The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-29

In . great speech deliverei on ohe o.
cas'on. Dol. Theodore Roosevelt u..~i
these memorable wor.is: "All meu M.
SsthSr than some down" he expressed
grsas truth---s mobile sentiment.
The great friction between the rsce. to-
day 10 due ~ - failure % practice this
great doctrine. The opposite doctrin~
hss been prsetic~d. viz: "All white races
up. and ell blssk rsc-s down" AZ q
rule. white men have neither considered
nor appreciated tbe trne worth Of black
men. They have lookeJ npon them ..
'nf~riors and only is n serve. They
have utterly disrsxarded HE capacity to
develop and expand like other rsr~s.
This doctrine has h~-n taught and
prscsicssd - long that it has bs<om~ .
part Of our white neighbors and they are
incapable Of ssssing blsrk men from any
other viewpoint than s~rfs, insu-s-ptibl..
oi the highest development They do
not see him - an integral part Of the
human family. but rather - an inferior.
and only dc To serve and be led by whit.
men. For the most part. they srs blind
70 their sood qualities. aud only see his
vices Newspapers, public spsaker.
statesmen. - we'll - prsachers, have
dwels upon their weak ne.s<s anil yice-
rather than their virtues and cspabilitis.
The great daily papers are Hooded with
recount Of his vices and crimes, hut
very little 10 ss'd Of the good thing. they
do III he steals or buryiarixes q hou.~.
lac 10 honored by being put On the front
paxe In bold headlines. telling of h,-
crime. just ~ though Nevros~ were the
only people who commit such crimes
They do nos tell Of their t,sinx good car
pcuters, painters, blaTksmiths. f.rm~r,
preschers. doctors and lawyers, in fact.
good anything; for soms Of the hest farm
ere In the south are Negroes, somc Of the
best carpsnesrs are Negroes; and their
preacher and doctors compare fsvorsbly
with any people on earth. and they hsy~
some OF the Greatest educator. in the
world. We doubt whether the world hs.
evcr produced . man who rcvolut,ouixsd
methods OF industrial education =. did
the isss Booker 7. Washington. hi.
msshods have bssn sdops-d by psople
from al psrts OF tie world lie sss the
sce which othsss Arc glsd 10 follow.
This he's bsso done in spite Of Ill th.
sfiorts 20 discourage and keep him down
The truth Of the matter is. instead of
'sring how well lac could lie provided for
md encouraged. tie policy hss been l..
~ how little could lie done for his in
eIlectasl and moral uplifs. la nearly
very line of work Inc hes besn discrim-
mated against. and no matter how eli
lent bis service. he his done we'll 10 mt
me- hall - muth - his white compst-
Tor, oven shough he rendered ~ great
ervice or tettsr.
In The courts, no matter what msg I~
Ne intelligence and character, bis word
, not rss-d - good - that of . whit.
mans. The white mans word must LIZ
no matter how ignorant or
worthless lac may he. IL 10 . wonder To-
% how ths Negro has mAlie tise prosrr-
e hss. No psopls in the world have
een - held back and keys do~u ~
isck folk. and notwithstanding TIM
ing and veil ssssls.i policy 70 hinder
nd hsmpss his progrvss. he - blsnei
scsuss he someunsss issls to measure np
'ith thoss xho have had superior al
antsss.
It s common thing fos lawyer a. tie
or ~ Tidicule and shssss him in op~n
purt, and IL ths wosd "Nigssr' 10 u,sd
ne time. is y ussd thou,and. What
'uss hs The eject Of this spon the Jury
nd ba'blcf lt lsssss lower him in their
The yossssr gsssss hon Who
earn 10 looks npon birn - . nc obiecs Of
corn and dsrision.
Ttssy sssn N tossss shss chssscsrr and
'orsh do nos drIsnd npon stss color Of
~ skin or tbs rsce. sov you will ind
Forthlena. ionnrant AMI vicions men an