The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-27
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feeling toEzrd TIE negroes. Every
negro among them Who keeps a ne
Ero's place. and walks worthy q re-
spect and courteous treatment o. ac-
corded u b. the average white nlau.
Some negroes. elevated By chance OF
political conditions. and eIaited In
their O~n minds. demand more than
the natural relations between the
races Justly. Such demands are re-
| seufed by the whites. and friction Il
created. under which unpleasant
complications arise. An uneducated.
uncultured negro. subject 20 natural
pasziona. commits a crime too serious
and % odiOus a. % stir up the pas
siOns u the white people. and cruel,
even brutal scenes follow. regretted
az much BY the better white citizens
az By the colored Americans. Riot
stirred up By crime. breaks ou,
among people of all races. and IL be
yOnd ordinary control. That com
munlty which Is free from such trou.
bic IL ideal. In a country where peo
pie Of all races and all kinds live %
gether racial and class preludices eK
ist-always have existed and always
will exist. Prudent persons take cog
nizance of this fact, and seek 20 avoid
anything that viii lnclts the passions
or arouse the preiudlces which natur
ally exist When something extra
ordinary occurs. he'll breaks loose
and no one can restrain the food oi
violent prejudice and cruel passion
so We do have incidents In the South
that are shameful. and which excite
the condemnation Of the people Of
the Northern and Eastern states, and
Of the civilized world. Those who
live in the South and know the condi
tions under which such scenes are
committed can better understand the
situation; hence they are not wrought
up over such things as the people Of
other states think they should he
But a condition Js now confron ting
the Southern people which demands
the wisest action possible. The ne
groes have been encouraged. by re
cent events. 10 demand recognition
which will not be-cannot be-ac
corded them In the South. They may
be led on by designing men Of their
own race. and by ill-advlsed white
men In politics and Ia religious and
social life till the peaceful relations
now existing between the whites and
the blacks in the South viii be so dis
turbed as 10 make serious trouble
Violent outbreaks may occur: passion
On both sides may be inhamed. hot
tempered men may be excited 10 overt
acts. and inevitably the negro ques
ton will become a political one. An
Of the bitterness OF the years preced
ing the var may then be revived. In
that case the negro himself will be
come an active agitator. and no man
can foretell the outcome
What can be done 10 avert the dan,
ger? Surely the course Of some
Southern men in politics has not
lossened the danger II will be far
better 10 allow a Republican presi.
dent TO make a few negro appoint
ments. and TO entertain negroes at his
table II he wants to do 50, than 10