The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22
THE TR1B.SE DEPENDS 'RAsTUs.

The Chicago Tribune, regarded as one of the gfea' est newspapers of the entire world it's nabilit to absorb proper conception the question ant from Southern point of places itself in an uner yiabIe light when it attempts discredit the need fo a federal act prohibiting the inermarriage of negroe and whites In a recent editorial the Tribune says:
 There is bigger thing than law which pro
 hibits the intermarriage of blacks and whites It
 is unconquerable sentiment. Then why give it the
 disagreeable expression of legal enactment? Why
 make it a matter of record that the law recognizes
 distinction between citizens of the United states? s Why make the hollowness of our democracy mat
 ter of record when it is not needed? We know that
 wben certain inhibitions encountered the ora
 .,;cal nrnc;p]es of this land of freedom sail away
 unheeded and in the of intermarriage between
 blacks and whites we would not have it otherwise,
 hut why by enactment of congress impose the
 thought upop the inferior that it is inferior?
 Surely it is not to prevent the marriages which
 come within the contemplation of this proposed act
 There is a mightier force than an act of congress
 which bars them The sentiment exists and will ex-
 ist and cannot altered in any conditions con ceivabe to the present generation of Americans.
 They would not have it altered and it will not be
 altered But wh y proceed to the folly of setting
 up race distinction between citizens by law and of
 making inferiority matter of statute? It is like
 putting the heel of law upon the face of part of the nation If law were the only thing that possibly could stand between the marriage of whites and
 blacks then we'd say pass the law, but when such
 statute merely says part of the nation that it is hopelessly inferior then we say that such state
 ment is unwise and vicious.
 It is true that there is mighty force, stronge than any law which exercises influence over tn white people of inclination, but it should be re membered also this force has failed often tha it is not the barrier it should be- For those mmediael eoncerned-he contracting parties'-in marriage be tween the races there is sympathy The white we who marres negro is inhuman and has lost tn of her Caucasian ancestors The world cares Ii tie what sorrow may into her life as result such folly. the crime committed upon future ger erations which counts most in miscegenation. For people capable self government legalize crossn of the fe-stream blacks and whites when by simp act of congress prevented is to outrage atons yet to come and invite pollution and deteriora children One drop of African blood trans nitted through inheritance to a white child will for century appear as danabe accuser or our parentage
 The Tribune says antrace legislation is like put ting heel of law upon the face of part of the tion. only regret should be that the heel is no larger stronger and flexible. This part of tn nation plea may sound very good to our Norther friends who little regarding the psychological in ferority moral inefciency of Cuffy compared white neighbor, but to those of us who live wher they grow like backberries in fertilized patch k grasshoppers in Kansas field, it appeals mucl printers ink used in poor If to refrain passing of self protection through tha feelings of Rastus will become ruffled then twou be better admit his mental, moral and social equa and draw him to bosom in long, fond and af fectiouate embrace.
 \ PEARIY CATE RECEPTION.