The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26

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At every step invite correction or
denial Of any statement Of fact herein
made by me, or the controverslon of
any position I have taken or any argu-
ment have used. But I do say that
my recollection or reading does not
furnish any parallel or example of
such unwarranted, cruel, wanton dis.
regard OF right and duty, on such an
occasion, on the part of any other
President in our long list. No Russian
ukase was ever more autocratic or un-
just
have already stated why have
called attention to these acts and poll.
cles Of PRECEDENT Roosevelt. It Is be-
cause 1t has seemed to me the
APTEsT WAY IN WHICH TO SHOW
what q really patriotic and wise policy
would be, by exhibiting the unwise
and unpatriotic course pursued by
him. II policy diametrically coun.
ter to his policies and conduct, which
l have rehearsed, had been pursued by
him or were to be adopted now 1t
would be the true policy.
Instead of inviting negroes to his
table, thereby flouting the feelings,
opinions and deep convictions. of one
whole section Of our country--the
exact section, too, where our negro
problem lies and where alone it must
be worked out-let policy of forbear.
ance from aggravating what some
may conscientiously regard as blind
and bitter prejudice be adopted.
Instead of appointing negro, be-
cause he Is a negro, to high Office for
which he has no fitness, appoint no
man because OF his color, but only be-
cause Of his worth and fitness, and II
such test should rule out for the
present all negroes, be it so. No harm
or injustice will bs done to any by ex
clusiOn for such cause, least of all to
the negro.
Instead Of recklessly and lawlessly
championing the cause Of a negro
postmaster by inflicting grave injury
on a whole community, confounding
the innocent With the guilty, apply
the law made for and suited to such
offences as occurred at Indianola to
the known offenders, thus Furnishing
only the guilty while vindicatng the
strength and majesty Of the law In
the presence Of people who too often
resort to violence to need the example
of President taking the law into his
own hands and melting out vengeance
on the guilty and innocent alike.
L have now, to the best CT my abili-
ty, presented what have seemed to
me
| THE SALIENT FEATURES
Of the present phases of our negro
prOSlem. 1 submit my statement
and views to you as small contribu-
tiOu TO the stock of Information and
materials which you never cease
gathering, and Of which your Ro-
names lecture of 1902 was the out
come up to that date. / have ad-
dressed my lucubratiOns to you be.
cause Of my high respect for your at
tainments as q lifelong student OF
political, social and racial themes.
You are OF course aware that have
40 authority for assuming that your
views will agree with mine, but feel
sure you will believe me when | say
that / have here expressed nv pro-
found convictions upon topic Of high
moment to my cOuntrymen and OF
great interest to those of all lands
who recognize the claim OF all men of
all races TO justice and fair dealing at
the hands Of their fellow men. What
[ have written Is likewise the result
OF my most careful personal observa-
tion and my constant study for q
period Of but slightly less than forty
years.
IN CnNnT IJcJnN
let Inc add that If am appalled, by
the dangers and difficulties which our
problem presents, am by no means
In despair. believe our common
Anglo-Saxon race is qualified and de-
stined to work the problem out to a
peaceful solution. No new devices or
policies are needed, though nostrums
without number are proclaimed on
many hands. Derortian, extrusion,
segregation, all forms of efforts to
Danish rather than meet and solve the
problem, are mere dreams never to be
realized, and ought not to occupy the
waking hours of intelligent minds.
With the abatement and extinction
through the action Of the negroes
themselves OF the crime which first
caused lynchings, cnly the old, tried,
commonplace virtues are wanted on
the part Of the white race-a deeply
humane and Christian spirit; kindness
Of heart, manner and conduct; readi-
ness to yield and defend all the ordi-
nary civil rights; helpfulnesS, to be
shown in all practical and reasonable
ways; infinite and unfailing patience
of spirit and of act. These virtues
exhibited towards the negro race will
do more, fare more, than schools or
colleges, more than churches or mis-
slons, to roll back the tide OF bitter
ness and violence which has risen SO
high In the last two years, and will in
due time bring peace and mutual re-
spect between two races exactly suit
ed, under normal conditions, to be
useful to each other; exactly suited
each to its present habitat In our
Southern States; between whom no
natural hate or fear finds place, and
whose present mutual antagonism Is
the wicked work Of those who have
sought to make a stalking horse OF a
backward, but kindly, pious, and in
dustrially valuable race. Yours faith
fully. d. Fl. Chamberlain.
University Station, Charlottesville,
Virginia, June %, 1904.
Making Figures lie.