Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-12
kind feeling toward the black race"


hating articles in the TINES was not
brought up by black msmmy, for all
OF those kind OF white people have
away down in their heart OF hearts a
tender feeling for che brother in
black. being charitable over his short
comings, kindly disposel over his
toilies and generous during his days of
trouble.
But the TINES charges up much to
the All Wise Creator when it says:
God Almighty has implanted in the
breast OF every white man q prejudice
against the man with a black skin.
snu these two will net affiliate In &C.
clsty any more than oil will mix with
water. But that does not prevent the
white man from feeling kindly toward
the Negro and from being willing 10
help him along"
II the condemnation OF the Negro in
that Sunday mornings article was
helping him along, then we hope never
to witness an attempt to hinder his
progre E.
The Negro fiocks to himself because
the white man seems to desire il
and because he ia natures true gen.
| tleman.
We know that oil and water will not
mix, but we have as yet been unable
to find where any branch Of the hu-
man family was subject to any such
| comparison. We trust we NAV be
psrdoned for remarking that IL such
comparison holds good that the Negro
must be the water and the white man
of the TIMEs's stripe the oil, for the
latter is slippery upon all questions Of
right, and unreliable in the discus
sion Of the great principles which en-
brace the teachings of the Saviour.
But air, the German prefers the
cempanionship of the German in pref
ererce to that of the Italian. The
Spaniard prefers the companionship
OF the Spanisrd in preference to that
Of the Austrian. The Russian prefers
the companionship of the Russian in
preference to that of the Turk. The
Englishman prefers the companion
ship OF the Euglishmsn in preference
to that Of any OF the other races.
The sristocrat prefers the compan-
ionship Of the sristocrat in preference
to that Of the humble white classes.
The social line lie as marked be-
tween the upper classes OF the white
people and those of humber origin "a
it is between the white msa and the
Negro,
Which is the oil, Mr.. TINES and
which the wster2
This journal continues:
Another thing that would prevent
the Times from being needlessly harsh
or offensive to the Negro is that the Ne
gro race is cot in q position to resent
such attacks. 1t requires no courage
FOR newspaper conducted by q white
man to attack the Negro, for the
white man knows that he will not be
called to account"
All, there you admit that 20 attack
US is not only unmanly, but cowardly.
Then why did you do it?
The TIMES begs the question when it
says:
For these reasons we would not APP
pear to be harsh, as We could not be
bitter, in anything we NAV say on this
subject. b 1t we are dealing with a
condition. Negro suffrage has been a
curse to the South-s curse to the
black man as well as to the white man.
The time to remove il has come, and
| the sooner the better. Such q CON-
summation is in the interest OF both
races, for il is in the interest OF peace
and pure elections and good govern
ment."
This is sophistry and not argum ant.
You are attempting to undo all that
the war accomplished. You would
take away from Us on account of our
color priceless legaey-the right of
franchise.
Take care lest in the effort you lose
yourself that which you deny to 9TH
ers.
To argue that virtue can be obtained
from vice. that honesty can be obtain
ed from disho nesty, that fair play can
be obtained from deceit is TO attempts
to upset the fundamental principles of
creation, reverse the universe and set
at naught the teachings of all the phi
losophers since the time the world be-
gan.
The reference to the conditions ex-
letting in SoUTH CAROLINA is apen-
picture painted by Senator TILLMAN a
self confessed murderer and he is not
one whom the rightthinking people will
either believe or adopt as their author
itY in matters concerning the state of
SOUTH CAROLINA.