
the tens OF thousA nds, our dwellings,
recorded IN the Oourt-houses. in the
counties in which we reside are num-
| OCNC0 W VIC bnJuehuQ5 klQ
our bank account made up of humble
earnings would make many millions II
placed in bulk.
Ia Virginia alone Or. SoUrHALI
whereas at the close of the war, we
owned nothing, to-day we own twelve
millien dollars worth of property &C
cording to the report of our state au
ditor and the amount is still rising.
In addition to this we have our owl
lawyers, our own ply sicians, our owI
business men, our own bankers, oul
own theologiSns, our own editors, oul
own authors, our own office holde rs
our own statesmen, our own real
estate dealers, our own teachers, oui
own scientists, uur cwn orators, anC
some day. thank Con. we will have oul
own superinlendents of public instruc
ton.
Then WHY should the advocataa n