Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-09-01
CHARLES j. MADDOX.
THE NEGRO

II is hardly worth while TO say what is 80
well known, as the fact, that every southern
man TO the Manor born has an innate affec-
ton for the negro, and is his friend In every.
thing that experience teaches 10 70 the wei.
fare OF the negro. 1t is 10 the credit Of the
negro that no former slave has ever com.
mitted an overt act against his former mas
Ter for unkind treatment received prior to
the time freedom was given the negro race
This, however, is ancient history and It is
the negro OF to-day we must consider. For
more than 40 years the negro has had all
the advantages of the whites under our
government and all the privileges on exact
ly the same plane, and in this State all the
protection Of his rights under the law as is
given to the white man. The question of
previous condition or color having never
been considered, and we have dealt most
literally with him in the matter of educa-
ton. How has he used these advantages
Has he become in any sense good citizen
The universal answer is, mol Has he be-
come taxpayer in fair proportionl No.
Has he taken education on q broad basis
No. We know If he can read at all, he
seeks only the trashiest and most sensational
books. When he has become property own
or has he improved i'll No. On the other
hand in ninety nine cases out of hundred
; does not both real and personal property
deieriorate while in his possessionS Yes.
Has he improved as an employer No. Is
II not u TACT that he will shrk honest labor
and will leave you in the lurch whenever
he is OF mind TO do SO, irrespective Of his
contract Yes. Has he improved in NOR
alsp No. Is he not every year getting more
licentious, more rowdy and more unreli.
ablef Yes. So much so that even colored
women who are disposed to be chaste are in
jeopardy in his presenceS Yes Is 1t not
fact that every white woman in the State
looks upon the negro man as deadly peril
TO such an extent that they are afraid TO be
out OF the sight OF II white man Yes. Is 1t
not u 1act that three-fourths OF those in our
Penal Institutions are negroes Yes. And
that more than three.iourths OF our crimi-
nal expenses, which are every year getting
larger, caused by negroest Yes. Are moi
those expenses principally incident to the
trials OF negroes Tor theft, burglary, drunk
enness, rowdyism, unnamable crimes Yes.
IL is not worth saying which is a fact tina.
no northern or western man, coming into
the State, whatever his opinions were prioI
TO his sojourn here, on our treatment OF the
negro remained the negros friend after be
became Il citizen of the Slate Where Is tn,
white man who ever came in direct contac
. with negro that wants social equality ex
cept the Wannamakers and men OF thei
class, who desire TO make political capita
In the north or west where the negro's pecu
liarities are unknown. Are there any per
sons, excepting such men who are willnI
To eat and sleep with the negro, or desir,
him TO pay court TO their wives and daugh
tersS Not one. Has the negro ever bene
flied himself or his white Deighbors, the tax.
payers, by his right to vote ? Never. Hav,
you ever known negro 10 give reason.
able explanation Ol the duties OF one hold
Ing the right to voter Never. Then why
should he vote, as experience has taught
that bis vote 10 menace not only 10 the
whites who are the actual bearers of the
burdens oil the Government by taxation and
has never been oil value TO himself .-EHicot
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