The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-04
SEND NEGRO AWAY.
Is the Only Race Problem Solutio :
Says Bishop Turner.

Is the Only Race Problem Solutio '
Says Bishop Turner.
CLAMORING FOR AFRICAN HOME
White and Black People Can Nevel
Understand Each Other and
Should Not Live Together
Hating Each Other.
This nation or it's aggregated peo
pie will either have to open up high
way to Africa for the discontentel
black man or the negro question vii
hinder this Government. There vii
be no peace to the United States as
long as the negro question is an issue
I will tell the black man what Juhr
Temple Graves thought, but was re-
luctant to express. Your very eXlS.
tence depends upon separation. AT
present there is no Christian unity
much less civil and political unity. A
shameful division prevails"
In these strong terms Bishop II. M.
Turner, one Of the ol0est and ablest
colUred ministers in the South. ad'
dressed himself to mass meeting OF
his race at Atlanta recently. His ad'
dress was in large measure reply to
the Rev. H. S. Bradley, who had op,
posed the separation OF the race.
Bishop Turner has for many years ad.
vocated the movement OF the negro
to Africa, and bis address, as was ex-
pected, dealt with the question in
plain language. In part be said:
DO NOT UNDERSTAND NEGRO.
The bulk OF white men know but
little about the inner feelings and
idioSyncrasies Of the negro. When
they speak about black men emigrat-
ing to better their conditions they
signally, by reason OF che fact that it
is not a question that concerns them
enough to give it deep and protracted
thought. l know there are many
white men who ride into popularity
by pretending to know all about the
negro, but they only know the igno-
rant and ScullionS side Of him. In
this country, where white represents
God and black the devil, but little
thought is given to the black mans
future. Everything that concerns
the negro is whitfield down to the
present contingencies, and the eternal
future which involves and contem-
plates change, revolution, mutation
and destiny Of races is but little
thought OF and if the negro does not
think about it himself it will receive
but little attention and our status as
a race, to use the language Of the
elder Judge Lumpkin, is so ignoble,
and the foolish Scare-croW OF social
equality has become such hobgoblln
with the ignorant masses that we are
further apart in spirity and sympathy
than heaven and hell. We are as
innorant Of each other as races as if
we did not live in the same world.
The very conditions that surround
and confront US forbid white man
from having any palpable knowledge
of the negro, and I could bring hum
dred illustrations to establish this
fact. 1t was verified the other night
in DR.. Bradley's address, when he said
the negroes were American citizens
and did not wish to be separagated.
NO REAL CITIZENSHIP.
''The doctor says the negro is an
American citizen. l wish he were
correct. Twelve millions Of colored
people OF the United States would
throw their hats heaven high if this
declaration about the citizenship Of
the negro was a reality or could be
esta blished. Surely the doctor has
not been apprised Of the fact that the
conclave in Washington, D. c., called
the United States Supreme Court, has
issued a legislative decision taking
away every vestige OF his civil rights,
and in the recent ala bama case has
declared his political rights nullity,
and outside Of the right to pay taxes
and work the roads he has not a single
right that would prompt him to be a
man. l would not mention the de-
gradation this decision or these deciS-
ions (for there are three OF them) have
inflicted upon the negro in detail, but
it would be tor voluminous and d. no
good; but 1 will give $500 if any man
will SHOW me such q decision from any
other Court Of last resort in the
world.
81 beg to ask the doctor If he could
have any respect for any man, or any
set Of men, who would sit quietly un-
der the condition Of things that con-
front the negro in this country. If
he wants to know what | mean, just
let him color his face (fpr white is not
a color and attempt to be man and
a gentleman for one day, and be will
understand the meaning thoroughly.
CLAMoRING FOR AFRICAN HOME.
Il have been singled out in this
country as the chief factor in the Afrl-
can emigration movement, and as such
| believe. that l have received all Of
100, ,0CO letters, some Of them contain
ing dozens and dozens Of names, who
are c,amoring for transportation con-
veniences and cheap rates from this
to the land Of our ancestors in order
that they may return to Africa with
QUO having to pay their way to New
York city, then to Liverpool and then
TO Africa which they have to do at
present, costing them more on the
cars to New York than white people
have to pay from Queenstown, Liver
pool, Hamburg and other points to
come to New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, New Orleans and Savannah.
Think Of it-557 steamers, besides
sailing ships, are hugging the shores