The Washington bee., 1901-08-24
iRF i'm CROH CAR LAM.
WHO'S TO BLAmE7 the GOOD
MIST SUFFER FOR THE BAD.
Tskss Issue With The Bee.
----R R--k Hm S. c. MESSENGER.

1l..-rssfng the merits and demerits of
I. NarT0 never fail 10 make their
,.-,-r44nt too broad as to leave any
I-nEt about the discussion being either
s.r.aress. or out ofplace or misapplied
NJ have had occasion to refer to this
,,-0ryftable habit before not only
srrorg newspapers but among many
lItAs s0-calIed leaders of the race in
,Irf- sncechcs. We find that many
- tbess agencies, in a sort of apOl
Cag for uTm Crowism, "lYnchings, ,"
st5yoressi6n rule, tho point is too
srssf.y strained on the one side while
fbs other is not considered or very
slightly so. The Washington Bee. of
last week. discussing some Of the fea-
lures of "Iim CrOWism" say.
"Thege is a great deal of agitation
going on throughout the country
shout the Jim crow car law that has
5esuIecentiy enacted BY state legisla-
.urss. The negro should not complain
about this law, because he is respon-
s5a for It's enactment. The negro
cara0, hope to be placed upon an
equal footing with his more fortunate
brethren because he is doing nothing
10 commend or entitle him to reCogni-
hon that is accorded the white man.
There are negroes who become dis
gl,,si with his brothers. And why?
h.tls because the majority Of them
gil not keep themselves clean nor do
they care in what condition their gar
men,s are when they enter a street
car or any other place. The more
ceanlv and respectable negro must
suffer because Of the carelessness OF
those who don't care about their con
ditI0n. All negroes are not alike any
more than are all the white people
An example Of the frOlics and antics
Of the negro may be seen on the cars
that 90 to Chesapeake Beach Junction
The noisy and dirty negro as we'll
a. the second class white man
viii he seen in all their glory. fcu
will see among the passengers the
nsIsy whites and blacks. You viii
see refined whites and blacks. You
will see ignorant whites as we'll as the
ilIiterate blacks. You will see the
dirty whites as well as the dirty blacks.
Notwithstanding, the dirsy whites a.
well as the illIterate whites are per
mItted 10 90 TO Chesapeake Beach
where the most refined and highly ed
ucated blacks dare not attempt to go.
And Why Because the few illiterate
and dirty blacks have no regard for
themselves, This is why "the Jim
crow car law" has been enacted by
the legislature.
This editorial from The Bee is one
OF the many that we referred to which
strains the point loo much in one way
The NeEro north and south has never
asked for more than just treatmen'
ana the recognition that is Justly due
MN. II II is only the self busing
worthless filthy class Of people that
me white people are trying to get rio
ol 10 the passage OF the lin crow car
laws, why should the discrimination
extend to the better class OF self e.
Sptcuns Intelligent Negro that has p
IKE contempt for indeCencv and rude
ness he Bee says: "the Negro
SNoa'l not complain abOnt law, be
cause he is responsible for its enact.
menI.. We do not believe the Negro
is any more resnOnsibIe for linn crow
cars man be- is for his being black and
Negro. We have held the point
U4' DENOMINATIONS are made against
."s Negro because Of his racial ideHti-
ana color Of coursel rather thar
E IT'S condition. In proof of this, we
" many Negroes as wealthy, re
I"7a and polished as intelligence car
.1".a0a. who are Disseminated
'k..ASi as though he were a tramp
a~u Vagahond. He has no room in
..l ""u.N. nor the cars Except lin
.-" 'aESI' no room in the white bar
>no"S. and so on down the whole
~. Nhereln discrimination is possible.
r'Iher hand. all grades, classes
-.-. .- .g,.'IuonS of white people are ac-
80" iH these places without a muir
'' protest. lit is, as the Bee
-tS-r>'-. on account Of condition and
n, .' .a. e.HgenCe, why not instead
LNGep"'duon OF the races, provide
..1 separation of the Classes-and
vr'lI -''...''n~ as well, if YOU please. This
..., work 10 a far greater advan-
~ ,7l The separation of the races
--...l mat there are Negroes
.- r,'me dlgusted with his broth
nj. ID is also true that there are
60 NeoN.e Hho evidently must be-
P..'e asgusJed with their brothers
~ az the same time they regard
5. 5sA as hrot' ers. however filthy and
r.--5@Sn,e''iuI they may be. And the
uL-TI mat puzzles as most is that the
L-.,e Negro race is held responsible
~. .'e SINS ota few Tor many If Won
Ana I5.1' has q 10 say Of the disrespeCtfuI
"a .'..'Tiate ones. 1t is no more logi-
r-. 10 conclude thar all Negroes are
n..a nro.eaTihy Of the respect of the white
4. because Of the ruthlessneSs of a
,nH 'Aelr number than 10 say that
r,r..e white people are lawless be
~ olihe conduct Of the few white
,,5:.s ,5LSeIs IN the South; or that all are
V,o.SeTs OF lynching because of the
skSI SIuouiouS utteranCes Of the erse-
e sen Iiliman. The reason Civ
Drh..y me Bee in its last statement for
hv y enactment Of the i'm crow car
WV a ~, rs we think, the very reason
srl.'Is "e law should net be enacted;
and d. o.I Il Disseminated against classes
-SolditionI rather than races. The