The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-31
they have been constantly engaged in
for more tlran "a century
THE NEcRo's WAY OUT.

You want to associate with white
q folks on an equality, and at the same
Q time stand around and beg them for
Jobs. You must not expect recogni
ton at this rate Buy homes; have
money in the banks; own banks You
negroes right here in Chicago have
thrown away money enough to own
come Of the street railway companies
The Rev J. p Robinson of Arkan
sas TO the National Convention of Ne
gro Baptists
The general principal laid down b.
Mr.. Robinson is, of course, that con
! stantly preached to his people by
Booker 7, Washington And the great
merit Of his principle 5 that, in so
far as the success of the world now
concerned ii is literally and exactly
true. and points the road that must
be taken by the negro race If it would
rise in worldly position Just how 1T
orally and exactly true i Is may be
shown by drawing well known and |
h storic parallel
Let anv negro who feels that he is
socially looked down upon by his
white neghbors remember that Son
years ago in England the Saxon peas
who were perchance, the ances
tors of those white neighbors-were
equally despisad socially by their Nor
man conqneyorS. And let him remem
Der how those Saxon peasants achiev-
ed social equality with their Norman
rulers. and absorbed them into them
selves.
The Saxon peasants fought on occa
J on, but for legal rights, nor for So
,la equality. That they bought. They
bought homes; hey got wealth they {
became men of property, they aehiey {
ID material success by hard work and {
rugality, And when they had, by 4
ghtlng on occasion. but more fire. I
uently by buying. established rights
D property and had got property, all d
he rest followed in due time
II may be said that the racial gulf
etween the negro and the white Is
eeper than it was between the Sax
n peasant and the Norman soldier or
oble that there is an actual differ {,
nee Of race and not merely a differ a
ace of legal and social position AMI =
lat is true Yet on the other hand II
le Negro already has what the Sax "
/ peasant had not--complete person !,
freedom and legal right to his earn
gs and his property, which the white IA
an cannot assail without endanger- a
g his own personal and property -
yhts. =
In the hands of the Norman con :,
error were the laws, and with them ~
personal and property rights. He =
d to be compelled or persuaded 70 u
are these with the Saxon That =
es not have to be done by the ne :,
0. White msn have compelled each 1'
her. in great war, TO give the ne
o these legal rights. In this funda az
entail cond ton his position is far in
vance of the Saxon peasants 900 y.
ars ago. If the negro has to bridge II
deeper gulf il is NOT nearly so wide, w
ID he has more materials. ae
just how the problem Of the adj Al
stment to each other on this conti- III
nj Of the black and white races will 10
worked out cannon be fcretold It
II pro, @3 r ~
nation. as il has Gceu in - iaud
tween Saxon and .,Urmaa Bu;
ere is absolutely no question about
, road for the black race out of it's fro
1sent position. II is to get gear" by
acquire property accumulate yci
alth When the black man achieves up
himself economic equality with the col
tie all the other kinds of equality hen
ich he may then desire will follow gre
due season. Joe
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