The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-08-13
CONCERNING THE NEGRO.

The following letter from the pen of Dr. j. B. Cran pub
sed the Dallas Morning News has been read and received
with much satisfaction by all to whose attention has
Dallas Texas Aug 5One of the items of testimony eecit
the trial Of the Chief of Police of Tulsa that Of
gentleman who stated that at the beginning of the riot police
said to him. cit and git niger 1t is not pur
dwell upon the details of the terrible tragedy that has
cloud upon sister city but rather to word in be-
half of Negro population who many instances the OBJ
jects of unjust hostilies and unwaraned criticism.
There is thing that Of Southern people should
forget and that is the conduct of the Negroes during the
Civil War All Of the intelligent slaves knew that the center
they would have their freedom Notwithstanding this fact
notwithstanding the further fact that the manhood Of the South
had left their women and children in the care of their slaves
these Negro men-evey and faithful to
their trust and not child was harmed by any Ne
gro through all sessfu days Whenever any
white moved to become ntoeran concerning the
Negroes let them remember this outshnng fact of history to
the credit of the Negro
But that not all The great BODY of Negro population
is ova Woodworking and trustworthy. The idle vagrant
portion of negro population members of evangelical
churches and struggling through difficulties up toward high
denQuences of their do they merit uknd nconsd
hands They deserve well of their white
friends and glad that of the leaders of thought
seek to be helpful and friendly to the Negroes
have done with the of hate with reference to
orr brother in black This slogan Git gun and pit ngoer
born hell and not of the principles the teachings
of the Man of Gaee whose life given to deeds of charity
than he Negro is responsibility increased
relationship toward them Personally. have never
failed to respond to call from body of Negroes from
NEGRO individually whom could helm wish this MIGHT be-
the attitude all white DeoDe and that would
the body the Negro by the derecs and
unworthy members of the that find in criminal
courts and our ais J. B. CRANFILL.
Such an expression from such man is more than welcome
those who dnn0 the stress of recent months had
ousv the belief that the DAYS of fair minded and
fast passing and that the public mind had been
almost rvochv directed from the paths of understand
ing and friendship
Particularly significant is the last sentence of this letter n
which the author the wish that he great body of
Nges could TO be measured by the dects and unworthy
mmbers Of the race"
We also wish that this condition could maintain to much
greater extent
We suppose that is difficult well nigh impossible for one
who has had the experience to imagine himself
horn slave who nv sheer will and mastery of circum
stance has educated himself accumulated to fair degree and
educated his children only to be led bv extended chain Of
circumstances TO feel that his accumulation of life time is far
from safe and his life ami those of his children hemmed in by
wall of dislike and nciviity
IL is condition which he alone poYeTes to remedy I'M
that he has been awbno thrifty and honest he has done his
utmost in INSPIRING confidence and respect which should show
itself in his neohbor in desire, than passive that he
should have guaranteed to him mans chance.
Texas and Dallas could profit much from growth of the
shirt to which the letter Of Dr. Cranf gives expression And
there doubt hu that that of law abiding thrifty hon
Negroes would be found of value to their
munity at large than is now generally supposed.