The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-13
THE NEGRO.

30 Tar as IneOuOTc hOuo0NCt - -
cerned. we agree with Sam Jones that
he is ''all kinds of a fool and ought
to be locked mp.
But we ought not to allow Roose-
Welt lack of sense 10 prejudice us
against the Negro. Some negroes Ike
some white folks, are better than
others. There are good negroes and
cad negroes. just as there are good
and bad white people. And taking
their age-as a race, and their oppor-
tunities In consideration, the Negro
as people, have done fairly well.
The Negro has lower station in life
than the white man has; and what
ever he may be an hundred years from
now. tue Negro of today is not capa-
BILE of as high development as the
white man The intelligent negro
knows that and admits it. what he
may be in the future depends upon
himself. Through education ana
moral culture ana right living the
door Of hope is open to him. FOR the
future. But today he is the newer OF
wood and drawer of water; and IN
that humble capacity he fills his meme
in the great life of the Nation, as well
as the white man fills his.
We complain great deal about
trifing negroes and very many OF
them are trlfing. But close your eyes
for moment, and think just little
and see if your mind does not conJure
up trifing white man here ana
there.
Let's meet the issue fairly and
souarely. Is it not just about as hard
to find competent, reliable, trust
worthy white help, as it IS TO nno
competent, reliable, Trustworthy
@ ,lored help9 1t is just about the
hardest undertaking any business man
runs up against, to find either. Point
us to a competent, reliable, trustwor
thy man. white or black, and we Will
show you one who has a good Joo;
both giving satisfaction to their en-
ployers; the negro doing his menlai
work..about as well, and for one-fourtn
the wages that the white man receives
for doing his more difficult and re-
sponsible WORK.
The idle negro is the exception; as
rule the negro works. The lmpu-
dent. rude or offensive negro is the ex-
ception as rule the negro is humble,
patient, forbearing and polite The
negro of the North is mixed breed
and a social monstrOsity. he has
barely enough learning to make him
a fool, and just enough culture to make
him an ass. His dudish clothes, apish
airs and conscious swagger, show MIN
to be thing apart, freak OF nature.
But the negro If the South is the labor
of the South he suits the South better
than any other labor would; ana the
South suits him better than any other
place would.
There is hardly negro to be FOUND
who when he gets into trouble has
not some white folks" to go to for as
s,stance. And these ''white folks
help him. They know his weaknesses
and improvldence, and sympatnlze
with him. And he would not dare
for his life to be the least obtruslve
or offensive to his white folks.
He might presume to be familiar with
those who are familiar with him, but
! not with others.
The Negro has his faults; so have
we all. He has his virtues as we'll
let us not forget them. And IN oul
natural indignation and resentment
toward the Accident" in the White
, House, let us not abuse the negro
Wait until he does something to DC
abnsed for. Then Will be time
enough to handle him according u
his otfense; and even then the northern
agitator will be more to blame thar
the credulous, gullible, easily deceived
. Negro.