The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
Are We to Be Made Over?

TO illustrate: Is 1t possible or desir-
able that all consideration of race and
color shall be dismissed from our minds
and not govern our action; but racial in
stincts implanted in us by. nature are to
be, ignored and all men Of all races to
be Judged and treated on the basis of
individual merit? Are men to be made
over and the caste feeling and race an
tagonisms of centuries to disappear in
the universal brotherhood of man? Are
there any senators in this audience who
subscribe TO this doctrine, who would
have the Caucasian. highest and noblest
OF the five races, as Is attested by history,
descend to the level Of the others and
share his birthright with them with the
inevitable result that pure white blood
VIII disappear from the face of the earth
and. after the mixing of centuries shall
nave completed the amalgamation, have
all men of one skin and one type?
is President Roosevelt ready to act up
TO his own theory and have his children
marry men and women of the other
races? Would he accept as daughter
in-law a Chinese, Malay. an Indian or
negro In accord with the doctrine laid
down In his message which have quoted?
we all know he would not, and while
me words butter no parsnips' words like
these are source of incalculable evil.
coming from such high source
iHe southern white men and women
who have for forty years resisted in
every possible way this doctrine of the
equality OF the races, are Just as resolved
now as they have always been not To
submit to 1t or its results. They are re-
solved to maintain control of their State !
governments and to prevent In every |
way possible social and political equality |
CIVILIZATION which would follow IL they I
yielded.
conditions are growing more and more !
aggravated every day. Race antagonism
in intensity. Are things to drift
until direful tragedies multiply on every
hand and blood shall flow like water?
Is the craftsmanship of our time made
luate to cope with this question Just as
the craftsmanship of 1860 failed to pre-
vent the dire catastrophe of civil war?
That war was fought to settle the race
question, but forty years after its termi-
nation we find conditions more threaten
ng In some OF their aspects than they
we're in 1861.
1T is not possible for me to believe
that the theorists and sentimentaliss of
The North, who are responsible for the
conditions existing will be allowed to
pursue their policy of absolute recog-
milton of race equality much further.
The question is not a local one or a
sectional one except so far as the me-
; oes aie Heatly al IN the South, while
IT the North there are comparatiyely
,ew of them. 1t Is high time something I
vas being done to have this great and
'ital question brought before the coun-
ny in some practicable and sensible
way.
1.-THE deep interest shown in the
BROWNSVILLE tragedy is ample evidence
hat the people Of the country are be-
ginning to feel deep concern in the
'arlous phases of this question, and 1t ! /!
$ absolutely useless for doctrnaries and
politicians to undertake to rooh-pooh the :
uestion and dismiss it with wave Of !
G hand. and, for me, / am ready to go
Q battle under the slogan America for 4
he Americans This is a white mans l
ountry and white men must govern it,, Y
Spat With Foraker. i
Following a colloquy with Senator 1,
ulberson on his position as to the | T
residents authority under the articles
war to discharge the soldiers, Mr. !
ilman remarked that none of the y
egroes discharged would return to !. :
eNas. i
zone of them" he continued, that IA X
,ous sergeant. Mingo Sanders, comes a
ION South Carolina. / would like to o
,eet Mingo and shake his hand. But
e isn't going back to South Carolina =
nd let me know thar ne is coming" Eh
why not?'' interjected Senator For Il
ler. Fl
',Because the suspicion that might pre- 81
Ill as to who really did the killing would =
AXE 1t unhealthy for him down there. .
wish It wasn't so, but I can't help 1t. y
he had been discharged honorably he t.
'uld have come down there and been a
10 biggest man at negro camp-meetings
nd received respectful treatment from g
e whites" y \
What would probably happen to him:' 81