The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-13

ccSsor OF Booker Washington, or TO make
Booker, younger man and President of
e school, the successor of the Doctor at
Harvard. The scholarly, vigorous Presi-
dent OF the greatest of American centers
OF education, expresses his views, after
due preparation and considers lion, no
doubt, after the style of that which fol-
lows and no doubt it will please New
England, command the approval of New
Workers and stir up the negrophilists
everywhere with outbursts of enthusiasm
and phrensy and folly in other sections.
It is difficult to read what follows as
from him, and accept 1T as a genuine re-
port of a sane and able man, a teacher
of youth, an upholder OF true American
sentiments and principles. Let my read
ers carefully read and consider the sub
joined paragraph, and then sec it it does
not impress them as more the hasty ut
teraGce Of an educated simpletcn than
me profound and deliberate opinion Of
a wise and really cultivated man of age
and experience. Would any well-born,
Well-bred, well-educated Southron feel
honored in having a man with such very
peculiar and absurd views a guest in his
home? l trow not. Fairly well educat-
ed negroes-half- breeds OF the type of
Booker and Dancy and Chestnut-of
aspiring turn and good ability, are to be
more respected in their aspirations and
seli-imposition than any really educated
white man who could under any circum-
stances utter the following social clap
trap:
THE Southern white sees race danger
in eating at the same table with negro;
bo
guest of negro an act of race infidelity
The Northern white sees nothing of the
kind The race danger does lot enter
into his thoughts at all, he does not be-
lieve there is any such danger To be
the host or guest of a negro, Mexican,
Or a Japanese, would be for him simply
matter of present pleasure, convenience
or courtesy. 1t would never occur to
him that such an act could possibly harm
his own race His pride of race does
idea. This is a significant difference be-
tween Northern whites and Southern
whites"
white man who could so undervalue
ana malign the white people of our heroic
Southland that has ever stood for Anglo
Saxon civilization, and could so demean
himself and reflect upon the character of
his own people among whom he had been
reared, educated, and influenced, and
from whom he had received repeated hon
ors, shows he is not really a meritorous
recipient and is really more deserving or
ccnsure and reproach than of kindness and
good will. It looks like farcical per-
fCrmance for man of dignity and posi-
tion to talk i'll his glib way of 'the pride
of his race when he gives expression to
such contemplate stuff as social hob
nobbing, and social entertainments.
He wishes to entertain the negro and
be entertained in turn, for he speaks of
the delightfulness of such social life, and
re CARDS it real pleasure" to wine and
diEe with the blacks. FFThere is no ac-
counting for tastes,' is an old. familiar
saw. But DR.. Eliot is not sat
isfed with such charming inter
change of hospitlaities for he next
goes for" the Southern whites, and de-
claGes that the best OF them-people in
the highest social relations and position
= Tor that is his meaning evidently-are
destitute of his own Boosted pride of
mace" because, prithes! they will not
degrade their race by social interchange
of Inequalities with Sambo and Dinah.
The man who holds such base. corrupt
ing views is not fit for fellowship with