Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-20


their case for their posterity; it'll
would appear cxasperating that such
villains dared TO betray the rights of
their own fellow men upon such al
broad scale and for such small pit
lance. have no patience with such
polished traitors in the face of ex
listing conditions. Such men do their
country an injury: because they
sEndfold the minds of good think
ing people. who would have gladly
spent their money and time in the
peaceful efforts OF bcttering the con
ditions of every respect in their
country. BE cause they we'll know
that errors made by the fathers
must be paid for by their children.
Money alone will not satisfy those
who shall collect from them in the
future.
1t has been often proven that sci
encc is only chain of simple facts;
each link representing fact (effect)
produced by a previous cause. And
So much as the moleculo is almost
impcrccptibly small in the physical
or chemical worlds, which arc both
concrete; 50 are ethical facts even
more subject TO infinitely small sub
divisions. And like it is with the
average fellow who is too negligent
to inquire into these minute recess
ca of truth, for the evidence desired
50 has the average colorcd man of re
cent centuries shown carelcssness in
tho social and political matters per
tanning to their race and hence their
descendants for many generations 90
on paying n thousand times over and
again for some simple error of tn n
parent, | think that it is high tirc
TO call these things 30 haul,
1t is selling lifc-blood altogether
too cheap. People who willfully prac
tico these things prove themselves I'm
worthy of civil considerations But
such fellows among colorcd people
seldom take their rightful places
alone; but they disgrace the rest Of
their race by claiming themselves the
best representative.
My object has been and is yet, 10
call the attentions OF honest people
to their practices less just so many
moro millions will have to pay the
the terribly small number who
get any benefit whatever from their
trcachcry. Just as the Anglo SaXons
had hypnotiZcd themselves into the
belief that the Almighty God had
created them already superior to all
other races. They however would sub
jet themselves to Il serious contest
by their own colorcd people OF wor
thy roputc. But when the recent war
broke out they found not only that
one OF the greatest Field Marshall's
Of the world was Of different race;
but that he belonged to the black
race, by their own. estimation. So they
put up II howl to defeat him from
the honorable position which lie had
Justly won.
These things dear friends do not
our age historical Justice; nor do they
permit society to make the best use
OF its material. The various nations
mus. suffer first and all civilization
thereafter.
Now we find ourselves confronted
with another Anglo Saxon question
What does the Negro Want?" like
ago, in London England "Iow shall
the white race treat all the rest of
the human family?" These things
would seem below people such as
we would he glad TO consider the
Anglo SaXons; did they not force us
to attribute them to the said white
race? Hence rs l tricd to show them
upon the other occasion that they them
selves had answered their own Ques
ton before asking it, viz, treat them
just rs you would have them treat
you!" which lis so constantly held up
by this same white race as n deyine
proverb; and now l say to the very
same race that any sensible Negro,
wants an equal share of the democra
cy which they propose to the whole
world.
When has the Negro asked for
any greater favors than were already
enjoyed by his white neighbor Of
similar class? And would suggest
that lie only get now what the white
man would like to have; were the
viii man in the Negroes stead! DO
not unto the Negro what you would
not nave the Negro do unto you ana
others. Some Of you may think that
the great worlds uphcaval is over:
but tell You that it is not true. Much
more is to come, than what has pass
ed. We had as well get our hearts
right upon the subject. For fear that
my words may have undue influence
upon the great question of peace in
the international con forcnco in Tn
rope shall forbare to wade deeper in
to the abism of social, civil and polt-
ical Justice between man and man.
1. S. MOORE.
REPUBLICANS ARRANGE FOR
CAMPAIGN or 1920