The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-02

Third-The negroes in the south
live under the laws that the white
man makes for himself: tile Filipino
lives under laws that we make for
him and woaid not live under our
selves.
While the brown man Of the Orient
is faflng worse than the black man in
the south. the Republican leaders are
stirring up race antagonism in this
country in order to keep the colored
vote solid for the Republican party.
Even the president has contributed
more than his share to the agitation.
When he has appointed colored man
to Office he has done it will; a flourish
of trumpets and a brass band accom-
paniment that the world might know
that the door" was wideopen. When
u colorcd postn.istress was objected
10 he refused to allow her to resign
and closed the otlice-and did it allay
race prejudice? No; it did more to
excite race prejudice than any ten
colored appointments that President
Mckinley made. The Booker T.
Washington dinner at the White
house did even more than the India
nola postotIice incident to excite race
prejudice.
The president surely did not intend
to inject the question of social equali-
ty into politics, for on that issue he
could not carry a state in the Union:
then why arouse the colorea people to
expect social equality or agitate the
whites with the fear Of it? 1t is a
grievous mistake to turn the negro's
thoughts from the substantial adran-
tages OF industrial, intellectual and
moral 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. In their natural right to
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happl-
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
both races and both should be en-
couraged to secure all the mertll dis
cipline possible.
Whether the more advanced race
should fix suffrage qualifications for
the less advanced is question to be
determined by the facts in the case,
but it is safe to say that on this sub
jeet the people of the north would be
much like the people of the south if
they were compelled to meet the
same conditions.
AS to social equality there should be
a frank and candid understanding.
There is no difference on this subject
between the white people Of the north
and the white people Of the south.
The color line is drawn by Repuoli-
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 it is left in doubt and un-
certainty.
The white race ought to recognize
the rights Of the black race and lsnd
it every possible assistance. The
whites of the south are taxing them
selves to educate the children Of
darker skin, while Republican politi-
clans in the north are riding into Of
fee 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.
There is another aspect Of the ques-
tion. The promise Of social equality
false as it encourages the edu-
Gated negro to hope to get away from
his race and thus the race loses the
benefit that the more progressive ne
groes might bring to it. Instead OF
trying to bleach the face or to take
the kink out Of the hair let the colored
man recognize that he is black by ma
ture and set to work to show what
one Of his race can accomplish. No
upright, intelligent and law-abidlng
colored man ever gets into trouble
himself or involves his people in a
race war. After the eolored man has
established a reputation for virtue,
sobriety and good sense, let him de-
vote himself to the building up OF
society that will satisfy bis needs. II
be has daughters let him make them
worthy Of the best young men of his
race: if be 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 postofce,
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 It, but the black man must
also be cautioned not to judge the
white mans life purpose by the pas
sions of an hour and be should be
warned not 10 allow the vices and lusts
Of the most abandoned Of bis race to
provoke hostility between himself and
the whites. The race questionis here
and it will require the Intelligence
and the patriotism Of the people north
and south to settle it Alright. 1t has
too long been used for political adyan-
tage.
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