The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20
I FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1908
An Honest Confession.

An Honest Confession.
The Philadelphia Ledger, one Of the
most conservative Republican papers at
he North, refers to the recent murder
Il Mr.. Andrew II. Green. of New York,
n black maniac, and employs the
Incident az the subject for an article on
IL negro question In general It says
hot Ii times past the negro amused
!. but OF late he has perplexed US sorely,
nd bids fair to supply US with the
ravsst problems with which. as peo-
lie, we have ever struggled. It declares
rat the iNyro has almost outgrown the
Ympathy OF which he was the object
Srsyears after his emancipation Per
aps,'''5 It proceeds, I'VE have bean un-
tse; perhaps we have neglected our
uty--but 1t has come to pass that ne
.oes In the North have to an alarming
rtant affiliated with and largely In
eased the criminal class. Their crimes,
"a. are those Of violenoe-often Of hor.
II. While they may not exhibit tho
inning displayed by depravcd white
al, they surpass them In fcrocity. and
cir lawless deeds have often an UNI
1ticipable character, which makes them
culiarly gruesome and dreadful, like
e@work Of the ape OF the Rue Morgue.
he very irrationality which a negro
sporadic often exhibits-in yielding to a
vial motive, in revenglng fancied
ongs, In forgetting the certainty OF
nishme t-makes his onslaught tho
are. fatal
Il then refers to several crimes COM
tied by black demons, and concludes:
The effect upon the Northern mind OF
eds like this Is bound to be profound
ERE has been up to now Wde dr.
ence In the attitude of the two soc
MS Of the country toward black men;
t8s3rhare is much evidence that the
y traditional in the North is chang
:; that a different temper is forming;
t a new disposition Us to the treat
at most wisely to BIO accorded the
X skinned race Is being BORN
What is all this but a confession on
part OF our Philadelphia contempo.
y that the North has made a stupid
nder in dealing with the negro? 1t
almost a confession that the North
s. wrong In insisting upon the aboli-
a92of slavery II Is certainly n con-
sion that the North would have been
Ter off: would have been relieved Of
most annoying, not 10 say dangerous.
fiction II the negro .rars had never
a emanclpated. This shows how
seless 1t is for any people to attempt
settle In their own way question
ch they do not understand. Unti
ently the Northern people viewed the
70 question from afar. They knew
hing about the character of the negro;
yiS knew nothing q bout the best meth
of managing him. Yet they set him
and put the ballot into his hands,
sent carpet baggers DOWN South
Had him into politics. They sent
ool marms here to instruct him;
to make a martyr OF him; while
the other hand. they denounced
whites OF the South and aid .svery-
z that 1t was possible within the
TO do to incite race antagonism.
Nv. at this late day: now. when
|oes have nov.sd to some extent to
North: now that some phases OF the
8 question have been brought home
nA Northern people, hsading North
newspaper confesses that the North's
It's In behalf OF the negro have been
Injected. and worse than failure
asst the chickens have coma home to
fSi y, OF the South cannot but
sort OF SRI dissatisfaction in the
las embarrassment