Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-05

rians" who are putting these colored
men out OF jobs are sending them
home, to the Southland where they
belong and where their friends will
receive them with open arms. il they
are worth their salt. History tells
that God has used the lash OF op.
preston in all ages to accomplish a
given purpose with his people and
that they have come out from under
this form Of scourging all the strong
er for their experience.
We DO not intend TO condone this
i'll treatment, much less defend IL.
but God has more than once har-
messed the wiles Of the Devil 10 do
His viii. SO you will see that these
people who are being driven from
pillar TO post, as you say are away
from home and. away from friends.
They viii find more sympathizing
friends among the old time white
slave owners Of the fairminded
justice loving type than they will
among many OF the cynical north
erners, who see nothing but a dol
lar and the easiest way 70 make one.
We do rot discount the thousands
OF the philanthropic northerners.
who have done so much for US and
who are still lending their efforts
through various channels 70 do much
more.
They are Strengthening Booker T.
Washington's hands. by giving him
liberal donations for the benefit OF
our people and their influence is
being further felt through the intel
lectual educational and humanizing
agencies as eXemplified in Hartshorn
Memorial College. the Virginia Union
University. Howard University and
Hampton Institute and a multitude
of other institutions that We might
name. But We must do some thing
for ourselves. independent Of such
help, just as we are doing at the
Virginia Theological Seminary and
College. The graduates OF the insti-
tutions that we have named will 10
out and build up other institutions.
These walters then and colored
men out OF other employment have
no need 20 sit down and suck their
thumbs. because they are out OF a
job. They might go 70 work and set
about establishing a hotel Of their
own. This is the way we do down
here. II the white folks put us out
OF their own hotel, we set up a hotel
or our own. even 81 IL is only two
sizes larger than a chicken-coop. II
the white folks deny US privileges
in their dry-goods store. We organize
our own dry goods store. II the
white folks get tired OF us In their
banks. we organize our own bank.
II the white folks don't want our
'dramsters' in their barrooms, We
establish a barroom OF our own. II
the white folks. don't want us in
their churches. We get an old barn
IL need be and organize our own
church. and then finally we get
money enough to put up such fine
church that white folks sometimes
make mistake and 90 inside, be-
fore they find that there Is a Negro
minister In the pulpit
II the white folks don't want US
in their state fairs. We organize a
fair OF our own. until finally we have
two civilizations down here right
side by side. a white civilization and
a black civilization. with the white
civilized people helping the colored
civilized people.
So you see Mr.. Stemons. the PEG
pie down here. the colored people
down here are not worrying. they
are too busy. They leave the agita-
tors. whom they have 70 feed and
clothe 10 do the worrying. We be
lieve that it's Gods way and that
everything will come right in its own
time. We must work and hope and
our agitators must rest and then
agitate and then rest They cannot
lead US to believe though that We
are on the verge OF any great catas-
trophe. Tor the race as a whole. for
We are wealthier today than we have
ever been at any time during our
existence.
Mr.. Stemons. the colorei people
OF Virginia, according 10 the Official
report OF Hon. Morton Marye, Audi
tor of Public Accounts for the year
OF 1909. own 1.517,5OO) one MILAN
five hundred and seventeen thousand,
five hundred acres OF land. These
Negroes pay taxes on real estate
valued at Cs19.4Ss.57D nineteen
million. four hundred and eighty-eight
thousand. five hundred and seventy
seven dollars and own personal prop
erty valued at ($7.11I,703) seven
million, one hundred and eleven
thousand seven hundred and three