Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-11-21

bine to constitute our POI uiation
and society should treat TIA, IN &C
cording TO their individual merits, with
I out the slightest reference to origin ol
complexion. IL is the only way"
| Yes, it is the only way. But Jus
here. as though firing OF being good. i
proceed to wriggle and we are led {,
wonder whether OF not firing of being
good, A" he did not - Nap seats with the
other fellow" for he brauch hes off as
follows:
Who raises the question Of race and
color? If Caucasian writes poem OF
real worth, do the whites rise up in "A
body and call heaven TO witness the
glory and greatness OF the racer"
OF course they do. tor they have been
in the business of self -glorifcation for the
lastniueteen kindred years, and they are
not tired yet. They either point you to
their writings or TO their money, and our
ears hum with the recital of their
achievements both in ''song and story. F."
IF Caucasian commits a fieudish
crime, and is punished in an equally
dendish way. do the whites rush to-
gether in the churches or assembly halls
and make the weil<in ring with passion
ate complaint that the race is persecut-
ed?"
Oh, no. they don't have to do so.
That is the pastime of the colored broth
er who can't help himself. The Cauca-
- r,r.onna1 70, rfg1,
10 hang, and imprison those those they
wish to imprison, and TO acquit those
whom they wish TO acquit.
The bowling community bowls be-
cause it cannot get what it wants.
The baby yells fJr the paregoric. and
tue man for freedom. Give either the
one or the other its desires aud the cur
tain is rung down, the meeting closes
and only the reverberations of past
statements are heard in this land of
ours. And again:
''Et has been asserted-it is asserted
every tour of the day-that there is a
prejudice against the Negro, The So
called leaders of the blacks vociferate
FROM stump ami rostrum, and load the
columns of the newspapers with their
eternal agitation"
Well, you know there is a prejudice
as much 50 as you know that there are
vociferate. The white man has been in
the business of eternal agitation" ever
since we can remember and he has not
given up the business yet. The Negro
has found numerous precedents for his
action, although ms course has been in
the law abiding channels and IN strict
conformity with that section of the
Constitution of the United States
which says:
Congress shall make no law
abriogrng the freedom of speech, or of
the press, or the right of the people
peaceably toasSemble. and to petition
the government for "A redress OF griev-
ances."
This is right which the Colonists
exercised and which the colored leaders
are emphasizing.
We venture the opinion that King
George III and his Ministers entertain
ed similar views relative to GEORGE
WAsHINGToN and the Continental Con-
gress that the Posi- does towards these
colored men, whom it euphoniou ly
charges with eternal agitation.
But in this, as in many other things,
these Negroes are initiating the white
man. The Socialists of Germany are
externally agitating," the Irish of
Great Britain are eternally agitating."
The Macedonians If Turkey are 'etern-
"A ly agitating." The Filipinos of the
Philippines are externally agitating."
The Cubans of Spain were externally
agitating" and this action on their part
was cordially approved by the United
States government which came to its
assistance and as the wet nurse" for
the governmental children of the West
ern Hemisphere has held that position
ever since.
The leaders of Panama were "etarn-
ally agitating" and our government has
lCCOSAliLCu tiS AlSutS Vi .lHc dSlVdtOIS
and in defiance of all Republican prece-
dents, save that alone of Hawaii, has
placed upon its feet new republic in
this section of the worlds dominions.
Then why should not the Negroes agi-
tate. when all history in recent years
has been made by agitation?
The Posi- then enlarges upon an al
ready exhausted proposition when it
says:
can iliterate and worthless Negro is
disfranchised IN some Southern State,
and 10! the race is outraged and insult
ed
This is but half the truth, for the
POST knows that the injury of one
shou be the concern of ALL"
1t was reported not long since that a
United States Vice Consul, who was
NOT avap ON American aDd oou1d,,e