The colored American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-13

lhese restrictions in Southern state
conventions upon Negro suffrage will
prove 10 be blessings in disguise.
we confidently expect within only
Few years TO find the ilIiteracv
among our people vastly reduced a
higher standard of living prevail a
truer-because a more intelligent
christianity educeds and good citizen
snip the rule amo' them. Our own
Booker T. Washington by his method
winch has gained the approval of the
rlch and philanthropic of our nation
Is an lmportant-ye3 an imposing in
Strument in this new dispeusation de-
signed to make the race not only mr.
|'ductlve but self-respecting. His work
and that of Senator Pritchard ara
IDENTICAL in their aspirations and can
not fail of high results.
Mhen these results shall have been
achieved or when the real benefcenre
Oh these present restrictions begin m
De apparent. how grandly will the mo-
i've and fearless friendship of soma
tor Pritchard for the race stand ont
Let us not draw wrong differences
from tie recent election in North car
D4lna. A fig for the election RETURNS
Reforms are not contaminated in
Jay. Senator Pritchard has moi haan
deserted by the party nor has he baen
leserted by the Negroes Of North Car
DINA who do nelr own thanking We
are told that IN the western mart Of
that state there is hardly a single re-
spectacle Negro who is NOT in hearty
sympathy with him in his views. Let
rs go TO work. acquire homes and
other property, teach our children the
dignity of labor, educate their hands
simultaneously with their minds and
we shall have ourselves solved the
problem,
we nave never heard of a molesta-
on IN any part OF the South nf \
ie-t-respecting. industrious. Cod-faar.
ing Negro who attended to his own AZ.
fairs '"H d.
men too when are we going TO learn
NAT II would be The very best fbing
,CI nose OF our race who have sur,
-iETo the wreck of matter" and arc
sui citizens to divide our forcas ,
me of the most serious cbaroos
against us is the solidarity or 60
vote Finally let it be reman,boTa4
tLat Senator Pritchard has aIwayS
oeen a republican. that he is sti1I
Tepublcan, that he is Chairman Of +bo
aepuOIlcan State Central Comnoittoo
- No.Ih Carolina, the leader of the
"a ~ IN that state Witho;:- regard n |
" Mptther or not he continues in IN
Hited States Senate ,tfter March S+b
&c I ana that no evidence exists that |
> ,e mas ceased TO ? : the friend of tho /
,'esIoes collectiveEv and indtyiduaII1~
'uI that he is giving daily evidence |
- MS interest in them and of his do
otIol 10 every worthy cause TT nuc+
5IedIIy grleve the Senator To he ms
,ndllsned in the house of his frio,,d-
rom the professional politician
,nIonS Us abuse of him was 10 be ex-
Ihelr occupation is gone and
-ll Hod Tor 1t. They have bean a
- 10 the race VenaI, unprinciDIed
!. uolng themselves upon the inten-
- .l ana II possible the pocket of
leader, anu making themselves
ne basis for generalization 1Ibioh
ever oeen TO the detriment of the
'e1Cer element of the race.
Inc Senator may take comfor+ To
rs soul that the thoughtful Negro in
very section of the country secs in
ne present situation a grand onnor-
= unity Ior the race to exaft ttseIf IN
ne IulI statute of American mar |
looC' mat they fully recognize tbn
ce's Indebtedness to him in +bI,c
'IdVIhg the wrath of the unthinkinp
ei Lhe material benefit and prosperity
u thelr people and that thew ardentIv
eSIre 10 express in some substantial