Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-11-15
THE FREEDMAN'S AID
AND SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL so.
CIETY MAKE APPROPRIATIONS
An Interesting Debate on the Dis
franehfsement sf the Negro In the
South-Son1e of the speak ers Coan.
sci Moderation and Advocate
Strengthening the Ronds that are
IsOi6inS sne Sorsk and S0uth To-
Ecther.

New York. November 13.-The Freed =
mans Aid and Southern Educational
Society met at Newark. y. j., to-day
with Bishop Edward ". Andrews pre-
siding. The following appropriations
for academies for colored people were
made: Central Alabama Academy,
Huntsville Ala. $500; Cool1nan Acad-
emy, Jacksonville, Fla. s2100: Gilbert
Academy. Winsted. La. $1,000; Havan
Academy, Wynesboro, Ga, $500; Merid-
ian Academy. Meridian, Miss, 800;
Norristown Academy, Morristown,
Tenn. $4,000; Samuel Houston Academy.
Austin, Tex. $500; West Tennessee
Academy. Mason, Team, s75.
There was a long discussion preced-
ing the consideration CT the appropria-
tion for the academies for white peo-
pie. 1t was expla med that the field Of
academies was among the poor whites
and they we4e Doing fine work both In
instruction provided by the schools
themselves and as fee5ers for the Fort
Worth and L. g. Grant Universities.
Bishop Na1laJteu, IL talking on the
subject, spoke Of the effect on the aims
of the societies Of the disfranchise1nent mt
acts in the South ne said: Il hope to
see the day when the flag ehall protect
ell Americans Oh American soil"
This started a debate on disfranchise-
ment. the speakers connecting with II
the question under consideration by the
Idea that the work among the whites
in the States which had passed dis
Reimbursement" laws should be in
creased rather than diminished. Levi
Gilbert, editor of the Western Chris
tian Advocate, counselled moderation.
t1e said the Southern people made no
pretense OF Disgusting the objects Of
these measures, but that SO far as the
actual language of the statutes went,
there was no discrimination set forth
in so many words. He believed in
strengthening the bonds that were
holding the North and South together.
Bishop Fowler had criticised Booker T.
Washington for trading the rights Of
the colored man for peace, but for his
part he was not sure but that Wash
lngton was right. He thought that ed
ucation was the suresI ground work
for the maintenance of rights, and If
the cOOrcd II an went to work on that
the enjoyment Ct hrs rights would fol-
low. He said he tcH,ed to see the day,
North and SC0th, when no ignorant
man would he a':CWld to vote.
Secretary Ms also said that he be-
Neved in ple&e erVinS GCod feeling be-
tween the North :! 7 South, but if in
establishing thai sccd feeling the
North ard Sou>h planned to leave the
colored man cut he could foretell that
there would b. trouble. He paid a
tribute to ECO!:Cr 7. Washington, say
Ing THAT any man who had done what
he had T&s g. great man, white or
black N6VcTtIc cGS, he cid not believe
with BGCfeG T. Washington that edu-
cation should come first and rights af-
terWards. II a raan gave up his rights
In this country, ne said, he was very
unlikely ever 70 ccct thern back again.
Bishop D.. =. GGCGsell said Booker T.
Washington cid LCt deserve credit for
originating the -lEea Of industrial edu-
cation in the Scuth, for the whole So
ciety had tl:e that thirty years ago,
but the srtu:.er W4S inclined to think
that his eliu,s t.orai idea was right He
said thai lie believed that any COM
munity Of tie v i.itc race in the North
that was 1y;ttl ~ another race by a
ajCrity Cf :IGii.i,e-s would resist to the
point Of IevI.>:tiCr. The Bishop recall
ed numtt.' d t!nd?y acts On the part
CT Southern whites. some of whom had
opened their Ctlc>hes to the colored
among them.
Il will tell the cClrTed men," he said.
that every WurC Of war they speak
, now viii make the elevation Of their
race mole difficult in the end"
The White academies were then given
apprODria kiCrS