The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-25
wHAI He saw IN The SOUTH.
Hon. william y. Russell Of Boston, on
Tie Nace Question.

Hon. william y. Russell OF BOSTON on
the Race Question.
The Boston Herald Of Thursday contained
the following report of a speech delivered
the preceding evening by Hon. William J..
Russell before the Boston Paper Trade As
ISOLATION:
lie had Dee said. come with no iorin'i el't'n
tn make. and. after some opening llea-an-
tries. which nut the company in the best OF
spirits. he proceeded 20 speak Of his recent
trim % fhe south. lie began By paving q
high tribute % Che late Henry W. GRADY
al whose invitation be visited Allan
IN. lie said that be never had more
cordial welcome than in the Georgia
city. where the audience sat UNITY $40 300
the morning without over "a dnfeTleaflhs
the room. a man may go anywhere DO lht
South. and ea} what bee pleaees a7 freely rs
10 Boston. ] went south Win strong con-
yici0ns Of the Justice ci the past
position OF The NOrth. ] ann a Democrat DID
politics. aud ] am as ardent q Jnioni.t %
any man. ] met many southern leaders,
and believe got their honest sentiments.
/ didn't see any great paper industries
there. but did see an industrial progress
that never dreamed Of Atlaniais great
and rapidly growing city. illl OF mat :. -t'
uu and get spirit 30 characteristic OF iNe
North. Cotton mills and iron furnaces ai.
going up on every hand in the 'ouin, aho
believe Chat Northern Alabama is a- surely
destined f0 he the centre Of the iron induslf.
Of tlo country as New England is lead fore
ever in intelligence and in movements OBJ l.-
form.
Individual liberty and free labor untefiie
lll the present prosperity of ihe roulp' iur
~0ufhcfncr lost their property. but inel "i.
recognize thar. had not the war wiped oul
slavery. the prosperity which now DIS llthi-
] tested there would never have come N hr"
hear men Say that there is spirit OF oi7-
! LOYALTY FOO the south. ] love io think OBJ ln.
sentiments ! heard boo Atlanta from pray
men who fought with conspicuous Naipf i'i
their ideas. aii breathing ile most hintn-
/ LOYALTY. and only PRAYING i0r nu oplNiiN.-
/ ifv 40 demonstrate 3D.. Aiu-i0n WIS made
t6 tho great lumber interest. of Pensacola
! Fla. which ale constantly growing. lhait-
and On Iha ocean steamship docks 900 -ifaN-
NAH negro labor Wa. hnid t0 Boz tle Desit
even preferable i0 Chat OF Che white. All
through The South Che negro ie
looked upon as faithful ana
valuable lal0r.r. lou could NOT e'
intoany county and gei the negro to iea'c
without an earnest protest from ine WINES
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/ 'i.'.ra ara. MANY instances where tine whites
are looking after ihe dependent niach7 Dee
cause they are dependent. ] asked what
/ the race question was. The answer came
"rhore is none.' THE color of tine skin i'
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