The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-14

Oh oppression Oh White men put "
gether. The coIored man who fails
to condemn crime in another colored
man, who fails to cooperate in all law
ful ways in bringing colored criminals
to Justice. is the worst enemy to all
the people. Law-abiding black men
should. for the sake OF their race, be
foremost in relentless and uneeasing
warfare against law-breaking black
men. If the standards of private NOR
ality 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 home is vital to the welfare of
the black race, as it is to the welfare
OF every race.
Can Help the Negro.
In the next 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
who is his neighbor, North or South.
Each of us must do his whole duty
without f1inching. and if that duty
is national it must be done in accord
snce with the principles above laid
down. But in endeavoring each to be
his brothers keeper it is wise to re-
member that each can normally do
most for the brother who is his inn
mediate neighbor. II We are sincere
friends of the negro let us each IN
his own locality show it by his action
therein, and let us each show it also
by upholding the hands OF the while
man, in whatever locality, who is striv-
ing TO do justice to the poor and the
helpless, to be shield TO those whose
need for such a shield is great.
The heartiest acknowledgements are
due TO the ministers. the judges ant
law officers, the grand juries, the pub
lie men. and the great daily newspa-
pers in the South, who have done such
effective work in leading the crusade
against lynching in the South; ana
am glad to say that during the last
three months the returns, as far as
they can be gathered, show a smaller
number of lynchings than for any
other two months during the last
twenty years. Let US uphold in every
way the hands of the men who have
led in this work who are striving to d.
all their work in this spirit. | am
about to quote from the address OF
the Right Reverend Robert Strange.
Bishop Coadjutor of North Carolina
as given in the Southern Churchman
of October s, 1904:
Social Intermineling.
The Bishop first enters an emphatic
plea against any social intermingling
Of the races; a question which must
of course, be left to the people o. each
community TO settle for themselves,
as in such a matter no one community
and indeed no one individual-can
dictate to any other; always provided
that in each locality men keep in mind
the fact that there must be no con-
frsing OF civil privileges with social
intercourse. Civil law can not regu-
late social practice. Society. as such
is a law unto itself, and will always
regulate its own practices and habits.
Full recognition of the fundamental
fact that all men should stand on an
equal footing. as regards evil privi-
leges, in no way interferes with recog-
milton Of the further fact that all re-
fiecting men of both races are united
in feeling that race purity must be
maintained. The Bishop continues:
What should the white men of the
South do for the negro? They must
must give him free hand, a fair field,
and cordial go9spped, the two races
working together for their mutual
benefit and for the development OF
our common country, He must have
liberty, equal opportunity to make his
living, TO earn his bread. TO build his
home. He must have justice. equal
rights and protection before the law.
he must have the same political priv
ileges: the suffrage should be based
IN character and intelligence for white
and black alike. He must have the
same public advantages of education;
The public schools are for all the peo-
pie, whatever their color or conds-
ton. The white men of the South
should give hearty and respectful COR
SideratiOu TO the exceptional men of
he negro race, To those who have the
character. the ability and the desire To
De lawyers, physicians. teachers,
preachers. leaders OF thought and con-
iuct among their own men and vo-
men. We should give them cheer and
10 crafty every laudable
and to seek every innocent
satisfaction among their own people.
Finally. the best white men of the
South should have frequent confer
noes with the best colored men.
where, in frank. earnest, and sympa-
hetic discussion they might under
tand each other better, smooth diff
iculties. and so guide and encourage
he weaker race" {
Surely we can all of us Join in ex-
PRESSING our substantial agreement