The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-17

| In contact with him upon the! footing OF
an \ equal. When negroes are ppolnted
to political office III the South wherein.
to al intcnts and purposes Of the, appoint
ling power, they are our equals, then. Il
| and then only, is our animosty aroused
4 When a negro. by his our efforts or by
appointment. IS raised to elevated posi-
| tions where the duties bring him II d.
rect contact with members Of his own
Trace only, we have! napght to say except
Ito encourage him In his " orlS MS 3gg M
Take the case OF B ooker Washington,
for example. For years no has been the
leader Of his race In the South occupy
i Ing one of the most, If not the most, ele-
waited positions a to which any a nave
achieved, and yet. notga particle OF an
/ tagonlsm has ne even Used, e nor ma
! there been the slightest anlmosity. hid
den or manifest. The people Of the South
\ have stood by him in every effort he has
made for the upbuilding Of his race.
Hitherto, Booker Washington has known
his place and kept 1t. winning the friend--
ship and esteem OF the very best people
of this section. Z s * " 81 * ~ 3
Whether the wining and dining he re- re-
celyed from President Roosevelt and 9TH:
| err northern lovers (?) Of the race. VIII
| put any fool notions of social equality
| in his head, remains to be seen. So far
lthey have not, and he still retains our
respect and will receive our aid. Then
take the ministers OF the gospel OF the
negro race, who have reached positions
OF prominence in their chosen calling,
Has aught ever been done by southern
man Indicative Of a spirit Of antagonlsm
to these7 Why not2 Why have these,
4 who have reached the most elevated po-i
4 sitlins in the callings mentioned. received,
only the sndest treatment at the hands
! OF & tho southern people The answer IS
| easy in no sense of he word had we to
| 1ar1 n fa1 a
Is among members OF their own race Sex-
! clusiyely and t instead Of antagonlzlng
them, we have given Q f our means. our
time and our, influence to help them carry
| forward the work In which they are en-
gagged,
Mrs. Logan questions the wisdom OF
| the colored race In n insisting upon be-
ling elevated to high positions In the
lSouth. or to undertake. to force the south
| to accept them, notwithstanding Its pre-
liudice,n and then says 1t would seem
wiser to avoid exciting these conflicts
and to give the colored man recognition
lin other fields where he will not be met
at every turn with opposition and IN many
cases with 8injus tlce, The wisdom o.
1.-THE honored lady $ theory is beyond aues-
| ton and should receive the attention u
| deserves from those vest ted with appoint-
| Ing power, We OF the South. who have
suffered much from the raising Of negroes
to high positions by Federal appoint
rnent, would gladly welcome the change
suggested and hopa 1t will be carried out
/ to the letter., but Mrs. Logan failed to
state tho location OF that field where the
| negro may receive recognition to elevated
positions without opposition. Let's see
liz VIC can find 1t. DOGS she refer TO u e
North2 How often has negro been APP
POINTED to office In northern State with
out opposition? Does she for one moment
suppose that IL President Roosevelt
should 81 far forget himself as to appoint
| n negro postmaster or collector Of GUS
| toms for the city Of New \ ort,I he would
be received at all. to say nothing OF With
out opposition Mrs. Logan doubtless
knows tho state OF the New York pulse
with reference to the Brother in Black
better than that, u.
This Incident recently occurred IN the
city Of New York, and serves Well to
ILLUSTRATE the general conditions prevails
Ing there, s4.i5 5
Il AT ono Of the leading theatres, a negro
troupe was performing, every member
belonging to the much discussed ana
highly favored race. The swell negroes
of tho city, taking itFfor granted that Il
negro actors were good enough to per-
form In a theatre for whites. they were
good enough to OCCUPY the ground HOOD
at their performance and IT would seem
| to a southerner that they We're right,
when they applied for seats. they were
| told with many expressions OF regret.
that every one on the lower floor was
taken. and they could only be accommo,,.
dated in the gallery or "nlgger heaven
point, they could catch occasional
glimpses Of the stage where tho actors
were idisporting themselves for the bene-
| fit OF n small number OF whites and 2
large number OF empty seats below. All
this occurred In the Metropolis, where