The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-15
SOME ADVICE TO NEGROES.
A Reouke to Those Who Counsel the
Colored People to Antagonize
the Whites.

The South Carolina Standard. a
negro Baptist paper. published in Co.
lunlbia. OF which the Rev. Mr.. ". Gil
bert. 4. NJ. D. D.. is editor. has this
to say:
There is no doubt that the outtages
perpetrated against negroes are awak-
enng indignation in the breast OF all
thoughtful members OF the race, and
that is not surprising. But the lead
ers OF the race should not permit
these wrongs to make them lose their
heads. In times of tumultuous passion,
when the mob sweep away all law
and all restraints and lynch and burn
negro on the stake, intemperate and
rash leaders at once counsel the race
to meet violence with violence
1t is noteworthy that the men who,
whether in the press or in the pulpit,
preach the doctrine OF retaliation live,
without exception. at safe distance
from the scene OF battle. These val
liant soldiers. safely esconced in a
northern or western state, bravely
counsel their suffering race in the
south to do what not a man OF them
would dare 10 come down 10 show
them how to do.
Fortunately for the race the COL
ored people have had too much COM
mon sense TO obey the generals, the
captains and the majors, who never
themselves smell powder, and who is
sue fighting orders, while they thenl-
selves stand 500 or more miles from
the field OF battle.
These mighty and heroic negro
Napoleons, Caesars and AleNanders
have the audacity to charge their
brethren who live in the south, with
cowardice, because, forsooth. the
bloody orders OF these distant and
courageous military chieftains are not
recklessly obeyed. And has it oc-
Cured to these hot-headed hrebrands
what it would cost the race to follow
their advice in this period of race
weakness and ignorance: Have they
ever thought OF the widespread igno-
rance and poverty OF the race: Have
they ever thought that the military
organizations throughout the south
are composed chiefly of white men
and under the control of white men:
Have they forgotten that all OF the
railroads over which troops are to be
dispatched when trouble appears are
in the possession of white men? Have
they ever considered the fact that
tie vast majority of this present gen.
Grafton of negroes are too dependent
upon white men to successfully hight
against themo Have they considered
the effect on the race of past cordl-
tions? Did it ever occur to their ao-
normally heated craniums that on a
question OF this kind the whites
are substantially united, while ne
groes are divided everywhere. even
the educated ones: And have our
brave generals taken into account the
ownership OF the guns and the am
munition: No, the race cannot afford
now. in their ignorant and poor con-
dition, to retaliate and invite such ar
iindiscriil,inate slaughter as was never
witnessed in all history. 1t is not due
to cowardice that negroes refuse tc
retaliate, it is due more to sound com
mon sense. 4 better course TO recon-
mend is to encourage the race to re
double its efforts to educate then
children, to acquire homes. to encour
age good morals and discourage
crimes, as the surest road to race pres
ervation and self-defense. Agalnst
the rash teachings OF our distant gen
erals we propose the words Of Jesu:
| Christ: The meek shall inherit the
earth" The seed Of evil doors shall
be cut off ultimately. be they white
or black. The criminal negro and the
lawless white lyncher are a burden tc
Gods creation. and their seed is
| doomed