The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-25
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DuTlnB tne IhulnB away VI ioily -niA
years, there has been an extensive
property birthed out OF the annals OF
the negro race in America. and that Is
enlightenment. He has left that pc
riod Of ignorance to a new and intel
ligent age. which he is living up to.
During the negro's stage OF bond
age. wnen he was wholly ignorant and
half-civilized, OF course, he could not
be looked upon by a civilized people
for civilized considerations. for he
was their slave, a drawer Of water and
a newer OF wood.
The American white man upheld
civilization and intelligence (thougn
he did hold slaves-an uncivilized acD
and ali that pertained to the uplift-
ing OF humanity, though some OF the
southern Americans were not inter
ested enough in civilization and JUS
tice to part with their barbarous sleiv-
cry. Any way 1t happened that JUS
tioe prevailed once in the negro's
favor, and that was when he was lib
Grated.
The present negro has caused dis
sension, turmoil and strife throughout
the country.
The white man is contending for an
intelligent nation. The negro is be-
coming intelligent, but he is lowered
In the estimation of the white man,
as he advances in civilization. Does
the white man see or care for his ad-
vancement? He may want educated
and refined men and women, but 1t
seems that the majority of them do
not want educated and refined black
men and women.
The white man is blind or pretends
SO, when it Games to CHASING the ne
gro. He classes all of us with the jail
bird, habitual transgressor and the
lowest type Of the race.
We are trying to satisfy him by ac-
curing an education that we may
compete with the world. If this will
| not work with a civilized people.
what's next. He undoubtedly under
stands.-Palestine Plaindealer.
1t has been noted by several news
papers that the Mexican laborer is
rapidly displacing the negro laborer
and that the latter shows no resent
ment.
That Mexican laborers are becom-
ing numerous throughout many states
of the south cannot be denied, but that
they are displacing negro laborers Is
putting it too strong, however pleas
ing the inference may be to the writ
ers. The facts are these. The south
is undergoing a wonderful Industrial
development; the negro cannot supply
the demand for this new labor.
Further, the negro has been leav-
ing the south for years, going to all
parts of the world; he has been going
into business and into the professions,
and buying farms Of his own.
There are a large number OF loaf
ers among us-but we have nothing TO
do with enforcing the law, and conse-
ouently are powerless to remedy that
state of affairs. The statement that
the Mexicans are displacing negro Ia
bor. implying, as it does, that the lat
ter are inefficient and too trifiing TO
work, is all clap-trap and bosh.
The fact is, there's not enough OF
working negroes to go round. One re-
port of this Mexican invasion tells
of the efforts of employees to make
their surroundings pleasant and COM
Portable and that many Of them are
given free transportation to the old
home once year.
Finally the Mexican fits well in our
Industrial scheme, because he gets
along well with the negro, working
right along by the side of him. How
long will he be here, though. before
he is taught by countless incidents
that he is the negros superior and
therefore ought not to work with him?
-"Old Hickory"