The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-04

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Third be negroes Ia the south
live under the laws that the White
man make for himself; the SFilinihoo
lives under laws that we mako II
him and would inots live under our
selves. S = n =
;tsV bile the brownhman Of; the Orient
fslfarlng worse than the black manSit,
the south, the Rcpn blican headers are
stirring up Z race iantagonisms sins this
country in order.ito keep the. :olored
vote solid for the Rcpu blicans party.
Even the president has contributed
more than his share to the agitation.
When he has appointed q coloreds man
to Office he has done it3witE a flourish
oftrumpets and o brass band; accom-
panlmcnt that the world might know
that the "dOor'' was wide Open. 8 When
q colorcd postm istress was objected
TO he refused 1 to allow her}t to resign
and closed the 0ilice---and did 1t allay
race prejudice? No; It did more Ore, TO
excite race prejudice Thar any ten
colorcd appointments that President
Nc ktnley nude. The Booker IT.
Washington dinner at the White
house did even more than the India
nola postonice incident to excite race
prejudice, RI sT:ii1 = t B n
The president surely did not intend
to inject the question OF social euuali.
ty Into politics, for on that issue he
could not carry q state in the Union;
then why arouse the colored people tx
expect social equality or agitate the
whites with thc.fear of, IL? HIt is "a
Krievous mistake to turn the ncgro's
thoughts from the substantial ad van.
tages Of industrial, intellectual and
moral mo- progress to the, unsubstantial
promises Of social recognition. The
amalgamatiOn OF the races is not the
solution, OF the race question, and that
would .be the logical result OF social
equality.,1n their natural right, to
life, liberty and the pursuit OF happI-
ness the white man and the black man
are equal and these rights should be
protected with jealous care. Educa-
,tional advantages should be open to
bot!. races and both should be en-
couraged to- secure all the mental lis
clpline possible.
Whether the more advanced race
should fix suffrage qualifications for
the less advanced is a question to be
determined by the facts in the case,
but it. is safe to say that on this sub
jeot the people OF the north would be
much like the people of the south IL
they were compelled to meet the
same conditions.
AS to social equality there should be
a frank aud candid understanding.
THERE'S no difference on this subject
between the white people Of the north
and the white people Of tho south.
The color line is drawn by Republi-
can families as distinctly as it IS by
Democratic families, as distinctly by
northern families as by southern fami-
lies. There Is more friendliness and
,helpfulness where this is recognized
than where itls left in doubt and Un-
certainty. .5E Z.
81 The white race ought, 60 recognize
the rights Of the black rice and lend
ib every possible assistance The
of the south are taking them
. .ss
darker skin, while fRspub blican 4 DOL III
clans in the north are riding Into Of:
ifice on black votes and, while they ex-
clude the colored people from their
social functions, are constantly trying
to array the southern negro against
the southern white man. s.
4 There Is another aspect Of the uues-
tion. The promise Of social equality
false as it is encourages the edu-
Gated negro to hope to get away from
his race and thus the race loses the
benefit that the more prog ressivc ne.
groes might bring to it. Instead Of
trying to bleach the face or to take
the kink out Of the hairlet the colored
man recognize that he is black by ma
ture aud set to work to show what
one Of his race can accomplish. No
upright, intelligent and law-abiding
colorcd man ever gets into trouble
himself or involves his people in a
race war. After the colored man has
established a reputation for virtue,
sobricty and good sense, let him de-
vote himself to the building up OF a
society that will satisfy his needs. If
he has daughters let him make them
worthy Of the best young men of his
race; If he has sons, let him. make
them examples Of industry and good
habits. 10 deserve respect and not
enjoy it is better than to enjoy respect
without deserving it, but to deserve
respect Is the best and surest way to
secure it.
A good character is more valuable
and more permanent than a pestoflice
and nothing will do more to kill race
prejudice than the building up Of
character. The white man needs TO
be reminded, as the president sug-
gests, that lawleSsneSs is dangerous
and torture demoralizing to those who
practice 1t, but the black man must
also be cautioned not to judge the
white mans life purpose by the pas.
sions of an hour and he should be
warned not to allow the vices and lusts
Of the most abandoned of his race tC
provoke hostility between himself and
the whites. The race question is here
and it will require the intelligence
and the patriotism Of the people nortt
and south to settle it Alright. 1t has
too long been used for political advan.
tagc.
Turkish CrueIties.
REPORTS from Monastir. authenti.