Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04


fully. The opinion was freely expreassd
that the colored youth should have the
same opportunities OF receiving the ad-
vantage OF instruction at industrial
SCHOOLS as white boys, and not be com
PEELED to humbiy continue In the lowest
and mos; mental of occupations.
The following pream Ia and resolution
were offered by w. d. Cook:
WHEREAS, Ia the speeches offered this
afternoon, ws. rho cuire1 paople OF the a1-
vlsory COMMITTEES, s. tho Very great nece-.
Sly OF the etiaslsnele..i OF Industrial
schools In the Stats of DolaWare; therefore,
be- lr
Resolued, That this committee now in
session appoint comTitteo Of seven com
petent meu from the body Whose duty 1t
shall be to devise ways and means to brlng
into existence an industrial schDol. Pro-
vlded, however, that thi5 comMttt9s shni
work under the supervision ana direction
oil the advisory couAcil and that said com
mittee report from tina TO time progress
touching upon the matter.
The preamble and resolution were re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions,
to be- fully considered and acted upon
when that committee presents ita report.
The subject of q paper or organ de-
] voted to the material interests OF the col
ofed people was discussed at Friday morn
1 inR's session OF the colured convention.
James A, Anderson spoke earnestly on
the question, and said the oolored peo.
pie should take hold of this projspt, aud
either give their support to this DslG6dre
Ttoinght, at present published, or take
some other meaus establishing on sub
stantial basis paper that the coiored
psople could always look to for the up
holding of their rights and the advance
ments of their interests.
Andrew Il. Henry followed with care
fully prepared papsr, in which he de-
pictsd the powerful infiuence OF the
press upon all the f airs OF the world and
held that the interests OF the colorad
people could not be better sabsarvad
Than by papsr devoted especially to
those interests.
The Rev. DR.. j. Hudson Riddicks said
lie had experience in the newspaper
world, having served as reporter, mana
ger and editor for % years. The great
trouble In tine establishment Of press
for coiored people, he said, is the lack of
material support. 10 make paper suo-
cesstul it requires capital, brains, bust
ness push and bona hds subscription
list. Without these no paper can sue
coed. The press is great AID to the
schools and The pulpit. There is no
doubt, he said, that the colorsd people
need newspaper. He knew Of IL at
tempts in the past 20 years to establish
colorsd papers in Delaware, but they ell
died OF that fatal disease, debit He felt
that a paper ought to be successfully es.
tablished and promised to aid the venture
all in his power.
Speaking upon the suggestion to en-.
dorse the 1soilight as ths organ Of the
convention, tho Rev. w. ID. Cook felt
that while it might do to take the editor
. of the 3fDilioht, "tD take the brains of
ourifriend Editor Brincsley,m 1t won d be
better to establish the paper as on
entirely new concern, with no connection
whatever with politics and independent
on all subjects. Such paper woni6
greatly assist in securing the industrial
school.
Editor A. Worthington Brinekley pro.
) tested that the IaOiItght, under his man
: agement, had never been party paper
or even political paper. It's course, hs
held, had always been throughly indie
, pendent.
In abiding to the probable course o.
the paper, snouid it be establi7hed, DE-
: Riddioks referred 10 the Baltimore Sun
and Philadelphia Lfd3er, on which paper
J he had served in reportorisl c panty
8 Ihey were, he said, independent witt
d moclatic leanings. The coloHed pape
could be independent, with Democrats
! or Repu blioau ieRnings, Just according o
to which party seems likely to give tn
= colcrad people what they desire, thu
) making both parties ssek us-whtch the,
8 are bound to d. whom we possesg the i'm
: portant item of 3 900 votes in this State :
instead OF us seeking them.
, THE PRcJEor ENDORSED.
!. Dr.. RiddiGkB moved chat the oonven
i. tion d.cids to have a paper and tn
d motion was unsuimously adopted.
!. DR.. Riddiokh' further motion to re
|. fer the subject to the executive CON
i iaittee, with Instructions to report upol
/ ways and means aud the te .sibility 0
establishing the paper was laid on tn
il table.
4 A paper on business Developmen
o Among our People" was nsxt read by tn
Rev. Solomon Hammond OF Smyrna. II
a spoke of bu8iness in general sense, an
4 after Analysing Ia elementary principles
/. said: Ia oder to som Jete in o
4 branches OF business we +louli have
% common interest ami this can best ]
ii secured by organized effort and mutus
ii association.
o HE APPROVES THE FORCE BILL
!" The Rev. ". II. Heard, pastor {
Bethel Church, Philadelphia, was intrt
y tiuced. He 10 president of tia Working
Y mems Association, a movement TO intr'
y i duca colors1 people in the variot
y branches Of trade and skilles labor an
y spoke OF tho Fueenss that had thus q
= attended tho work Of this organization.
~ particularly OF thsir Great sttiae la
week, when he tooS the places of u
- striking Russian cloakmsAsr9 in Phil
Y ielphia. MIR. Heard next touched npo
i i politics, with an apology, as
70 said he believed politics to be 0
Force bill, which il passed 'will on
y tho right to cast our votes al
y have them oountei l." He said
y he voted the Republican ticket Il
=. wanted that vote counted, and il
Y voted tine Democratic, Prohibition or ~
: othe. ticket, he wanted that vote counte
Therefore he was in favor Of the For
20 bill. In concluding, he said; "Stai
Y: fiem In the liberty wherewith tho COVER
q ment of the Unitsd States has made "
70 free" He ssid he was Republican Z
40 two reasons: one wsB because the Repu
p lican party had dom all for tha neg
'ha that ever was done for him; the 9th
a; was that no doesn't find any other par
eu that is likely TO do more FOR him. ''Ai
rs vet" be added, II would like to HI
g around come of those Republican sen
~ tore for ths way thoy are acting abe
rs this Force bill" lie wished the conve