Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

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race! The demand of the educated
negroes for their rights will Vet become
exigent and not to be ignored. Open
manifestations OF cruelty insulting
contempt is AN unwise. and it nav be
unsafe, course for those ia the minority
to pursue. federation of the just aspira-
lions OF people 50 amenable To reason
would seem to be a honorable means Of
averting the inevitable retribution.
President Roosevelt's action in ap-
pointing few capable colored men to
positions of minor Importance should I've
regarded as wise aud pacific policy. Ia
doing this it may he that he will avert
from this age the reckoning still to
come. Could it be regarded as astute
craftsmanship to show the masses that
the Constitution or any of its amend
ments can be adjusted to suit the preiu-
dices of the few? To one unenlightened
mind such Legislation would cause pro-
found contempt for the whole system.
Recent utterances make one think more
kindly of the despJtism of Napoleon.
Many ingenious suggestions have been
offered as a means to "solve the prob
lem." These of course come from the
same old spirit even when spoken in the
language of the Sophists. First of all
the Southern orators assure Northern
thinkers that they know nothing of the |
real conditions in the South. Would that |
this were true for the Northern people
have suffered sufficiently over wretched
conditions not of their making. The
means suggested to preserve the peace
fnl CO relations in the South is to allow
the white people down there to manage
the negro in their own way. They are
at liberty to use all lawful powers of
persuasion to make the negro concur in
their view. This persuasion must come
from the descendants of those who
we're responsible for his advent. As {
alternative it is suggested that the
\ orthern people make all the sacrifice [
necessary for the pacification of the i'm
fortunate. This is truly magnanimous
but it is far too cold for the African
constitution this side of Mason and !
)ixon's line.
All know what it cost the North to
edeem the honor of the nation; as a {
the negro is now in posi- l
ion to take care of himself He and
lis proud relations must "solve the prob
EN-" between them. The administra- {
ion OF an honored republic cannot con.
istently acquiesce in actions prompted q
~ pride and prejudice-but so long as S
he law declares that all men are born (
quail before the law, if man can prove ]
himself equal the difficulty cannot with c
ustcc be evaded. The conditions of q
oday are a natural consequence of that |
tupendous blunder,-the kidnapping a
nd importation of many hundreds of {
n alien dark race that these might toll t
nder the fierce Us of the sun in order e
hat the fortunate few might eat fruit e
n the shade. i
Our presidents policy in dealing with t
hat may be a dormant but terrible t
orce is one of pacifcation therefore it
admirable; the attitude of the South
IN white men is provocative therefore
is reprehensible. g
All rulers are but subordinate forces. r,
he Supreme power may decree that
lstlce shall be done to the less fortunate d
ice. If hot headed men resist wise t.
lplomacy, if horrid war must be the +,
leans, II men must again fall in battle. t.
nd women's hearts break in their be- il
'avelnents, we can at least pray that IL
lie revolution may occur in the far d.
ture. ANc,r y,