The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-24

striving to shape our actions in accord.
aios With the great law Of righteous;
ness we cannot afford to take part in
or be Indifferent 70 the oppression or
mal-treatment of any man who,
against crushing disadvantages, has
by his own industry, energy, self.re-
spect and perseverance, struggled up
yard to position which would ent.tle
him to the respect of his fellows, If
only his skin were Of different hue.
MUST HELP ALL MEN UP.
Every generous impulse In us re.
volts at the thought Of thrusting down
instead Of helping up such man. To
deny any man the fair treatment
granted to Others no better than he Is
to commit wrong upon him "a
wrong sure to react In the long run
upon those guilty of such denial. The
only safe principle upon which Amer
leans can act Is that Of all men up, >
not that Of some men down. If In
any community the level Of intelli-
gence, morality and thrift among the
colored men can be raised, it Is, hui
manly speaking, sure that the same
level among the whites will be raised
to an even higher degree; and it is no
less sure that the debasement OF the
blacks will In the end carry with 1t an
attendant debasement Of the whites.
THE PROBLEM STATED.
The problem Is so to adjust the
relations between two races Of differ.
ent ethpic type that the rights of
neither be abridged nor jeopardiz,d;
that the backward race be trained so
that 1T may enter into the possession
Of true freedom, while the forward
race is enabled 10 preserve unharmed
the high civilization wrough out by
its forefathers. The working out Of
this problem must necessarily be slow (;
1t Is not possible in offhand fashion to
obtain or to confer the priceless boons
OF freedom, industrial efficiency, poll
teal capacity and domestic morality.
Nor is 1t only necessary to train the
colorcd man; 1t Is quite as necessary
to train the white man, for on bis
shoulders rests Il we'll nigh unparallel.
ed sociolog cal responsibility. 1t Is a
problem demanding the best thought,
the Utmost patience, the most earn
eft effort, the broadest charity, Of the
stateman, the student, the philantrop.
| list; OF the leaders of thought in every
! department Of our national life. The
church can be a most important factor
In solving 1t Alright. But above al! else
we need for It's uccls IA! solution, the
sober, kindl;; sieadfast, upsslflsh per.
f0fmance OF duty by the average plain
citizen In his everyday dealings with
his fellows.
NEGRO MUST HELP HIMSELF.
In the first pace, 1t is true OF the
colored man, as Il Is true Of the white
man, that In the long run his fate
must depend far more upon his own
effort than upor the efforts OF an,
outside friend. Every vicions, venal,
or ignorant c1lored man is all even
greater foe to his own race than tc
the community as whole. The colored
mans self-reSpect entities him tc dc
that share In the political work OF the
c untry which Is warranted by his in.
dividual ability and integrity and the
position he has won for himself. But
the prime requisite Of the race Is NOR.
al and Industrial uplifting.
NEGRO MUST ARnOR CRIME.
Laziness aud shiftleSsness, these,
and above all, vice and crimlnality OF
every kind, are evils more potent for
harm to the black race than all acts
OF oppression OF white men put to
gcther. The c)lored man who fails
to condemn crime in another colorcd
maD, who fails to cooperate In
all lawful wa7s In bringing col.
ored criminals t. justice, Is the worst
enemy OF his own people, as well
as an enemy to all the people.
LaW-abi ling black men should, for
the Sake of tl;eir race. BE- foremost In
RELENTLESS and unceasing warfare
against law breaking black men. II
the standards OF private morality and
industrial efficiency can be raised high
enough among the black race, then It's
future on this continent Is secure. The
stability and purity of the home is
vital to the welfare of the black race,
as 1T is to the Welfare OF every race.
DUTY OF WHITE MAN.
In the next place the white man,
who, II only he is willing, can help
the colored man more than all other
white men put together, Is the white
man who is his nejghbor, north or
south. Each OF US must do his whole
duty without liinching, and II that
duty is national it must be done In
accordance with the principles above
laid down. But In endeavoring each
to be his brothers keeper it is
wise to remember that each can nor
mally do most Cor the brother who Is
his immediate neighbor. II we are
sincere friends OF the negro let us
each in his own locality show it by his
action therein, and let us each show
1t also by upholdlng the hands OF the
white man, in whatever locality, who
Is striving to 60 justice to the poor
and the helpless, to be shield to
those whose need for succh shield Is
great.
ANTI LYNCHING CRUSADE.
The hoartiost acknowledgements
are due to the ministers, the judges
and law officers, the grand jurIes, the
public men, ant the great daily news
papers In the south, who have recent.
ly done such effective work in leading
The crusade against lynching In the
south; and | AM glad to say that dur
Ing the last three months the returns
as far as they can be gathered, show
smaller number OF lynchings than
for any other two mouths during
the last twenty wears Lat no mn