The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19
Address to Colored Students.

SotOFed Students.
After dinner the president visited tho
Georgia agricultural and medical college
tcolored), where ho delivered the follow
ing address:
Fellow Citizens ! have been profound.
~ impressed with this scene. and I hava
been deeply touched with the eioauent
words and oxaltei sentiments which hava
been uttered by the gentlemen whom Won,
delegated 10 speak in your behalf II
gives na peculiar pleasure, to meet vo,,
and 10 greet YOU I'm this institution OF
learning. presided over by one whom I hava
known for more than twenty years and
"hom nave come TO admire apd respect
as one az the splendid leaders os your race
/ congratulate him and all associated with
him tn the ,sooi work done here for tha
exaltation OF your race. congratulate
an OF You upon the splendid advance mada
by you IN the last third of IA century. You
are all entitled 70 praise and 10 high com
meadation. which ] am sure you receive
from your white fellow citizens in this
ard every part ~ the country con-
gratulaie you upon your acquiremenf of
property. Many Of your race have large
Gsr2pertics on the tax lists IN the several
states. and III that way contribute pronor-
uonaleiy 20 the support OF the governs
ment. congratulate you upon what Won
have done Ia learning and the arquire,nent
~ IsstNt hiltHi''eRf- OF the ficf that there
~ not foot OF ground beneath tho f,av
Of STAR and Stripes where every boy and
gffi. white or black. cannot have an est,-
cation 70 ht them for the battle OF lge
Keep Oh 10 the word would leave with
You to-day. Keep on in the efforts upward
but remember that in acquiring knowledgs
there IL one thing as important as that
ani that is character. Nothing in the
whole wide world s worth 20 fnuch arIil
last so ong and serve It's purpose so wen
as good character. IT r. something ths,
no ofae can taka from you. that no one
can give to you. You must acquire u for
yourself
There is another thing DO not forget
the home. The home IL the foundation ~
good individual life and organized govern
inent. Cultivate good homes. make them
pnfe and sweet. elevate them. and other
good things viii follow. I congratulate
tha' this Institution i~ not only looking
after the head bat after the hand. ! con-
sraiuiate lhat t = not only making good
orators. bar good mechanics. II is better
70 be ahicd mechanic than a poor or
afor or an Indifferent preacher. Great ap-
plauge4
In word. each OF you wants 10 10
best ia whatever you undertake. Nothing
in the wor.a commands more respect than
skin and Industry. Fvery avenue is oben
% IT,
- conxraf1late you upon the splendid
vaSor - yonf raee. Ay friend the presi-
dent has made aiiuslon IN his speech
20 what many years aRa snif IN a public
address I toia - q white colonel who hal
delivered the h8g ~ oar country 20 hss
black C0ioT sergeant and said 10 him:
Sergeant, pare in oar hands ;kls sa-
cred flag Plight FOR It: yes. De for IL. but
never Surrender IS 10 the hands of an en-
emy.' That black soldier with love of
country and pride n his heart. answered,
I viii bring The flag back. colonel IN
honor ~ report 20 tiof the reason why
Ia one blttie. in carrying that flag of free
C0fa, he wsa stricken down. He fell with
the f0lds cf taat f2ag wrapped about him.
baltled ia lsis bioed. He did not bring Il
paek. but God kne. the reason way. HA