Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-01-07

New Orleans Daily States.

New Orleans Daily States.)
II we are 10 Judge from the press
dispatches from Havana Cuba ought
10 become the Paradise to which all
''eood niegers 60" who yearn for
social as we'll as political equality.
The laws Of Louisiana have very
wisely prohibited the serving OF
whites and blacks in the same bar
rooms, and have established other
regulations. tending.to the preven-
ton Of practices which ultimately
Lead to the. amalgamation OF the
races. There are those in the South
who, for Interior purposes, Ore in
the habit Of playing upon race pref
udices. just as in the North may be
found those who for similar purpos-
q dsnOunce the Southern people for
thsir efforts TO deal with the race
issue along prsctical lines, and with
Q view to conserving racial purity
and TO the promotion Of the highest
welfare Of the two races.
But in Cuba the negro has en-
tered 90 largely into the life and
activities Of the people that the color
line, in 90 far at least as outward
forms are concerned. seems to be
almost obliterated in the social and
political life Of the Cuban popula-
ton. At least. it seems reasonable
20 conclude that such is the case
from the furore that was kicked up
ever the refusal Of an American bar
tender to serve drinks to two negro
congressman in Havana. The dis
psGched tell US that the hotel pro-
prietor was arrested and fined SO,
The president Of the Senate having
appeared TO prosecute the offender,
demanding exemplary punishment
for the insult TO the cOlored race. "
The government organ is represent
ed - having printed q bitter edi-
torial, In the course Of which the
absolute equality Of blacks and
whites in Cuba il emphasized and
ths demand 10 made that the strong
arm a tho Law: be interposed to
teach the Americans that they
ihsll not Be permitted to introduce
into Cuba the anti-negro sentiments
pssysiling in the United States. %
OF course. Cuba has right to
srsc4 her social and political stand
ards 10 please her own people, and
Il the people there desire to assOci.
aAs With negroes upon terms Of per.
feet equality. We know Of no law
or iofce to prevent them from doing
70. The near neighbors Of Cuba,
Haiti and Sapto Domingo, furnish
. striking object lesson TO the apos-
ties Of social equality. and il Cubs
prsiep 10 adopt the policies which
have led to such disastrous results
Amons her neishbors she is at lib
ssts 10 doso.
n diMcult for many well-dis.
posed persons 10 realize the fact that
tho lA~p in force in Louisiana and
some other Southern States debarr'
ing the negro from the electorate
separating the races in railroad cars
steamboats, and public places, were
not ensted a. result Of hatred o.
the negro. On the contrary, while
they have furnished asitatOrs will
much comfort. their design is ben
s6cisl. and properly accepted,
would rebound greatly to the ben.
eft Of the negro himself. One O.
the most prominent negro speaker
st Q recent celebration in New Or.
leans. struck the keynote Of the
whole question when he deplored
the absence Of race pride among the
negroes - manifested by their op-
position TO everything that tends ia
emphasize their racial identity. No
race that has been ashamed Of itself
or dissatisfied With the peculiar
Yacial charactsrbtics and marks Of
di6srsntiation from other peoples
hss ever accomplished anything.
nthe negro has ambition to accom-
plish sught. that ambition ought to
b. 70 accomplish it IS q negro and
not . . mongrel. Therefore meas