CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII.

The Progress Made by the Colored People, Morally, from 1865 to 1894.--They are the Equals in Scholarship of any Other Class of Students.--There is no Such Thing as a Negro Race in This Country.--They are Colored Americans, Nothing More.--This is Their Home and They Are Here to Stay by the Will of God.--Old Flag is His.--He has Defended it in the Past and Will Defend it Again.--He Will Stand or Fall With the Loyalist.--How Colored Families Were Established.--Their Names.--They are the Equals of any Other Class With no More Cash.--Contented and Faithful Laborers.--They are Not Anarchists, But can be Relied Upon in Case of War.--Can Same be Said of Other Adopted Citizens?--The Negro Will Stand by the True Americans in all Cases.--Why Should Colored Loyalists Suffer Injustice at the Hands of the American People?--Not Treated Fairly by the Press.--Injustice of Mine Owners and Manufacturers.--All the Colored People Ask of the Americans is Fair Play in the Race of Life, With its Other Adopted Citizens 128