Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-24
sHILLALYING SHILLADY

Human nature ordinarily does not take satlsfac-
ton in the misfortunes of human beings generally,
but there will be few regrets in these parts-and
ter parts of the South-over the beating administer
ed to John R. Shady Friday in Austin, Texas
Shllady is a white man, secretary of the Natlonai
Association for the Advancement of Coored People
with offices in New York, who was in Texas holding
meetings with the colored people and organizing among
them branches of the national body Of which he is
actual head After admitting to inquirng officials that
he vas preaching social equality among other things
aeeordng to news dispatches hs he subsequently de-
MED in later interview he was met in front of his
hotel by group of citizens who gave him severe
beating with their fists and then that ne boarded
q train for another state
Shilady is one oofe the greatest mischief makers
in tie Country today as far the question is
concerned He may be an honest believer in the work
he Is undertaking, just many people in the
north who have had to deal with the race ques-
tiOa at first hand, but many ignorant fools are
honest and it must be believed by people who know
the race question that he is either that when dealing
with the question or Who for the salary that goes
with the fat job sells himself for the stirring up of
"i0iA ="
geher in peace and harmony, understanding and help
ing another. 49,
Shlady is mo- as we'll known to the general pub
lie as he is to publishers Scarcely day by that
the mails do bring to the desk of every newspa-
per editor in the South and probably also those in
the NGrth of his negro propaganda, almost all
ways attacking some white official. Many of his writ
ings sent out for publication semnews, are
scanaaous and insulting and it is doubtful if of
them ever did anything but harm for the negro race.
Few of them however, appear in print. One of
his communications of few months ago to Governor
Cattz of Florida was so worded give that official
the idea that Shillady negro, and in his re-
ply the governor so minated at which time Shllady
in his reply first enlightened the general public of
the South to the fact that his skin white.
Much of Shilladys propaganda has been aimed
at stopping ynchings, to which no objection can be
offered Lynching is disgraceful to state and ma
tsn but the methods pursued by Shllady not only do
net have any effect in reducing this type of public
crime but actually aggravate it by serving engend
er racial hatred both sides where existed be-
fore.
shiIady is only medding fool in dealing with
the race question: and 1t is fondly to be hoped that
the treatment he received in Austin will keep him out
of the South in the future at least until Re learns that
the real way to advance the colored people to fos
Ger better feeling between them and the white teach
them the fallacy and impossibity of the theory of
racial equaty-whch does not exist in nature be-
tween the two race-and in general devote his at
fenkign and funds to advancing the by advancing
fhe Individual in industry thrift honesty poteness
ard those other graces and virtues which go to make
nlss Esr the advancement of the white any other
race