The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-08
IT CROPS OUT EVERYWHERE.

"Nigger. nigger nebber die,' ran ont line of some old-tlme coon song, and fl looks as if the race question: has more vitality than the proverbial cat. In the l dispatches printed a day or two ago this srecial from Topeka. Kan, occupied ar i obscure place:
 Some of the negroes of the city are making trouble over a rule made by the School Board that colored children shall | attend a school for those of their own color only. Trouble between the two races has resulted in burning the build ing twice and now that separate buildings have been provided the negroes demand that they be given admittance to the white schools. The matter probably will be settled in the courts.
 While Kansas has made for itself a somewhat noted reputation of late for its hatred and ill-treatment of colored people, the conditions in Topeka are not widely different from what they are in most other Northern communities. The people talk glibly enough about the rights of the negro but, except In isplated cases. they have no disposition to mix with them. The demand of the Topeka negroes that they shall be admitted into the white schools, or that both races shall occupy the same rooms will probably not be acceded to by the whites and should not be. Neither in Kansas nor Alabama privileges than Is afforded by having their own schools and school buildings on the same terms accorded to the whites In other words, they should be treated alike, but kept separate. In no other way can both races be properly served but these Topeka darkies are not satisfied with this and demand place in the white schools. If the white people of that town are worthy of the name the negroes will take separate schools or none.
 A few days ago The Boston Herald took the position that it is not yet eX- pedient to admit colored boys to West Point" It assumes as a reason for it's position that the colored cadet would find life unpleasant, but it is easy enough to read between the lines and see that The Herald itself opposes the admission of negro cadets.
 A writer in The Springfield (Mass, ) Republican, who sems to be something of mixer of races in his opinions, calls attention to the fact that the Harvard College class of 1902 has selected a negro as one of the class-day orators. and the writer professes that he is unable to see how The Herald or any other Northern newspaper lcan oppose giving the colored race an equal showing at West Point. On this point The Portland Oregonian says:
 There Is no proper comparison between Harvard College and a military school like West Point, but while that Har- yard College class will elect negro class-day orator, 1t nevertheless enforces the color line in daily social and busi- ness life after it leaves college. An educated colored man, Harvard College graduate, cannot get any employment among his white peers in intelligence and culture. No mercantile house wants him; no lawyers office wants him; no doctor wants him as a pupil or pros pective partner.
 The South with keen sarcasm says that Boston will applaud the negro vaedic torian at Harvard commetGemcnt is willing to give the colored graduate of Harvard everything except the very thing he wants after leaving Harvard, viz work When he wants situation on a level with his education and his culture,