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Black and White

CHAPTER XIII
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He has talent; he has ambition; he possesses a rare fund of eloquence, of wit and of humor, and these will carry him into the executive chambers of States, the halls of legislation and on to the bench of the judiciary.

You can't bar him out; you can't repress him: he will make his way.

God has planted in his very nature those elements which constitute the stock-in-trade of the American politician--ready eloquence, rich humor, quick perception--and you may rest assured he will use all of them to the very best advantage.
I know of municipalities in the South to-day, where capable colored men are regularly voted into responsible positions by the best white men of their cities.

And why not?
Do not colored men vote white men into office?
And, pray, is the white man less magnanimous than the black man?
Perish the thought! No; the politics of the South will readily adjust themselves to the best interest of the people; be very sure of this.

And the future rulers of the South will not all be white, nor will they be all black: they will be a happy commingling of the two peoples.
And thus with the so-called "war of races:" it will pass away and leave not a trace behind.


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