Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-11-14


not aware of any statute which requires
a white butler. white typewriter. white
maid, white cook or white ooachmau to
labor Tor Negro employees if they were
not inclined TO do so.
1t then cites from the New York AGE
of October s, 1908, declaration of prin.
ciples in which Hon. T Thomas For
TUNE sets forth the position of the bet.
ter element of colored citizens OF New
/ York.
Mr.. FoRTUNE dec,eres his belief in
manhood suffrage, pure and simple and
this is the doctrine in. toto of the Faith.
ers of the Republic.
He declares in favor of mixed schools.
doctrine which is endorsed by leading
Democrats in the North and is cordially
approved by the school authorities of
Richmond, Va, for here we have white
| ladies', bending over and instructiup
| Negro pupils in our own Richmond
Normal School. If there is any differ
ence between this social relationship
In this city and that in vogue in some
OF the cities of the New ork state. we
fail to see it.
MIR. FORTUNE is i'll favor of intermar.
rage of the rat es, thereby legalizinp
what Is now illegal in the southern
states and TO cause cessation of This
whole sale bastard business which is in
| operation from one section of the South.
land to the other.
Inc ZINES DEMOCRAT expresses a holy
horror over the lawful union of a white
and colored person and vet it ..poes
ohnd" over the most fragrant kind of
social equality which has been taking
place and is now taking place under ITS
very eyes
There are probably more bastard mn.
iatoes IN Louisiana than in any other
state IN the union Will this journal
emphasize It's disapproval by calling for
an enactment of a law, making 1t a fell
ony for white person to be crimlnally
intimate with a colored person and
vice versa
Our observations have caused Us to
favor the separation of the Races in the
matter of social intercourse of n kind
winch produces bastard children. 1t
would be far better to permit the mar
rage of the parties to the unlawfu, nm
| ION than TO have "a condition as il now
| exists of colOred men being afraid IN
speak TO white c0lored lady. for fear
that they may make a mistake and
thereby become candidate for heaven
| by the rope route
The TIMES DEMOCRAT boldly decIaras
that 1t will murder the Negroes rather
than permit them to have their rights.
1t concluded as follows:
"Soon after the civil rights bill was
| passed Republican politician in the
town of Wilmington, N @. apnearad
at the Purcell House in that town aud
demanded that "A Negro constituent Ia
served with dinner. He called Mr.
PurceIl's attention TO the fact that if he
refused 20 serve the Negro he would
certainly be subjected co "a fine of SI5OO
whlch spelled ruin To the hotel keeper
PURCELL had the Negro seated at a table
ana ordered waiter to bring his din
| ner, but befole it appeared he said TO
| the Negro, as his hand went YEARLY TO-
ward his hip pocket: NV friend. Won
are entirely welcome to have dinner at
my hotel, for such is the law. But il is
only fair that should warn you that il
you eat dinner here, you Will tat supper
IN hell. Thank you, boss, L amt
hungery! replied che Negro, rising
hastily and the Incident was closed.
THAT is what the Roosevelt Fortune
| open door of hope means for the
whites of the Southland for the Ne.
/ Sroes. Is the strenuous one to bring
massacre upon the country that he may
be elected TO an Office which fell Co him
by chance, as re ward for heroism i'm a
charge IN which he did not participates"
This is the note of defiance which
comes from the Southland. 1t not only
demands the right to regulate the Ne
! gro question and do as it pleases with
In Its own borders, but demands the
privilege of debating and regulating the
attitude of the white people of the
North upon this same question. 1t has
all it wants where it is and wants
all it can get at Washington and else
where, going to the extent of debating
to President RoosEvELT as to whom he
shall invite around his festal board.
This kind of interference will hardly
be tolerated, and the election results in
the country next year will be a fitting
reply to this kind OF rae ial nonsense.