The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
THE NEGRO FORTH AND SOUTH.

THE NEGRO NORTH AND SOUTH.
The Chicago Record-Herald says
that the spirit of race animosity" in
the South almost passes comprehen-
sion.'
This is not true. There is as much
trace animosity'' at the North as
there is at the South. Indeed, there is
more Of it. The Southern people feel
more kindly towards the black man
than the Northern people feel towards
him. There is race luminosity ut the
North and it makes itself felt when
ever the occasion arises.
Not long ago negroes who were
working in the mines Of Illinois We're
driven out by the whites, and the au-
thorities winlled at this act of lawless-
ness; in New York city there were Il
little While ago frequent clashes be-
tween the races and negroes were run
down and stoned by the whites simply
and solely because they were negroes;
more recently fifty-seven white WORK
ingmen in the National MalleaDla
Coasting Company's works at Haugll-
vile, Indiana, went on strike and re-
fused to return to work unless the COL
ored men employed in tie establish
ment should be discharged. These
and various other incidents which
could be cited go to show that race
animosity is very much i'll evidence
upon occasion in the North.
One other illustration: Until recently
the locomotives of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroal
Company were operated between this
city and Quantico by white engineers
and colored brakemen; from that point
on the engines We're operated by crews
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who We're
all white men. But when Il new com
pany was organized to operate The
trains all the way through from Rich
mond 10 Quantico, the Northern White
men objected to the colored tiremcn
and so these colorcd meE were put off
and white men put in their places.
The same was true of the colored
brallemen.
These colored men had been faithful
employees of the Fredericksburg road
and the relations between them AMI.
the management were entirely friend
ly. The Southern white men felt 50
kindly towards these black men that
they made provision for them else
where in the company service. SO
much for race aninosity in the two
sections.
The Chicago paper above quoted fur
tller declares that, there is 10 ration
al ground for the Interpretation that
the South has put upon ''the Booker
Washington incident. If that were
true, the incident would haze caused
only passing comment in the South.
If the South had understood that the
President simply intended to show a
mark Of respect to a prominent and
respectable colored man, the incident
would have provoked little comment.
But the Northern people have inter
preted this ACT to mean that President
Roosevelt is in favor Of social equal
ity between the races.
a few days after the incident Sena-
tor Foraker III Il public speech said
that Mr.. Roosevelt meant to serve no.
tee on the public that he would is-
more the color line. Not lcng after
that 4 national missionary association
adopted Il resolution commencing the
President for his course, for ignoring
the color line and dealing with citizens
according to their individual merits
regardless of racial distinctions.
The Philadelphia Press OF Friday
last, i'll an editorial article, said:
Mr.. Booker Z. Washington is to-day
one Of the tive or six lending Amerl-
cans. He represents his colored fell
low-citizens. some l2.OOO,O00 in num-
Der. an eighth Of the nation, better
than any other man in their ranks, and
his career has Quickened every hope
of their progress and greatly encour-
aged the conviction of those who be-
lieve that Il rational solution of the
negro problem is by applying to- it the
the principle of simple Justice anu
euuality TO every man according to his
deserts, his industry, and his oppor-
tunity.
There is no mistaking the meaning
of simple justice and equality as
this Northern Republican paper applies
the term.
But as ii that We're not enough. we
have the Interpretation OF President
Robsevelt's act by tile Boston Eran-
sript, one, of the most prominent and
Influential newspapers Of tie North.
The Transcript article is in reply to
an article in the London SPECTATOR, in
which Mr.. Roosevelt's act is deplorau
because a recognition of a on-eAist-
ent equality of the races is not the best
way to kill the White prejudice against
the black" The Transcript deno9ness
the doctrine of the London Spectator.
and after arguing the questions at
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