The sun., 1901-05-02
RACE PROBLEM PREJUDICES.

i
Recently new turn has been given to
he argument, pro and con, Of the race
in which some Democratic
have hecn making much ado
avar the report that the Union League
Club Of New York. had refused to em-
ploy colored men as walters.
As to the facts of this case we are
not well informed. We do not, however
see what the decision of this club, in
matter of administering the affairs Of
the club has to do with the questions in
volyel in the socallrd race problem: that
is, with the present or future political
status Of the negro race i'll this country. |
The managers Of the Union League Club |
Of New York: or of anywhere else, or
any other club. have the undisputcd |
right to en,poy. and to refuse to EN-,
nloy. whom they plrnSe-if they prefer |
10 employ negroes. to employ them. anG
II they prefer TO employ white men as
walters to employ them, and in doing 50.
nither way they in no wise impair or
infringe upon the rights of either the
colored men or the white men who may
he interested in the decision. That to MS
is so plain that we cannot understand
hcw. ~ why the action Of the club. as
suming that it occurred rs reported. be-
comes at all a subject Of discussion. In
| what way. or to what extent such az oc-
| .nrrpncc is related to politics we are al
| i loss to determine. except, as is usual
| With Democratic political writer's. to ap-
peal TO the ignorant and prajndiccd. to
deceive the one and arouse the other.
Us to the true intent OF such occurrences
ind give them room to imagine that ii
some how. the enfranchiscment of tho
colored people carried with it an obliga
zion To. in MI things. prefer them Il
/ their competitors among the white race
The Republican position on the rae
question in politics admits of no sucl
proposition. The Republican poltica
proposition is for the establishment an
. | maintt nance of Il condition of eauallt
!, before The law for all citizens wlthon
i regard 10 race. creed or condition. Fun
ther than that they nave never propose
\ "a 70 and cannot rightly 50. Any sue
. attempt is prelcstinea 10 failure, as
!, is evident flat no kind or amount Of le:
4 slation On Of political influence can Y
+. move ol even lessen the social or p
i. litcal prejudice Of a people. 1t IS don
:, pnstratahIc we think that conviction
\, error III these matters will not remoN
prejudice. There is a general convictit
is everywhere. that human slavery is Il
u most abomnable of crimes. The Nor
is ana the South agree in that, but it
still tru" that the prejudice against Z
hc negro remains IN both sections. Knov
:. edge of his misfortuncS has created syl
nj pathy. hut Il conviction Of the error Q
AT of which tho misfortune grow. has Il
ID removed the prejudice Of the SYM
m. ,hizrr We remember q ease in POI
.ds IN this State. 4 gentleman whom
oil knew very we'll and who afterwara
fe, came chief Justice of this State. Won
lrr and did in nlii hearing. admit the G
nj rcctnesS Of the Republican position NJ
Inv tho question of slavery, and as To
In, relations OF the negro TO politics q
government lie admitted that
theory and practice is right and jr
| l,.. thot a fpln
- mans vote would neutralize his vote,
as he expressed xiii his vote," with
becoming enraged This man, one of
20. brightest men Of the State and in mi
his respects one Of the most admirable,
wer mtted that his prejudices We're stron
ky than his reason He was a type of
of Southern objectorS to the negro in |
the tics. The Northern prejudice is Il
ave Of different sort--in the South it is 20
pc cal and in he North industrial. Tha
re- it is 50 II any general division or
that tinction in this prejudice is possible.
nate both sections the social prejudice
HIN strong but that is not a case in W
d. the negro is alone the sufferer. Z
The distinctions do not stop Mt the color
ned The difference in the northern
the Southern prejudice is easily determi
hcsc AS a slave the negro was the hi
sscst bearer Of the South--was simply Ia
'onn- or, with no social status whatever.
10 people who made the social and poll
Gees. life Of the South did not work.