The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14

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stance, the condition OF the Afro
lean citizens referred to by Gov. Ter
fifteen years ago. That there is no
such amity between whites and Afro
Americans as existed fifteen years
ago. He says they, their wives and
daughters, did not then have to ride
in "Jim Grow" cars, little better than
stock cars, as they do now; he says
the Afro-American has been deprived:
OF his franchise, that an Afro-Amer-
leans salutatiOn is not responded to
as they pass along the streets; that
they are threatened with the taking
away of the meager fund allowed to
Afro-Americans for educational pur-
poses, etc. If Gov. Terrill does not
consider this withholding pretty
considerable lot among "the essen
tials of life, liberty and property and
he also considers this withholding
(really not a good starter in the list
of things withheld) at the same time
"a full need of justice in all: matters
relating to their we'll being" we GER
tainly do not wish to live in state
where he is governor.
That one human being is some
times superior to another in one par
ticular, Or more, anybody will admit;
but we cannot admit that superiority
can justly be claimed or actually ex-
lists solely on account of color. And,
in this country, where there are so
many people who are not Caucasians,
it certainly sounds strange for a cit
izen to advocate teaching his chill
dren, that one cannot be a good Amer
lean unless he happens to be Cau-
casian. If Governor Terrill imagines
that any Afro-American' father will
teach his child that he is inferior to
any other child simply because of a
difference in complexion, he would
better Danish the idea. Some Of the
Afro Americans endeavor to inculcate
! in the minds of their children the
! Hottest of ideals-honor, honesty,
truthfulness, integrity, virtue, bravery,
manliness charity, tolerance, justice,
! Christianity, forgiveness, brotherly
/ love-as taught by the lowly Naza-
rene The treatment accorded to
Afro-Americans both South and North,
! by Caucasians, is not along the lines
laid down by Jesus, and does not
have tendency to promote har'
mony. And it does seem that har'
mony is just what is not wanted by
these prejudiced Caucasians. We are
inclined to the belief that our white
brothers are alarmed at our progress
) There was time when our sup
| posed ignorance was used as an ex
cuse for not according many OF the
rights and privileges that were de-
MED, but now that we are getting SO
much education they begin to be
scared and to boast of Caucasian SUI
periority. We cannot understand how
one human being can consider 1t
| virtue to do all in his power to pre-
vent another human being from en-
Toying any of the things which he
| considers necessary to his happiness
or we'll being. Imitation is the sin
cerest f1attery, and the fact that the
| Afro-American does his very best to
initiate his Caucasian brother is evi
dence that he knows a good thing
when he sees it, and does not consider
anything too good for him. This
ought not make his brother angry
unless he is so very selfish that it
sours the milk of human kindness
| within him to see others happy. II
it is evidence of superiority to be
cruel, unjust, utterly Indifferent re-
garding the feelings, the God-given
rights the aspirations of others, and
| instead of endeavoring in every way
to help all human beings to the high
est plane of civilized, Christianized
| happiness on earth, we must do all in
our power to make earth hell for
them, then we thank God we are not
| superior. To do unto others as you
| would have others do unto you is the
| best evidence of superiority. We do
| not begrudge the Caucasian the en-
| joyment of everything he now enjoys,
| or hopes to enjoy, except depriving us
! of our enjoyment of the same things.