The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23


and do nothing. He wanted the boys
and girls educated, and wanted PREACH
ers and teachers, doctors and lawyers.
but he wanted. also. business men, ard
men ard women whose education would
he turned TO advantage in Industrial
life. He wanted the black man to start
laundry. a blacksmith shop 10 be
carpenter, farmer, or any OF the skilled
trades. Time was when the negro had
monopoly as the country's barber.
and the nations whltewasher. The
white man came along as a barber, but
called himself "toRsor!at artist" and
the negro fell TO the rear OF the race,
The man with brush, studied the
hormony OF coloTs, ard is known as u
house decorator" and Uncle Joe"
with his whltewash brush, Is becoming
a relic OF the past The same is true
OF nurses. The white nurse, with her
hospital training, has replaced the col
ored nurse In the south. All these in
stances go to show that the colOred race
needs 10 awaken TO the trend of the
tlmes-lndustrial education.
The black man doesn't produce
enough. He consumes enough, espe-
cially cheap jewelry, The black man
doesn't use his mind enough. He
should try to invent things like his
white brother and the speaker referred
TO the millions made by inventors,
which might have been made by black
men,
II is possible for the race to work out
its salvation with the plow, the loom,
and the shovel. The speaker didn't
want to be understood a. being eXclu-
sively unitarian, but he thought the
unitarian shouldn't suffer so much
from the ethical; In support of which
argument he related tn +. story of an old
darkey, who prayed and prayed for a
turkey, until losing patience he went
out after dark one night and connected
with q turkey Mr. Washington told
this story in splendid style,
He said one trouble with colored
preachers was that they We're too emo
tional. In their sermons to their hum
bic congregations they preached too
much about the golden slippers" in
the heavenly lard; too much religion
and not enough of the world; they too
often asked their people to grasp reli-
glon and give up the world; they talked
too much about the ethereal to people
who lived In two-roomed cabins, They
reminded the speaker of a song at
Louisiana revival meeting: give us
Jesus and you may take all the rest,
The white man takes them at their
word and takes all the rest The
pastors should tell their little tlocks
10 get houses and lands, to practice
thrift and economy, 10 get cotton and
corn, and to have bank account, to
get hold Of the world like white man.
I'm not irreverent," he said, but
want to emphasize The industrial fea-
ture. It's miseraJle TO have culture
without dolla"cc;, to be proud and poor.
Get money and you can get culture.
Don't initiate the rich. The pioneers of
this country will do to pattern after.
It isn't necessary for poor people to
have SNOWY church weddings. especially
when they must live in poor houses"
The speaker then outlined the aims
and scope OF the Tusisegee school, aud
related instances Of the good work ac-
complished by graduates. In conclu-
sion he spoke as follows;
None OF us will deny that lmmedi-
a,ely after freedom we made serious
mistakes, We began at the top, We
made these mistakes, not because we
were black people, but because we were
ignorantpeople. We have spent time and
money attempting to go to Congress
and state legislatures that might have
been better spent In becoming the lead
lug real estate dealer or carpenter IN
our county. We have spent time and
money in making political stump
speeches, and in attending political
conventions that could better have been
spent In starting dairy farm or truck
garden, and thus have laid material
foundation on which We could have
stood and demanded our rights. When
man eats another PERSONS food,
wears anothers clothing. and lives In
anothers house, 1t Is pretty hard TO
tell how he is going to vote, or whether
he votes at all. The practical question
that comes home to you, and to me as
an humble member of an unfortunate
race. Is, how can we help You In work.
ing out the great problem that concerns
100000 Of my race, and 100000 of
yours. We are here; you rise as we
rise; you fall as we fall; we are strong
when YOU are strong: you are weak
when we are weak; no power can sepa-
rate our destinies.
THE negro can afford to be wronged
in this country; the white man cannot
afford to wrong him. In the south you
can help us prepare the strong, Chris
ton uusellish leaders, that shall so
among the masses OF our people and
show them how to take advantage of
the magnificent opportunities that sur
round them. In the north, you can en-
courage TINT education among the
masses that shall result in throwing
wide omen the doors Of your Offices,
stores. shops and factories In a way
that shall give our black men and wo-
men an opportunity TO earn dollar
that they now have to spend In your
hotels and theatres Let II be said OF
all parts Of our country that there Is no
distinction Of race or color IN the OPP
portunity to earn an honest living.
Throw wide open the doors Of industry
We are humble, patient people; we can
afford TO work and wait. There is
plenty OF room at the top. The workers
up IN the atmosphere of goodness, love,
patience, forbcarance forgiveness and
industry are not too many or over
crowded. If others would be little, We
can be great; II others bad. we car be
good; II others Try TO push US down,
wo can help push them mp
"Men ask me II measures like those
enacted IN South Carolina do not hurt
and discourage. answer, nay, nay;
South Carolina nor no other state can
make n law TO harm the black man that
does not harm the white man in a
greater measure, Men may make laws
to hinder and fettor the ballot, but men
cannot make laws that will bind or re-
tard the growth Of manhood"
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