The Denver star., 1913-12-06

,.- Races" Lynchings. burning of nu-
man beings alive. denials of justice and
legislative wrongs are not the products of
a Christian land.
When country's own citizens are not
re-" to exercise their prerogative men
women. and this because of their race
-olor. then that country's institutions
a-1ng with its churches. are a farce and
a fraud upon civilization. 1t Ill becomes
such n country to arrogate the virtue of
calling upon other governments to set
their houses in order. Such is menda-
cious. arrogant impudent. rneddling. To
change this in the United States of Amer
lea should be the work of men and wom-
en- with honest purposes. To this end l
ask that you read the indictment make
In these pages.
In his library at 1T09 Lombard street.
Philadelphia. DR.. Taylor has most
interesting collection of curios and old
manuscripts bearing on the struggles of
the race through the reconstruction pc
riod. with accounts of the part taken
by leading white and colored men in
the fight for full citizenship for the col
ored people.
He is a keen observer of men and
things With an indefatigable study of
everything readable. he has possessed
himself with vast fund of informa-
ton. He has been a traveller, lecturer
preacher. lawyer. promoter, editor.
physician. rancher. newspaper CORE
spondent and politician. He has work
ed on the farm. in the sawmill, steam
boated and followed whatever occupa-
ton the exigencies imposed either in
following his inclination or to survive
the vicissitudes as he has made his
way upward or been knocked and
bumped in life.
Discussing the Indian as distinguish
ed from the Negro. he says: BLOOD
will tell is an expression often quoted.
and nothing demonstrates it stronger
than the achievements of one individ-
ual or race as compared with the
achievements of another individual or
race: hence tell me of the hero's fight
in horrors blackest night. for they
alone are great who great deeds have
done. who triumph against fate. who
from depths To heights have come" Il
am proud that | am who and what l
am. but | hate and despise my oppos-
ing environment. the conditions which
hamper and hem me in. So by the
eternals. l have sworn. l have deter
mined to break tbs. ugh
Il will be u man among men. either
| living or dead. | will not be satisfied
with any condition less than that
which is due to man and gentle
man" Thus my soul. heart and
brain-yea; all my combined powers
even as giant hand | lay 1t hard
upon the world around me. compelling
where coaXing does not avail the con
sideration accorded any other man."
Blood will tell 1t is in me. | have
done. am doing and will do until die
The world will know that in me II
man lived. l will. even if there be
one-siNteenth of Negro blood in me. l
will be man. for blood will tell. and
l have seen that Negro blood is tell
ing"
The Negro as an economic factor in
the American scheme of government
as viewed in The Conflict and Com
mingling of the Races is juicy argu-
ment for the honest student in eco
nomics not less than for the real states
man and patriot. Beginning on page
CT. the gifted writer says. surely
competition begets rivalry anywhere
among all peoples. but rash indeed are
those, and inSanely so, who do not re
alize that in this country the Negroes
are industrial factors and have got t,
be considered in any economic schem
embracing capital and labor If this ua
ton is to continue Il free and prosper
Gus republic