The Colorado statesman., 1912-01-13

There are grave indictments made
against negro editors week after week
for improper articles published in
their papers. Many of them have not
stopped at "bullyragging" and nagging
each other with words both shameful
and disgraceful to use, but they have
gone forth with their vulgarity' upon
their brother in white. White people
can stand plain truth and honest dis
cussion that carries sentiment with
it. But whenever a~negro pours out
bottle of vulgarity and vituperation
upon the white man, he must look for
judgment and hail storm falling from
somewhere.
The reason we love Charleston so
much, is because it has some of the
most liberal and conservative white
people that God has ever permitted
to live ir city. We have seen articles
published in little sheets, here and
there in this city, against the best in
tentions and efforts of the white peo-
pie, in interest of the negro, that had
the same been published in other cit
les, the negro who did the writing
could not have escaped the jail and
penitentiary on a charge OF criminal IL
bel and general disturbance between
whites and blacks.
While the Messengers staff is COM
posed of both white and colored writ
ers, the editor-in-chief has watched
with the eye Of an eagle to see that
nothing goes into it's columns untrue
or rejecting upon any individual.
The plain truth told, cuts to the
bone. and we advise our colored con-
temporaries to find facts and subjects
that are full of discussion and give the
general news as it is, or go out of
business. The average foolish negro
editor doesn't believe his paper will be
sold unless he is slandering some one,
whose shoe latchets he is not worthy
to stoop down and fasten. Such papers
only live for time, they sink them
selves and those who publish them in
to oblivion.
If the negro intends to live in this
country side by side with the white
man, he has got to make up his mind
that, regardless to what the white man
does, he has got to obey the laws and
be gentleman. and such negroes will
get all that is coming to them in the
way of protection as American citi-
zens at the hand of the powers that
be.-Charleston Messenger
For years the various religious sects
among the negro race have gathered
thousands of dollars for foreign mis-
sions, and from authentic records they
have made very little headway In the
foreign work. The foreign missionary
work is beneficial and should be exc
cuted, but some accurate system should
be applied to the work so as to bring
better results.
We have great mission in Amer
lea that needs all the time of mis-
sionaries; and that is home mission
ary.
In some sections of civilized United
States, there are people who are great
ly in need of the great work. The
Afro-American missionaries should
carry on their home missions until
every ignorant being would relize the
existence of the Great Lord, perfect
their morality, which are dominant por-
tails of civilization.
Go into the dense settlements of
our people, dwelling largely in the
southern states; go into the slums and
alleys and commit your mission to the
perishing; then when you have
Strengthened out domestic affairs, ex-
tend the work throughout the world
wherever there is man to be found
Palestine Plaindealer.