Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-03-17
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rnce hatred have no such feeling
Tor tho negro. On tho contrary. I
wish tho race we'll should llka to
see q develop along moral and 10.
duntrlal lines until II shall become a
positive factor Tor good rather than
menace To our civilization bless
ina. rather than curse The only
hop" Tor the cunsummatlon ~ that
wish ia for tho state tu take these
matters IN hand. ignore the abuse ana
criticism ~ the Ignorant time servers
Of both tho north and tho South aud
giN" tn tho negro thst which he needs
education OF HE heart aud his hands.
give him a pVssihio moral basis 10
build upon and you viii thereby help
the negro and The state also Dis
cussinr this question. n very reliable
atatistician Of New York state Prof.
Wilcox. In a roccnt paper said
The ucgro and tho .E(u4icious
amonr his friends too often look on
education and religion as fetiehes.
that b. something external. the pos
SECESSION of which guarantees the pos.
s'H-pr a charmed and happy lie hero
or hereafter In distinction from
these the most effective safeguard
against crime which parents can of.
Ter thcir children Is the desire and
ability tn support ones self hv ieriti.
mate Industry \ formal ~,iecsttoa 10
subsidiary 90 this u Ia important
mainly bseaHse it Incrcaaez tho ats.
uues through Nhich seifsuppurt is
possible n ever BE- serves Co DE-.
cr-as. the drsirs for sell support. u
rs fl thar extent banefui ii ever n
decrease fhs rsesrrirrf avenues Tot
sell support hs aruaalnE The belief that
rtrfliu lines 20 legitimate Industry ar
DEGRADING and therefore nahmissahls.
t is tu thar extent bansful This may
Eite o standpoint from which tu iudr.,
the IlMr1it question 90 negro e.iucR.
tinn5 lf fh~,uoeru family on the aver.
axe s Ear ifsH effective than the white
fhe eduration provided Tor the negro
children should aim frankly a. supple
nieut fh~ ahorfc1minrs uf their fam
iiY iiie ant r,tlure their tsmptaf IONS
Geo rrimr hv insreasing their desire
and ability 20 live hv legitimate in
dustrt Probably thr best means b.
which tu reach and reinfurce the fam
ily life pf the u.cruss is a shchuai sys
tenn which frankly sets this up a. IL
aim
NoW gentlemen the whole situa-
tion in the iighi ~ the physical facts
involved and the lessons % history.
presents stupcndous problem 10
solve which will test the permancncy
~ American civilization Thomas
jefferson. nearly one hundred years
ago said am certain that the ne
groes viii be free. and am equally
certain that they can never live on
the samo soil ON terms 1T social or
political equality with tho whites
Nothing truer was ever uttered un-
less IL was thu following from Abra
ham Lincoln
Il will say that am not nor ever
hay" been in favor OF bringing about
In any way tho social and political
equality of tho whit. and black races.
that ! am not nor ever have been In
favor IT making voters N jurors of
negroes. nor ot qualifying them 10 hold
ONCE nor Ia iutermarry with the white
people and | will say IN addition
tn this that there is physical ar
ference between the white aud black
races which will forever forbid tho
two races living together on terms
OF social and political equality And
inasmuch as they cannot 50 1--we. while
they do remain together. there must
be tho position Of superior and In.
ferior. and l. as much as any other
man. am m favor of having tho su.
perior position assigned to the white
race
Let the ideas. the truths expressed
By Lincoln be embodied in all lesis.
latiuu ON the subject The wise states
man Will profit by the wisdom OF "a.
perienee and shun the rocks upon
which other governments have been
wrecked hut the fool. unmindfnl ~
the warnings of history. Will gD head.
long to destruction The eyes Of tho
world are upon Mississippi today. be-
cause Mississippi Is in the very heart
ot this race problem Let her states
men nf today emulate and follow the
path ulaxed out by the late lamcuted
+ J z. George. The Great C1mmon.r.s
the prutagonist in the work of solv-
ing the race problem. in SO far Rs n
state can. II calls for the broadcast
philanthropy, wise aud CONTAGIOUS
craftsmanship. that whatever may be
done shall be done in the fear of God
and Tor the good of humanity
JAS X NARDAMAN