The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-06
SEND NEGRO AWAY, lA' |! : I !. Y !. q 4
Is the Only Race Problem solutio !,
. Says Bishop Turner.

| Ao eno SAAy 4Aooo 4AVUAon DVAut1O /.
Says Bishop Turner.
CLAMORING FOR AFRICAN HOME.
White and Black People Gan Never
Understand Each Other and
Should Not Live Together
Hating Each OtherN
This nation or its aggreR Ted peo-
pie will either have to open up high
way to Africa for the discontented
black man or the negro question will
hinder this Government. There will
be no peace to tbe United States as
long as the negro question Is an issue.
will tell the black man what John
temple Graves thought, but was re-
luctant to express. Your very exis-
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 Oldest and ablest
colored 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. II. 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 his address, as was ex-
pected, dealt with the question in
plain language. In part he said:
DO NOT UNDERSTAND NEGRO.
The bulk OF white men know but
little about the inner feelings and
idioSyncrasies or the negro. When
they speak about black men emigrat-
ing to better their conditions they
signally, by reason OF the fact that it
is not 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 il the negro does not
think about it himself 1t 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 hubgoblin
with the ignorant masses that we are
further apart in.spiIity and sympathy:
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 hun
dred illustrations to establish this
fact. 1t was veritied the other night
in DR.. Bradley's address, when ne said
the negroes we're American citizens
and did not wish to be separagated.
NO REAL CITIZENSHIP.
The doctor says the negro is an
American citizen. wish he were
correct. Twelve millions Of colored
people of the United States would
throw their hats heaven high il this
declaration about the citizenship of
the negro was a reality or could be
| established. 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 yestige 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 q single
right that would prompt him to be Il
man. l would not mention the de-
graduation this decision or these decis-
ions (for there are three OF them) have
inflicted upon the negro in detail, but
it would be tor yoluminouS and do no
good; but will give $500 If any man
will show me such decision from any
other Court OF last resort in the
world.
II beg to ask the doctor II he could
| ia Fc dNS ICSpeCG lOI duy 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 l mean, Just
let him color his face (for white Is not
u colon and attempt to be man and
Il gentleman for one day, and he will
understand the meaning thoroughly.
CLAMORING FOR AFRICAN HOME.
Il have been singled out In this
country as the chief factor In the Afri-
can emigratiOn movement, and as such
believe that have received all OF
100, 900 letters, some Of them contain
ing dozens and dozens Of names, who
are clamOriny for transpor tail CON
vcnienccs and cheap rates from this
to the land OF our ancestors In order
that they may return to Africa with
out 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