Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-05


gion.
But what did DR.. BARRYMORE say
he lie lotea as follows:
AS he tthe Negro) has grown IN
criminality and physical depravity
since receiving what he has of educe-
ton, that kind OF ed ucstion ia sureIy q
failure. Moreover. be mas used this
education, given in compassion as az
arm e' defence, as q weapon OF polite
al Ghence, against those who gave il.
Under the circumstances there is q
natural ard growing sentiment Ia the
South demanding that we give him
only the pittaDce that he himself pro-
duees as n tax payer. and then let him
shift for bimself. The object OF thi
paper is TO protest against the sdop
ton OF this policy as economical Y
uDwise ard as uoworkhy of the south
We should as soon think of withdraw.
ing our subscription to the church be
cause the infant class in its Sunday
School has missed its lesson"
1t seems to US that in this admission
DR.. BARRISeRR gave away his case.
His idea was not to expend the Negroes'
taxes only on Negro schools, but to
sersistently educate him below the
standard set for the white pupil In
other words, take away from hiu the
opportunity TO prove himself equal to
the white student in the ability TO
learn and as q result declare that he
could not be equal to him were he &C.
corded the opportunity.
In other words. he is DIR, JUDGED
enough TO discri inmate sgaiuss the
Negro because he is Negro, and yet
he declares that this not prejudice.
This is done, too, ia the face OF the
fact that Howard, Ysle and Brown
Universities are turning out stude nts
of Negro persuasion with records fav
orable with any of those made by the
white ones.
In this, we have not missed our les
son in the higher institutions. why
then should you, DR.. BARRrNeER, wish
to withdraw your support from the
granting to such Negroes this higher
edueation1
As TO the question Of setting spar t
Negro taxes to Negro schools. we dis.
miss the subject ss too absurd TO merit
q moments consideration Besides
being unconstitutional. it would tend
to iniure the commonwealth even
more than the Negro When that
comes TO pass, let the Negroes taxes
support the Negro criminals. Let the
Negroes taxes support the Negro in
sane.
Arguing along the same lines, let
the Hebrews taxes support the He
brew schools, the Italians sxes, the
Italian schools. the Irishmen's { xes
the Irish schools, the Germans taxes
the German schools.
Last but not least, let the rich men
demand that that the rich mems taxes
shall support the rich mems schools
and only the poor mems taxes support
the poor mems schools.
The class whom Dr. BARRIHoER rep
resents, originally did not believe in
giving to the Negro any education al
all and finally when driven from this
position, they proiessed 60 believe in
giving him as little education as it was
possible.
The result has been and is to give
the Negro four months in which TO
learn something and eight months in
which to forget what he has learned.
DIR. BARRINaER would deny the col
ored man the right so labor even as a
skilled mechanic. What else does he
mean when he says?
DIR. Bsrriuger denied that the hope
of the Negro is industrial education
Labor fears and hence hates the man
who can under. live q sewer rat 1t
will not do TO proceed to equip the Ne
gro OF the future as an economic men,
ace.
We muet not arm and pit him against
the poor white of the south The edu-
Gated class of the South cannot en-
dorse policy which will certainly pro-
mote racial warfare. In this eonnec-
tion, the speaker continued: There
was never before on the face of the
earth people more law abiding, pa
tent, or long-suff ring in the face of
Sre at temptation thar the white yeo-
many of the south. $50 Our pee
PIE have been brought down. but they
still have the Saxon virtue of q cour-
age that dares refrain. Do not press
them
Coupled with this may be noted
yelled threat. This argument is ae
much q menace against cheap foreign
labor as it is against cheap Negro lab
or. Is DR.. BARRMaER prejudiced2
If he Is not, why should he attempt
to unite labor against labor-white lab
or, against black labor. Has he ever
done q days honest manual toll in his
lifeP Is he not theorisL2
Where is the man who can under.
live a sewer.rat? Certainly he is not
the Negro, for his houses ia the south
land are showing culture and refine
ment. Our piano dealers have no bet
ter customers than this music-loving
race and the furniture dealers know