The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-09-16

.ge educa yslo they strug-
hg gle ks, tag his progress
al one MH sfbe ahites of the
at- Soufi3b 5 nst sggle to hinder
ce the ros gress upward;
r. they '5usf opposite; second,
ne the wII se South believe
ct as rna rs Mr.. Storey, or
al as do Education for the
neourd BSdo not believe, nor
IL d6 IL vf education New
ri / En- most part has
s.. ~ 3 - seen notably at
III 5eaM Hilton Head, S. c.,
'ss9 tod3X most non-progressive
g Vq q South so far as the
neg afe concerned, but the
n spotwhere education of the
! klnlhichI suppose Mr.. StoreX
!. BELLS inShas been funinterrapt-
!, lpplied by Northern teach
I ersf full Tort ty-tWo years! Let
e hin there with me and i will
? shdhlm how little he knows of.
: thPint on which he calls me
ande South to account. Man
OF EB l do not see how we of
thEorth Or particularly of New
EhndLsuch men as you and
EMpStorey and I-are. better
thathe people of South Carolina
or llabapna. They worship the
san God read the same Bible,
reHt the same prayers, keep
thdomn1andments as we'll as we
dof these be your tests. They
haf, IN fact, one great quality,
Wfh l think puts them higher
thA most Of us. I mean the
h1q, almost highest, great quail
lty fortitude-the quality which
Buke had in mind when he
Wrfe this memorable sentence:
Tfey only can aspire to act
gr&tly who are of force greatly
to suffer. Of this force the
Southern people have given the
last full proofs. With our slight,
perhaps no, knowledge of the Pc
,ulihf I' 'blem put upon such a
people aust we go on forever
listrui g, denouncing, CRITICS.
pg UNI dig, if not cruelty, such
lpd They have their faults,
70 g uht but. .sS-vo rfTst them
!nY problem they may meet.
AMP when ! say let them alone, |
io pot meanlet them alone to do
Ns9ng or,cruelty to the negro,
e let them alone to do the best
hat, in their better Judgment,
an be done for him-far more
md better than we can do, a
,housand or two miles off.
Thls, l suppose, will entitle me
% be again called "extraordi-
lary," at least by Mr.. Storey
md the Springfield Republican.
endorse every word of Mr..
storey when he asserts that ct
S. clear that the South should
give the negro the best education
'ossible.', 9 Up to the full limit
i Its ability, the South is doing
t to-day. Mr.. Storey, give us
our bill of particulars; make
our implied and express charges
1lore definite and certain, in the
'hrase Of our profession. Till
'ou 90 SO, | can only put in nv
.eneral denial and ask Judgment
n the insufficiency of your com
'laint.
When Mr.. Storey allies me
yith men of the South who "in-
lst that the negro is incapable
f being raised by fany education
. an equality with the white
nan, = he does me an injustice.
hope the negro can be raised to
respectable degree of good
ense, good capacity for work
nd service for the white man as
yell as for himself. His lot is
nd will be to serve, in do de-
'raded conditions, but for full
omp pensation and with fair treat
lent, the superior race, l expect
q more. This assertion will, |
ear, give new Appropriateness
Mr.. Storey's mind as we'll as
ne minds of others, to the cpl
net extraordinary" applied to
lyBryce letter an epithet which
GEMS a favorite one with many
my critics, but one of which /
Q not complain. Once l did not
mink so; make the most of that
8 you are sure to do. But do
ou and Mr. Storey imagine that
am gong to continue to live in
a FOOLS paradise after / have
)und it out? You NAV do so. If