Milford chronicle., 1911-06-23

the conditions in other states ant
municipalities, and the general de
I sire and purpose of all citizens I,
) shift responsibility from themselvet
to Others for compelling the law
breakers to suffer for their acts
seems to be deeply grounded in al
classes. The average citizen will
witness cOnfagrant offences against
the laws regulating speed of ve-
hicles, against the laws which pro.
tect the rights Of property, against
the ordinances of towns in scores
of way, and especially against the
liquor laws Of the land, and never
seem to realize that it is the duty
each man, woman or child who is
capable of performing the duties of
citizenship, TO give evidence in
each and all cases where the peace
and dignity of the state, city or
town, or of the public comfort is
trespassed upon, and to assist in
every way to punish the offender
and teach respect for the laws. The
white race is especially addicted to
this fault in viewing breaches of
peace but the negro comes under
still another condition, which un-
fortunately for the negro race and |
the laws which insure them citizen
ship, brings them facing a serious
condition, and it is up to them as a
race to bring about the needed re-
form. Those holding positions as
pastors in churches Of the negro
race are the real moulders of their
people, and they must organize
their people into law-abiding
leagues, whose object shall be to
terit out those who are bringing
their people into disrepute, and ;
giving opportunity to those negro. /
hating persons Of the public at
arge. who have never failed to '
push down the colored man, to en- 5
'race every opportunity to destroy I
he efforts Of those who would ele-
'ate the race into law abiding citi-
ems generally. We do not mean '
o say that all negroes are viscious, O
nd disrespectors of the laws far t
rom it, for there are by a great t
1ajority, colored people who are c
ood citizens, and who respect the a
lws Of the land fully as much as 0
le white race do. We know that 81
lere is brotherhood among the k
egro race which would generally al
rotect the negro from punishment. eC
zen though the crime be against al
dividuals Of their own race. This h,
all wrong and not for the best in as
rest of the cOlored race in the long di
n. Ifthe brawls which are mag in
fed by the correspondents of the to
y press from the rural towns are sp
cease, and the negro be given a ye
r chance, then the negroes them los
yes must do as they are learning If
do in several localities, find the lev,
endors against the laws even in of
= liquor cases, if necessary, 90 to wo
extent of buying the liquor from eve
speakeasy prOprietOrs, and SO As
ure evidence which will land the to
prit in the wOrkhouse. When pas
is done the better class of the ed
ored race will have taken higher bra
und, and their people be elevated nev
rally. This will gain the conf thi:
ce Of the public. which in turn
aid them to help themselves. =
reason why we hear the state.
It that education does not seem
eneht the colored race, may be
ed to this source but the real now
on why education is not doing. I
hat is possible for the negro, is
misdirected effort Of the white II
to supply education along 2,
lg lines in other words. along Re
which makes the colored Dc
lie dissatisfied with their station. cure
education of the negro should al
long the lines which will en- w
him to benefit himself and Fopr
family, both financially and have
ally not as now, along a Pills
mel which has for its object a .inue
ical education. The negro ,n5 say