The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14

character and to prove their Tignt 10 Uo'
have always had the courage OF my conNic-
lions, and II is my honest conviction tnAt tho
destiny Of the negro and the white man, now
ever much the contrary may be asserted
for political purposes Is not ooordin mate. lhoee
who tell us 80 are not our real friends anu
those OF us who believe IL are not wise ~
a deluslon and a snare, ana as long az " 70
persisted in by academic writers and elo-
quent orators the problem OF the century
will remain unsolved. -,
Securing outward conformity 20 the Anglo
Saxon race will not change the racial char
aCteristios and tendencies OF the negro sny
more than Il viii change the raclAl Cnai -
terlstics and tendencies OF the Je", HhOt h
nature has marked as ols S1 &c ysT,eties
o assert that we are just az goou - wy
white man and then strenpoIsly 70 ehoeANol
10 Initiate him and TO mingle with MN 50
CisiIV i'm his churches ana otherwise dis
covers a certain kind Of weakness that Goes
not speak well for the boosted G0HSt, Soi isf
now is. or ought to be. TO lead the race away
from the dangerous pitfalls Nhlch are
menace menace bSTistiSp bufeh is the greatest power
tot GOOD in the civilized world, but IN thls
mart OF the world IL has not elected 70 Sel
~ example Of recognizing the unlNeIeAIlly
Ine Lat berhood OF God and the brother
hood Of man-at least Of the black man. ne
social equality which negroes are pei iIliV 'Sd
81 rioy I'M church and school does not 50
sDv further than those places, and u i hoii
The kind which self-respectng ne gIoe sLoctu
cultivate. There are negIioTs r5Vs,1,foTcement
ssno0y us-who sigh ioT closer social Tela-
tionship with the dominant race ana "no
1890 hat by constantly obtTuding them-
Oei ,LS.o ~ ,bst race they will ultimately be
accented on equal terms socially, 90 hot
share In this belief. for whenever II has 9een
sbovn thai such persons possess one, drop
~ po,,ro hiood thew have been. and will con
tinue 10 be. Cl8ssed and treated as hekroes NJ
the whites. BIT these persons sLe ,eeenis
Vel Sbsn tbey are discovered they call them
selves Afro Americans ana ,sonet.In.ts
negroes. Their proper -at,e o spouiu %So are
pToud OF their race cannot escape from " u
they would. II IL the mixed In.NNuus
chiefly who camor L9r s9C'S ndiS DO better 10
devote their talents and energies 20 b,lIulhS
IN the ne gro race and helping 10 dlgully anu
ennoS 9s,y tne m naI doJbt II conditions we're
reversed. and the bottom rah Was on sp Tts
whether the top rail would 1uins W hs 80
pace NO 'pe liftis thicker thln water and It
VIII ever b. so We cannot blame any race
which has risen In the scale q %, oeiP bsln 1
iittie selfish or a little Jealous Of its achieve
ments or for having desire 70 retain w
grip OF az .6Tt Of on and amount
OF agitation can change the nature OF huniAnS
kind. The negro only asks L9r e9h eve w, o. o.
~ foE eIistence, and this does DOT necessarily
mean that social equality is q desideratqm.
80 sensible nsg.o vents or e5p 81 New YORK
do not seek 10 mingle on social teIue WIZ q
the four hundred, and are not olamorlne
social sntlb9Tn SscS sBy " pe The our
hundred. They have theiI own churches'
Their own social circles. their own news
lon, The President was recently the gCest
Of one OF these ORGANIZATIONS IN New 10TH
bur thi; does not mesn thSt ns Ine aT RAJ he
regard him a. their social eQud VI 'ho' "e
regards them e. his interiors III 49,.
There are exceptional men among All races.
and these men Will always 6e Io Mater
What their race or color Whenever ana
wherever men develop strength Of character
~ heir kind. they will always receive the
yecogrition due 20 their merit ana worm.
This has been 80 IN all aEes anon an peoptles
Tba ariatocracy OF brains IL not Giro inscribed
nv race or color. The redemption and reeeIi-
eTation Of the negro race = the maSie "o or,
Of the negro race y Is Won '' snd ZINE and
talent spent by some negroes N haT splI1
ting arguments 10 determine thcir soclaI
co1,ld he nrohtably diverted into Other. and
more useful channels. The negroes OF ths
South see the end from the peg nni I q, 9 ~
dominant race and proving thgt they poses
the self red eeninR qualities mere are more
negro banker S tTs rnaI estste dealers
and other business men in the South, WneIS9
IaCroca have only lately been removed
Vror, n condition OF bondage than there are
s,UnnS The negroes OF the entire North; ana
he great proportion Of negroes IN the North
,rbo are successful In business ventures are
eitbeT negroes who have been slaves or
,bs sons Of slaves educated out OF washtuos
or with the friendly ASST lance OF q Whte-
S'ssb br1ish or some other menia employ
rnent The incu bus OF the northern heEIo
is Society" Being free American cllzen
he has as much right 20 employ ms TINE ana
his money In idle ana useless, pleasures a.
snv other race: but the individuals or races
Who give Themselves up 20 plehaure never
succeed in rising TO any particular emlhehoe
!" III wers going 20 initiate any race ! would
tnte The great Jewish race as my model Their
history and their life a. people are 80 nearly
like that Of nv own race, whlch mas been
scoutgsd and persecutNd. desptSed and con-
teponed that should strive with all the en-
ergy OF nv nature to make stepping stones
Of the prejudice which on every hanq con-
fronts rs In this country. and rise 20 emlncnce
and distinCtion IN spite Of u. as the Jews have
risen In every period Of the worlds history.
Theirs has been a struggle az bitter and as
unreientinR a. any race ever encountered.
Tbsv have been the lambs among wolves.
Rut thew are not ashamed TO be known as
Jews they DO not aspire TO get away
fro-n their race. aud for their loyalty 70 the
traditions and history Of their race ! honor
and respect them ] am just az proud OF my
biack skin az any lew i Of bis OLIVE COM
nieTion. or any Anglo-SaXOn Of his blue eyes
and haxen hair. and am going 70 % az in
my power as a negro to elevate and dlgnlty
the character OF my race. am negro.