Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-14
HON. JOHN MITCHELL, JR,
Delivers Unique Address in Forceful and
Effective Manner.

The closing hours of the Grand
Lodge OF COiored Pythians was marked
by many brilliant aud worthy features.
Yesterday afternoon the parade was
formed on second avenue and headed
by detachment of our city police
followed by the Capital city cornet
band marched TO the Driving PARK
Grand chancellor Starks called the
meeting TO order and after an excel
lent selection by the band, in
troduced d Captain Campbell and his di-
with wonderful precision some very
d fficult movements in military tactics.
He then named Rev. w. Il. Brown CT
this city, Master OF Ceremonies Rev.
Brown accepted the position in a neat
speech and introduced Professor J II.
Hill, principal of the West Virginia
Colored Institute. who spoke briefly
but pointedly, closing with some
worthy references TO the work Of his
school. DIR q. II. Payne was next in
troduced and few words dslivert d in
his usual eloquent style made certain
the fact that he is still possessed of a
full store Of information and Demos
thenean oratory. He closed his re-
marks with a mastery eulogy upon
the Hon. John Mitchell, Jr., who was
the principal speaker of the occasion.
Rev. Brown hen introd uced Mr.
MITCHELL. For 70 miRutes he delivered
20 the AUDIENCE, sentence after sem
tence, the richest flow of oratory, la
dened with more sound sense, sharp
and cutting criticism upon wrong doors
than it has ever been our pleasure to
hear He concentrated his remarks
upon the violence and ou.rages perpe-
trated upon his race through lynch
law and mob vi lence. His was in
deed IA unique address.
AZ the banquet at night the Grand
Lodge Ulcers were installed by = q
G g. Ii Payne after which editor
Mitchell again spoke in usual style.
Space fOrbids us quoting some parts
of his spec ch which we would like for
our readers TO know Editor Mitchell
is indeed one of the brainy men of the
/ country He has for years been a
fearless opposer of mob violence in
any form or for any cause.
| The above is a deserved compliment
paid TO a most worthy citizen. In
DR.. Q. II Psyne's eulogy upon Mr.
| Mitchell, he paid high tribute to Pro-
| fessor Booker L. Washington, 'sbut, F"
said he, In many respects l consider
John Mitchell greater man than Pro
1
servant bsgs 10 agree with this state
ment, while ! hold Professor Wash
lington in highest esteem; for l could
not do otherwise, as l spent three
years of my boyhood in school under
him. l also hold that Mr. Mitchell il
greater in several respect than my es-
teemed tutor. Mr. Mitchell's work is
of the present, now. 1t is momentou.
in its actions, and everlasting in its re.
, suits. His, is the work of saving the
unjustly condemned, snatching the in
nocent from the burning brands anC
lplacing the guilt where it rightly be-
longs Prof. Washington is laying th,
foundation for an essential and magni
} ticent manhood and womanhood,
} work which can be no more dispensed
with than the work of Editor Mitch
: ell. Indeed, the TWO men are so essen
tial to the race that wherein one i
7 greater han the other in some points
/ it is made up by the other in equa
proportion in other points Both mel
are ours and we are theirs Let u
honor them both for their worth, al,
, as we spread flowers and palm leave
! in the path of one, let us strew pain
r leaves and flowers in the path Of tn
r Yours for the supremacy Of ris hit
! prince Maxwell,