Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-03

under an administration and party
that came in pledged TO respect the
Constitution and offered. on the eve
or open war, TO so amend the Con
stitutio0 that slavery never should
be disturbed in any State IN which
1t then existed. The Kansas City
Journal notes the fact that Bishop
Turner, a Negro, in a speech before
/ a convention OF his race az Ma
con. Georgia. few DAVIS ago
wherein the Negro problem was
/ the topic OF discussion. took occa-
sion 10 refer TO the American flag as
a dirty and contemplate rag and
10 declare that he'll is an improve
ment on the United States SO far as
the Negro is concerned This is
not the first Of this mans outrage
Gus ofenses against the dag and the
government He has erupted in
that way on frequent occasions.
And. what is far more important.
his hearers have uttered no protest.
He stil holds the influential posi-
ton of bishop"
The Post tells only "a half truth
for the unpatriotic utterances Of
Bishop Turner have been disapprov-
ed and condemned by well nigh every
race journal among the colored peo-
pie in the United States. We have
not rs yet seen one that mas voicei
and re-echoed his utterances along
this line. This distinguished church
man is quoted as follows.
" used 90 love what I Thought
was The grand ola flag. and sing
with ecstacy about the stars ana
stripes hut Co the Negro iu this cOun
try to-day the American flag rs a dir
81 and contemplate rag. applause
Not star i'm it can Che coiorod man
claim. for 10 is no longer "a symbol
of our manhood. rights aud liberties
] have heard of both white and black
men perpetraung raues upon limo
cent and angelic women. but mo- Re
gro in This country has been tried
fairly 10y the courts and found gull
ty of The horrible crime of rape iu
fifteen years. APPLAUSE know
that biOody-handed. muricr1us mobs
say So, but what Christian people
would accept what they sav2 Yet
there are millions oi men and wo-
mon who pretend t0 bo moral and
claim Go Doe sensible iu this country
who Eo Go these drunken mobs To-
GET information relative tO the con-
duct of COlorcd mon. Without
multplying words. wish Go say.
nvi Dis am improvement upon tho
United States whom the NEGRO ls
involved. Applause DO the Unit
cd states Supreme Court viii allow
noe to appear before DO. ANA plead
thc cause of the Negro for three
hours. ] viii Dee willing to Dee taken
ont Immediately and hung. 10 has
come to pass iu this country
that when a little ignorant white
man, who was never heard OF
nor even would Dc until ten thous-
ana Years after the resurrection
trump, wishes "a l,IJ nOt0ricty. ho
begins to belle and SANDER the Ne
Ero ana bounds into popularity.
challenge any and au OF them 90
meet me boz public debate and / will
show that the Negro is % FAR better
man than they are tApplouse)
These were the uttcrancss t5
which our esteemed contemporary
took exceptions Much of what
Bishop Turner says is true. but his
attack upon Che American aas was
"a bowshot beyond the lines laid
down for the government OF tho cit
liens of this republic Suu Bishop
Turner is a product OF the south
land. He has imbibed its spirit and
from the depth OF his honest heart
gives voice Co the thoughts and feel
ings of hundreds OF his white fel-
low Georgians. who no this stage Of
the game dare not utter them.
We cannot see that in his lack OF
discretion and error OF judgment he
is any worse than Senator Benjamin
r.. Tillman, who not only defes the
flag OF the nation. but refuses 10
maintain and support the Constitu-
ton OF the United States although
he is sworn SO to do. He has. with
an enrontery that was amazing pro
claimed that he has murdered citi-
zens OF the United States for no
crime whatever, only because they
exercised their legal political rights
and that he stood ready and willing
TO murder as many more.
Yet this same Senator has Just
been entrusted with the task Of re-
porting the pet administration meas
ure known as the Hepburn Rate
Bill and 1t is reported that PresI-
dent Roosevelt pronounced him On
honest man. II a man. who has
sworn TO do one thing and then
proceeded 20 do another is an hon
est man, then Senator Tillman is an
honest man. II man, whose
hands are dyed in the blood of in
nocent citizens OF color and whose
crime is designated on our statute
books as murder is an honest man,
then Senator Tinman OF South Car
DINA is an honest man. II white
men of national renown can stand
for sdch as Senator Tillman. why
should colorei men in Georgia be
condemned for doing the same thing.
Bishop Turner is trying TO drive
the colored people to the Dark Con-
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