The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-20
A ooLoRED PEOPLES Elk IIBIF.
Commissioner Henry Urges One for
the Raleigh Exposition.


r. J. Henry, state commissioner for Geor-
gia of the colored department of the inter-
state exposition at Raleigh this fall. under
the auspices of the Interstate immigration
Association, addressed about 100 of the col
ored citizens Of Savannah at Beach insti-
tute last night
The speaker stated the objects of the COL
ored departments and how it was proposed
to accomplish them, as follows:
The association proposes to hold at Raleigh,
n. O., an exposition of the resources of the
whole south. at which each state is expected to
be represented. One of the grand features Of
this exposition will be the colored department.
Twenty five thousand feet have been allotted
for the exhibits of the colored people. The
gentlemen in coutrol Of the exposition are
making special efforts for the colored depart
ment. They want it to be success. They feel
that II is due tho colored people that what
they have done since freedom should be
published to the world; and in 30
doing they enter their emphatic testimony
against the charge that the emancipation proc
lamation of Lincoln was a failure They also
enter their approval of colored labor, and salts
faction with it In preference to that of foreign
ers We believe that this is the golden oppor-
tunity for the race. The white south offers its
stronger and helping hand to the black south TO
come foreward in this grand movement for the
best interests of all classes; and we shall most
glaringly bluuder il we fail TO exert ourselves
to the utmost toward making the exposition a
success.
No politics enter into this question. It is
matter OF dollars and cents; matter of viDdi-
cation Of our ability to prove ourselves worthy
OF our citizenship. II we would lay claim to
progress we must let the world know in what
we are progressing and how much; and in no
other way can IL b. shown better than by this
exposition Money and skill will not be spared
TO make the colored department most credita-
BILE and the nucleus Of exhibits formed at Raj
egh will be transferred direct 90 Chicago in
1S03. tins making the COlOr6d denart menf at
the worlds fair much larger than it would 9th
erwise bs
Let every negro who has the best interests of
the race at heart join hands In this laudable eff
fort to place the race in its proper light before
the world
Commissioner Henry went on to show
how it is possible for the colored people to
get up good exhibit Specimens of their
mechanical work, pictures of their finest
churches, school houses and residences agri-
cultural exhibits Of all kinds, specimens of
drawing and other work done by their
children in the schools, information and
statistics Of the amount OF property and
amount Of taxes paid by the colored people
in different communities, and the amount
of increase in recent years, and everything
Of this character tending to show the
growth and advancement of the race in the
south.
The speech was a sensible one.
Prof. Marlowe Of Macon announced that
Bibb county would have an exhibit at
Raleigh. Rev. L. B. Maxwell, state secre-
tary Of the colored department; Rev. e. &.
Love, w. A. Pledger of Athens, J. H.
Brown, and Rev. Styles of Liberty county
all made strong speeches in favor of
colored peoples exhibit from that state.
The meeting strongly Endorsed the idea
of an exhibit. Commissioner Henry APP
pointed L. N. Pleasant commissioner for
Chatham county and Rev. E. K. Love and
]. G. Ross secretaries, and 8. B. Morse
treasurer for Chatham couuty.