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

Vicaeheuo DeiUTe One lew. AS q peOplS
striving to shape our actions in accord
ance with the great law Of righteous.
ness we cannot afford to take part in
or be Indifferent 70 the oppression or
mal-treatment Cf any man who,
against crushing disadvantages, has
by his own indus try, energy, self.re-
spect and perseverance, struggled up
ward to a position which would entitle
him 90 the respect vi his fellows, IL
only his skin were of q 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 VII! 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, 1t Is, hu-
manly speaking, sure that the same
level among the whites will be raised
to an even higher deere and it Is no
less sure that the debasement OF the
blacks will in the end carry with it an
attendant debasement OF the whites.
THE PROBLEM STATED.
The problem Is so to adjust the
relations between two races Of differ.
emit ethnic 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
it 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 it only necessary to train the
colorcd man; 1t is quite as necessary
to train the white man, for on his
shoulders rests we'll nigh unparallel.
ed sociolog cal responsibility. It is q
problem demanding the best thought,
the utmost patience, the most earn
est effort, the brOadest charity, OF the
stateman, the student, the philantrop.
list; OF the leaders Of thought in every
department or cur national life. The
church can be most important facto'
in solving IT. Alright. But above cE else
we need for It's urote =: solution, the
sober. kinaly sleadiast, unsslfish per.
:Jrmance OF duty by the average plair
citizen In his e7eryd day dealings with
his fellows.
NEGRO MUST HELP HIMSELF
In the first pace, it is true Of the
colored mau, as 1t Is true of the white
man, that In the long run his fate
must depend far more upon his owr
effort than upoE the efforts OF any
outside friend. Every vicions, venal
or ignorant colored man Is an even
greater foe to his own race than tc
the community as whole. The colored
mans self-reSDect entitleS him tC d.
that share In the political work OF the
Country 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 ABuoR CRIME.
LaZiness aud shiftlessness, these,
and above all, vice and criminality OF
every kind, are evils more potent for
harm to the black race than all acts
OF oppression OF white men put to
gether. The c)lored man who fails
TO condemn crime in another colored
man, 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-abi1ing black meu should, for
the sakc>of tkeif 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 Its
future on this continent Is secure. The
stability and purity Of the homo 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 ell other
white men put together, Is the white
man who Is hla neighbor, north or
south. Eich OF US must do his whole
duty without iIinching, and If 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 tD remnuber that o,o,, 49, -
mally do most Tor the brother who is
MS immediate neighbor. II we are
sincere friends of the negro let us
each In his own locality show 1t 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 Go justice to the poor
and the helple IS, to be q shield to
those whose need for succh shield IL
great.
ANTI LYNCHlNG CRUSADE.
The hoartiest acknowledgements
are due to the ministers, the Judges
ana law officers, the grand juries, the
pubic men, anc the great daily news
papers In the south, who have recent.
y done such effective work In leading
he crusade against lynchlng In the
'outh; and am glad to say that dur.
ng the last three mQnths the returns.
Is far as they can &c gathered, show
smaller number OF lynchings than
or any other two mouths during
he last twenty years. Let us up.
iold In every way the hands Of the
a nyyn lad Ia l.,