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for a while, and then come down in

LOT a while, and then come down in
disgrace?
we are not equals of the white peo-
pc, ana any man who teaches such
makes a serious mistake. We are born
equal and God made of one blood all
the nations Of the earth, but the white
race IS the superior race in this com
Try. You are not their equals in num-
per- wealth, property, houses, intelli-
Sence nor influence. There are indi-
Vldual exceptions, but | speak of the
race.
hulld better and larger houses. We
VIII never be equal to other races IN
less we cease to live in one-rcom cabins
ana shanties. 1t will not do for grand
pa, grandma, wife and husband, sons
and daughters, to sleep in the same
room. There are white landowners
who Will give you the lumber and nails
II you Will do the building.
we do not want to govern the coun-
Ely until we learn to govern the home
Defective homes will bring a defective
government III Church and State. We
nave plenty Of church and Sunday re-
llglon, but not enough of home.
me question is often asked: What
KIND OF education does the negro race
need? For the present the masses
should have industrial mechanical and
literary training. Those who wish to
become teachers, preachers. physi-
cans and lawyers should have the
higher or classical education. but as
we are laboring people and must
i've by the sweat Of our brow, let us
by all means give the masses indus
trial education, the foundation CT
wealth and progress Every negro
school should have an industrial de-
partment What does negro or
white man want with a classical edu-
cation unless there are opportunities
where he can use them to advantage?
We are shut out from many ave-
nues of employment, especially in the
North, but in the South we have
many open DOORS We can build
houses, farm. sell merchandise, cook,
wash and iron, and do manual labor
Of all kinds.
| see no good for you in politics, but
| see plenty of harm. The colored pop
ulation gets excited every four years
over the presidential election, and
many leave the farm and other prof
table business to sit around and wait
for an appointment to some office.
Some have not worked since Mckinley
was made President, and their families
are approaching starvation.
Let me tell you this startling truth
The people who do the business of the
country, white or black, will control
the Offices of the government be they
! Democrats or Republicans. and the
sooner you learn this lesson the bet
ter We have got to write the ma
jOrity of the business letters before
we can demand and manage the post
| Offices White Republicans and Dem
ocrats will get the Offices if they dc
| the business.
Colored men. it is not your color
that causes this discrimination, but
your past and present condition, for
which the white people are largely
responsible. We are poor and igno-
rant, and the masses nave not moved
an inch since the war. Politics have
ruined US and put us back many
years.
Live on friendly terms with the
Southern white people. If we are
here to stay. it VIII be to our advan-
tage and best interest TO live on
friendly terms with the best element
Of the Southern people. Help to fight
sin and crime. Do not harbor the
thief, robber. murder or yiolator OF
woman. Help to run down and bring
to speedy justice any and every man
; who commits felonious assault. Do
your part as citizens and be ready to
protect and defend all women with
your life. and we will have man
hood among our race that we will be