Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-02
the NEGRO PROBLEM
40 IT'S SOLUTION
" On. q. W. sELL, PINE sLuFF.
ARK, An Ex-sLAvE AND An
Ex-sTArE sENAToR.

~ On. q. W. sELL, PINE sLuFF.
Ark, An Ex.sLAvE AND An
Ex-sTATE sENAToR.
Many writer's and public speakers
claim that there II no real problem
concerning the negro any more than
that which relates to any other race:
that the application Of the golden
ruIe" viii destroy It; that II he 10
given q square deal In the struggle OF
life and let alone. that he viii solve
II. Some advance the idea that wealth
and education are the most potent fac
tors and essential requisites necessary
for its solution. But the one idea which
attracts more attention than MI the
Others combined IL the industrial edu-
cation which makes him "a better
newer of wood and . better drawer OF
water" and chooses for him the south
In preference to all the other countries
of the earth. For IS years past.
more or less. these various proposi-
lions have been before the American
people and the other civilized nations
of the earth, and 1t In strange to SAY,
yet It's true, that they are a. far from
the solution OF this problem - they
were when it arst began. There are
many elements In the formation Of
this all absorbing proposition which
have never been discussed In the pub
lie forum heretofore. We therefore
admit the existence Of this problem.
which began as We understand It from
the food and has continued from that
period until the present day. When
Ntmrod sought to be Independent Of
God and conceived within his fertile
imagination the building OF . tower
broad enough and high enough to over
come every known obstacle to his am,
bition, q shadow indicative Of his aw.
full sin and disobedience was reflected
and indelibly imprinted upon the mind
and conscience Of the world. Pause
q moment and look with me down
through the archives Of the ages and
there we behold the relics OF Gods
awful wrath lying In the valleys, upon
the plains and upon the highest noun
tains. The carcasses Of those God had
70 recently destroyed by the flood can
be plainly seen and the stencil Of
their decay is still fresh in the nos
trils Of Nimrod. the great-grandson OF
Noah and the grandson of Ham and
the sos OF Cush, the first born Of Ham
instead Of becoming awed and I'm
pressed as he gazed upon these great
and mighty deedsfof God. his indig-
nation was fred to q burning desire IS
be revenged on God. He therefore
planned to build . tower witk~a base
deeply riveted in the bor,els Of tho
earth and Its topm0st parts reaching
the heavens. IL this particular pc
Rod there Wis no division in the
family OF Npah. Nimrod then was the
ruler ofIrall the Inhabitants Of the
earth. He undertook the most gigan-
tic nd heroic scheme that has ever
e1kered the brain Of mankind.
food only could comprehend and
overthrow his fragrant and contemp-
tible scheme. There never has exist
Cd In the history Of al the world since
that eventful time such unity of mind
and purpose - was concocted and
cemented into people Is was match
lsssly manifested by this wonderful
and mighty one before the Lord. Be
hold his audacity! After God had
confused their languages. overthrow
ing and checking the building Of the
Tower Of Babel. Nimrod remained
there and organized the first govern
ment upon tho face Of the earth AFT
er the flood. He planned and built
the first Great City Of Babylon and
handed down the plans that enabled
Asshur, the son Of Shem. to build Mn
even on the River Tigris. How long
he reigned and when he died We have
no history. Centuries must have
elapsed before the all conquerins and
naughty Hamatic family marched west
ward over the plains Of Shinor and
planting their great cities Of Sidon.
Sodom and Gomorrah upon the west
bank Of the Mediterranean sea. It
was from these centers that Europe.
Asia and Africa were colonized. 1t
was here that the world learned its
drst lessons in ship-building and COM
mercial enterprise. Here the Phoeni-
clans, the Canaanites, the Philistines.
constituting three branches Of the
Homitic family, conducted and carried
on the most prosperous commercial
supremacy that tho world had ever
seen. They held the keys Of COM
merce with the whole world! Should
any one ask what the negroes have
done in history answer them by point
ing TO these achievements. II they are
still ignorant Of the facts, call their
attention to Misraine, the second son
of Ham, who was the founder of
Egypt. and whose name means Egypt.
He with his sons, Pathrusim, Lu-
dim and Lehabim, migrated from Asia
and settled, colonized and founded the
garden spot OF the earth. He was
soon followed by Cush and Phut, the
first and third sons of Ham. It was
here in this rich and fertile country
Ill tho inventions and scientific dis.
eoveries were born! 1t II here we
md the greatest wonders of the world!
It was here that the worlds greatest
leader was reared and educated. Here
God manifested himself to tho Hamit.
1c family In . most practical manner
IN the Red sea. Hero also 10 sent his
son Jesus Tor protection. This scrap
81 history 10 enumerated and cited on
account Of the direct bearing It has In
dealing with the negro problem. This
question, II you have followed mo caro-.
fully bA1sn 1t the Tower of Babel.