The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-14

4ple Of giving TO each man {What rs justly
due him, Of treatlng4 him on us Mor.n
but denying him no proper opportunity
for labor and tile reward Of abor. But
the peculiar circumstances of&the South
render the problem there far greater and i'l.
far moro ACUTE 4si N!
Justice TO All Men.
& 'Neither8I nor. any other man can say
that any given way 0 fSlpproachlng tllts
problem Will present in our time even. an
s;ipproxlmately perfect solution, but VIC
can safely say llat there can never3be
such solution ut all unless we approach
iti,with5 the effort to do fair and equal
Justice among all men;.tand 70 ue4I ma
nlent for others, ~ Our effort should pe&lo
secure to each man, whatever his COLOR,
equality of opportunity, equality q .l ,,ei,
ment before the law Asa people surviving SURVIVING
to shape oilr actions in accordance, with
tho great law ofrlg htcousness we can,no
afford to take par. JIM or be Indifferent 70
the oppressioltfor maltreatment5 OF any
man who, against crushing disadvantages,
has by his own industry, energy, Sc Ire
respect and evertlnc CO STRUGGLED up
ward to- position which would cntit,e
him 10 tho respect5of his fellows, y only
dis skin were or q. different hue. ;is =
RI EVERY generous impulse IN us reVolls
at the thought OF thrlsting down instead
OF helping up such u3man. 10 deny any;
manftho fair treatment granted to others
no better than he is to commit y wrong
upon ,hinl--u wrong sure to react III Ing
%long run upon those guilty Of SUCH denial
The only safe principal upon. VIII ~ Amer
leans can8act Is that Of all men y p, not
that or 'soine amen down IL lin q any
community the level OF lllgence, mos
2rality,Eand thrift&nmong the scolored men
can 'be IA sed, it is 2humunly speaking,
! sure that II tho sainos level among the
ltwhitese will DO raised to an even. gller
degree S2and 1t is no. less sure that the
debasement of the blacks will in the end
carry with it an attendant dcDasclnellt
of8tho Whites. s$5 y, X.
'.The problem rs 50 40 adjust ,c8rcln-5
+ lions between two races of diff crent cthnlc
typo that thc rights of neither, be abridged
no; .copardized: athht5thc backward race
bic trained 80 that Y may Into ne
forward race s enabled to preserve I'M
harmed tho lisll civilization wrought out
byI It's forefuthers, Tho working silt Of
this problcm must necessarily be slow;
it is not possible in olfhand fashion to
obtain OF to confcr2the priceless boons 8of
Freedom industrial efficiency, political
capacity, and domestic morality. Nor Isl
|Eit only necessary TO train he colored
mnr;#it Is quite as necessary TO train the
white man, for on his shoulders rests Il
Wellnigh unparalleled sociological respon-
siblllty. 1t Is Il problem demanding Inc
| best thought, thc$utn1ost patience, the
most earnest effort, the broadcast charity.
)throplst: or tho leaders OF thought in
every department. Of our national life.
| The church can be ~ most important
factor IN solving it aright But above. III
| else VIC need for it's successful. solution
| tho sober, kindly stendfast,i tnselfish per-
tforinance Of duty by the average plan
citizen In his everyday dealings with his
b fcllpws