Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-09

opinion of nearly all white people in
the North, with no knowledge of
Negro racial traits and tendencies.
who have talked to me. in thinking
that a Negro is n sort OF a white
man With n black skin. and that.
with the same opportunities, as you
call Is. he viii DO the same work. "
lie admitted that he did, and ex-
pressed some surprise that anybody
should differ from that view. Seeing
that e was useless 20 reason with
him, I rcsorted 20 the argument or
rcdUctio ad absurdum. said
Thea I suppose YOU think that a.
North American Indian is a China
man with a red skim" The repair
tee did more good than any amount
OF argument. because it made the
whole fabric Of his previous utter
8uCc so ridiculous chat he broke in
90 a laugh. And yet I did not get
that idea out OF that mans head. ~
is there yet. and nothing but board
ing him for couple of years and
bringing him i'm direct contact with
the Negroes hfe every day would get
&c ont of his head
Mr. Williams seems oblivious of
the fact that there are Negroes born
and reared I'm Canada and i'm the
northern and western part OF the
United States who have none OF the
Negro racial traits and tendencies
possessed by those Negroes with
whom ne has come iu contact. lie
SIS as ignorant of this type of the
American citizen OF color as is the
northoruers whose ideas ne so gliblv
/ ridiculos. His attempt at renartee
did not touch the question at issue.
which is. whether or not q Negro. an
American Indian or Chinaman is
under relatively the same conditions.
subject and capable of the same de
gree of educational and industrial
Advancement as a white man of a
similar tyre2
TO fail 60 answer this question
IsQuarciy. buttressine the answer with
facts is To- fail to- convince o couser-
yativo Nortberner. Mr.. Williams
and his friends of the same preiu-
diced class insist upon living in their
own cocoons. They insist upon pro-
ducing their own Negroes and they
refuse Go accept or believe that there
/ are any Negroes who can be any
more or accomplish any more than
the contemplating Negroes of this
sunny land.
And set there are thousands OF
instances where Northerners have
taken the children of Negroes of eve
ou This type and moulded them into
learned doctors. professors. theolo-
CLANS. pharmacists. economists. cleo
triciaus. statesmen. government em-
ployecs. stcnoeraphers. Journalists.
real estate agents. merchants. bank
ers. authors. poets. inventors. ora
tors. legislators, congressman and
senators.
These are practical demonstra-
tions of facts reinforced by other
facts and Mr.. Williams. being blind
himself wonders why these white
rhuanthroulsts OF Che North cannot
see. oh. no. Senator Williams. the
trouble is Wen explained by our Sa-
y.our when De exclaimed FIN one OF
DIS wrathfui outbursts. "Thou hy-
rocrite FIRST cast ont the beam out
of thine own eye: and then shalt thou
sec clearly 90 cast out tho mote out
of thy brothers. eye"
But enough Tor this week. We
shall deal further in our noxt issue
Wits these astounding assertions from
Tho distinguished Senatorial nomi-
nee OF Mississipp;
Freedoms battle once begun.
Bequeathed from bleeding sire 60 son.
Though bamed oft. Us ever won"
byron.