The colored American., 1900-08-04

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thirty PAGES. And this greet Cs1easisT
race pTates about carrying civIllzsrIon
and religion TO the heather" In .htna
and other outlying districts III the old
World What does this bloody Carnival
IN New Orleans teach? ManifesIly rhsr
the white boys and men in the 1outh
are getting ready to obliteIate the Me-
gro. If God or the republican party
does not intervene in that secllon, that
every time there is an outbreak .Urb
as has recently covered that city and
state with infamy and shame II divides
public sentiment at the North On the
Negro question and intenslfies il az the
South against the Negro making eyerv
Negro in that section a marked man or
q crInging coward. That in so MANY
words it says il Negroes attempt to re.
talliate upon white men in the South
for in ju1ies real or imaginary The
white men Of the South Will murder
every mothers son OF you befOIe The
mayer or the gCveTnO or OF the president
can interfere TO stop US. This Is a v hlte
IA ans country. IheIe Is L use atIempt.
ing 10 argue this question 1OT the v WhIte
men OF the South canDol hide their real
selves IN these crises. The solidarity
of the Caucasian race Is the chief ele'
ment of its strength and poWer The
alacrity with which white men get to.
gether on these OCCASIONS carries its
own NE aiming. If a foreign power
should declare war against the United
States tomorrow white men from
Pugets Sour TO the Gulf OF Mexico
would rally 10 the call TO arms and
stand as one man against a common
foe. We haven't learned that trick
yet. We are too busy with our social
duties, too busy trying 10 be other than
Negroes, too busy doing everything
out the right to build up and strengthen
the race and that's why we can do
nothing but resolute and whine and
make trash speeches at indignation
meetings, after mobs of youthful mur
dereTs shoot down ctr old women and
men. whose heads are blOssOming for
| the grave. Nothing save miracle
can prevent the growth Of this muir
derous spirit OF the white men of the
South. Zach time it breaks out it be-
comes colder and bolder and more de-
fiant move intoIleraL of the opinions
of white men from the North and IN
the North as to the wisdom Of their
methods OF dealing with the Negro.
This spirit will ultimately breed bloody
revolution ia the South and there is no
possible escape from it. a Negre is not
eonsidert d as coed as white man either
in body or soul and any white man in
the South who thinks so and says go,
will be apprehended and fined S2j. The
New Orleans judge who imposed such
a one upon New Yorker who ex-
press ed such an opinion has establish
ed precedent which Will be very
Senerally followed in that section. The
white man of the South has the strength
OF giant, and is using it as giant TO
suppress the Negro. 1 am not so sure
however that this giant has perpetual
lease upon his physical yigor and
strength. IL will some day prove to be
his weakness and when he falls it Will
be Like unto the piling of Pelion apon
Oassa. The little Davids OF the world
may bring the Saxon giants to their
knees sooner than they expect. Inc
opening chapter in the great drama OF
the goth century Will prove full OF
startling situations and exciting epi-
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