Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-08-13

IalllnG anu asserting on every side.
She went to him and with irresistiblu
energy and pathos exclaimed, Erred.
crick, God Is not dead" We feel like
saying In the same language and III,
der similar conditions, "Brucc.Gri.,
God Is N. dead" Right is etcrn,i apd
wrong flourishes only for a little
while.
We did not quote the constitution.
al law, the fundamental principles OF
the Republic with any hope or OK.
pectation that 1t would change eitl.
, er President Warren G. Harding O,
the Republican leaders in Virginia
with reference to their attitude to.
wards the colored people OF this fair
land. Only defeat and discontinue
followed by a guilty conscience cul,
do that. These people can
not live always and there will be
found some white people ana many
colored ones, who have not "bowed
the knee to Baal." Biblical and pro.
fame history will s.now where similar
condition have txistcd in all ages of
th1 wcrld.
Right las triumphed at times
through seas OF blood. The late
Wc:'d War IS enc OF the penalties
paid fac just sucl, species Of wrong.
doing. The ministers OF the gospel
ami the Churches and their crceds
are at work in tens of thousands Of
edifices in this and other countries OK
pounding the principles of the Coo
Of Heaven and the humble practices
and traits of the lowly Nazarcne.
Still error flourishcs at times under
tho temples, but thia does not deter
the workers within. In fact it was
prophcsied that just such conditions
would obtain before the end Of time.
Every n eat reform has been a"1ol,-
plishcd III the face Of persistent oppo
sltion and ridiculc. But why argue
or even state these things to II man
of the calibrc and culture of the train
cd New Yorker, man, who knows
more history in one week than the
writer could quo.c in one year?
If President Harding is correctly
quoted upon this oflice-holding propo.
sition, so far rs the colored people
arc concerned, lie is dead, politically
speaking with them already. We feel
about the matter like the person dill
who was party to the affair, viii, Il
mas parsed the rounds often in this
southern country. It was said tina. :,
man killed a snake and seeing his tall
still wiggling, lie continued to ham
mer at the reptile. A man passin.
along said to him, Mister, why are
you still beating on that snake? He
ia dead already" 81 know it," was tho
reply" want him to know that there
Is such a thing as punishment after
DEATH"
In this instance, our quotations rro,,
Che law may have no effect upon
these Pharaohs of today, but befora
we get through with them, tnev
shall know that there is such n thing
as punishment after death. Joking
aside. we have been unwilling to be-
lieve that the distinguished occupant
In the White House, the man, who pro
tossed friendship for our people AMI
openly declared in favor of according
to them all of their political rights
and privileges should have so soon
after his inauguration declared a pol
Icy which we believe to be diametr-
cally in conflict with his oath Of
office.
We have been in favor of Senate:
Warren G. Harding for nearly a dec
adc and then to have this rude awak.
ening is awful. But, "The Lord Civ.
eth and Warren G. Harding take,h
away, blessed be the name OF the Lord
and the Lord only.