The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-17

Oh o NJ r<ciON, W. VA, Aug H.
IL is to be regretted that our colored SOL
diers are not TO be allowed the consti-
tutionsi privilege of securing the full
benefit Of the result of their training and
patriotism, by not being permitted 70
mobolize with tine rest Of the u. s Army.
it may be an erroneous thought and
We hope IL is. but it 10 hard to down tine
thought that there 10 some little politics
IN the. It rather hears the ear marks of
sectionsiism and the South-before- the
var spirit. Yet, ~ With all things. which
are dis advantageous to us a. q race, il
has its advantageous sides IL brings
into sharp relief the littleness and mar
rowne~s OF the minds Of thuee individu-
els who could avert such by doing what
10 right IN the matter and what il their
sworn duty under the Constitution 70 do.
VIZ; give every man . square deal. It
is enough in this connection TO say that
II 10 noticeable feature that President
Mckinley did not seerrgate the Negro
soldier and even though many think that
President Roosevelt WAS extremely hash
In the brownsville sffray, he did not
seeregzee them and this 20, in the face OF
the very much similar conditions exist
ing then, with reference to the prejudice
IN the matter, - exist now for the same
ilk asked each Of these Presidents through
their respective secretaries of war to do
Iust what has been recently done 10 this
connection, but to no avail. Neverthe-
less u is done today in the face of far
more grave crisis than in the history of
th's nation II has ever BEEN the privileges
of ts citizens 10 witness. In fact history
rnrnisf ed no example of where any Re-
publican President has ever done. or
permitfed H to be done. Bus,- to the
above staged advantage. There are lots
oil Isttle men in big places. About seven
per cent of them develop and widen out
sufficiently far To reach the circnmferep~e
OF their spheres. hut rarely ever get be-
yond It. while the other ninesy three per
cent flare mp and scIntilIate for brief
period OF time and then begin q process
oi disninishment by gradual graduation,
until their feeble Pickering lights 20 out
and Their memory is gone glimmering
through the dream Of things that were,
SCHOOL boy tale. the lesson Of an hour.
Another advantage, coupled with .
consolation " the fact. that all white
men are not 80 inclined ss to be narrow
and have squinted visions of things. Not
only Lot all, but the number who are
not are gradually gaining the ascrnd-
ency and the other class is.- fortunately,
growing beautifully lees. The actions OF
the selfish narrow little petty white man.
who's heart lurters when he thinks some
other race might accomplish something
beyond the limits ne set- for them, in
nc wise represents the real American
white msn-the Angio-Ssxon Who hes
that rich rscy aristocrstic blood running
m bis veins He 10 the cream Of this
civilization. He 10 wss, uho made this
country What IL - he it wss. who
eventually said With all hrs might and
main, st- Ii-h slavery, not only Of the
body, but intellectual. moral and other
slavery sDd t Was DONE
ANOTHER ADVANTAGE.
This v splendid opportunity Tor the
Negro 70 show his patriotism, his oour-
sse and he vsior There is no test of
man, like the one Of two extremes. either
deprive him Of oil privrIezes and sec
what he dos~, or endow him With oil
power and -ee what he do>-n't do that
ne should do and what be does do that
he should not do. In tbe fscs of sll this
injust'cs, IN the lace Of the fact fbst men.
alter ten tboussnd pears Of training and
with ten th' u.snd yesrs Of civilization
tshind them sill refuse N believe the
'sct that any civilization which endures
must be i'uilt on equslitv and jnstioe 10
fore the ls~, and 10 that end both ur.
-erHee and prosecute ne. ve, the Negro IN
this h''ur ~ reril will remain loyal and
p@tr'ot'c not because we fe~l the soneh
servii'ty one whit. hut became Ne are
endo~,d with aggressive humilisy and
working simplicity, tbss simplicity shss
makes ne b,srer and broader and b, fer
race with eresser vision for The nls,-
mate welfare Of the nation than tbe man
Who claims 70 be pstriosic, and yes maks~
sp.rtisi contribution In this ersss vov,d's
struggle toward We W>ssd1epg Of Vie.