The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-05
THE RACE PROBLEM.
The Last Ora ion Delivered By
Henri u. Grady.
= govTngaNga o. &c souTH.
A rltssBg csssgan8oa - the sps~eh ef
.srhe sew saath.r which Gave
Him Els Grsatest Rame.


The sosIoxsng i dsrssf II Henry y.
Gsn6ys crest aEeeeb beseys the istsssp8
Nsreks4ntss Agspe5ssi0n aa tie eceesson q
tie h8g hangaes 81 he Hosss kesss.pfiss 81
a4sresas,sr III Il vas tkse exngsare during
TIE tip which Re FaAse g maze IBIS
s.sa-sa whgeb essisssi his death on Eon-
04s. December - lis toFse sas tfe
se.5ores problem sid hia REMARKS we're :
nasara4 sea aenee 81 his eloquent speech on
tie Ner south ia Sew York cts two
wears ago it wAs tbs former spefess
vAieh gave him his Sseasest fame. Dtit bis
lazs address Was a fstsng coEapanion % j.
n saia
n. Pyes<as. Bi5den by your invita-
tlen 70 q ssiscazeisz Of ths race problem,
forbidden BY occasion 10 make political
steech. appreciate il trying 70 Fecoae1ie
orders wssh psoprsesy. The perrlezisy 81
TIE Iistle maid. who. hidden % learn -
sw8m Was yet adiurst, 'Aow 80, my dar-
ling. nang yonr clothes on hickory limb
ard don't 20 pear the wafer
s.The stoGteat apostle 81 the church.
thew say. il the missionary. and the mis-
ssonary. wherever he ansuTis his Tag. vii
never ind himself IL deeper need Of
junction. aud address than I, hidden tonight
70 plant the standard 81 Southern Demo-
cral la Boss0n's banquet hall, and - dis
esss the problem of the Faces in the homes
81 phisine and OF Sumner. But. MF.
President. II a purpose % speak ia perfect
frankness and sincerity e earnest under
standing Of tie vast interests involved, il h
consscrating sense of what disaster may
follow further misunderstanding and
arrangement, ii these may be counted 10
steady uniiselpIinea speech and TO
strengthen an untried arm then. sir. |
shall find the courage 70 proceed Ny
people, your brothers ia the South broth
ers 10 blood IN destiny, ia al that IS best
In our paskand fattFe-are 50 beset with
this problem that their very existence de-
psnas on is right solution. Nor are they
wholly to blame for its presence The
slave-ahips ~ the republic sailed from your
ports the slaves worked In our fields. You
viii not desead the traffic. nor l the insti-
tuition. But DO here declare that ia ia
wise and human administration in lifting
the slave % heights Of which ne had not
dreamed in his savage home, aud giving
him happiness be has not yet found in
freedom, our fathers left their sons a saw
ing and excellent heritage Ia the storm
ol war lhis Institution vas lost. thank
God ms heaTsli5 as you do that human
slavery has gone forever from American
soil. Bat the freedman remains With
him 3 problem without precedent or paral-
lei Note is appalling conditions. Two
utterly dissimilar races ON the same SOIL
with equal political and civil rights almost
equal il numbers. but terribly unequal in
intelligence ard responsibility each
4
In seFvitude 10 the other. and freed at last
BY desolating war theexpeFlment sought
bY neither, but approached by both with
doubt these are the conditions. Under
these. adverse at every point, We are re-
gulfed 10 carry these two races ia peace
and honor tn the and.
When will the black cast free ballot
When ignorance anywhere Is not donin-
ated by the viii OF the intelligent when
the laboreF anywhere casts a vote unhind-
cred ~ hts boss. When the vote Of the
poor anywhere is not influenced by the
power of the rich When the strong and
the steadiast do not everywhere control the
suffrage Of the weak and shfftless-then
and NOS tili then will the ballot of the ne
gro be free.
Tee negro vote can never control in the
Soath, and Il would b. well II pariisans 81
the North would understand this. have
seen the white peopele OF = state set about
~ black hoSts until eheir fate seemed
sealed. But. sir. some brave man. band
ing them together would rise SIS Elisha rose
in heleaeuered Samarsa, and. touching
their eyes with faith. bid them look abroad
50 see The very air sllesi with the ehartots
q Israel and The korsemen thereof II
there j. any human force that cannot be
withstood Il is the power Of the banded IN
telliEenee and responsibility OF free com
maulty. Against Il numbers and corrmp-
lion cannot prevail. II cannot be farhid.
den III the law or divorced in iorse It's
the inailFaable right Of eyeay community
-the iuat and righteous safeguard against
aa ie1iurant or corrupt suffrage. IL i on
thls. sir, that We rely in the south Net
the eowardly menace q the mask or shot
pun. bat the peaceful majesty ~ intslIi.
genee ard responsibility, nassad aud uni.
fed for the protection az iis housvs
and the preservation Of rs Hb-
erts. That, SIP, Is our reliance
and our hope. and against Il 81 ths powers
Il earth shalt not prevail, Ii was just as
certain that Virginia would some back 70
tbs nnchallenwsd control OF her whlte rare
that before the moral ard material power
81 her people once mere united. opposition
wuul6 csumhe uati3 is* last desperate
leader vas ten alone vainly striving "a
rally his iiseraeFed hosls~-as that NIGHT
should fade in tire kIndiinE rlosy og ihe
sun. ie9 may pass FORCE hsi.s but ihev
VII npt avail Noa mas Surrender ves=r
own liberties 30 federal election law Yoa
may submit, IN feae q ssisv that
does not exist. that The very iorm Of shls
government mas - changed yon NAV la
sise federal interference witA the New
kagland tawn meeting that has hssa for a
hundred wears TIE gasrAagae IT itxal ruv.
esnaeut IN Ansegica sais ola stste " aseh
hal8s im t,a ehaEssF the boast that Il - :
free assd sn6ena8seet eoulm1onN ealth IL
may deliver is election mach sssrs 5aso The
haBsss ~ tie government IL heipesi "a
create bat nNveT sss, NiA a saege state 81
tAts | nsen Norta az Saath. he delivered
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