The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-24
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Stall We LSut.a z ]. III. NE,iko
we mint below an article from Prof.
Charles j. yawUer. Superintendent OF
tie Miller Manual Labor school, Al;
si.szJ,t. a. in reply to Prof. DatneN,
os slie University OF Virginia, who
holds til:ia it is not good policy for che
STATE OF Virginia 10 aid in educati''s
Tie negroes OF the. rising generation,
We haze given prominence TO Prof.
I9ats,,.sY : views because he is q scholar
.,,5,s ~ ..;,,y.ator ANA NE Give promi-
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same reason. These TWO distinguished
ssey1 ltsi;lts., ara l.,i;gtslx sincere III he
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prompted i.s al earnest hSsite " u
4i4Dl,A t!its welfare OF both races. III Cur.
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ilal Vviilsh uiitt'itioh We s Cav .t'1s
doctrine which he tausnt was cfaei.
3ga ,}j,i nat mean M his 10 say that
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E cruel lie is an a1hiabie llaI ae Wen
as n profound student of economic
s..,t,;,,,,. .,,,,I n ,,..,s vary far from orr
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tnouSHt anu fti La ON W.
ton TO create the impression tn',t ~
was insured. in the view that he took,
A.. ~ t.a.,t;,,,r ~, ,nin,osiry toward The
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plack 1Hali- out t t3ii'h 'a''1e -
3aDuey5 is in error. and we tnlflh tuiis
I,,af ,a,vtar in his main contention
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Editor of The Times:
sir1 ra1a road v-itI, great care the
,..,,y, lar,>el AND fi, I,ar,,.r OF Prof. r. II
Dai,neI, on ,be nero question. in your
s;ss,,,s. AZ St,-,6;av C5rtob r sfb. That tt is
Vol vvorii,x. of serioIrs consideration mona
Yin 9,,,,. tj,at IL contains facts that rem
3e- - ,,3ast ,-a1I,al,le an viii agree; that
there is al, evil aud a great evil. to be
corrected an viii admit. And in seeking
1h6 best method for correcting this evil
we besjtafa TO take issue with one for.
whom we have SO high regard
Fsnt Let me say in the beginning that
the problem before us is not of our seek
inr- For four long wears first under
.yac,;sor and ;bem {,nder Lee. we did All
w. colila 10 keen this difficult problem,
wnere IN our judgment. it should have
laeen kent for MANY wears to come But
we failed and ,,e:.- conditions confront as
These exist. however emphatically we
NAV have win shot and shell. protested
Nor have VIE after mature study of This
.rrt at problem regretted our youthful &C
lion and mn, ern1lhatic protest. But ;}aat
docs moi ,e,,,a6x the situation. Because
If is NOT 10 ON. liking no,, TO orr ordering
does MOI relieve rs from, the necessity of
needing fairly and truly The situation as
i NJ the beginning of the twentieth CEN
1irv. confroats us.
Now what shall we DO with him? | adj.
mil that the negro came into possession
OF the ballot fv the greatest fraud upon
IN. Constitution that has ever been per
y,atr-afafs il, The history Of orr nation a
ra-,,j5 r,4,,,es. ,Iar,,rablze consequences have
MOI only ret1,rne{1 to nnnish the POLITICAL
Marty ti,a+ ~ ,.,,atra+ed If NV giving TO its
or,rosinr ,arty over fifty electoral votes
and many st7tIitiooaI votes in Congress.
F,ur have also brought only sorrow and
harm 10 the negro. 1t has retarded his
nrae-ass II has perverted his life IT has
s,1fa,,,+o5 I,is friends s.trenp+4,nrea his
enemies corr,,,,ted his morals and given
l,i,7, homes only ia he dashed to The
ey-oIInli R,,t With an these intricate prob.
Jay,,s and inter,,jpal,l. wrongs the negro
mas mad nothing 10 do. He came an In-
willing visito,. TO olI1. shores. IA. accepted
slavery because he had TO. for it was rot
of his own choosing, But having accepted
If he was +rua 10 his ,rust ON. wives.
Igs,,pbt4rs sisters aud mothers were All
entrusted IL, his care c3i,1irs +he fo1lr long
years Of war md never in one instance
Ala no ratrav that sacred +r,st In ar
1e,I;I,es= with him le+ ms never forget t1,is.
The world looks in vain for a more rr1iy
faithful creature than The negro slave
who had freedom thrust iipon him in .Sts.
He is not RESPONSIBLE for his freedom. lie
did no,i,ire Ia secure If He is NOT re-
snonsfbIe for his ballot. for if was. AXE
l,ie freedom t1,rl,st. .,n6n him. He las
-1sa7 II Will, vl,a+ little wisdom he had
,-a., 9,atTraIJv If ,7,,t Wv ,-isaly- in lie.
l,aIf of The marry that ,brusr freedom
IDnn him The creates, cp,se of the bal
let in the hands of the negro has come
ilpon the white man. whose character has
been greatly hurt BY the necessity. that
he claims he has been under. TO change
tba natural laws of arithmetic SO far rs
fha,t ner+aiD 10 The neero,s vote. do
not know what is to become, of the negro
with irr ballot in his hand. but II do know
what is Ia lec,,na of the white man if he
is 10 continsie his ascendency by the
methods that have been used in our cleo
tions. The question now is to remedy The
evil OF the ballot. Ii will take a wise
man to solve ii. we have on this prob
la,r, today &c l,a1aS+ opS &c ,y-;Sa :, b,,,I,-