The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
Atcorre spond ent' 5 ReplY.

Editor OF The FTlnleS-DlsputCn:b 4 III. !. I. 4
E6s sssb'as si!e5 !, ! S!ss
Sssi9 ~ sus.t ii5is
Called al forth from that Id paper an abs edi:
Sndss tSs, a sysfsm s,%gysfK
reach the minds ana hearts Of an North:
expsriesSse worth anyttsfrs \ might
Wish that such editorial could be EN-.
bodied. as a page written With ON blaea
: 70 be read sby5 every child. Il tho South.
as monumental evidence that the finsti.
tp,!2n e as i existed IN the
Welfare It Sapp}ness ana civisatioi, 8, liz
negro than any other plan now within
tho power OF man to devise. 4. 5ss.f 81 .l5s
pa ns ws1 Sa sxpessed n yt0o q
cationGof d county. taken from ihe. On.
gal organ Of tho literary educatio, Of ne
the broad Significance given by This
Times; D!sRste IN ts erlticls snd am
+ the Justice to concedo that II, a. discussion
OF said expressed ointment was con:
strained 70 give to the term 3ts restricted
Stances stance that the word admitted Of no
S@ II the public schools for tho negro. as
fsss Be-
practical plan, can by. any possb!l ity. OF
a chance approximately achieve for the
osks sa wns S Ssno Ss BIN fhs aey:
Would i'd gladly Withdraw ny feeble oPpo-
s,,on GRposSotn "a Dnoh dsca bua
rather claim to be the negro's best friend
n dealing honestly and eandidiy. With ",
negro neg snperinduced by the nations Or
ganic law. and therefore compulsory IN
q measure, In 30 far as tho people OF the
Refined cruelty. in awakening in him q
hope for that which car, never be at At 4
tained BY him. i, arousing In him aspira-
iul walks u' Of iife For Which he seems 50
peculiarly nttcd,. must bring him IN con
tact and competition with miEhty forge .
before Senas ahs pubc
schools for the whites are the thresholds
OF hope for tho attainment Of the emf.
noar e5asa .5Ss 81
for the negro the door OF hope must nee
essarily be closed IL respect to every
thing that the, schoolii may 40 Tor nm IT
ton eD Of things Is the result q race antip:
| athy and prejudice. Whatever one may
elect to call II, it3is somcthlnE 50 deeply
rooted in the nature OF Iman,tha no wi
| cate It; not local, but common to and
existing IN like degree IN all sections.
| I notice that our Northern friends love
| the negro. but under circumstances IN
which "distance lends enchantment, 10
the view But, says Tho Times-Di
inK which the negro received n slavery a Y
he would not have been hurt thereby.
That may Be true. but Il does not enter
! this discussion. The State has !estabss
lished public schools on thH gr ,e,o Q.
i no 'dennite data BY which NO may fully
! determine that the education OF the ne
! gro as achieved in tho public schools
| Is actually harmful. yet the pereponder-
| nlice OF evidence Is in favor q the anl y,
/ native can here adduce the common
shirk the ordinary duties ot NE fer
which one may be gifted IN vain and idI az,
quest for something comport!ng 4 more
i with ones dignity as the possessor OF a
.l'little learning. Such principle acted upon
by the negro Is more than likely to luri;
nlsh for the state criminal y va o3 tn
4 old Old piantat lion, 40 justly iauded BY. The
4 Times Dispatch as the one-time school o.
1 most excellent merit. is still largely. IN
i evidence. and much In need OF iattenda nee ~
But the negro seems nucn 70 pIetnoI ~ ~
Il modern methods provided for him by the
taxes OF the owners OF the plantatio,n n. !.
fully accord honor and credit TO q q f 9, !
kind Northern friends. who, thinklne
Il that In one way they may DO OF ,heip ~
\, the negro by advancing him IN tho sim.
\ pie industries are making experiment
with their own m means ! s WATKINS.