The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05

one row at a time, two rows were plant
ed Another time while travelling
through Alabama, saw man plant
ing corn. Instead of his using a euitl-
vator, 1 saw an old pillow loosely tackled
together and about four inches wide
Hitched to this plow was an old mule
that was going at the rate of about two
miles an hour. Instead of riding on a
cultiVatOr. this fellow was following the
plow, bare-fOoted, carrying with MIN a
long pole, which he occasionally lald on
the back of the weary-lOoklng mule
Nearly every time he reached the end OF
a furrow, he would have to stop and re-
pair the p1OW and very often the mar
ness which was composed partly OF
rags and partly of leather. In addition
to ploWing the ground, he had to go
over It again with the same mule ana
lay off the rows and then another fol-
lowed to cover it. He was what might
be called one of those lone gallused'
farmers, and he very often found 1t
necessary to stop and fix MS suspend
ers TO keep his Dantaloons ln1act. NOW
compare this progress with what was
being done by the Indiana farmer.
What was the difference? The man in
Indiana was educated In some way he
had learned to apply his education to
agriculture. He had put his brain TO
it. What I mean by industrial educa-
ton is to get the masses of the young
men to the point where they can apply
their education to the cOnquering of the
forces OF nature in the same way that
this man in Indiana was doing and who
can say this is not especially needed in
the SOuth2 The plain hard fact of the
matter is, the south is called upon to
compete with the world, and when it
comes down to plain hard business the
business man is going to BUY ms corn
from the man who sells it the cheapest
whether the corn be produced IN In
diana or Alabama. And just so long as
the man in Indiana is able to do as
much work with his cultiyatOr and one
workman in one day, as four men and
a mule can do in three or four days in
Alabama, just so long will he continue
to buy corn of the Indiana producer"
(ApplauSe.)
IN conclusion the speaker said: 1.-THE
problem as between the races will work
itself out. Trade, commerce, is fast
bringing the north and south together,
and this force will bring the white man
and the black man in the south together
wherever there is estrangament. Here
again is the value of industrial educa-
ton In slavery the negro was tied
to the white man through the bill of
sale. In freedom the negro must tie
himself to the white man through the
bonds of commerce, and by the cultiva-
ton, in every manly way, of the sym
pathetic goodwill of his next door neigh
Dor. The black man that has $4,000 to
lend will have no trouble in finding
friends and borrowers among ms Whlte
neighbOrs. The black man that manu-
features the best brick in his cOmmu-
nifty will always find white men to pur-
chase those brick. When a negro has
the best T3TIn IN MS county every Willie
man will respect him. When a negro is
the largest tax payer to be found in
his county his white neighbors will not
object very long to his voting and haV-
ing that vote honestly counted. In all
parts of the country there should be
more vital and practical connection be
tween the negrO's educated brain and
his opportunity for earning living.
We must bring our education down
to the plain, practical, hard every day
facts. AS race. we are very emotion
al. We are inclined to spend more of
our time preparing to live in heaven
than on earth. We like to talk about
living in the white mansions in the up
per world and at the same time living
in a One-roOm cabin here We like to
preach about golden slippers and long
white robes in the other world and go
barefooted and nearly naked in this
world. We like to sing about living on
milk and honey in the next world and
eat corn bread and peas here. I believe
that living right here in this world is
the best preparation for a happy home
in heaven.
I'VE should never grow discouraged.
In due time every right now enjoyed by
other citizens will be ours think the
most sensible colored people in this
country have settled down to three
things, that just in proportion as we
secure intelligence and property and
learn to practice morality and religion,
all of the rights now enjoyed by other
citizens will be ours. ="