The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-06-18
WRITES OF CONDITIONS As
He SAW THEM N KEYSTONE
Wishes Everybody Well And Gives
Much Good Advice to the Peo-
pie Cenerally--Praises Ef-
forts Of The Times.
Editor Mcdowell Times:

Sr:-Permit me, on the eve Of my de
parture from the coal region, to express
my deepest and most sincere commenda-
ton of your journalistic effort in the
publication of the Mcdowell Times To
say the least, il is a pride to the race that
in so small a town in both material re-
sources and population as Keystone
with 30 great ignorance and racial ieal-
ousy for you to have begun such a news
papers publication.
Taking into consideration the hetero-
geneous class of Negroes that constitute
the population of Keystone and its en-
vironment, ] must confess that the race
as a whole must be commended for the
material advancement shown; but there
remains the indubious fact that much
has been left undone in the world of ra-
cial morality, racial ethics and racial ed
ucation- The average leaders, scholasti-
cally pedagogical; theoloeically, minister
Ial, legal ard medical, are prone to dem
onstrate the apprehension of financial
enthusiasm as primary and ethical, and
moral principles As secondary. IL is q
psychological fact that those invisible or
ganic forces must be the controlling
agency of the visible or bodily forces for
there to be real progress Of an individual,
nation or race; here be it understood
hat this is no hypothesis or rhetorical
statement; nay, il Is a cardinal fact In
my close observation of sociological con-
ditions, l must confess that the moral
standard 10y which a christian is Judged
is not carefully observed. The average
preacher fails To control his passion and
in his walks observe that moral or eth
ical dignity and decorum that belong u
the Representatives Of Christ
Again, il has been my sad experience
TO see that th.'se known a. leaders of the
race are in constant wars of proiessions q
antagonism and racial jealousy. speak
not of a competitive antagonism; nay,
for this is a welcome formula for mate
rial advancement But the socalled edu
Gated men and women, a. a whole, do
not seem to encourage each other in
business, but will leave that encourage
ment to the lesser educated ones. Again.
those IN business are sometimes in their
dealings by fslsyfying the price Of an ar
ticle and failing TO treat a customer Of
their race with civil courtesy.
No individual or race can rise To moral
greatness until there he social classified
ton Of associations in the home, in busi-
ness, in fraternsl organization and in
marriage. This social classification must
be founded, not on good dress of moul-
ey's possszsiOn, but on good principles
Of character. The socalled leaders who
will scorn a principled woman becauss
Of her color, and Gegenerztes himself u
marry another whose father, q white
man, wss never in wedlock recognized,
must be boycotted in his professions
dealings. The woman who is ~orldly
gay and degenerstes her virtue 70 the
white man must BE- socially ostracised by
the women and tie church in order q
develop the higher moral asperations ol
the race. A race that once stood ths
test of belng great when the Pharohs,
men Of color, were earths first great
sovereIgns; when Hannibal Barchs
demonstrated with hs black phlanx,
the military tactics Of the race by engi
NJ erinz q considered impossible summit
and brought glory b the sable sons o
Ham. When medicine vas first discov
cred by Grecian man Of color, Hippo
crates, who, apprehensive Of the philo
sophical truths Of the man Of color, Phi
10, exalted fair Grecisns from sorcery',
practice 10 the medical world. Yea. thi
races illustrious political, ethical. edu
catiO-al, religious and material aspera
ton, that have been By ocular ca7-e-
eDesed from him BY the diabolica
ibte polstiOn Of Onelo-Ssxon perfidys o
b in prejudices and indiscnminate op
. O. ions in the past, are 10 be realize
IN lev years shen the spirit Of th.
mother Of Addiellows, black Rnth. shal
appear o. inspire; inspire BY the patienc.
Of the CoshIie, blsck Job, the brother.
hood Of the Cushite. black Hiram Abin
the Jurisprudence and prophetic meek
nee Of the muIstto Jew, Moss shall en-,
of the disreputslble gsrb Of the Whit
msn's authority and embsrking on IN.
ship Of Independence, liberty and fr~e
dom uu(urI xh~ snsIs a - -