Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25
TO A GENEROUS PUBLIC.

Arriving In your city l noted an ad-
dress in the Durango Democrat by
Rev. J. H. d. Hill. in which he as
sllmes the role of a race leader and
in his assumption he scathingly and
untruthfully misreprcsents the race.
Mr.. Hin betrays his ignorance as
to the status. the purpose and the
future of the race, when he accuses
the race of "presuming equality with
the advance races of civilization and
that the young of our race are being
filled with bad ideas.' am sure that
Mr.. Hill cannot substantiate this
charge, for the least among our race
knows there is no equality in numbers.
nor in wealth, nor In political or Off
cial power: hence, what can he mean I?
am sure the bugbear of social equal
ity does not infest the mind of our
people.
History of A years is the best evi-
dence of the negro's capability and
worth. He was unclaimed from physi-
cal slavery, ignorant, with crushed
manhood and bruised morality and
even without name. to choose for
himself way. and he patronized the
standards of civilization and religion
of his master and the generous north
erner, who went south to enlighten
him; and what is the result of that
experiment? He coveted the best gifts
and today he owns four millions of
real estate, he operates "A banks and
a dealer in merchandise in proper
tion, and decrease of illiteracy to
.65 per cent What other race in the
annals If history has made the show
ing? What other people has been
transformed from chattle to productive
and constructive citizens with the
pressing odds of legislature and labor
unions against them.
Surely like all other hives we have
our drones.
Mr.. Hill spoke of the few who know
their places" Here he towers above
knows his place in the world? No
man, white or black, has place, only
what he makes for himself by per-
severance, common sense, industry and
moral courage.
Again Mr.. Hill rises to the heighth
of the ridiculous when he said: "a
few of us would be better off as slaves
than to be at large without guide
and without a home"
Such stuff is an insult to the worms
which devourad the flesh of the mar
tyred Lincoln in his grave. Brother
Hill is either catering to a supposed
prejudice, which I am happily inform
ed, does not exist in Durango; or he
| is trying to pose as lover of Chris
tian ethics to hide his crime of for
| gerry and theft.
wonder why Mr.. Hill evaded the
trial before the conference committee
Sept. 27th, and came back to this city
| and sent notice to his presiding elder
that he had withdrawn from the
| church? l wonder If Mr.. Hill can face
his deeds In Pueblo and in Silverton
Remember Your sins will f1nd you
| OUT and Your work do follow you"
We want to be corrected In our
wrongs and reminded of our duty. but
let the teacher be worthy. This at
tack upon the race by j. H. d. Hill is
a strike back at the colored people OF
Durango and the Colorado annual con,
ference because they will not suffer
him to preach in the African Metho-
dist church after abandoning good
and upright woman and marrying an
other in the space of ninety days. Let
us have leaders among us to guide
our destiny who can bear the scrutiny
of moral and Intelligent community.
Let us run the cat out of the jungle.
There he is! z
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