The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-29

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Tho sole reliance then L. n the noble lsr ppr,
TRe ss eHafSh q me gfsss. % rho school a
word as to each of these.
THE CHURCH.
rtappily. The religious spirit ID strong In the
South. rho church is to tho community what at
s Gearh Y & ha s, h0n. pleaeer e %e
Known III every good word and work. Here
are potential forces May we 1 mi e eMpefi 'a sas
that ther chief hone-misslon work ts to
itiorallze The nine millions o. blacks dwelling
among us and affecting our every fl'al inter- f.
persuade The holne-rilssion societies 70 eve
tho major portion of their strGngtn; brlhsins
riaiat and the treasured experience OF the
atates,nan Il look for tremendous results from
tnnnt ar ,be blacks 10 this end plans are al
ready forming as we know, In certain niuent-
ial religious bodies.
THE PRESS.
rho prcsy of the South is guided By generous
Impulses II has struggled under an obsGuraht-
ism that would have blurred the vision OF men
less endowed To-day the press Is gSlns ior,h
M uncertain sound. 1t Graves a larger iree-
dom which 1t viii DO accorded. 1t Is cohser-
vativc, as the delicate status OF our denre$.
liberties demanded that II Should be, But II
is backed by that Saxon spirit OF fair play
and has wrought tnarvlousy Tor thc 1urther-
ance of the present eiucatiohal renvl In ,s
be expected from the press III lis earnest cGh-
tentiqn for what Is deemed to be tne bes y, IN.
teresta OF the South and of the nation. MANY
IN editor in the South has during these fyihs
lines shown spirit OF quiet heroI I'm, AM, and
faith that Is only the more elective because
not insistent of its own merit.
|s3 N THE SCHOOL. a.Fs
II u.s. however to the school. tho common
school thar we must dock for the main lererase
to upft the masses OF our people in this demo-
crazy II Is TO be noted that the South makes
n new demand of the achoa Elsewhere Vow
seek through 1t economic efficiency and politi'
"a l. character. But the school in the south
must furnish forces that VIII conduce to racial
ana political Character All Of these ends are
Important but racial adjustment is the deeper
nerve of Southern life.
OF THE SITUATION.
Since tho close OF Monroe's administration
politics has not been the chief concern Of the
south The initial energy OF the South in the
national cause began then to exhaust itse!t.
The change in Calhoun's attitude from hntlon-
;Liization to notification. which took place
about 1895. marks an epoch in the history OF
ancricai forltthe transit of Calhouns mind
was due not SO much to the diosyncrasles OF
the Southern situation, which was just then
beginning to be clearly discerned The fog had
for this altered attitude toward national Ges s.
tiny is not far to seek. The South found itself
hoiding the wolf by the ear, and In such pre-
dicament had to forego any thought for less
I critical concerns. Every subsequent activity
upon the part Of the South has TO be inter-
preted in tho light OF this mpelIing motive
Locked in the embrace of slavery, with its at
ten,iant problems the South, could not give due
heed 10 either economic or political questions.
In the increasing stress of the storm, mast
and even helm were no longer thought of.
The Missouri compromises, notification In
Mexican Mar. the C'onfederacy, recently amend
ed constitutions. all these typical Issues show
that the artery Of southern life has been
racial. Political and economic bearings these
issues have had. grant you; hut in .lieir
exciting cause they are the outcome of the eN-
isience upon the same soil of two races unlike
and difficult of adjustment. In the presence
OF this frowning Pharaoh. race identity has,
like Aarons serpent-rod. swallowed up all
other issues. Politics in this section since 1896
has been only the surface play; the undercur-
rent often nneontrollahie has always been
unpolitica We have factions based upon per-
s9nalites; we have no separate parties based
upon principles, either political or economic
our leaders see and deplore this fact, even
yearn for the advent of q respectable opposi-
ton party Where there is only one debater,
there can be no discussion; yet democracy is
only government by discusson.
The isolation Of the South from national
affairs grows out of its engrossment in the In
tense racial predcament in which destiny has
involved it. Outside activities have had to be
abandoned in the dire appeal OF her own chill
for her
NATIONAL. AID TO POPULAR EDUCATION.
If, then the nation wishes 10 set free the en-
ergles of the South.to develop in behalf of all.
the resources OF this section; to restore the
South to righttu Share in the political life
OF the whole country; TO recover the advantage
of the cooperation of these millions of pure
Anglo Saxon minds with political instincts
strong, sound ana sagacous; to call up ut this
juncture the reserves of the South and wheel
them into the forming line of the worlds adj
vance; it Is necessary to hear sympathetically
this cry OF Rachel TO release the tension OF
her mother heart to bring succor to white
and black in their mutual struggle to rise
lightenment, Industrial progress and righteous
racial adjustments,
National aId-strictly through the agency of
the State--to elementary education, Is the en-
sinery that must speedily be called into play.
pr. }. l.. NJ Curry was an advocate of ma
tIonal aid 70 popular education. OF course,
have long been applying the principle of
national MD to agricultural colleges in the
several States Virginia, for instance receives
nov national aid in the support Of the POLY
technic Institute at Blacksburs, No danger of
decentralization lies in aid extended by the
national government, II such aid is dl9bursed
wholly through the agency Of the State and Is
based on minimum local assessment for pub
lie education. ] guard zealously the sef-re-
liant spirit Of our people AT the same time
see their right TO national aid in carrying a
hanging Ignorance, certain Is TO get rid OF that
stunning shade, Give the South only sun
shine. rift by kindly ra&s Of light the cloud
Of iiliteraey and racial suspicion, and her peo-
pie Will advance by leaps and bounds in all the
Saxons arc inherently noble, capable and re-
THE souTH's HERoIsM IN THE PRO
BLEMS OF PEACE E
Tho marvellous thing to-day is not that Mis-
sissippi has grown FESTIVE under the burden
OF duplicate schools, but that she has had the
these hard conditions, In Mississippi only 4l,a
per cent. Of the population is white, This mi
nority has had to furnish capital, Initiative,
brains and conscience for the whole mass The
strain. accordingly, upon their resources IN
maintaining the higher life of the State has
been appalling. All honor TO those noble men
for standing TO their post thus far, in their
superb sef-reliance, even rejecting the susses-
ton of outside MD, But there Is u limit 10
human endeayor And only the sympathetic
corporation of the nation can bring relief to
IL situation that IL well-nigh ntaerable, Can
we in such crisis halt at constitutional
bubbles, when the civilization of the South |
Is al stake? II It was right to use the national |
arm to free the slave ana TO clohc him With |
citizenship, surely II Is right to use the same |
hand % III him for civic efficiency Freedom,
then, fitness now, Adopt what order YOU may, |
ntness Is as imperative as freedom, Without |
this freedom itself Is u delusion to the negro |
ma a menace to the white man
TONIC, EFFECT Or THIS MORAL APPEAL. |
The North gained by the tonic effect of the
moral appeal in behalf Of the abolition of
slavery. This. as regards the South, has been
offset in part by the mellowing influence OF de-
feat, There is an active element in suffering
Forty years Of SUFFERING cannot count for
naughtl In tho silent reserve, in the heroic
patience. in the deep consciousness Ola wish
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