The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-07


Dor he Or she Is. thereby helps The
waole eoiored race as Il can be helped -
n no other way: for next 10 the
negro himself. the man who acn do
most To help the negro Is his white
neishbor who lives near him. and our
steady effort should be To better the re-
Iattons between the tao. Great tho
the benefit OF these schools has been
10 their eolored pupils and Ia the col
ored people. il may well be questioned
whether The benefit has not heen g
least - great to the white ueopie among
whom these colored pupils live after
they graduate.
lie II remembered. furthermore. that
h individuals who. whether from fol-
y. from evil temper. from greed for Of
fee. O. In 2 spirit Of mere base dem
aSogy- indulge in fhes irfiammatory and
incendiarY speeches and writings which
tend to arouse nsobs and to bring about
l~ynching. not only thus excite the moo.
but also g by what ~er.minalogists
call suggestion greatly to increase
the likelihood OF 4 repetition of The
very crime against which they arc in
Weighing. When the mob Is composed
OF he people Of one race and the nan
lynched is Of another race. the faen
h in their speeches and writings
either excite or justify the action tend
of course. TO excite a bstter RAGS feel
ing and TO cause the people OF the CD
posite ace to lose sight OF the abon-
Unable act of the criminal himself: and
IN addition. by the prominence thes
| give to the hideous deed they undoub.-
eddy tend 10 excite in other brutal and
depraved natures thoughts Of commit
ting ii. Swift, relentless. and orderly
punishment under the law is the only
way by which criminality of this tyP>4
can permanently be supprest.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
In dealing with both labor and capt.
tai, with the questions affecting both
corporations and trades unions. there
Is II matter more important 10 re-
memier than aught else. and that is
the infinite harm done by preachers
of mere discomfort. These are the men
who seek TO excite Il violent class ha-
tired against all men Of wealth. They
seek 10 turn wise and proper move
ments for the better control of coTI,or-
atoms and or doing AVA with the
abuses connected with wealth, into u
campaign OF hysterical excitement and
falsehood in which the aim is Ia in
flame 10 madness the brutal passions
of mankind. The sinister demaeogs
and foolish Missionaries who are always
eager 10 undertake such a campaign Of
destruction sometimes seek to associate
themselves with those working for Il
genuine reform III governmental and
social methods. and sometimes mas
querade as such reformers. In reality
they are the worst enermie o. the
cause they profess to advocate. just
as the p~urveyorS of sensational Islander
III newspaper Oh magazine are the
worst enemies Of all men engaged IN
an honest effort to better what Is bal
in our social and governmental condi-
tons. To preach hatred of the rich
man as such. 10 carry on a campaign Of
Islander and invective against him. o
seek to mislead and infiame to madness
honest men whose i've are hard and
who lave not the kind Of mental train
ing which will permit them 10 appre-
ciate he danger in the doctrines
preached-all this is 10 commit O crime
against the body politio and TO be false
to every worthy principle and radi-
ton OF American national life. More
over, while such preaching and such ag-
itation may give a livelihood and a GER
tuIu uolOIl rely " SOlls III JIDSt ia
take part in il, and may result in The
temporary political success of others,
in the long run every such movement
will either fail or else will provoke IA
violent reaction, which will itself re-
suit not merely in undoing the mischief
wrought by the demagog and the asi-
tator, but also in undoing the good that
the honest reformer, the true upholder
Of popular rights, has painfully and
Iaboriousiy achieved. Corruption Is
never SO rife as in communities where
the uemagog and the agitator bear full
sway, because In such communities all
moral bands become loosened. and nys-
terra and sensationalism replace the
spirit of sound judgment and fair deal
ing as between man and man. In sheer
revolt against the squalid anarchy thus
produced men are sure In the end to
turn toward n leader who car re-
stcre order, and then their relief at
being free from the intolerabIe burdens
OF class hatred, violence, and demagogy
Is u c that they can not for sorne
time be aroused TO indignation against
misdeeds by men Of wealth; 30 that
they permit a new growth Of the very
abuses which were in part responsible
for h original outbreak. The one hope
for SUCCESS for people lies in a res
ofute and fearless. but al and col
headed, advance along the path marked
out Last year by this very congress.
There must be a stern refusal to- be
creature who appeals and panders to
creature who appealsand panders TO
the lowest instincts and passions in Or
der 10 arouse one set of Americans
against their fellows, or that other
creature. equally base but no baser,
who in a spirit OF greed, or 10 accumu-
late Or add TO an already large fortune.
seeks TO exploit his feilow-Arnerlcans
with calious disregard to their welfare
Of soul and body. The man who de-
oauches others in order TO obtain n
high Office stands on ar evil equality
Of corruption with the man who de-