The Washington times., 1905-02-14

serve unharmod the high civilization
wrought out by its forefatheFs. lie
working out of this problem must neces-
sarily be slow; it is not possible in on
hand fashion to obtain or to confer the
priceless boons of freedom, industrial
efficiency, political capacity, and dones-
tic morality. Nor is it only necessary 10
train the colored man; 1t is quite as
necessary to train the white man, 1of
paralleIed sociological responsibility. II
is problem demanding the best
thought, the utmost patience. the moSI
earnest effort. the broadcast charity OF
the statesman the student. the phiian-
thropist; of the leaders of thought IN
every department of our national LIE
factor in solving it Alright But above
all else we need fer its successful soiu-
ten the. sober, kindly, steadfast. unset
fish performance of duty by the average
plain citizen III his everyday dealings
with his fellows.
Elemental Ideals.
1.-The IDEAL of elemental justice meted
out TO every man is the ideal we should
keep ever before Us 1t will be many a
long day before We attain to it, and
unless we show not only devotion to it,
but also wisdom and self-restFaint IN
the exhibition of that devotion. we shall
defer the time for its realization sti.f
further IN striving to attain to SO much
of 1t as concerns dealing with men Of
different colors, we must remember two
things.
in the first place, it is true of the
colored man, as it is true of the white
man, that in the long run his fate must
depend far more upon his own effort
than upon the efforts of any outside
friend Every vicious, venal, or ignor-
ant colcred man is an even greater fot.
to his own race than to the community
as a whole,
THE coJored mans self-respect entities
him to do that share in the political
work of the country which is warranted
by his Individual ability and integrity
But the prime requisite of the race is
moral and industrial uplifting.
Their Own Enemies.
'Laziness and shiftlessness, these. and
above all. vice and criminality Of every
kind, are evils more potent for harm TO
the black race than al acts OF oppres-
sion of white men put together. Ihe
colored man who fails TO condemn crime
in another colored man, who falls TO
Cooperate in ali lawful ways in bring
| ing colored criminals 10 justice, is the
worst enemy of his own people. as well
! as an enemy to all the people.
''Law-abiding black men should, for
| the sake os their race, be foremost IN
relentless and tanceasing warfare against
| law-breakiIlg black men. If the stand,
ards of private morality and industrial
| efficiency can be raised nigh enough
| among the black race, then Its future on
/ this continent is secure.
| The stability and purity Of the home
| is vital to the welfare of the black race
as il is to the welfare Of every race.
! IN the first place the white man
| who, if only he is willing. can help the
colored man more than all other white
men put together, is the white man VINO
| is his neighbor, North or South Eacn
| of us must do his whole duty without
| flinching, and If that duty is national IT
| must lee 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 normally do most for the
~ 1ay<y h
| If we are sincere friends OF the negro,
let us each in his own locality show 1t by
his action therein, and let us each snow
It also by UNFOLDING the hands or the
| white man. in whatever locality, who IS
striving to do justice to the poe: and
the helpless, TO be q shield TO those
whose need for such a shield is great
Fewer Lynchings.
| 'eThe heartiest Acknowledgements are
due to the ministers, the judges and Law
lofficers, the grand juries, the public men,
and the great daily newspapers in the
South who have recently done such ef-
fective work in leading the cTasaut
against Iynching in the South, aud l am
glad TO say that during the last three
months the returns, as far as they car
be gathered. show smaller number OF
Iyrchings than for any other three
months during the last twenty years
Let Us uphold in every way the handf
of the men who have led In this work
who are striving to do all their wori
in this spirit l am about to quote from
the address of the 1t. Key. RoDer
Strange, bishop coadjutor OF North Car
DINA, as given in the Southern Church
man of October 8. 1904.
The bishop first enters an emphatic
plea against any social interminglins o.
the races; a question which must, o.
course be left to the people OF eacf
immunity TO settle for themselves, a:
in such a matter no one community
! and, indeed, no one individual-can die
. tate to any other; always provided tha
in each locality. men keep in mind the
fact that there must be no confusing
of civil privileges with social inter
course Civil law cannot regulate socia
: practices. Society. as such. Is a Law