St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-24
EMANCIPATION DAY.
The Colored Folks at the Ex-
position--Some Interest
ing Exercises.
The Figures for the Cost Of
Running the City Next
Year.
Our Magnificent Police Force
Comes in for q Hot
Roast.
A Busy Days Doings at the
City Hall Epito-
mixed.

IOls u n. NOIculdh ln0n leu III MY
| Country It's of Thee" supported by a
| chorus of about twenty voices.
A. g. Plummer was introduced and
| read Abraham LincOln's emancipation
| proclamation. Prof. Z. A. Coleman
then sang solo, The First Gun Was
Fired assisted by chorus from the
| st. Peters A. NJ. Z. church of this city.
Hon. William r. Morris was the first
| speaker. In opening he said: Ladies
| and gentlemen: Emancipation is one
| OF the most glorious Of all things, and
| to-day we assemble to celebrate the
| twenty-seventh anniversary of the
| emancipation proclamation signed by
that immOrtalsLincOln on Sept. %, 1861
| The name OF Lincoln will live as long
| as the rivers run into the sea.
and as long as there is breath
drawn by colored person in
these united states. (Applause). To
| take retrospective view of the black
man, we find no other people who have
made such progress" He thenrevieWed
the race from the time they were first
brought over into slavery to the present
time. First he said the black man was
as a slave more than faithful to his
master, served them for many years
with obedience and worth. The black
men as slaves were more than
any other people could have
been. LAS soldiers he said. "we
find them the bravest, the most faith
full of all. He dwelt some time OH the
bravery and lives of cOlOred soldiers.
At last he eulOgized the cOlored man as
a citizen. He said after the war the
black man was thrown into the respOn-
sible life of a citizen without shadow
OF support, with naught but ignorance
EON flafnf- 4 N Is
prejudice for their surroundings. Since
they have raised annually over
100000 balls of cotton. and own
to-day over 100000 acres of land,
and pay taxes on 100000 of
taxable property. He then turned
his attention to Senator Gibbs, of
Georgia, and his recent speech in the
senate favOring the determination of
the colOred people of the South, and
served to his memory very spicy dish
| of sarcasm. The result of the vote in
| the senate only shows how many con-
| summate fools it is composed Of" The
| future of the black man, he said. is
bright one. The prejudice against them
will not and cannot last long. II
! will not be tolerated much longer.
| Where can there be found a parallel
| case of progression to the cOlOred race
in the last twenty-seyen years? would
| to God that the states of Georgia. Ala
bama and Mississippi might come and
! sit at the feet of Minnesota.
Prof. L. a. Coleman then sang a solo:
THE Monarch of the Wood"
Rev. j. N. Henderson, of st. Paul,
was introduced and made very elo-
| quent address. He said: LAS | was
/ coming up l looked very carefully at
| the machinery and exhibits and found
none of ours: where are they. Our eX-
| hibits are here on the platform; before
! you sit men who have books of the
| history of dark ages. Machinery
/ we have none, nor are we quite ready
! for it yet, but we have men, men of
! brains and power. Two years ago to-
| day stood upon this platform Hon. j. NJ.
LangstOn. who to-day knocks at the
/ door of congress for his rights. On this
| day twenty-Seven years ago the colored
! people to the number of 1900 sent up
| to God irregular hallelujan in rejoicing
over their freedom. We are negroes
yet, and are glad of it. Our soldier
| boys died not in vain. When the low
! ing hands gather around the graves of
! their dead to bedeck them with flowers,
| none are more devoted than ours. We
| are free American citizens and this is
! what we want, our feetOn this platform
and on every one. We want our boys
! handling these machines, we want our
| girls measuring silk behind your cOun-
tiers. In the future we will have eXhib-
its here. Among the inventions will be
! those of the black man."
He spoke of the prosecutions of the
| black men in the South, and said that at
| the last annual conference of African
| MethOdiStS committees were appointed
! to arrange for the black men of the
! South to come North and locate. 1--WE
will have black belt from here to
| Georgia, and will have machinery and
establishments of industry all over this
| Northwest"
Marching Through Georgia" was
| then sung by the Minneapolis and st.
Paul Choral clubs.
Hon. F. l.. McGhee, of st. Paul, made
a short but logical address. Mr.. Nc
| Chez is the first cOlored man admitted
to the bar to practice law in Minnesota.
He said: "Twehty-seven years ago the
great colony advocated the principles
which the immortal Lincoln gave to the
public. The cOlored man has been
tried, and found to possess stability and
industry equal to any other nationality;
and, in the future, the colored man will
have his equality here. | mean by that,
! he will be recognized for his ability and
merit, and will not have to become
an expert to be given his place
| in business. Common equality in bust
| ness is all the negro ask sfOr." He con-
| Guided by giving very encouraging re-
marks for the black men of the South to
come North. and the cOlored people of
the North to push to the front. The
| evenings programme was one of the
most interesting of the Exposition sea-
son. The Exposition chorus was pres
sent, and, as usual, captured the audi
ence. The Congress Of Nations" was
| produced with even much better effect
than last time. To-day is day for the
farmers.
| TO-DAY's MUSIC.
To-day's musical programme will be
as follows:
| PARTI
Commencing at Q. N.
| Overture-''La Dame Blanche" ..... Boildieu
| Song-"The Maybells and the
Popular Selection-"La File de
Madame AnSot .::--.-i.--- Leeooue
Quadrille Sulphuria''. Michaelis
| PART II.
Commencing at p. m.
Overture, OPP. "a. .Mendelssohn
Solo for Clarinet-"harta" (Air Va
| SCR. \. Norrito.
Divertimento Ballet Music)-"Le
TF F4OB0ets soio-cieopatra" De@sFe
| Mr.. F. n. Innes.
| March-''The Black Hussar'' Milocker
PART L-7:30 P. N.
Overture" La Jour de la Ter
| reur' 80. .Lftolff
Ave Maria Bach Gounod
| Popular Selection. "Reminiscences Of Balfe''
Solo for Majeshque" ICON
W Paris Chambers.
Swedish Wedding March. 49,. .Sodermann
PART H-9:S0P
| Overture" II FIauto Magico Mozart
Solo for Saxaphone-"O old Gems
| Reset ............ ...,.,,.......... Hall