The Washington bee., 1898-01-08
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.

YALE GRADUATE BEFORE THE
BETHEL LITERARY TUESDAY EVEN
ING.-A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
AUDIENCE PRESENT.-THE POSI-
TIoN OF THE BEE INDoRsED.
False theories of Booker T. Washing
ton by VIM. H. Ferris, graduate Of
Yale College and Hopkins scholar
of Harvard University.
Mr.. Ferris admired the push and
executive ability of Booker T. Wash.
lngton. He apprecited the magnih.
cent work that Booker T. Washington
was doing at Tuskeegee. But Mr..
Ferris was opposed to the unmanly
uncalled for and unnecessary conces-
Slons which Booker T. Washington
has made TO southern prejudice. For
the last two years Mr. Washington
has In the New England states spoken
In dlsparlng terms of the work that
has been done in the schools for the
higher education of the negro. Mr..
/ Washington has spoken in disparing
terms OF those manly negroes who
aspire TO reach the top and who de-
mand their full, civil and political
rights.
Mr.. Ferris claimed that Booker T.
Washington w has played into the hands
OF those northern and southern white
men who think that the negro must
know his place and must not meddle
with politics.
Mr.. Washington is the apostle of
Gen. Armstrong, who believed that
a common school education was good
enough for negro. AT last the south
has found in Booker T. Washington
the man for whom it has been looking
Tor nifty years The south has found
In Booker I Washington a negro with
an eloquent tongue and compromising
spirit who will sell his race to gain
the favor OF the southern white man.
Mr.. Ferris claimed that American
prejudice made the negro problem be-
cause II put artificial restrictions upon
the negro'S activity and did not give
the negro ali equal chance In the
higher walks of life, in the north and
elsewhere, the Trade Union discrim-
mates against the negro.
Mr.. Ferris did not blame Booker T.
Washington for trying to live peace
fully with the south, but Mr.. Ferris
condemned Booker T. for making such
statesments as, 81 love the white
man of the SOUTH Il have the pro-
foundeSt sympathy for the rebel SOL
d1erS who went back to face a ruined
fortune and blasted hopes. | thank
God that have grown to the point
where | can sympathize with a south
ern white man as well as | can sympa-
thlze with northern white man. ;,
II thank God that | can sympathize
with a southern white man as well as
can sympathize with the black man."
Mr.. Ferris held that Booker T.
Washington love was not the love Of
DeneVolence not a Christ-like, love
but Booker I. Washington's love for
the white man of the south was the
love OF complaCe@cy, it was a slaves
love, boys love, the love that kisses
the hand that smiteS one.
MIR. Ferris held that Booker T.
N aShlngton was a trimmer and
SyCCphant. His speeches abound in
eloquent platitudeS. Mr. Washington
sayings can be understood in a double
way. He pats the white man of the
north on the shoulder, pleases the
white man of the south. and the
comes and Jollies the negroes.
All over the north there is a silent
grumbling at Booker T. Washington
moral CoWardiCe, and even Jew white
men are disgusted with Booker T.
W Mashlngton'S cringing attitude. Mr..
Ferris says that he can refer 20 MANY
and intelligent colored
citizens OF Massachusetts, Connecticut
and Rhodes Island, who can affirm
that Booker L. Washington has caused
the nothern white man to underrate
the mental and moral capacity of the !
negro
Booker T. Washington has caused
the northern white man to lose conf |
denCe In the schools for the higher
education of the negro, Booker T. I
w Washington has spoken of the igno- !
lance, but said not word about the
culture and refinement
which prevails in Washington and |
southern societies.
MIR. Hillyer, Mr.. Lawson and Mr..
! thompson spoke in favor of Booker
l.. Washington, but they kept silent
about Mr.. Washington's assertions.
that the thirty years spent in Greek |
and Latin was time wasted" Mr..
w ashlngton at a reception given bv
GOV. Greenhalge in Massachusetts,
spoke OF colored men being thrown out
lf cars and theatres as trifles, he said
hat 1t was unmanly for negroes to
ry TO go where the southern white
nan did not want them to go.
Prof. Hart, Mr.. Lasster, LAWYER
ones and another gentleman spoke
eloquently against Booker T. Wash
ngton. The audience went away sat-
SIZED that Washington was a trimmer
md made serviIe and unnecessary con-
esslons to southern prejudice.
1t was said that Mr.. Hillyer's sisters
n cousin was teaching in Washing
on's schools. 1t was said that Mr.
lawson had been entertained bv
'ooker I. Washington at Tuskeeeee.
hat is why they defended Mr.. Wash
lgton. Mr. Ferris condemns Booker
: Washington because he has spoken
galnst the noble work done in such
olleges as Howard, Atlanta and
lske. MIR. Ferris says that Wash
lgton wallows in the mud and mire !
I southern Dreiudice IN oratify an