The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-19
RnosEysLT.s BluNDER.

Ri his pTlF;ites icsistSiisS'
own affair. 1t is merely a question o.
taste and the public has nothing TO DO
with it. But when The President OF
the United States invites q negro to
dine with him In the Executive Man
sion it is quite different matter and
the people maze everything to do Win
II. President Roosevelt has SAID by
this act, that he is in favor of social
equality between the races, and has
further said. so far rs an act may Dc
expressive Of ones sentiments, that ne
believes that the negro should be treat
ed as a social equal in AL parts OF the
country. Carry that doctrine TO Its
logical conclusion and we shall have
in this country not only social equality
but intermarriage between the races
We do not believe that the people OF
the North are prepared TO accept that
doctrine and to put it into practice. as
for the people Of the South, they viii
not tolerate it, and they can have moth
ing but contempt for any man who
advocates social equality and misce-
genation. This is not 4 question Of
race prejudice; it is Il question of "a
cial iustinct, which can be trusted
when the strongest individual intellects
are at fault
But the proposition from q scion
titic point of view is absurd and
impossible. The Anglo-S Saxon race has
great resources and is usually able to
adapt itself 10 conditions. IN the
United States it has shown a genius
for absorbing those OF other white
races who have como in to make their
home here. We have received into
our community men and women OF
nearly all races, and we have in j very
short time succeeded in Americanizing
them. More than that, the -Anglo-SaH-
ons Of the United States have succeed
ed in enriching their own blood by
the injection of foreign blood. For
eigners have come here and their sons
aud daughters have married and III
termarried with our sons and daIg,h-
tiers. and the net result mas been a SUI
perior race, with the Anglo-SaIon
+ tittas Nv ~ Sc'tis IL ocIlittisitIt-
But the line has been drawn at those
races which have colored skins Anglo
Saxons have refused to marry and in
termarry with negroes and Chinese.
There is something ahlorrent TO Tie
white man or the white woman, WITH
few degenerate exceptions, in the
bare thought of marrying 4 colored
person, especially a negro. Anglo Sax
on blood is not enriched, but degraded.
by the infusion Of negro blood. Spe-
cious arguments and misguided emo
tions may confuse the public mind, but.
the absolute facts are unalterable a
negro is a negro. though he be nine
tenths white
We do not say this in any spirit of
unkindDesS. We have but recently
said that we are perfectly willing to
give 70 the black man all his rights
under the law, to give him all the
benefits of government, and we are
willing, for our part, to aid him in i'm
proving his condition. We are per-
fectay willing that the black man shail
build up a society for himself. and we
have advised the negroes of this COM
munity to make social circle of THAR
own. to cultivate themselves and
to live decently ana 10 draw the line
against the vicious and immoral ele-
ment in their own race We do aot
think that this is impossible or impra,:-
ticable. We believe that there NAV be
grades of society among the blacks.
as there are among the whites. and we
believe that within certain limitations
the negro race may have a refined and
cultivated society. We are willing and
glad TO see such a society among the
blacks, and we have from time 10
time given them sllcll encouragement
and help as we could in this direction.
But when it comes to mixing negroes.
however refined and cultivated they
may be, with whites upon terms of So
cial equality and when it comes TO
marriage and intermarriage between
whites and biacks-well. we cannot
trust ourselves TO speak on that sub
ject.
President Roosevelt has acted With
folly, or utter disregard FOR conditions
That cannot and ought not 10 be ig-
nofed, in setting this example, ana If
that is to be his policy. he might as
well abandon all hope of making
friends of the Southern people. Social
equality between the races. Will, all
that that relationship inevitably brings,
is one thing which they Will never tot
crate.
IulSewarmness and Indifference are
now widespread throughout Virginia.
and many white men do not sscm 10
care whether the Democratic nominee
Tor Governor is defeated and the Re
publican nominee elected. The Times
sistno alarmist and it is not our. custom
10 appeal to prejudice and to endearor
TO infiame the people. But we say in
all calmness aud conservatism that
tits incident al the White House. es-
peciallg when taken in connection
with the recent speeches of Summers
and Peaieo. is enough TO arouse every
silise man and white woman n tbs