St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-03
LAND and RELIGI0 n
NEED TO BE MIXED IF THE NEGRO
IS TO BE PERMANENTLY AD-
VANCED.
BOOKER WASHINGTON TALKS.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN TIE POWER
OF MONEY TO RIGHT HIS
BRETHRENS' WRONGS.
Feel Assured That MINNEAPOLIS VIII
Have the COnventiOn-Miu
City News.

Booker T. Washington, the noted COL
ored orator, spoke twice at the Church
of the Redeemer yesterday, and in the
afternoon addressed an audience of his
own people at Bethesda church. He
was heard in this city with great in
terest, and his audience included the
best people Of Minneapolis. 1.-THE Ed
ucation of the Negro Race was the
general theme Of his discourse, a sub
ject upon which he speaks with an
earnestness carrying conviction. He is
a speaker af ability, and he has no
trouble in holding the closest atten-
ton of his audience.
Last evening the Church of the Re-
deemer was filled to overlooking, many
being obliged to stand up, and many
unable to get into the church. Among
the listeners was a slight sprinkling
of colored people. Upon the stage
were nearly dozen well-known gen.
tlemen of the city, among whom were
DR.. Marion Shutter, Mayor Pratt, Prof
D. L. Kiehle, Maj. George K. Shaw,
Judge G. 3. Elliott and others. The
evening lecture was devoted princi
pally to explaining the work Of Tus-
kagee Normal institute, of Alabama,
with which Mr.. Washington has been
connected since it's inception.
During the present year that institu-
ton has an enrolment of 800 colored
boys and girls, averaging 1872 years Of
age, and representing nineteen states
Of the "black belt" It's total valuation
is s225,OOO, and it has 1,4G0 acres Of
land, 800 acres of which are under
cultivation vii of
college thus far has been along in
dustrial lines. The boys are taught to
cultivate the soil, also are trained in
the arts which lead to manufactures.
1t is the hope of the funders of the
school not to educate the entire negro
population Of the South, but to edu-
cate the men and women who are to
be their leaders, and who will go among
the people and teach them to educate
themselves.
But the solution Of the negro prob
lem lies in industrial education Teach
the boys to make a wagon, which a
white man needs, and in time the lat
ter will come to the negro for wagon,
especially If he can get it for less
than anywhere else. Today three
fourths Of the property belonging to
negroes is mortgaged to white men,
Let the process be reversed Let the
negro get mortgages on farms be-
longing to white men, and the white
man will not attempt to drive him
from the polls when he comes to cast
his vote. 1t is frequently hard for
negro to get hotel and railroad accom-
modations. Let him do $4,000 a
year business over any road, and the
road is not going to drive him into the
smoking car, but will furnish him
private sleeper when he wishes to travel
with his family. He may not be al
lowed to cast his vote as he wishes. but
the little white ballot, known as
check, will pass over the counters of
bank, If owned by a negro, as read
lily as if by white man. The secret
Of the problem is that the negro must
acquire property, must become indie
pendent Of the white. Take the
World, But Give Me Jesus is a song
much sung by the negro, and the
white man has taken him at his word.
Now, what he needs is a little land
mixed with his religion.
Mr. Washington will remain in the
city today in order to participate in an
informal reception at ST. Marks Par
lsh house at 3 p. M, to which the
public is generally invited.