The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-26

| aisprc.c every insnunticn cf inferior,ty
10y pushing ourselves Into the front ianksj
| We must master our obstacles. and not
whine over them: take apparent defeat
and Mres, out OF y a'or,o , victory Our
| the prcludiccs OF the white man." whrih-
| rr we ever overcome them or not IL n
| matter of very small concern Our ears
| have been no accustomed to ,his sound
| that as soon any problem IL mem
| toned We .unconsciously walt 60 hear OF
| The prejudice Of tho white man. How
| strange II IL that ~ many OF US are phr.
| nlysod instantly ut the bare mention of
the white mans pr'Judices. and we lose
head and heart for every cnde@vor, IMir
| prejudice We have conjurcd into modern
| Mordecai sitting IN the gateway OF pros
pority. My friends, this is child's play. II
! n triv that tho White man \ rr,Jhdlro " a
| color prejudice. 1t "a also true that ,h's |
| prejudice eau not succcsefuly defeat you |
yS Ss are soS, t ,pr rfH n so r0 op ars
ing with or pining I'm the presence Of |
| prejudice and rise np and do your level |
| best You must win fucreSsi " ts mover |
siyen The story IL told OF rhl sheridan |
| that on one occasion. he found ms army |
| rrtrcating before General Early. the gen |
| oral IN command said cNcitcdly to Shct!. |
dan ION. sir we are beaten NO, en-
| quickly replied the dashing general, the
fire of whose stccd had been drawn from
his own breast. you are hcAtcr, but tins
| army ~ not beaten,' and selsing his army
M Jupiter sos,,s his thundcrholts, hc
daehcd thrm ui"n me Nncmy Win ~,
| thigh, and routed them nurse, foot and
dragon The anmonition comes 10 hs,
show thysclf It man"
| Tho nod OF the times has Ulird our eyes
with hts dust-thc dust OF nAhticn ana
we hay" not hccn ahlc 20 diacrlmnate hc.
, tween tho essentials ana the accidents NJ
race strength aud ,,owcr. Instead OF d.
voting our hest energies IN th" doNeiop-
mcnt Of that which creates ee,d cnntrola
| powcr We have been mslcad into Tho
fpolish hope Of iumrlnr per saHrm I" wn
enmmii uf power aud triumph IN"
mythnoglcal hction OF MinerN"s 'ehp nae
| no historic parallel in III" ptnsaic tnct,
, ~ today Dig beneath the eurtarss ana
read tho representations Airon ~" ieunua,
I ton stones of sN' modern fnirio rhisclel
there nv a divp power. ana I've convinced
IA To- the truth rhat nerSnn"l rN'eNcuN"
IN character " the mighurst tpfMntn 10
any nnWon rhte stands az 'hs gray nl ,N,'..8a
, uf Holland that heat back thr snIthk
, of a mnd sea uut the production OF such
, characters must DO thn result VI inhiN'a-
: uni effort This ,ffort on our part must
J Il" nushed In The t,eih NJ un,ownrd cir
; | euuisttucoa ana triumph over ihrm m
order 20 d'Rsipntc forever thn ueNnt, "
. | thc minds of vs. many rs 70 IN" impofrlhN
, | Ny az large character d'Nrmpn'h' ""''HN
=. FINALLY, the possession OF conscious,
= nctsi Of n racial personality VIII d"Nelon
=; m.nlir shirt for large racial onacavorr
~ mo ,cw negro must look ont upon the
- | world pregnant with uniilch an, N,EW
~ rotources and nchoNc honor anu glory
| 'rhnt II a. possible tor MIN mas h''n h.l-
I, miitod but this ruaspility muh ri'Nrn''N
I. | hc realized In actual fact u'ht'hIu,n,li.v''
y | writer rfiyc4 a picture Of now ulNiliNA-
=, ttnu that tx Ia hr born IN the hthh ul.I
Il hcart of "rthiopia'E hamclesa' race ir
- ever Africa Hhlll show q cuii'Nn,"i nnto
md come " must. nometimc hrf tlrh 20
- urnrr In the rrnai drama Of human I'M
L. urovrmont iifo VIII thrrc awake WIN a
a noreronsnrss aud plcndor or whrn omr
T. cold Western tribes thlutN hhNN ~"
/ roiycd IN that TAR on mystic ANA OF
i- gul and grms aud a'ices anu waNlnR
~ n,tuq aud wnnlroua flowers ana mtinon .
! "a
n art new .f,ics of spirndor AMI ~" negro
10 race no longer dospis"d ana oiurn no"n
- wll perhaps show form some o, w." '''' ~
'e nud most ungmncont toNiu,' nnN, I,.
~ hpupn NE Corinin they VIII, III their
rnntleuc.p their lowlV docilitt or hearL
N their nr'luido 60 roposo on H"p"rly ~.
mind aud reat ON u high power, lhvU
+ chldllko simplicity of affection anu ~,
l. Gritty OF forgironrsH IN ~ lho.'' Wv.
W c,iImr christian life and perhaps, as God
- ohaHen whom lie lovoih' We nam ' INV,
- en- poor Africa. IN the iurnncc ol atlhr.'"n
To to make her the highest ana npulcF },
ht lint Kingdom He win ect w whcn every
Us other Kingdom haH been tried ans, ihi,"a
al Tor the first shlll lac ia,', nnh we :" 81 /,
al Harriet Bcechor stowe viii not be real
~ ICED.
m MIR President md ofnccta. Ladies' and
,h Gentlemen. The successful INAUGURATION
TO and visc management OF this fair by the
ce color,d i,oopI, of tho state of TchhA. WIN
u, the corporation OF the whites, fots M
- another mile post OF progress We fhhu
~ yet make thi- southland the EarIon ni
AZ Tho Lord Tho products OF hrh'h anu manu-
AZ here exhibited. I take 1t. are not NiNrh hs
n samples OF perfected skil ana hlshen'
a. nrt blu arc 10 no considered a@ u inrI'
l.. earnest OF infant SKIN wrought "u' I'M
~. der uufnyOrnble circumstances. ~ ~ N'l
or 10 ranrulnr In this connection that every
A | ihlng OF permanent value 10 iiio lhHiNil''
~, or society Wroutnt ~" D IA rlSi
n iizition travel IA a Bnnr"Nhot can ~.
v olir history win hc no rSc'plloh 10 wv
ia fncsorablc hw thai ob,hinel m Wv ne
20 Tory of other people The r"hlilH lvnA$
ho nor, tr,g.,niot hnv. - Significance Hfoli
h. or than like results from whil' leotlr
OF We have had roH,ni, plppucrf oun.sIn, H.. :
,ip our future and wisdom now suHBesth tha'
,ir with might and main. We mhk" rem NV
~ prophecies In snhslhn!ili nro,u',s ""
ck iniiirc IL IN your own hanlN ana YOU
~. "No man" raya Nj OHonly, ever
~ came into Inc world with granlor op
io porlunl,y than ne Am"lig"n N, ,hn ,ntnn
u N. sinnds. nj this late day, on TN
or threshold OF history win evrtylnlhs t.
Nv learn aud loie 20 iinlrnru man my cry
81 iliged man in the world ~ nf ,h"nI' ~,
rings the free sounds of the desert u
, hif mind hu carries no lliulNVn :" NA' !"
H' | The songs WIN Whirh he ohHitr ~
~ American cara are rofrhins from IN
~ iropicnl foros o.. from tie Rf'tl lilh' =
.s,r ncne, aud rivers Of the DARK 'ontinoh,
M ~ .nr,i,,s or 60 81 dcerndins civilized ira
nv dUion and habit TO forget ana uuchl u
W., Ills nature has only been injured Ny IN
late circumstances OF MS rNlr'ehv'. ", ~.
g.. tidc. he ia a new man frcgh from nature
~, what this splendid man media MOI
Xxx confidence Ia himsolf ana IN his ,raft
~" lie ls a dependent man ~ present. ~" =
~ unt a,re OF himB.n lie undertakes M
~" own qualities. No must be- a Hclf'rcspeo'
~ iue man. ,, t al
'n, ready bernn to swing aud the index hnR'
i, Of history Is pointing 10 ~" nhghl{ 10
a., suits to be achieved. You are inpteH mn
.rn rXhoried to walk In and take your piarV
I moi through charity nor rYmnlht no
ihp lie TenaclcsH plea of bclnS = eolpi"i mn
~ nor oven by hcggns for chanco. ~, -
'ao taking yonr chance and men n.y. N"fNin
sa, with might aud main TO make me "9il
Ter hciifr ny aluiuk !" Wv n',s,nr ,StV IA
'Ty liEHllon. ,"' n.nh' "a ,t,t,, An ,hu