The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-03-11
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the provlnce OF the Federal Govern,
ment to interfere, with, the regul&-
ton by Southern States of their
domestic affaats. ~ ,t,, ;tt&: /: sIl9#%h
There, IL in the South. q .strongdsssrs
faeI ipg : til p ave IA on ,tha JntSiii-,
gent well -to-do and siHfitentiaf safe.
menSslR hXsoog. of fthS Yadnsss III, satiu-
cation. OF the 'f1degfd ah d the SSen-
couragement- ofa4the RAeas4to make
themselves useful members of the
;. "A att4lpA}ly. i me PROGRESS Witch the
Negro has made in the, last. Wears
from SLAVERY, when tts statisttcs are
reviewed. % is marvellous, and It fur~
nishes every reason to hope that In
the next as; yesrsla still greater, I'm
proyement in his condition: az q pro.
ductivs mehnber sof society, on the
farm and In ,ths shop ,andsin other
occup patti IONS may. 6omA! -, 3e
the Negroes are itH How ioo'" Americans.
Their ancestors caiii664 harS years al: ago
againat their OWL win and this Tia
their only country ana tf9if only
nag, They have shown themselves
anxious to 1--we for it and. 10 die TOR
IT,. Encouraging the rraGg feeling
against them. subjected 1T, times oto
cruel injustice growing Hioue fof it:
they may we'll. haYe' Dur profound
sympathy and ala In the struggle
they, are making! Z 3.:f,:' :, X. TT
We are charged with the sac sacred re
duty Of making 4Asi1s path: smooth
and. easy as. we can. Any hsesSogsni--
tom Of their 'distln gnishsd men, Nany
appointment to- once from among
their number, ,isH properly taken as
ap announcements aid AN 'apprecia~
| tion" OF their .nrogfsss:1 ana tails Just
policy shalr'be pafsneai:: !; ~; ~.
:, Appointment OF Negroes - 80.
:, But 1T may: wen admit OF doubt
whether Ia the case ,of any race, an
appointment OF one of their: number
to Q local office. in community In
which the race feeling is SO wide
spread and acuteas to Interfere with
the eaSe and taoflity with which the
local egovernment business can he
done by the appointses is oFisufficient
benefit by, way, Of 'encouragem ea1t
to the race to outweigh ithe recur-
renea' ana increase OF race feeling
(which such an appointment dis, likely
to s6gender. NJ .,,,}eg" ,4f 44,3s!te,.3ha:
TheTefofe, the 2Executiveiin' reeog-
rnizing the Negro race Ny appoint
ments must exercise. D.. careful s6is-
IcretiAn not to do: IT. MOTE, harm than
good. ON the othefs, hand we must
be careful NOT. to-; et1coarags htlle
mere pfetense .of <Eace feeling mann
fractured. ID the interest OF Individual
political ambition. t,,rl,;s .t@&32<3 445
Personally / have. rot the sliigbt-
| est. race prejudice Or feeling, and
recognition F+of III Existence only
a~akens In, my heafT q deeper SYN
DathY for those who. have to beakrS it
or sdffef from 1t, and T. question. the
wisdom Of a ,poifcy Witch is likely
to increase IT. -. ~ ~ - >;<Y 8 -.
Meantime, il a6efbfaiss. is done Is 4,
prevent d better feeling between the
Negroes and the5wIiftegg' in the South
twin continue to grow ana mole of
| the white people VIII come TO real,
ffae that the faf6rg of s the, South Is
10 be- muchI'beas st: sahS .tffia2s3
trial and intellectual progress of he
Negro =. The ..ekeFcise Of poiitftai
franchise by ,th6se OF >.bRatss3race who
are intelligent ana wefff to 3do WIN
lbe acquiesced in ana the, right Ito
vote viii be Whitfield Only from RE
Ignorant and irresp6ns of bah
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