Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-17

came fox and said: Don't you waste
time doing that. Leave your chickens
o us foxes: we will take care of the IN :
we understand the chicken business.
daughter and applause.)"
The Democratic state governments
OF the south told the Repub-
licsn government OF the north: "Don't
you waste time protecting tae Negro
citizens or the South. Leave the Me-
groes TO Us white folks. We will take
care OF them. We understand the Ne
gro killing business"
The tens OF thousands OF graves
strewn over the southland as mute
witnesses Of the murdeross business ia
telling indictments against the strs-
city OF the abandon ment.
We need not refer to Wilmington, N 4.
O.. where Gov. RUSSELL and Presid emit
MCKINLEY virtually sssented to the
butcheries.
There to-day are sleeping the moth
ers, fathers, sons and relatives OF the
colored people now residing in that
community. Some are in the ceme-
tsries. Others are in this rivers, and
the bays, but ell awaiting the sound
ing OF the first trumpet to meet the
LORD in the air.
Mr.. BRYAN voiced the sen timent Of
everV black parent in the southland
when he exclaimed:
81 am not willing to leave NV bow
| and my daughters to the conditions
that are now being formed. / would
betrsy the trust that Ged has imposed
upon me, IL any temporary gain would
pay me for condemning M children to
condition where they could not hope
| for anything more than to be clerks.
(ApPlsuse.) I love my children. and
desire to lseve them a good govern
msnt, that will protect them in she en-
1oymsut OF life and liberty and in the
| pursuit of happiness, and guarantee to
them fair share of the rewards of
their toll. Yet to do this il TO lay ne
open to the charge shat am q Demo-
crat--a disturber OF the peace, sRd an
Anarchist. (Applsuse.)"
No, ne, Mr.. BRYAN, IL you teach that
doctrine in the South rs applicable TO
all the people regardless of color, you
will lay yourself open to the charge
that you are Republican,-a disturb.
or of the peace betw cen the races, and
| As such you would not be permitted to
enter the peaceful confines OF the great
city OF WILMINGTON, NoRrH CAKo1IxA.
During his concluding remarks, he
said:
II believe in expansion OF trade by
every pesessble means; but warn
you, Fou cannot afford TO buy trade by
| blood, and that whether you see the
result now or not, the time will come
when punishment will follow for the
violation OF che rights Of any peopls.
(Applsuse
We wonder IL the legislature Of Viz.
sinis Joined in that applause.
Mr.. BRYAN is Q statesman. 1.-The
csn bring any considerable number of
his party up to the level of the plat
forn. which he himself occupies, he
will have performed q miracle, GER
tainly as remarkable as any accredited
to the apostles Of the SAVIOUR.
There are thousands of white Demo.
Gratis who agree with Mr.. BRYAN and
realize fully the truth which his speech
contained but unfortunately thu do
not control the Democratic Party OF
Virginia or exercise much influence in
shaping its policy.
Let us hope that this doctrine which
he lie carrying forward so far as it re-
lates to human rights may find lodg-
ing place in the minds Of some of the
il iuential white men OF the South, to
the end that we may see this section
"bloom and blossom like . rose" wat
cred by she love and affection of un-
tied people and cultivated by the COM
bined efforts Of coIfiding races,
Cali this way again, Mr.. BRYAN. Such
missionary work was badly needed in
this locality.