The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
THE APPEALA NATIONAL AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

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This country has been most fortunate in
her wars She has been twice matched
storm Of rebellion. She has faced ed the the
proud SDaniard and he lies prostrate at her
t te All this is we'll. It is magnificent. But
leans to win, victory as farreachinE and
as important as any that has occupied our
navy naHS,o and army. We have succeeded in the
among ourselves of racial prejudices. We
can celebrate the era Of peace IN no more
hitting Kramer than the union OF Northern
ana southern men, black men and white men .
that the trenches which we together dug
around Santiago shall be the eternal burial
place OF all that which separates us in our
generous IN :eace as we have been brave in
battle. Until we thus conquer ourselves, I
make no empty statement when say that
we snail have, especially in the southern part
Of our country sore gnawing at the heart
OF this reoublic that shall one day prove as
dangerous as an attack Of an army from
In this presence and on this auspicious
occasion | want to repeat the deep gratitude
of nearly Il, Oo0000 Of our people to our wise,
generous manner in which my race has been
recognized during this conflict. a recoEni-
ton that has done more to blot out sectional
dawn of our freedom I'M :, =
When Mr.. Washington gave expression to
these the words the most interesting feature o.
cheered to the echo, while President McKin-
| ley, standing in his box, acknowledged by re-
| peated bows the compliment of the orator.
| On Monday he spoke again, and said:
With the close Of the Spanish American war
we are likely to find ourselves a very much
IN xeq t nat19naso much 50 that fear it may
ind and aeny f Simas S white 1T Am
ratner anxious about the white man in this
| respect, but there is never any trouble abont
IN e the hesro IN TINS regard-he never gets lost
adVantage In this over the white man. You
see the instant it is proven that an indiyiduai
mas a;. even one per cent of African blood in his
VEINS ne becomes negro-he falls to our pile
IN me count Of races; the 80 per cent Of An
gio.saxan blood counts for nothing. W.
set him the n man =, for our race. and we usually
, H 1elong TO race when white Americans are
nAeiy 10 ma themselves intermingled with the
monaghan and the Malay from the far East
ana the Latin races from the SOUTH say
that, under such circumstances, it Isl su
preme satisfaction to belong to q race that has
such such potential drawing power as is true Of my
there Is one class Of our citizens that ha.
a right to rejoice more than another over
Gne outcome OF our recent war; it is the
your forests, mine your COAL build your rail.
roads and raise your rice, sugarcane and
eo9nmyes, 1 more cotton than the world can
could be depended upon to fight for liberty
to defend the honor and safety of this re-
public lS At Santiago and Ell Caney you trusted
the negro with the highest interests Of this
country. Did he disappoint you in endurina
the heat and fever? Did he disappoint von
IN the use OF the bullet or the sword? AS We
IL measured aS up to the highest test OF manhood
at every point where We were trusted in con.
| nectton with the Spanish-American war. in
the same degree we can be depended upon tc
tis co ana preserve the highest interests Of
| tn1s country whether In war peace.
| During the last six months YOU have been
tesung us as II by fire, and you have 1t from
Fps Gr saaer and Wheeler
soldier that we did not fail you. Now We
are going to turn the tables We are going
TO put you on trial. We are going to prepare
cation and character for the highest duties
| OF citizenship When we have 50 prepared
ourselves as race We are going to ask that
IN every part Of this country you accord Us
the same business and civil opportunities thai
you now extend to all classes and conditions
who ind here shelter and home from for
forgot the color line when that intrepid black
regiment saved the Rough Riders you forged
| 1t In your industrial and civil conduct. We
the II tna as ala not dge
OF the man behind the gun, you cease to
Judge the value of the citizenship by the curl
OF the nan, mar or the tincture of the skin.
learn this: That God has been teaching the
Spanish nation a terrible lesson. What is it.
Simply this. that no nation can disregard
the interest OF any portion Of its members
without that nation growing weak and cor.
rupt. Though the penalty may have been
long delayed. God has been teaching Spain
that for every one of her subjects that she
has left In ignorance, Poverty and crime
the price must be paid; and, II It has not been
P Pad VIII VIII the very heart Of the nation it has
OF her sons and with treasure that is beyond
computation. From this spectacle. / pray
Goa that America wi, will learn lesson in re-
spect to the 8,000, 900 negroes in the South.
There have been placed in your midst nearly
10000, 600 negroes who, In most Of the ele-
ments OF civilization, are weak. Providence
One object, in my opinion, is that'the stronger
race may 1mbibe a lesson from the negro in
patience, forbearance and chi!d-like, yet SUI
preme, trust in the God Of the Universe. This
race has been placed here that the white
man might have great opportunity Of lift
ing himself up by lifting up this unfortunate
Amid the excitement, the glamor, the in
terest the deeds Of heroism that have clus-
tered around our war, let us not forget that
our country that will demand our deepest
thought and most generous help for years to
come.
Let US not forget that no edict of war nor a
protocol OF peace can blot out our ignorance.
poverty and crime. There has been most
properly deep interest in the thousands Of
parts Of our country In defense Of honor and
humanity, but beg Of you to remember that
out from our colleges and industrial schools
III tne 0OuIQ there are gong IOrL0 eac0 year
Thousands OF young men ard women into dark
and secluded corners, into lonely log school
houses, amidst poverty and ignorance, and
though Ugh whe q, they 60 forth no drums beat.
fighting the battles Of this country just as
truly and bravely as they who 90 forth to
do battle against foreign toe.
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Calvin Fairbanks who died Sunday at