The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-07
THE NEGRO PROBLEM
As Viewed By Booker T. Washington, the
Oolored ader-Ohautauqus Notes
and Notices.

Booker 7. Washington's lecture yes
terday afternoon at the assembly audi
forum was one of the best efforts ever
heard On that platform, not because Of
the finished oratory Of the speaker as no
one would claim that for him, nor for his
preposseesiBg appearance on the stage
az MIR. Washington is a very ordinary
looking man and not very black; but be-
cause of the intense earnestness OF the
man and the really great and imperisha-
BILE work in which he is engaged. Mr..
Washington is at the head Of the great
est movement on the American CONT
nent to-day-the lifting OF a race OF near
fy ten millions Of people from degreda-
ton within themselves and from being
objects Of e%xecration from those about
them. Born il slavery Of unknown par
entage, he worked his own way to an ed
ucatiou in Hampton Institute, Va, then
went back to the "Black Belt" of Ala.
bama and found a school which has al
ready grown to large proportions. 1t
owns 1,4OO acres Of land, has 3S buildings
az annual expense of $4,000 and owns
about $4,000 worth Of property. 1t
employs 70 instructors, and has 800
students, young colored men and women.
The plan OF education which MI. WASH
ington carries out in his great ,nstitu.
ton at Tuscagee, Ala, is industrial.
That is in connection with what school,
ing the young people get they must learn
some trade or art with their hands 90
thoroughly that when they have master
cd it they can 90 forth and teach it to
others. Every trade necessary to the
employment an%d'providlng for the CON-
forts of a great people are taught and
the graduates Of the institution 60 forth
to earn themselves a position in the
business world that will command them
respect in the social, political and religi-
Gus worlds. This, in short coupled with
a Christian education is Mr.. Washing
toms great plan of solving the Negro
problem. The negroes cannot be de-
ported to Liberia. They are born faster
than ships could be built to carry them
away. They cannot be colonized in sep
arate territory 1t would take a very
high wall around to keep the Negro in;
but it would take another wall ter times
higher to keep the white man out. The
only way is to treat the negro as q man
and a Christian and teach him to be sell
supporting, self managing. The great
est drawback to the negro to day is that
he aoes not know how to spend his
earnings. He is perfectly childish ia
this respect and is imposed upon. Mr.,
Washington kept his audience in line
humor by his bright sallies Of wit and
story and at times drew tears by his
deep pathos.
After the Assembly chorus and band
concert the evening entertainment
opened with Miss Chambers singing in
an inimitable manner that delightful
Scotch song "Caller Herrin," which cap.
tivsted Neil Dow as he sat in early Morn
at his hotel window in st. Giles, Edin,
burg, listening to the cry Of the fish
wives. Miss Chambers was heartily en-
cored and responded with that touching
Gong, 1.-THE Vacant Chair"
Booker T. Washington's introduction
OF Mrs. French-S Sheldon was q ferven'
appeal for sy mpathy towards his race
and the racy little lady then appeared il