Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-05-21
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
Impressions Presented for the PerusaI Of
News Readers.

A meeting was recently held in Roch-
ester, n. Y, by number OF agitators
of the negro question, white and color
ed and the following are some OF the
principal points evolved.
Mr. Green said in part: 81 am from
Virginia, the mother Of presidents. the
mother of states and the mother of sla-
very. We have ceased to grow timber
OF which presidents are made. we
hove ceased to cut states from the old
com onwealth, but a slavery more bit
ing, degrading and cruel than the slav-
ery of 1860. 1t has laid more strongly
the bands OF humilatng and outrage
upon the Southern negro, and thus l
stand here bowed in shame and sorrow.
The cry from the South which has been
used most effectively by Southern
speakers in the north is that of NEGRO
domination" This is the bugbear that
they use to frighten their northern au-
dience, but in truth there is absolutely
nothing in the cry, 1t is used simply
as lie to disguise the real interest and
purpose of the South. "The hands off,
doctrine OF the South is not" said the
speaker, "a new cry. We have heard
it Before. There was time when the
North consented to let the South alone
but it took the best blood OF our cOun-
try, and millions of dollars to put her
back where she should be. To permit
the South to nullify the Constitu tion,
robbing the negro of his rights, the life
of the U. S. will bring around similar
! lesson of that Of 81 to '65.
The speaker continuing said: "The
mistake which the white man of the
South is making and very serious mis-
take is that he refuses to remember
that there are a million negro men in
the South who have grown to mans es-
tate since the close OF the war. The
negroes without master, never bowed
a knee to master, have prospered and
been happy. Thirty-ive years of school
and preaching have grown in their
breast for simple desire of manhood "
He said: THE white people are not
only taking the property away from us
for the benefit of themselves, but they
destroy our school houses, by burning
them and tearing them down. Not on
ly the ignorant negroes are disfranchis-
ed, but negroes in every walk of life,
preachers, the graduates of reputable
schools of learning, teachers who have
taught for years. doctors who have
been practicing medicine for years,
graduates Of schools of learning, who
have passed the medical boards OF the
State in which they live-all because
they are black.
Susan B. Anthony spoke briefly after
Mr.. Hayn. She said in part: Nothing
but this outrage upon the negro race
could have brought me out here to-
night. The remedy for this abuse i,
simple. If state will violate the con-
stitution it should be denied the right
conferred by the constitution, it should
not be given representation.
have often thought how hard it is
for Us women to have any rights. We
are permitted to do only those things
that are permitted by men. often ask
myself, why is it that negro men, negro
women and white women are being ed
ucated, if we are not allowed to exer
else the power which this education
gives US? You see that we women are
in the same boat with these distran
chised negroes. 1t has been said trnly
it is mockery to grant freedom and de
ny the franchise.
''And now | hope that the negroes
will succeed in securing recognition
and may be again entrancbised. Th'
trouble is that the men of the north cal
not take determined action very wei
because of the inconsistency of tha
action. They can not reasonably advC
cate the enfranchisement of the negr
while they Withhold the same advantag
to the women of their own part of tn
country. They are really in such
muddle that they don't know how
, get out of it,"
. will not attempt to say anything l
3 regard to Miss Anthony's speech, a
you can plainly see that she is in fo
woman's suffrage before negro enfrar
chisement. The majority of the bel
people Of the North take no interest i
this uproar of Ma negro. They are nc
all fools, or rascals, and not so ignOrar
but what they know something of tt
Southern negro, without him comm
here and spinning lies that are black'
> than his skin. The Virginia ''cOoI
said that in the South slavery is mol
biting. degrading and cruel than tn
T of 1860. Now every man that know
anything at all knows that that
, false
We have accounts OF negroes escapiE
to Canada during slavery, risking the
lives, laying out cold night after co
night without food in order to get o
from under the control Of their master
: They crossed the Ohio River on hoatil
: ice for the same purpose. Did you ey