The Kansas Watchman from Topeka, Kansas • 1

The VOL.ITI TOPEKA, KANSAS. THURSDAY, 5, 1905. NO. 46. The Distinction Between the Wily and the Wicked is Too Fine For the Wise! STORY END OF STRIFE? HONEST WHITE MAN.

made up of tyrants on thrones, such as tyrannize over the con sciences of black men, attack Did the Tale of the Bull Bring the throne of the Supreme Being in their prejudicial career, and Hon. Mr. Hall, of is for Right and Justice. Peace to Russian Bear? sentence men with the spirit of freedom to death. We contend The important part played by President Roosevelt in accom Self Made Man.

A Chicago professor has discovered that a self made man is delusion if not a snare. He is prone to enunciate at his own discovery truisms that have been familiar to educated men since the days of Socrates and Can thrades. There are in fact no self made men. Every one is educated by his environment. Education is a questioh of degree.

The youth who roams the library will be better informed than his brother who roams the world or foobtalls it through college. with Mr. Hall that such men are not worthy of public office. plishing peace between Russia and Japan was doubtless materially assisted by a homely story When honest white men like Mr. Hall declare the truth as he has done, and take a stand for right and justice such as he has taken the day of better things is at hand, Ex.

which he related to Baron Ko-ruma and Minister Takahira on the occasion of their call at Oyster Bay, shortly before the beginning of the peace conference at Portsmouth. Baron Koruma having out lined the terms which Japan was prepared to demand, the President strongly advised him to omit the article calling on Russia to defray the cost of the war. The pros and cons were discussed for some time, and finally Baron Koruma said that Russia must reimburse Japan in some manner, and if she did not Japan could and would annihilate Line-vi ten's army. "I regard that as possible, even probable," replied the President, "but what will it cost Japan to do so? The situa Good White People. Their Policy is to Treat the Negro with Fairness and Justice.

Hon. Joe Hill Hall, of Georgia addressing the white citizens of Columbia, a few days ago, got credit for the following statements1 "Mr. Hall said that he was a white man, and was talking to white men, but he did not think that the Georgia legislature showed the right disposition towards the Negro race. He criticised this tendency, he said, because if one "weak and defenseless class of citizens, the Negroes, were legislated against the next step would be to legislate against poor white working people. He criticised the legislature for disbanding the Negro militia, and in this connection he said: 'I have heard a great man, so called, who is a candidate for governor, appeal to the prejudices of the whites against the Negro, and congratulate the legislature upon disbanding the Negro military companies.

would never vote for a man for governor who would congratulate the legislature upon a thing like that." None of the Southern legislatures show the right disposition toward the Negro race. Tney The Negro who pursues a policy of denouncing all white men because there are some who are prejudiced against the race, makes a great mistake, nnri rlnps thp. rarp. a. erp.at, iniurv.

The Neerro neeJs the riendship and assistance of the better class of white I people in this country, and it is the duty of the Negro to so deport himself as to merit the support, confidence tion reminds me of an incident which occurred during my early experience in the West. I was riding across the plains in a rail way train when a powerful bull placed himself squarely between the rails and defied the oncoming locomotive. Now, the engineer could have accepted the chal lenge and he would doubtless proceed on the principal that he have annihilated that irate bull. But he didn't. No, he stopped the train and with the Arid of the train crew, drove the animal off is an animal of the most inferior grade: that he has no rights that white men are bound to respect: and respect of the best white people.

Denunciation and abusive language do not make friends, but tend to alienate those who are our friends. The white race is the dominating and controlling force in this country, and the Negro can only succeed in proportion as he is encouraged and assisted by the best white people. The loud-mouth, pig-headed Negro who seeks to stir up race hatTedand animosity, is a menace to the future welfare and prosperity of the race. Every legitimate enterprise or business in which the Negro engages would be practically a failure if it were not for the consideration and support given by the best white people. The great' majority of the Negroes every where, are grateful, and rightfully should be, for the opportunity given to them by the best white people to earn their daily bread.

We often wonder if the bloviating' Negro who is disposed to incite racial hatred, ever stops to think of what would be the direful condition of the race if the good white people should with-hold from the race the opportunity to work. It is true that there exists a degree of prejudice that is galling to the sensitive and intelligent Negro, but there can be no abatement or modification of the existing prejudice by useing abusive and opprobrious language. If it were not for the tolerant disposition of the good white people, those who are in favor of giving him a chance and a square deal, the Negro could not exist in this country. The Negro must learn that he is living in an age, and in a civilization, in the attainment of which the white man has been struggling and fighting for thousands of years. Experience has taught mankind that a people cannot emerge from an inferior condition and attain to the highest pinnacle of civilization in the brief period of forty years.

It takes time and a lot' of hard work to prepare a people, who, has recently come out of an ignoble condition, for the duties and responsibilities which the highest state of civilization must necessarily entail. The good white people are doubtless tolerant and -charitable with the the track. Why? Because of that all Negroes are ignorant, the possible dam age which might superstitious and unworthy; that the cultured and the orderly have been done the train had he run overtve bull. It might have derailed the locomotive." When the President had con deserve the same treatment that is accorded the tough and the bum and the loafer. Mr.

Hall speakes volumes of truth when cluded, the Japenese envoys asked several questions regard he says that legislation against ing the possible fate of a tram which attempted to run down a the Negro will be followed by bull, and in their semi-official legislation against the poor white correspondence with the President, durinsr the conference, the people. It takes course minds story was referred to by Baron to oppress, and such minds impose their own rude vigour on Koruma several times. Negro for they know that for two-hundred-fifty years he was held in bondage and they now resrard it their duty to make the Negro receptive of the white the weak where ever they find them. The spirit of oppression man's the highest on arth. is haaghty, prossaic with a mock The Negro cannot force conditions.

He must toil on. He must learn ins: smile it withers all that it Subseqent events seem to indicate that the moral of the tale was not Jost on Marcmis Ito and on the Fmnorer. Who knows what effpot this illustration may have had on the fate of two great -Ex. through experience the lessons of thrift, industry and economy, and as time rolls on and the years come and go, through the influence and assistance fails to comprehend. As far as the Neerroes are concerned, the of the good white people he will become so assimilated as to appreciate the average Southern legislature is highest civil zation on earth..