The Twin City star., 1917-02-17
race also.
Cannot Lynch Innperfeotion.

Cannot Lynch Imperfeotion.
1.-The vicious reaction of hatred on
the unfortunate possessOr Is far more
to be dreaded than its results upon the
humble creature who suffers from 1t.
The white race should not and will not
much longer. | believe. allow such bar
barous Misrepresentation Of our civ
ilization. The world is coming more
and more to the point where it will
see that you cannot hate out. abuse
out, shoot out or lynch out human i'm
perfections, real or imaginary. We are
learning that any permanent eradica-
ton must come through patience. faith.
kindness and good will.
I'm the final analysis the great glory
Of America will not be tested by its
wealth, its learning, its skill, its cul-
ture merely, nor yet by its efficiency,
as important as these are. The real
test lies in the ability Of average Amer
lean citizens-Of those who make and
who execute the laws, Of those who
have taken to themselves the great re-
sponsibility Of directing the affairs Of
government, of those who have been
so greatly blessed with wealth and
culture and intiuence-to see, If they
love their. country. that absolute and
exact justice Is done to every man.
rich and poor, learned and unlearned.
white or black.
Democracy and Christianity are be-
&p fn1 W /
firmly believe that democracy, that
Christianity, that America will stand
this test. After all the misunderstand-
ings and friction, after all the bitter
ness and hatred, the sober thought Of
the educated Christian white man Of
the south as well as that Of the educat-
ed Christian Negro has come to the
verge Of a period when good will and
peace with honor and justice to all
concerned and mutual understanding
seem more possible than ever.
Confederate Leader Aided Negro.
'Such Incidents as the following have
been happenings ever since the war
between the states, but they don't al
ways find their way into public print:
A Negro was under indictment for
murder. When the case was called In
the superior court 1t is said that Gen.
eral Toombs arose and said, Mr.. Clerk.
mark my name as counsel for the de-
fendant.' The states witnesses made
q plausible case against the accused.
At last the time for the defense arriv-
ed. General Toombs began: May It
please the court and you gentlemen Of
the jury. At the battle Of Gettysburg,
when General Pickeus charge had
been repulsed, a Confederate colonel,
severely wounded, was left on the field.
The Federals were raking the ground
with their batteries. and no soldier
dared to rescue his leader. At that
moment black form was seen to move
forward through the Confederate lines,
and In spite Of the lead and iron hail
he rushed to the wounded officer. He
took him In his arm tenderly and car
ried him back to safety. That colonel
was my brother. A hero who could do
that at Gettysburg cannot be a MUIR
derer today. Stand up. Tom. and open
your shirt The Negro did as direct
ed, showing the scar Of the wound re-
ceived In his heroic devotion. General
Toombs left the case with the southern
white men Of that jury, who immedi-
ately returned a verdict Of not guilty.
Honor For . Negro Hero.
I'VE have not yet forgotten San Juan
Hill, while the herOism Of the black
and white troops during the Carrizal
tragedy Is still fresh In our minds.
Colonel Henry Watterson In the Louis
Vile Courier-.Journal thus describes
that fateful event
"'The black man fought in the dead
ly shambles side by side with the white
man, following always, fighting always
as his lieutenant fought.
"'And finally, when Adair, literally
shot to pieces, fell In his tracks, his
last command to his black trooper was
, to leave him and save his life. Even
then the heroic Negro paused in the
midst Of that hell Of carnage for final
service to his officer.
"T think the name Of the black
trooper should be rescued from obscu-
rity and written side by side with that
of his officer. If Henry Adair had sur
vived this modern Alamo he would
have seen to it that this Negro should
have been bracketed with him in the
heroic annals Of the affray. AS Henry
Adair did not live to do 1t. we should
see that this justice Is done
~ am glad to say that the name of
that colored trooper has been rescued
from obscurity.' 1t is Peter Bigstaf.
The two incidents just cited give evi-
dence that the spirit Of kindness be-
tween white men and black men which
we are accustomed to think Of as ex-
listing mainly before and during the
war is Just as genuine and true today
as It was then. All 1t needs is a
chance for manifestation. There are
Negroes everywhere as true to the
white race as they are to themselves,
and there are white men who are just
as true and loyal to the Negro race.
aAlI You Know 10 Humanity