Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-29
JACKSON, MISS.
Senator Georges Address ON Education
at the COIOEed State Fair.

at the COlOreo State Fair.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JACKSON, October 2S The bad weather
prevented a very large attendance at the
Colored State Fair to-day, there not being
more than 1900 persons on the grounds.
At u o'clock m. United States Senator j.
Z. George vas introduced, who spoke at
some length. He seid he was embarrassed
as to what to say; that he did not assume
to advise them, as that would indicate su-
perior knowledge. He WAS not here to
teach or advise, but simply to give an
earnest and heartfelt assurance ot what is
felt by him and all of the white people for
the prosperity and advancement OF the
colored race. he was giatitied at the ex-
cellent exhibits made here, and surprised
at the artistic finish Of many OF them, all
indicating a serious and earnest effort on
the part OF the colored people to advance
and elevate themselves into a higher,
purer and better life. All such efforts are
extremely gratifying to him, and are
hailed with sincere pleasure by
the white race; that he hoped
thew would understand whatever prog
ress they make in eiCyating,. advancing
and betterinG themselves, will Se received
with pleasure and joy by the whites. AS
this is educational day he would say some
thing thereon, though the subject is
hackneyed and threadbare. Many years
| ago, before education became ditfused and
general in society, an educated person be
came almost unfit for labor. He or sht
WAS director of the labor OF others. Now
| il is different. 1t will not do for ell to bt
professionals and artists. For all to at
| tempt to live by their wits would cause
| misfortune. Education is this: The edu
| Gated mind is chiefly essential because i
| directs the skillful hand. 1t is not merely
that man or woman may write poetry ant
/ dream and idle. The benefit is, it enable
| a person to go out into the world and will
| his or her own hands make living. Un
| der the old system when but few wer'
| educated, those having these advantages
were disposed to make light of thos
| who had to work. 1t was then consid
cred degrading to work. There is nothing
under heaven that has commercial yalu
| that is not the result of human labor. o
has capacity to buy human labor. Hu
man labor, or its results, is everything
and nothing whatever is of any value un
less it can De purchased with human labo
or its results. Labor is honorable as We
as useful. 1t will not be long before he o
she who does his or her part in labor TO
mankind will be more honored than he o
she who passes the time IN idleuess
luxury. -,
The Senator's speech was received wit
marked attention.
EX-SENATOR BRUCE's sPRKCH.
Alter a beautiful song by the students
Jackson College, Ex-U United States Senate
Ii. K. Bruce was introduced. He eZ
pressed great pleasure at meeting his fe
iow-citizens here, and congratulated tn
colored people on the suspicious circun
stances under which they are holdiu
their first fair. He spoke at lengt
ON the great advantages derive
from these fairs by individual
States and nations, and their peculif
adaptation to the development and &c
yancement of his own race. He sal
human development is educational, scieI
tific and industrial. While he urged III
educational development, he wanted tecl
| nical education. He claimed industSi
development ranked in Importance wit
intellectual development; that 1t is hi
torical fact that the estimate the worl
forms of people is their industrial caps
- more than their intellectual; that L
ns,nis are intellectually or morally 6evs
md With, >pt having been industrially d
veIoned' He ,Slsted on these points
: great length and WITH superior sbiiit
. He urged with emphasis and with ferv
: upon his race habits OF inCNas'ry ~
thrift. He does not want morally M
. | an intellectual cultivation among the
and omission of habits of industry an
labor, thereby subjecting the rising gen
9 | ration to habits of idleness and i
, | dolence which will lead them
vice and degradation. He claim'
that Labor is king" that it reig
), supreme over cotton, over manufacture
y and over all things else; that at no tir
y in the history OF the world has labor be
0 as honorable as now. He said skilled
It Dor is needed that all should be technical
5 educated. He compared the skilled lah
(, of to-day with the labor of a quarter o.
a century past. He alluded to the pred
Il tions that were made when emanoipati
took place, that his race would be inC