Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-18
PROF I..S. MOORE
ON TALKSU.S s.
M0b0CRACY
HE is FOR HARMONY. UNION AND
PROGRESSIVE COOPERATION.
Bahia. Brazil. Move 12, 1926
Mr.. John Mitchell. Jr.

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Mr.. John Mitchell, Jr.
Richmond, Virginia. U. S. A.
/ Dear Sir:-It is almost useless to
preach to one man to be good, when
he sees with his own eyes and feels
with his own sense, as we'll as hear
ling with his own ears, that the real
bad people, even the legal authori
ties do not dare to disturb In case
lot white men not being afraid to
break open government prison and
take out the inmates to lynch them
lat will, gives rise to the question
whether the victim would not have
been justified to resist such iniQuit
GUS authorities to the death rather
than submit to their weak controi?! |!
And for the local authorities to
send out notice that they would tol.
crate any outside interference, was
an open challenge of defiance to the
whole civilized world. Now il is
not needed of me TO point the fact
out to you that this was more than
the Emperor of Germany dared to
say; when the Allies found that he
was provoking the war which event
uaily resulted And besides this.
the question might be asked, that If
they can so easily be justified in such
an attack upon the constituted in
stitutions to take out those who had
already thrown themselves upon the
mercy of established authority:
whether the friends of any such pro.
bable victim would not find them
selves equally justified in taking one
out to set him free of such weak
hands ? Hence we from our long dis
tanee, would to know what the col
CURED race leaders have had to in
form the courts and general society
upon these subjects? Nothing, We
suppose,
Then what rights have you to tell
your own people what they should
or should not do? This is lust whv
the young generations are growing
so disrespectful to those among you
who always have some moral advice
to sell to them. What good are
your lawyers, ministers and news.
paper men to them in the hour of
real trouble? Does it not seem that
you really mean to shackle them for
their enemies beforehand? And if u 2
young whites are so disrespectful to
the established powers of authority,
why should you coloured people
without any authority whatever. ex
from co!oured people?
Your manners are giving the civil
lied world much cause 70 think and
to prepare for self defense in the
hour of crucial decisions. Do not be
fooled, there is great discontent in
the basement!-thew wine is ferment.
ing, the kerosene barrel is leaking.
the naptha tank is open and water
is dropping upon the quick lime,
and with all the other highly in
flammab.e material in the store.
house near by; it is highly probable
that a serious explosion is to be ex
pected. And when trouble comes.
those very fellows who are now dis
gracing and humiliating thei- gov
ernment. will be wondering why it
cannot protect them?
Those very fellows whom the Gov.
ernment has given the right to wreak
whatever vengeance they chose up
on the weak and dependent citizens.
are placing n most deadly charge
under the seat OF government And
even the coloured churches and 9th.
er institutions and enterprises can
not well hope for serious patronage
by the sensible people of their own
people The treachery Of the late
DIR Booker T. Washington was a sc
we're blow to the weak confidence OF
coloured Americans. along with 9th.
er failures OF leading members OF
their race to make good
As education enters ont Soes cor.
tain unreasonable supertitions and