Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-02-24

II eAN NA'At W AoNe boou profession
al men. It is evident that the ma
I terial that would have made fine
professional men has been spoiled
in the effort to make good servants.
The secret Of success in life is TO
find that employment, be ii mental
or professional for which we are
best suited.
It is evident that the average
Southerner longs for the day when
he can secure first class servants
az third class pa. He Will not be
able 10 do this Cod and progress
have decreed otherwise The in
dustrial education craze has swept
| many OF our philanthropic Northern
friends from their feet and educa-
tional institutions for the higher ei
ucation OF the Negroes have CORES
pondingly suffered.
But this will not last always. The
/ reasoning faculties Of the econom-
lists of the country will again be &C
five and they viii see that the in
dustrial education and the higher
education of the citizens OF color
must go hand in hand i'm order TO
accomplish the purpose INTENDED
and TO give our unfortunate race of
people the proper standing among
the most intelligent classes of PEG
pie in this great Republic
Mr. Twister says further.
at Howard University Dr. Wash
ington preached the doctrine OF
work. that I'm this age there must
/ be material demonstration in or
| der 90 get recognition. that the day
/ has passed when simple principle
/ meets the demands. and we must
| conform 90 the doctrine of eXped-
icncy III we would keep pace with
the times.
We cannot believe that any mem
Der of the race outside OF the loaf
ing contingent Will disagree with
Dr. Washington relative 20 the doc
trine of work. but we have been
wondering if the distinguished ed
ucator was correctly quoted with
Preference TO his declaration that sim
pile principle does not meet the de.
manus ana that the doctrine OF ex-
ipediency must Doe subscribed to and
initiated boy The colored leaders and
the colorod people in the United
States to-day
II ne IS correctly quoted. We
would necessarily Dee forced TO take
issue with him for the doctrine oi
lexpcdicncy is but another name for
the doctrine of commercialism and
| the doctrine of commercialism So
far as Sc affects the Negro and his
rights and the Irishmau and his
rights and the jew aud hts rights is
pardon the broadness of the ox-
lpression. the voice of the Devil Il,
! has already robbed our people of
well nigh every vestge of their
/ rights $50 far as the South is con-
cernod guaranteed iu tho Constitu-
tion of the United States
10 gives us the "Jm Grow" car
and its denominations. 10 stunts
/ the growth of person ana elimi-
mates mau-blood. To creates peou-
lage In the South ANA the oppression
of labor iu the North. IL has stead
| ly reduced the number of coIored
men holding Office in this country
and by it's decree. every removal
now made is 90 be followed by The
appointment of white men. whose
greed in this direction seems 20 find
NO limit. 10 was expediency that
absorbed Che Philippines and an
nexeI Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
Islands.
| It was eXpediency that tolerated
slavery. IL was expedieHcy that
gave as the Dred Scott Decision and
made every northern state hunt
ing ground for the Southern slave
owner. II was expediency that
caused us TO recognize the so-calleJ
! Republic of Panama. and &c viii be
| eXpediency that will be the cause OF
our next civil war. No nation has ey
er yet yielded 20 the voice OF the SIC
rem and obeyed the behests OF the
tempter. but what has paid in blood
for all OF the moments OF its folly.
Simple principle can never be
safely set aside and the nation is
blind indeed If IL believes that its
temporary success will be OF long
duration. II is handing down a le-
gacy Of blood to its children and
there are men and women to-day,
who will live long enough to see the
fulhllment of the prophecy: Prin-
clple like God is eternal; expedien-
cy, like man lasts but a little while.
oh, no. Mr.. Twister, DIT. Booker
T. Washington must have been in
correctly quoted. A man OF his
learning. religious tendencies AMI
power could hardly be expected to
turn his back upon the goddess OF
simple principle 20 bow 70 the siren
IOf expediency. But this subject has
touched a tender spot in our heart.
Let rs drOD the erbfpct